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  • PAGASA Emong exits PAR new potential cyclone nears western Luzon

    After enhancing the southwest monsoon and bringing heavy rain to parts of the country, Tropical Storm Emong (international name Leepi) exited the Philippine area of responsibility early Thursday and is now headed for southern ...

  • Filipino chef making waves in Singapore–for Japanese food

    Duo of Tomato My culinary experience in Singapore was so great that I don't even know where to start. Imagine: Sakizuke (appetizer) made of tofu skins from Kyoto topped with uni from Hokkaido, capped with freshly grated wasabi from Shizuoka near Japan's Mt. Fuji; Chlorophyll, a vegetable dish as satisfying as a tender juicy steak; Mazusoba, a dry ramen with noodles that are ...

  • Exploited Filipinos in US 7-11 stores OK execs say

    Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Cuisia. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--Filipinos exploited in an immigrant-worker fraud by a United States chain of convenience stores are fine and expected to serve as witnesses in a case involving one of their compatriots and seven other foreigners, according to the Philippine Embassy in Washington. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Cuisia Jr. ...

  • High pay proximity to home draw Filipinos

    TAIPEI -- The plight of Filipinos in Taiwan has been carefully scrutinized during an ongoing diplomatic spat over the past month between Taipei and ...

  • PAGASA Emong maintains strength out of PAR by Thursday

    Tropical Storm Emong (international name Leepi) maintained its strength as it continued to move away from the Philippines Wednesday night. State weather forecasters projected that it may exit the Philippine area of responsibility early ...

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The Descendants [Blu-Ray]

The Descendants [Blu-Ray]

In The Descendants, Alexander Paynes first feature film in nearly seven years, George Clooney stars as Matt King, a real-estate lawyer in Hawaii who is faced with two interlocking crises: The first involves his wife, who he learns was cheating on him after a boating accident p ... ...

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  • PHL Southeast Asian media unions form new alliance

    The journalist unions from the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and Myanmar formed the region-wide Southeast Asian Journalist Unions ...

  • PAGASA Emong continues to move away from PHL new LPA spotted off Mindoro

    Many MManila areas flooded due to heavy downpour. Motorists navigate their vehicles in gutter-deep flood along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City after a heavy downpour caused by Tropical Depression Emong on Monday afternoon. Hadji Rieta/GMA News Tropical Storm Emong (Leepi) continued to move away from the Philippines Wednesday afternoon, even as state weather forecasters indicated the weather may ...

  • Look-out bulletin order issued vs. ex-Batangas mayor other suspects in fiscals slay

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a lookout bulletin order against the suspects in the killing of Assistant Pronvincial Prosecutor Alexander Sandoval, which included a former mayor and her husband.Through this, government authorities will monitor if the suspects - former Sta. Teresita mayor Ana Marie Mendoza, her husband Kalayaan Barangay chairman Heneroso Mendoza, alleged gunman Jayson ...

  • Philippines Port Development Summit Scheduled for August

    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 ...

  • Chicago activists lobby for plastic bag ban

    Rahm Emanuel is trying to get more information on the environmental and economic impacts of the proposal before deciding whether to support it, mayoral spokesman Tom Alexander said. "The mayor will work with members of City Council to reach a consensus on this issue," Alexander told the Chicago Tribune. Alderman George Cardenas, the council's Heath Committee chairman, has ...

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