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  • Storm Nock-Ten claims over 400000 USD worth of Philippine crops

    Tropical storm Nock-Ten (local name: Juaning) damaged 17.17 million pesos (about 407,664 U.S. dollars) worth of Philippine crops, according to initial report filed Thursday by the agriculture department.Nock-Ten, which triggered flash floods, destroyed 2,977 hectares of farmland planted with rice, damaging 10.83 million pesos (257,183 U.S. dollars) worth of unmilled rice.A total of 612 metric ...

  • Seven soldiers killed in southern Philippine clash

    Seven government soldiers were killed in a clash between Philippine troops and the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Thursday.According to Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang, spokesman for the Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command, the encounter between the 11th Marine Battalion Landing Team and Abu Sayyaf under Raidula Sahiron and Isnilon Hapilon, ...

  • One killed as light plane crashes in southern Philippines

    One person was killed and another injured when a light plane used for spraying pesticide over plantations crashed in southern Philippines late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.Bonifacio Cabansag, 42, a traffic control personnel for banana firm Dole Philippines died after being hit by the company's spray aircraft as it landed on an airstrip in Mapawa village, Maragusan town, in ...

  • At least 7 Filipino marines 4 Abu Sayyaf militants killed in clash in southern Philippines

    MANILA, Philippines - At least seven Filipino marines and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines. Nine other marines and about 10 Abu Sayyaf fighters were wounded in the gunbattle that raged for ...

  • 11 dead as Philippine troops clash with militants

    MANILA (AFP) - Eleven people were killed in the southern Philippines early Saturday as troops clashed with a militant group blamed for the country's deadliest terror attacks, the military said. The fighting left seven Filipino marines dead and nine others wounded on the island of Jolo, said Colonel Jose Cenabre, a local military commander. Four members of the Abu Sayyaf group were also ...

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Evilspeak [DVD]

Evilspeak [DVD]

Eric Weston's low-budget teenage revenge shocker Evilspeak gave consummate character actor Clint Howard, best known as the younger brother of director Ron Howard and the child star of the 1970s TV series Gentle Ben, his first (and, subsequently, one of his only) starring roles. He plays Stanley Coopersmith, a chubby, awkward, ruthlessly picked-up orphan at a vicious military academy. ... ...

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  • PHL sets world record for flying over 15000 sky lanterns in UP Visayas

    The Philippines set a new world record for the most sky lanterns flown simultaneously after Filipinos flew more than 15,000 sky lanterns for peace in Iloilo ...

  • Palace Any party-list group has right to seek repeal of RH law

    Any member of the House of Representatives has rights to make moves to repeal the controversial Reproductive Health law, Malacañang said Saturday.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte also said it's up to members of Congress to decide, referring to possible moves to repeal the law by Buhay Hayaang Yumabong (Buhay), which topped this year’s party list ...

  • Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho to Pinoys Your souls lead to the gates of heaven

    Famous Brazilian author Paulo Coelho told Filipinos that their souls "lead to the gates of heaven," an apparent reference to the recent brouhaha that American thriller writer Dan Brown sparked by calling Manila "the gates of hell" in his latest book "Inferno."Coelho sent his message to Filipinos on ...

  • Palace No need to convene Security Council yet on Ayungin Shoal row

    Malacañang sees no need yet to convene the National Security Council (NSC) over the sighting of Chinese ships and fishing boats near Ayungin Shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said President Benigno Aquino III wants to continue pursuing a diplomatic solution and follow a rules-based approach, adding that Manila will deliberately not ...

  • Govt shifts to rehabilitation rebuilding for typhoon ‘Pablo’ victims

    Nearly six months after Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) devastated parts of Mindanao, the government is shifting into rebuilding and rehabilitation for victims of the calamity.President Benigno Aquino III met Friday with Task Force Pablo and instructed government agencies concerned to make sure their efforts will be sustainable."Mahigpit na bilin ng pangulo, kailangan masigurado ang rebuilding and ...

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