Two of 48 hostages freed in Philippines
UPI - Sat Dec 12, 2:59 pm ETMANILA, Philippines, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Manabo tribesmen released two hostages Saturday during negotiations to free 46 others kidnapped in a clan dispute, Filipino authorities said.
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Philippines unemployment rate rises in October
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 15, 1:27 am ETManila - The Philippines' unemployment rate rose to 7.1 per cent in October from 6.8 per cent in the same month last year, the government said Tuesday. The National Statistics Office said the number of unemployed rose to 2.71 million in October from ...
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One dead in Manila car blast: Philippine police
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 2:38 am ETA car exploded in an upscale district of the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday, killing one person, but police said they did not believe the blast was caused by a bomb.
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Residents flee as Philippines volcano threatens to erupt
CNN - 1 hour 2 minutes agoPhilippines authorities Tuesday started evacuating about 50,000 people living around the island nation's most active volcano after it oozed fiery lava and belched clouds of ash.
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One dead in blast in Manila: Philippine police
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 12:58 am ETA car exploded Tuesday in an upscale district of the Philippine capital Manila, killing one person, police said.
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Volcano in Philippines Prompts Evacuations
International Herald Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 11:15 pm ETAuthorities moved thousands of villagers from harm’s way near the Philippines’ most active volcano Tuesday after it oozed lava and shot plumes of ash.
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Gunmen free hostages in the Philippines
USA Today - Mon Dec 14, 1:23 pm ETTribal gunmen freed 47 hostages in the southern Philippines on Sunday, but the region continued to be racked by violence as suspected Islamic radicals staged a deadly jail break in which dozens of inmates were freed, including comrades accused of beheading marines.
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Two soldiers killed in clash in eastern Philippines
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 14, 1:31 am ETManila - Two soldiers were killed Monday in a clash with communist rebels in the eastern Philippines, a military report said. The fighting erupted when patrolling troops encountered an undetermined number of guerrillas in the hinterlands of Juban tow...
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Mayon volcano in Philippines oozes lava; alert up
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 4:04 am ETAuthorities moved thousands of villagers from harm's way near the Philippines' most active volcano Tuesday after it oozed lava and shot plumes of ash, and said they probably would spend a bleak Christmas in an evacuation center.
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Noveda Technologies Provides Energy Monitoring Solutions for Major Philippines Supermarket Chain
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 10:08 am ETNoveda Technologies, the leader in web-based energy monitoring systems, today announced that the company is providing real-time energy data and tracking for Shopwise, the popular Philippines supermarket chain.
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SEA Games: Philippines celebrate marathon double
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 1:56 am ETThe Philippines won the men's and women's marathons at the Southeast Asian Games Tuesday to boost their medals haul but Thailand remained well clear of the chasing pack.
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Thousands flee restive volcano in eastern Philippines - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - 1 hour 32 minutes agoManila - More than 20,000 people on Tuesday fled their homes at the foot of an eastern Philippine volcano that was ejecting fiery lava and plumes of ash, officials said. Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Mon...
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Gunmen free 47 hostages in Philippines
The Washington Times - Sun Dec 13, 11:45 am ETMANILA -- Tribal gunmen freed 47 hostages in the southern Philippines on Sunday, but the region continued to be wracked by violence as suspected Islamic radicals staged a deadly jail break in which dozens of inmates were freed, including comrades accused of beheading marines. The three-day hostage standoff in Agusan del Sur province and the jail raid on Basilan island come on the heels of a ...
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Philippines lifts martial law in southern province
Boston Herald - Sun Dec 13, 7:35 am ETMANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved the lifting Saturday of a weeklong period of martial law in a southern Philippine province where 57 people...
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Thousands flee restive volcano in eastern Philippines
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 15, 12:57 am ETManila - Tens of thousands of people on Tuesday fled their homes at the foot of an eastern Philippine volcano that was ejecting fiery lava and plumes of ash, officials said. Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation on Monday evening after governmen...
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Philippines Buys Lower Rice Volume as Prices Rise (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 14, 5:57 am ETDec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice buyer, agreed to buy 509,950 metric tons of the grain as rising prices forced the country to take a lower volume than scheduled in a tender for next year’s supplies.
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Raiders free jailed Filipino rebels
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