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<title>If you don&amp;#039;t wanna get killed singing in karaoke bars, skip Sinatra&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;My Way&amp;#039;</title>
<description>GENERAL SANTOS CITY&amp;mdash;After a day of barbering, Rodolfo Gregorio went to his neighborhood karaoke bar still smelling of talcum powder.  But Gregorio, 63, a witness to countless fist fights and occ...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&amp;#039;Anybody but Gibo,&amp;#039; aunt declares as she laments how Teodoro abandoned his uncle Danding</title>
<description>BACOLOD CITY&amp;mdash;&amp;ldquo;Anybody but Gibo...anybody but him,&amp;rdquo; said Gretchen Oppen Cojuangco, wife of business tycoon Eduardo &amp;ldquo;Danding&amp;rdquo; Cojuangco, when asked by reporters here whom s...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:46:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Lacson in disguise, wearing a wig or moustache</title>
<description>MANILA &amp;mdash; The National Bureau of Investigation says Sen. Panfilo &amp;ldquo;Ping&amp;rdquo; Lacson may be hiding in a nearby Asian country, but don&amp;rsquo;t be surprised if you don&amp;rsquo;t immediately rec...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:46:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>StarTek Announces Philippine Expansion</title>
<description>DENVER - (Business Wire) StarTek, Inc. (NYSE: SRT), a leading provider of high-value business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced today the recent signing of a lease for a new customer care ...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:10:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Endeavour blasts off for space station</title>
<description>CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) &amp;ndash; The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts blasted off Monday and headed for the International Space Station to deliver a module dubbed Tranqui...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:49:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>In latest debate, presidential wannabes play it safe on RH issue</title>
<description>On the eve of the official start of the campaign period for national posts, several presidential aspirants still could not categorically state whether or not they are in favor of the controversial Rep...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:45:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Longer ballots for ARMM</title>
<description>The length of the ballot to be used for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) caused the delay in the printing of the official ballots for the forthcoming May 10 polls, the Commission on Ele...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Abducted mosque builder released</title>
<description>A lady lawmaker &amp;ldquo;rescued&amp;rdquo; Monday an Arab mosque builder who was abducted by suspected Abu Sayyaf group bandits two weeks ago in Lanao del Sur.  Lanao del Sur Rep. Faysah RPM Dumarpa was in...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Mercado says he&amp;rsquo;ll vote for Binay in veep race</title>
<description>Friendship between Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay and his Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado goes beyond political aspiration and affiliation as the latter Monday admitted that he will vote for his boss in t...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>63 Cordillera bets get police escorts</title>
<description>CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet &amp;mdash; The Regional Joint Security Command Center (RJSCC) here approved the granting of police escorts to 63 politicians from the different parts of the Cordillera r...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&amp;lsquo;Erap&amp;rsquo; holding proclamation rally in Quiapo</title>
<description>Former President Joseph Estrada will hold his proclamation rally this afternoon at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo to signal the start of his official presidential campaign seeking to continue his poverty all...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>GMA extends zero tariffs on cement, wheat imports</title>
<description>President Arroyo approved Monday anew the extension of the zero tariffs on imported food wheat and cement for the next six months in a bid to curb runaway increases in prices of the sensitive commodit...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Superlotto jackpot could breach P170-million this Tuesday</title>
<description>The top prize for last Sunday&amp;rsquo;s draw of the Super Lotto 49 ballooned to P153,095,252 but no bettor guessed the correct six numbers combination drawn that day.  With the lotto jackpot registering...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>What election issues worry RP markets</title>
<description>MANILA (Reuters) &amp;mdash; Four main candidates are vying for the Philippine presidency in May&amp;#039;s election, but no clear favorite, in part because the incumbent is not running and also because the candid...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>8 armed men killed at Comelec checkpoint</title>
<description>Scene-of-the-Crime Operatives (SOCO) of Lucena City inspect the bullet-riddled white van that sped past a police checkpoint along the Maharlika Highway in Candelaria, Quezon, Monday morning. (Photo by...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:10:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Comelec to rule on protest filed by Pineda against Panlilio</title>
<description>After much anticipation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division announced on Monday that it will finally be releasing a decision on the electoral protest filed against Pampanga Governor...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:07:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Estrada skips debate for meeting with Mindanao execs</title>
