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Contributions made to the Relief from Hearts of Nacogodoches last month helped the Greater Manila Association to provide assistance to some of Manila's outlying provinces affected by Typhoon Ketsana.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia’s local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated otherwise.
The Philippine government on Monday promised to hunt down al-Qaida-linked militants suspected of beheading a schoolteacher whose family failed to raise a ransom demanded by his kidnappers.
(AP:MANILA, Philippines) The Philippine government has decided to buy rice from Vietnamese and South Korean companies to cover a shortage caused by recent back-to-back typhoons, a spokesman said Friday.
Sitting comfortably in the PAC computer lab I stared in disbelief at pictures of the destruction Typhoon Ketsana had caused to my hometown of Manila, Philippines. My reaction was immediate and highly emotional—as soon as my last class was over, I began speaking with my Dean and professors about wanting to help.
MUNTINLUPA, 9 November 2009 (IRIN) - Seventy-two year-old grandmother Jovita Ramos's arthritic hands could hardly stop shaking as she stood in line for assistance.
JUNEAU - Two Montessori School students, Olivia Van Kirk and Tori Talley, are sending clothes, stuffed animals and school supplies to children in the Philippines who have just gone through the flood.
The mellow music of Barclay Martin never sounded so righteous. Martin, the music director and featured musician for the forthcoming documentary “Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music,” led a large cast in a powerfully poignant benefit concert Sunday afternoon at Yardley Hall.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a third day as Chinese car sales jumped and exports improved in Taiwan and the Philippines. The pound fell after Fitch Ratings said the U.K. was the most at risk of losing its AAA rating.
The severed head of a school principal who was abducted by Islamic militants in the troubled southern Philippines was dumped at a petrol station on Monday, authorities said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stock-index futures gained, indicating the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index may extend its longest winning streak in two months. Asian shares rose as Chinese car sales jumped and exports improved in Taiwan and the Philippines.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a third day and the region’s currencies gained as Chinese car sales and home prices jumped and exports improved in Taiwan and the Philippines.
Manila - Two explosions rocked Manila Monday, but no one was hurt in the attacks, which occurred near businesses, police said. The first blast was outside the main office of the food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp in the Ortigas business district...
MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel Corp., the Philippines' largest food and beverage conglomerate, said Thursday strong growth in its beer and liquor units helped boost net income in the first nine months of the year by 173 percent.
The songs on the soundtrack “Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music” are stories about the people and places Barclay Martin visited during five trips to the Philippines over the last several years. The opener is called “Raindrops,” and it takes place in a remote place called Dumagat.
Suspected al-Qaeda- linked militants in the southern Philippines beheaded a schoolteacher after kidnapping him last month, officials said Monday.
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