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Filipinos celebrate Philippine Independence Day at SF’s Union Square

Inquirer Global Nation - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Moreau high school dancers in Union Square, San Francisco. https://www.facebook.com/KalayaanSF SAN FRANCISCO--What a way to celebrate the 115th year of Philippine independence--Filipinos transformed San Francisco's landmark Union Square into a Philippine town plaza for a day last June 15. Where there were usually art shows and buskers, was now filled with food booths vending lumpia, ...
Philippine Muslims Wait for Peace Agreement

Prensa Latina - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Manila, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (FMLI) expressed its dissatisfaction with the governmental delay in the signing of the peace agreement. Our organization feels discouraged by the constant delay of the government to reach definitive peace, said in a ABS-CBN television station's report Ghazali Jaafar, vice President of FMLI, group that was founded in 1984 with ...
Fila throws full support behind Philippine Volcanoes

Inquirer Lifestyle - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

FILA president/CEO Cris Albert, Philippine Volcanoes' representative/chair William Bailey Global sportswear brand Fila is known for its specialized product lines in running, basketball, racquet sports and golf. It opened in the country in 1983, launching an apparel line and later specializing in footwear. Since then, it has become one of the country's premier footwear brands, under ...

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With crummy airport and mercenary taxi drivers it’s not fun in the Philippines

Inquirer Lifestyle - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr. will have to get airport authorities to improve their services, particularly transport, if we are to convince visitors is it, indeed, more fun in the Philippines. Last week's column on overcharging taxi drivers stirred a hornet's nest. The feedback I received would make travelers, including Filipinos, want to take the first flight out of the ...
Five slain five kidnapped in Philippines

News.com.au - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

COMMUNIST insurgents have killed five civilians and kidnapped five soldiers in the southern Philippines in the latest of a series of violent acts following the collapse of peace talks, authorities ...
Defend Philippine independence against China invasion threat

Inquirer Global Nation - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in consular cities all over the world attended the June 12 Philippine Independence Day festivities hosted by their local Philippine embassies and consulates. Like them, I too joined in celebrating the founding of our republic 115 years ago. I proudly wore my Barong Tagalog, watched the performance of native dances and songs and listened to speeches praising the ...
Angel of the dump transforms lives in the Philippines

The National - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, the British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion ...
Tolentino bares 39th Metro Manila Film Festival top 8 films

Inquirer - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Francis Tolentino, chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--Francis Tolentino, chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), which spearheads the annual Metro Manila Film Festival, announced on Tuesday the eight finalists, chosen from 15 entries. There are Joyce Bernal's action-drama "10,000 Hours" ...

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Philippines seeing development in new property segment

Potential first-time home owners and start-up entrepreneurs can now take advantage of a one-of-a-kind SOHO residential unit in 8 Adriatico, according to press material recently released to the Philippines news media by Eton Properties Philippines Inc, a major realty firm run by property tycoon Lucio Tan.

Eton Properties is constructing a number of residential developments in the capital city, all of which are primarily targeted at the country’s first time home owners, a target market that is reflected in the name of their subsidiary handling the construction and sale of one new development, First Homes Inc. Read more

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Cardinal Tagle of Manila to Address Family Rosary Crusade

Zenit - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, is expected to address the 8th General Assembly of the Family Rosary Crusade (FRC) in Manila this Saturday. The annual event is expected to attract hundreds of participants from different dioceses across the ...
Rolls-Royce opens Manila dealership

Inquirer Business - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Rolls Royce Phantom INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. has opened a dealership in Manila, signifying the "ultra-luxury" brand's confidence in the thriving Philippine economy. "We're here for the potential. The economy is growing well, and everybody is referring to the Philippines as the growth engine of Asia," Paul Harris, regional director for ...
Philippines Port Development Summit Scheduled for August

Dredging Today - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

The Philippines Port Sector presents substantial commercial opportunities to across all its stakeholders. Over 400 billion pesos (US$9.6 billion) has been set by the government in 2013 for infrastructure upgrade targeting at ports, roads and rails. The port sector is poised for stronger growth in the coming years. The Inaugural Philippines Port Development Summit will confront challenges faced ...
Magnitude-4.4 quake jolts Quezon Province intensity 2 felt in parts of Metro Manila

Inquirer - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Photo from http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph MANILA, Philippines--A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, Wednesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. The tectonic quake was recorded at 7:05 p.m., with its epicenter at 40 kilometers northeast of Polillo Island in Quezon. Intensity III was felt in Labo, Camarines Norte; ...

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Iran poll shows people want change, says Obama

Philippines News.Net - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...
President Rousseff says Brazil has woken up after massive protests

Philippines News.Net - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Anti-graft protests swept Brazil's main cities as some 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets against alleged mis-governance, forcing President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday to acknowledge the need for better public services and effective administration. The assurance from Rousseff came a day after biggest protests rocked at least ten Brazilian cities, including Sao ...
Talks between UK and Ecuador fail as Assange completes year in embassy

Philippines News.Net - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...

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Appeals court directs Ex-Im Bank to explain rationale for loan guarantee to Air India

Philippines News.Net - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court has upheld a decision by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance the sale of 30 Boeing wide-body jets to Indian state-owned carrier Air India in a legal challenge brought by Delta Air Lines to the loan guarantee. The court has however directed the government-run bank to better explain its rationale for providing loan guarantee, which Delta claimed as a ...
Google renews efforts wipe out child porn images from internet

Philippines News.Net - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

LONDON - Internet giant Google said it is spending $5 million to wipe images of child abuse off the Internet and another $2 million to create tools to find the images and eradicate them. "We're in the business of making information widely available, but there's certain 'information' that should never be created or found," wrote Jacqueline Fuller, director of Google Giving, in a blog post. ...
GSK negotiating sale of thrombosis drug and plant to Aspen

Philippines News.Net - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

DURBAN / LONDON - South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare and its subsidiary Aspen Global Incorporated have made an offer to acquire thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site at Notre Dame de Bondeville, France, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). "AGI will acquire from GSK the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands and business worldwide, except in China, Pakistan ...
Carbon trading to begin in Shenzhen in bid to cut emission

Philippines News.Net - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

BEIJING - China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, is set to launch Tuesday its first carbon trading scheme as a pilot project in the southern city of Shenzhen as part of efforts to cut emissions in its key cities. Carbon emissions trading schemes are meant to encourage companies to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by setting a limit or a cap, on the level of emission that can be ...