<description>forum on Monday but had to meet a delegation of more than 100 political leaders from Mindanao in the morning. Asked whether he was holding a grudge that prevented him from attending the event, Estrada...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:59:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Clans dominate in Maguindanao; 68 Ampatuans, 15 Mangudadatus running</title>
<description>DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 Feb) &amp;ndash; The Ampatuans, Mangudadatus, Midtimbangs, Sinsuats, Masturas, Sangkis comprise the majority among Maguindanao&amp;rsquo;s 879 candidates running for 374 posts: two co...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:48:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Detained, yes, but Ampatuans still running for top posts in Maguindanao</title>
<description>Their leaders may be detained outside Maguindanao but they remain a clan to reckon with in Maguindanao, if we are to base it on the number of candidates running for election or reelection on May 10.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:48:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>protect our Kidapawan chair, arrest those who threaten her</title>
<description>DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 February) - The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in a statement today said it is taking the threats directed against the chair of our Kidapawan City chapter, M...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:48:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Of 36 Maguindanao towns, 8 have unopposed mayoral and vice mayoral bets</title>
<description>There are eight of 36 towns in Maguindanao where candidates for mayor and vice mayor are running unopposed; of the eight, five towns have an entire slate of candidates &amp;ndash; for mayor, vice mayor an...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:48:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Top bets for President grow wealth despite poll expenses</title>
<description>president of the Philippines, all invariably swearing by an anti-poverty platform, and with some purposely harking on their poverty roots to spin and curry favor with majority of voters who are poor.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:48:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Maryo J. delos Reyes unveils his 4th Sine Novela Presents</title>
<description>Internationally acclaimed director Maryo J. delos Reyes is set to make afternoons more captivating as he returns to the afternoon block this February with Sine Novela presents &amp;ldquo;Gumapang Ka Sa Lu...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:47:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>High school gets more classrooms</title>
<description>ZAMBOANGA CITY &amp;ndash; The city government here inaugurated and turned over to the officials of the Mercedes National High School the three newly renovated school buildings with 14 classrooms costing ...</description>
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<title>Critical infrastructure under constant cyberattack</title>
<description>The coming May 2010 automated election is surrounded by controversy and a number of technological fears. It all started with the defacement of some government websites and now the much talked about im...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:47:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>National Arts Month 2010</title>
<description>Now on its 19th year, National Arts Month (NAM) will fuse thousands of artists from all over the country to cultivate love for the arts and preserve culture in line with the United Nations Educational...</description>
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<title>3 oil firms pledge to fill up Shell&amp;rsquo;s supply in case of refinery shutdown</title>
<description>The Bureau of Customs (BoC) announced Monday that it already cornered the commitment of the country&amp;rsquo;s other oil industry players for increased importation, purportedly to alleviate fears of supp...</description>
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<title>Haiti, the benighted land</title>
<description>Surprisingly enough, there were Filipinos working and living quite happily in Haiti and many of them want to go back. How unbelievable, Haiti is not exactly our idea of greener pastures. We have such ...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:47:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads</title>
<description>Q. I am a 16-year-old college student. My problems are my pimples, blackheads and whiteheads which started to appear all over my face when I was 14. What causes these conditions? What can I do to prev...</description>
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<title>Gunmen free Yemeni captive in Bukidnon, Philippines</title>
<description>Gunmen in southern Philippines released Sunday night their Yemeni national captive after ten days in captivity, local police said Monday.Najibal Udaini, a member of World Assembly of Muslim Youth, was...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:55:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Young star Bea Binene rises for the &amp;lsquo;First Time&amp;rsquo;</title>
<description>Bea Binene Using more of their homegrown talents in their shows has become the thrust of GMA Network. Thus, more shows are developed to carry this goal to fulfillment and one such show is &amp;ldquo;First...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:28:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New solar inverter tackles grid challenges</title>
<description>Technology used in GE&amp;rsquo;s wind turbines, known for proven performance and reliability, is now bringing similar benefits to large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.  Building on a platform of p...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:28:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>GMA Network widens lead in ratings</title>
