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Catholic Church in Philippines Holds Mass in Malls
Early on a Sunday morning, people are already streaming into a massive shopping mall in Manila. The seven-story Robinsons Place is a temple of consumerism. It houses about 350 stores, including gun shops, dental offices, massage parlors, and a Kenny Rogers Roaster. The music and the crowds can be a little overwhelming after a while. But up on the fourth floor, next to the Cineplex and a barber ...
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Filipino fishermen pay price of sea disputes
Filipino boys carry a container with fish from a boat in the coastal town of Infanta, Pangasinan province, in this May 7, 2013, photo. Since China took control of the Scarborough Shoal last year, Filipino fishermen say Chinese maritime surveillance ships have shooed them from the disputed waters in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) and roped off the entrance to the vast lagoon that had ...
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MOJ turns down Manilas mutual legal assistance
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) yesterday said it has declined a Philippine request for bilateral judicial assistance for the time being, as the Philippine government still refuses to provide a video of the entire killing incident of a Taiwanese fisherman on May ...
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Senate committee OKs Filipino Veterans Family Reunification amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Filipino World War II veterans who have waited for years to reunite with their adult children have something to cheer about today. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved an amendment introduced by U.S. Sen. Maize Hirono (D-HI) that would fast track these children's approved visa applications. "We thank Sen. Hirono for pushing this amendment through so ...
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Philippine activity on Ren’ai Reef draws Chinese caution
Chinese navy and marine surveillance forces are closely monitoring activities conducted by the Philippines on a vessel stranded on the Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea, a source close to the matter told the Global Times.The Philippines filed a protest with the Chinese embassy in Manila Tuesday that the recent presence of a Chinese warship and two marine surveillance vessels near the reef ...
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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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