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Time running out for Philippine peace talks
Even in ordinary, everyday life, missed deadlines are no trifling matter. When something is not done or delivered or paid for at the agreed-upon time, there are consequences. A student who turns in a late assignment runs the risk of a failing grade. A bounced check can land its issuer in court for estafa. A business supplier unable to produce the required goods under contract faces legal ...
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Manila road closures due to Rizals birth anniversary
MANILA – Parts of Roxas Boulevard were closed to traffic beginning Wednesday morning as part of the ceremony held at the Rizal Park to commemorate the 152nd birth anniversary of the country’s national hero. According to the Manila Police District Traffic Enforcement Unit, the north and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from T.M. Kalaw to Katigbak was closed at 7 a.m. Authorities ...
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Embassies accused of sexually exploiting Filipino workers
It's not just foreign employers who are abusing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Even Philippine Embassy officials are allegedly involved in the sexual exploitation of their countrymen--so says Party-list Akbayan Representative Walden Bello. Bello, who chairs the House committee on overseas workers' affairs, on Tuesday said three "predators" from Philippine overseas offices ...
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Communists junk Philippine govts localised peace talks
The National Democratic Front (NDF), the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), has ruled out "localised peace talks", the government's preferred method of negotiations to deal with the decades-old communist insurgency. Luis Jalandoni, the lead negotiator of the NDF peace panel, on Tuesday said the units of the New People's Army (NPA)--the armed wing ...
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Accused denies misleading Filipino nanny
Nicole Huen and Franco Orr are on trial in B.C. Supreme Court. A prosecutor suggested Tuesday that the Vancouver couple took advantage of a Filipino nanny when they brought her to Canada from Hong ...
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Philippines To Destroy Five Tons Of Illegal Ivory Symbolic Victory For Elephant Conservation
The Philippines has announced it will destroy five tons of seized ivory, a major symbolic step for a nation known for playing a major role in the illegal ivory trade. ';The destruction of the items would hopefully bring the Philippines’ message across the globe that the country is serious and will not tolerate illegal wildlife trade, and denounces the continuous killing of elephants ...
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Metro Manila takes first steps into the 'future'
The greater region of Manila, Metro Manila, will in a few years posses a futuristic community that its developers claim will redefine the way humans live, providing a glimpse of what is to come in terms of the integration of technology with lifestyles and sustainable environmental practices. The community will essentially be “future-ready” according to developers, but the details on how this will be achieved are murky.
Metro Manila is one of the most populated and developed regions of the country, with the capital city, Manila, responsible in large part for the regions progress compared to the rest of the Phillipines. It makes sense then that the Greenfield Development Corporation and Cisco have teamed up to develop the most futuristic residential community in the country ever. Read more
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