<description>From the pigeonhole:  GMA Network further strengthened its lead in Mega Manila ratings over its rival network for the first month of 2010.  Based on latest TV household population projections from AGB...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:28:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Bosh&amp;#039;s double-double pushes Raptors past Kings</title>
<description>TORONTO, February 07, 2010 (AP) &amp;ndash; Chris Bosh had 36 points and 11 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Kings, 115-104, on Sunday afternoon, extending Sacra...</description>
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<title>3,000 dino footprints found in China</title>
<description>BEIJING (AFP) &amp;ndash; Archaeologists in China have uncovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, state media reported, in an area said to be the world&amp;#039;s largest grouping of fossilized bones belonging...</description>
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<title>Pay up in ambulance</title>
<description>VIENNA (AFP) &amp;ndash; On a ski holiday to Austria, remember to bring your boots, your hat and &amp;ndash; on the off-chance you might break a leg &amp;ndash; your bank card.  A German tourist who injured himse...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:28:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Rufa Mae&amp;rsquo;s one last sexy and KC Concepcion&amp;rsquo;s virtual ghost</title>
<description>Sexy comedienne and host Rufa Mae Quinto is bidding adieu for posing sexy on men&amp;rsquo;s magazines. Her pictorial for the February issue of a men&amp;rsquo;s magazine, she revealed, will be her last.  &amp;amp;ld...</description>
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<title>Whalers, activists clash again</title>
<description>SYDNEY (AP) &amp;ndash; Anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in icy Antarctic waters in the second major clash this year in increasingly aggressive confrontations between ...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:28:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Durant helps Thunder beat the Warriors</title>
<description>Oklahoma City Thunder&amp;#039;s Kevin Durant lays up a shot past Golden State Warriors&amp;#039; Coby Karl during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, February 6, 2010, in Oakland, California. (AP) OAKLA...</description>
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<title>Drought in Australia linked to snowfall in Antarctica</title>
<description>PARIS (AFP) &amp;ndash; A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in global warming...</description>
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<title>Rivals take digs at Villar&amp;#039;s ads in presidential debate</title>
<description>After climbing to the top in opinion polls, Senator Manuel Villar Jr. of the Nacionalista Party found himself at the receiving end of verbal attacks from fellow contenders for the country&amp;#039;s top po...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:25:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Campaigning in Philippine polls starts tomorrow</title>
<description>MANILA: Philippine politicians begin campaigning tomorrow in a wide open race for the presidency, with voters looking for a clean face after the scandal-plagued administration of President Gloria Maca...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:53:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Abductors of Yemeni in S Philippines demand $1 mln ransom</title>
<description>Kidnappers holding a Yemeni national in southern Philippines demanded a 1 million U.S. dollars ransom for the release of their captive, local police said Monday.Chief Superintendent Julius Coyme, the ...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:35:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Villar overtakes Aquino in Pulse Asia survey</title>
<description>Nacionalista Party&amp;rsquo;s presidential standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar has reclaimed his previous number one spot in voters&amp;rsquo; choice for president after garnering a 46 percent rating against t...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:48:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Kings, Giants make it to semis</title>
<description>Rain or Shine&amp;rsquo;s Sol Mercado (with ball) goes for a lay up against Purefoods&amp;rsquo; Raffy Reavis during their PBA game last Sunday. The Giants won, 95-85. (Photo by TONY PIONILLA) Sister teams Barangay G...</description>
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<title>Pop stars Joo Ji-hoon in, Kangta out</title>
<description>(Top) Actor Joo Ji-hoon salutes before entering the training camp. (Below) Kangta in the military. (Photos courtesy of KBS) Actor Joo Ji-hoon, who was convicted by a Seoul court last year for illegal ...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:48:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The making of future finance whizzes</title>
<description>Future finance experts (from left) Jose Mari Punzalan, Choerleen Bianca Solema, Pamela Yu Li, Rachelle Denise Sison, and Raymund Siegfrid Li from the University of the Philippines with coach, Prof. Ga...</description>
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<title>David Benoit arrives in Manila</title>
<description>David with his wife Kei Five-time Grammy nominee David Benoit is back in the country to once again enthrall Filipino fans with his hypnotizing melodies on the piano.  The pianist, composer and conduct...</description>
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<title>Latvian ghost town auctioned off for $3.1 million</title>
<description>SKRUNDA, Latvia (AP) &amp;ndash; Latvia sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction Friday, officials said.  The town form...</description>
