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  • 2 Cebu City girls rescued from working as GRO in Pampanga bar

    MANILA, Philippines -- Four girls, including a minor, were rescued by the National Bureau of Investigation from being forced to work as guest relations officer in a bar in Pampanga. The recruiter, who was arrested and charged with human trafficking, was identified in the NBI report as Herminigilda Hermosa Maalac, 49, of Habilan, Floridablanca, Pampanga. Agents of the NBI Central Luzon Regional ...

  • Gazmin PHL to defend territory in disputed waters to the last soldier standing

    The Philippines vowed Thursday to fight China "to the last man standing," as a Chinese warship patrolled around a remote reef occupied by a handful of Marines in disputed waters. In the latest flare-up over competing claims to parts of the South China Sea, the Philippines this week denounced the "provocative and illegal presence" of the warship and a fleet of Chinese fishing ...

  • Japan backs PHL arbitration initiative vs China

    MANILA – Japan on Thursday expressed its full support to the Philippines’ decision to bring its territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea before a United Nations arbitration tribunal, underscoring the need to adhere to international law to preserve regional peace and ...

  • Pacquiao gets richer in 2012 still wealthiest congressman

    Despite two consecutive defeats in the boxing ring last year, Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao grew richer in 2012, with a net worth of more than of P1.7 billion -- making him the lone billionaire and still the wealthiest member of the House of Representatives. Pacquiao, whose net worth was at P1.3 billion in 2011, had real properties worth P1.03 billion, personal properties worth P990 million and ...

  • Party-list proclamation still in limbo — Brillantes

    The proclamation of winning party-list groups in the 2013 elections is still in limbo awaiting a formal resolution from the poll body, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Thursday ...

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The Time Machine

When H.G. Wells published the complete text of his novella, The Time Machine, in 1895, it was the first time such a concept had appeared in a fictional story. Time machines and time travel are, of course, now a standard element in science fiction, from Star Trek to Back to the Future (1985). But, for Wells and his readers, it was a unique new literary device that opened up a ... ...

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  • PNoy signs law imposing stiffer penalties vs botcha traders

    President Benigno Aquino III has signed a law that imposes stiffer penalties against persons involved in the trade of double-dead meat, commonly known as "botcha." Under Republic Act (R.A.) 10536, signed by Aquino last May 15, individuals who shall "sell, transport, offer or receive for sale or transportation" of double-dead meat will be slapped with imprisonment of up to 12 ...

  • Philippines Pasig River Rehabilitation Program Includes Dredging

    At least 1,200 families living along the Pasig River have been relocated to safer areas as part of government efforts to keep them out of harm’s way during typhoons, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on ...

  • Comelec intel funds approved to combat poll saboteurs — Valte

    Malacañang on Thursday defended the Commission on Elections (Comelec) amid allegations from a former poll commissioner on supposed irregularities in the poll body's intelligence funds.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said President Benigno Aquino III himself approved the realignment of some of the Comelec's savings in 2012 to intelligence funds for this year's ...

  • LTFRB to school shuttle operators install safety features

    As the start of the new school year draws closer, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board reminded school shuttle service operators to install safety features in their vehicles. LTFRB spokesperson Sonia del Mundo said this is aside from making sure the vehicles are roadworthy, radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reportedThursday. Del Mundo said the safety features should include ...

  • Philippines vows to defend territory against China

    This undated handout photo released by the Philippine Government on May 23, 2013 shows an aerial view of BRP Sierra Madre, a 100-metre (328 foot) amphibious vessel built for the US in 1944 and acquired by the Filipino navy in 1976, grounded at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. The Philippines vowed Thursday to "defend what is ours" as part of a stand-off over a Chinese ...

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