Kidnapped priest released in Philippines
UPI - Fri Nov 13, 1:04 pm ETMANILA, Philippines, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- An abducted Irish priest has been released by his Filipino captors, but police have vowed to continue the search for the gang.
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Philippines pushes for single EU-style ASEAN visa
The Victoria Advocate - Sun Nov 15, 10:26 pm ETMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines is proposing the adoption of a single visa policy for 10 Southeast Asian nations, saying it would benefit trade and tourism.
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Two militiamen killed in communist rebel attack in Philippines
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Nov 15, 11:58 pm ETManila - Two government militiamen were killed Monday in an attack by communist rebels in the eastern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said. One soldier was also wounded in the pre-dawn attack in a district in Calbayog City in Samar province, 4...
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Philippines celebrate Pacquiao
Rutland Herald - Sun Nov 15, 9:26 pm ETMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao — their boxing hero — relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes. ... - By OLIVER TEVES The Associated Press
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Philippines celebrate Pacquiao despite disasters
SportingNews - Sun Nov 15, 3:40 am ETMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao — their boxing hero — relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes.
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4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed
Park Hills Daily Journal - Sun Nov 15, 6:44 am ETMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.
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Philippines Issues Fresh Rice Tender for 600,000 Tons (Update1)
Bloomberg - 25 minutes agoNov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice buyer, issued its third tender for 2010 supplies after storms damaged crops and the country accelerates imports to secure shipments amid surging prices.
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Philippines rejoices over new victory of boxing icon Pacquiao
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Nov 15, 3:13 am ETManila - The PhilippinesSunday cheered another victory by Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who stopped Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto in a 12-round fight in Las Vegas late Saturday. With the win, Pacquiao claimed his seventh world title in as many wei...
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Senator Aquino Leads 2010 Philippines Presidential Race -Poll
Nasdaq - Sun Nov 15, 11:47 pm ETMANILA -(Dow Jones)- Senator Benigno Aquino III, son of late President Corazon Aquino, will win by a landslide to become president if Philippine elections were held now, the latest survey by private pollster Pulse Asia showed Monday.
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Filipino vets face new battle 63 years after WWII
Queens Chronicle - Sun Nov 15, 11:51 am ETOn a bleak Saturday morning a group of elderly Filipino veterans eat their burgers in a small McDonald’s, on Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst, and talk about family and fighting the Japanese.
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WHO: Victims of storms in Philippines need psychological help
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 13, 9:58 pm ETManila - More than a million victims of deadly storms in the Philippines may be suffering from mental stress and need psychological help, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday. Shin Young-soo, WHO regional director for Western Pacific, sa...
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Philippines rejoice in 2nd win for Manny Pacquiao this year despite deadly disasters
Los Angeles Times - Sun Nov 15, 4:50 am ETManny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, holds the championship belt at the finish of his WBO welterweight boxing title fight against Miguel Cotto, of Puerto Rico, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao won the fight by TKO in the 12th round.
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Remittances of Filipinos abroad up 8.6 percent
INO News - 1 hour 36 minutes ago(AP:MANILA, Philippines) Millions of Filipinos abroad sent home $1.44 billion in September, up 8.6 percent from a year ago as continued strong global demand for Philippine labor boosted remittances, the central bank said Monday.
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Philippine remittances up 4.2 per cent in first nine months of 2009
EARTHtimes.org - 50 minutes agoManila - Remittances of millions of overseas Filipinos rose 4.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2009 amid strong global demand for Filipino workers, the central bank said Monday. Remittances from January to September reached 12.8 billion dollars...
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Clinton vows support for Philippines efforts
The World - Fri Nov 13, 8:48 am ETMANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military’s role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons.
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Irish priest freed in Philippines after a month
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 11, 9:16 pm ETA 79-year-old Irish Roman Catholic priest abducted in the Philippines a month ago was freed early Thursday and neither country paid any of the kidnappers' $2 million ransom demand, Irish and Filipino authorities said.
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