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<title>Ramon Magsaysay Technological University marks 100th anniversary</title>
<description>The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This is the story of Ramon Magsaysay Technological University (RMTU), one of the country&amp;rsquo;s leading state technological schools, as it m...</description>
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<title>Hitachi brings together region&amp;rsquo;s emerging leaders</title>
<description>9th HYLI Philippine delegates (from left) Paulo Mutuc (DLSU), Nicole Villarojo (DLSU), Adrian Mundin (ADMU) and Raymund Li (UP) with the young kids of the SOS Children Village held in Jakarta, Indones...</description>
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<title>Dealers to cut cooking gas prices by 50 centavos/kg</title>
<description>Independent dealers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will roll back prices effective Tuesday midnight due to falling world prices.    The LPG Marketers Association will cut their price by 50 centavos ...</description>
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<title>Rivals attack Villar at Inquirer debate for &amp;quot;misleading&amp;quot; ads</title>
<description>Presidential candidates assembled by the Inquirer for a debate at the University of the Philippines in Diliman on Monday took turns attacking Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar J...</description>
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<title>Eight suspected robbers killed in Quezon shootout</title>
<description>(Updated 1:17 PM) Eight suspected robbers were killed after engaging police in a shootout in Quezon province before dawn on Monday.    The men, riding a Hi-Ace van, sped past a checkpoint along Maharl...</description>
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<title>Rivals attack Villar for &amp;quot;misleading&amp;quot; ads</title>
<description>Presidential candidates in the May 10 elections took a swipe at Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar Jr. for his political ads, his claim to be pro-poor and supposed conflict of in...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:20:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>350 families lost homes in Caloocan fire - NDCC</title>
<description>At least 350 families lost their homes in an eight-and-a-half-hour fire that razed a residential area in Caloocan City on Saturday night.    The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said the ...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:20:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Even if you&amp;#039;re careful, drugs can end up in water</title>
<description>PORTLAND, Maine (AP) &amp;ndash; The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from ...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:01:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche</title>
<description>EVOLENE, Switzerland (AP) &amp;ndash; A skier was buried beneath an avalanche for 17 hours in the Swiss Alps before being pulled from the snow with only mild hypothermia, police said Sunday.  The 21-year-...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:01:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Comelec sets up hotlines for poll violations</title>
<description>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set up hotlines that will receive poll complaints from the public, with less than 24 hours to go before the start of the campaign period for the May 10 nation...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:58:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>De Lima to visit detained health workers</title>
<description>The head of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will personally look into Saturday&amp;#039;s arrest in Morong, Rizal of 43 health workers accused of being communist rebels.    In a radio interview on Mon...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:58:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Strong dollar fails to spur remittance to Philippines</title>
<description>DOHA: Remittances among Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Qatar remain normal even as the US dollar has started to pick up against the Philippine peso in the past few days, notably on Saturday when ...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:24:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&amp;quot;Avatar&amp;quot; dethroned at box office by &amp;quot;Dear John&amp;quot;</title>
<description>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new romantic drama &amp;quot;Dear John&amp;quot; unexpectedly ended the seven-week reign of &amp;quot;Avatar&amp;quot; at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, pulling in larg...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:28:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Seoul launches &amp;#039;floating island&amp;#039;</title>
<description>A giant steel float that will be part of a &amp;quot;floating island&amp;quot; floats in the Han river in Seoul. (AFP/Park Ji-Hwan) SEOUL (AFP) &amp;ndash; A giant steel float that will be part of a &amp;quot;floating island&amp;amp;q...</description>
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<title>Commentary /Lucky Luzon dealt a strong hand - again</title>
<description>The most optimistic scenario that we could think of in terms of Israel&amp;#039;s grouping in the Euro 2012 qualifying round is one that had the team facing Croatia and Greece. This is exactly what happened. I...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:24:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>DMC, still No. 1 producer of nurses in Zanorte</title>
<description>By Tyrone Jay V. Samson  After the outstanding board performance in June 2009 wherein DMC College Foundation&amp;rsquo;s College of Nursing&amp;nbsp;produced a total of 92 student passers in the National Licensure Ex...</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:56:20 -0500</pubDate>
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