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PHILIPPINES: Planning for the Big One

IRIN - 29 minutes ago

MANILA, 19 March 2010 (IRIN) - The Philippines government is preparing for a massive earthquake in the metro Manila area, but local authorities' efforts need to be stepped up, experts say.

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Poor ticket sales force cancellation of Hawaii concert by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao
WQAD Moline - Wed Mar 17, 4:59 pm ET
HONOLULU (AP) — A promoter says poor ticket sales have forced the cancellation of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao's upcoming concert Sunday in Waikiki.
Philippines May Boost Spending as Revenue Climbs, Beltran Says
Bloomberg - Wed Mar 17, 1:58 am ET
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippine government may use higher revenue this year to increase spending and bolster the economy, rather than narrow its budget-deficit target, Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said.
SunPower to revise earnings; costs understated
San Francisco Chronicle - Thu Mar 18, 8:55 pm ET
Earnings revise - SunPower Corp. of San Jose will restate its earnings after an internal investigation found that employees in the Philippines intentionally understated some of the solar company's costs. The restatement will lower SunPower's profits for... SunPower - Energy - Renewable - Corporation - Business
Filipino students get firsthand look at AFP, US military
U.S. Marine Corps - Tue Mar 16, 8:13 pm ET
About 300 Filipino elementary students visited the Clark Air Base flight line March 15, 2010.
Manila Water To Reduce Water Charges Starting April
Fox News - Mon Mar 15, 7:13 am ET
Manila Water To Reduce Water Charges Starting April
Area high school baseball roundup
Jonesboro Sun - Fri Mar 19, 1:23 am ET
MANILA — Aaron Coots hit two home runs and finished with three RBIs as Westside beat Manila 13-1 Thursday in high school baseball. Freddie Prince went three innings on the mound and gave up only one hit while striking out three to earn the win for the Warriors (4-2).
Conn. lawsuit says concert promoter was defrauded
Boston Globe - Thu Mar 18, 1:53 pm ET
A concert promoter has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was defrauded by a Stamford talent agent he paid to have Justin Timberlake perform in Manila.
Feeding kids' interest in global cuisine
The Courier News - Fri Mar 19, 1:32 am ET
Wave chef Kristine Subido's 5-year-old son Kamlin — who's already traveled to his mom's native Philippines twice — has a well-developed global palate. He'll happily eat a whole fish, including the cheeks. He adores Japanese cucumber salad and the bitter goodness of Chinese broccoli, Swiss chard and sauteed turnip greens. Like mother, like son.
AP corrects caption to reflect soldiers' memory
Boston Globe - Thu Mar 18, 9:09 am ET
For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by memories of being forced to carry the bodies of fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. Now, at last, a bit of history is being rewritten because of those memories.
Myanmar credits US ties for freeing American
Boston Globe - Fri Mar 19, 4:08 am ET
Myanmar's ruling military junta decided to release a naturalized American citizen from prison because of its friendship with the U.S. government, state media said Friday.
How a Filipino Couple Re-Invented Selves in U.S.
New America Media - Tue Mar 16, 4:34 pm ET
Winning the lottery was a fantasy; putting up a business without the capital and the know-how was madness; working a double job was a big physical risk. Lets go abroad, they decided, and lets go together.
New story behind well-known image from WWII
Air Force Times - Thu Mar 18, 3:26 pm ET
NEW YORK — For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by the memory of carrying fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. Now, at last, a bit of history is being rewritten because of those memories. After six months of research, The Associated Press this week is correcting the caption on one of the most famous photos in its library, 65 years after the image first ...
San Miguel to Sell $1 Billion Assets to Fund Growth (Update2)
BusinessWeek - Wed Mar 17, 1:28 am ET
San Miguel Corp., the Philippines’ biggest food and drinks maker, plans to raise $1 billion selling stakes in its food, packaging and liquor businesses to fund growth and acquisitions.
Cancer Prevention Institute of California Study of Breast Cancer in Asian American Women Reveals Rising Occurrences
redOrbit - Thu Mar 18, 8:15 pm ET
Data Challenges Myth About Population Traditionally Thought Not Affected U.S.-Born Chinese And Filipino Women And U.S.- And Foreign-Born Japanese Women Have Highest Rates In California FREMONT, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research scientists from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) released the results of a study of breast cancer in Asian women which examined ...
Fess Parker, Who as Davy Crockett Set Off Coonskin Cap Craze, Dies at 85
New York Times - Fri Mar 19, 12:55 am ET
Mr. Parker’s television portrayal of the American frontiersman Davy Crockett catapulted him to stardom in the mid-1950s.