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  • PNP readies school visibility to help deter bullying

    Aside from deterring criminals, the Philippine National Police expects its visibility efforts in school zones to help prevent bullying as well. PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima ordered the deployment of police units to areas where gangs are likely to gather, radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported Tuesday. The PNP chief said this aims to help school authorities prevent the harassment of ...

  • PAGASA ITCZ to bring rain to parts of Mindanao

    Satellite Image at 7:30 a.m. Monday, 20 May 2013. | Weather Central The inter-tropical convergence zone may bring rain to parts of Mindanao on Tuesday, with state weather forecasters also predicting isolated rain over Metro ...

  • PHL Navy ship starts sea trials off US coast

    The BRP Ramon Alcaraz, the Philippine Navy's new warship, on Monday started sea trials as part of preparations for its trip to the Philippines, the Philippine Embassy in Washington ...

  • Oil firms hike fuel prices Tuesday morning

    Petrol Price said PTT is also raising prices of its products. The dzBB report said fuel prices are to go up by 35 centavos per liter and diesel to go up by 25 centavos per liter. The oil companies cited changes in the world prices of oil for the latest price adjustment, the dzBB report ...

  • Taiwanese youth express support for Pinoys after reports of harassment

    Taipei youths support OFWs . Taiwanese students hold placards along Chungsan Street in Taipei on Sunday, May 19, showing support for Filipino migrant workers who are being harassed by Taiwanese over the killing of a fisherman by a Philippine Coast Guard crew off Batanes last week. Peter Wan With media reports both in Taiwan and the Philippines showing the growing tensions between the two ...

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Vacancy [DVD]

Vacancy [DVD]

Vacancy is a nastily effective, rough-edged gem of a horror-thriller. Like the sputtering neon sign evoked in its advertising campaign, you keep expecting that it will peter out, but somehow it stays burning right up until the unexpectedly abrupt, yet entirely appropriate ending ... ...

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  • Velardes party-list leads in Comelec count teachers group second

    Buhay Hayaang Yumabon (Buhay) party-list group topped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) first tally of the partial and official count, while Mikey Arroyo's former group Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) got the least votes. Buhay, which was founded by El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde, describes itself on its website as an "organization that acknowledges the sanctity and value of human life ...

  • Philippine high school senior has 41 names

    A high school senior in the Philippines is drawing attention for his unusual name, which includes 40 first names and a surname. The latest senior to enroll at Urdaneta City National High School in Pangasinan is a 15-year-old student named Ratziel Timshel Ismail Zerubbabel Zabud Zimry Pike Blavatsky Philo Judaeus Polidorus Isurenus Morya Nylghara Rakoczy Kuthumi Krishnamurti Ashram Jerram Akasha ...

  • Saudi Arabia inks pact to protect Philippine maids

    MANILA--The Philippines said Monday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the Middle Eastern ...

  • Philippines Taiwan to cooperate in fisherman shooting investigation

    MANILA -- The Philippines said Monday that it would make "coordinated efforts" with Taiwan to look into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman but stopped short of a joint ...

  • Philippines Jan-Apr balance of payments posts USD1.8b surplus CB

    (MENAFN) The Philippines central bank said that during the January-April period, the country's balance of payments (BOP) recorded a surplus of USD1.8 billion, reported Xinhua News.Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that the figure exceeds half of the USD3-billion forecast for the current year.In April alone, the BOP surplus reached USD274 million, up from a deficit of USD74 million ...

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