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  • Philippines protests Chinese warships presence

    CAVITE, Philippines -; The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship, two surveillance vessels and fishing boats off a shoal occupied by its military in the disputed Spratly Islands, in the latest territorial squabble between the Asian countries, officials said ...

  • Philippine Navy awaits delivery of 5 helicopters

    CAVITE CITY, Philippines– The Philippine Navy is looking forward to the delivery of five Navy helicopters, three of which are due to arrive in December. ';We arealso [waiting for] the acquisition of naval helicopters. The initial batch will be arriving by December of this year,'; Flag-Officer-in-Command Vice Admiral Jose Louis Alano told reporters in an ambush interview at the ...

  • Ateneo profs 60-30-10 poll results pattern gets Comelecs attention

    Although he had dismissed it as mere "trending," Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said they would look into the supposed 60-30-10 pattern of election results that was bared by a math professor at the Ateneo de Manila University."Pinapaaral ko sa aming mga tao kung totoo ‘yan, although, initially parang may ganun naging pattern," Brillantes ...

  • Volvo Philippines launches luxury 5-door 5-seater hatchback

    The All-New Volvo V40, a modern expressive car, with characteristics from larger Volvos wrapped in a sleek, compact package, is now in the Philippines. This 5-door, 5-seater luxury hatchback combines trendsetting design with class-leading driving ...

  • Philippines boosts military to resist bullies amid China dispute

    Philippine President Benigno Aquino III addresses the media shortly after leading the 115th Philippine Navy anniversary celebration at Fort San Felipe, Cavite city, south-west of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Mr Aquino on Tuesday announced a US$1.8 billion (S$2.26 billion) military upgrade to help defend his country's maritime territory against "bullies", amid an ...

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Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

The second part of Quentin Tarantinos unjustly cleaved exploitation epic Kill Bill is as vastly different from the first as the first was from all the other films he had made up until that point. A grindhouse homage to chop-stocky ultraviolence and vengeance-fueled heroics, ... ...

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  • Comelec eyes Internet voting for Filipino voters abroad

    Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – Internet voting could be the solution to the low voter turnout of overseas absentee voting (OAV) in the recently concluded May 2013 elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Tuesday. Senator Franklin Drilon said in a statement that there was ...

  • NPA rebels take 6 hostages after raiding Davao del Norte security agency

    The NPA is the armed unit of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and has been waging an insurgency since 1969. AFP FILE PHOTO DAVAO CITY - Communist rebels took six people hostage and confiscated firearms, set off two explosives including one that wounded six soldiers and forcibly took away several vehicles in at least four attacks in a span of 24 hours in the provinces of North Cotabato and ...

  • Philippines to acquire warfare equipment for Navy

    Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III disclosed Tuesday the warfare equipment to be purchased by his administration that will help boost the capability of the Navy.The country's second class cutter, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, which came from the United States, is expected to arrive in Manila in August."We are planning to buy three multi-purpose attack craft, eight amphibious assault ...

  • Philippine president creates task force to improve business competitiveness

    Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has created an inter-agency task force that will help investors do business in the country.Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said Tuesday that Aquino signed Administrative Order No. 38, creating the Task Force on Ease of Doing Business (EODB Task Force) that will improve the country's global ranking in business competitiveness.The task force ...

  • PHL protests fresh Chinese incursions in West PHL Sea

    The Philippine government has protested latest Chinese incursions in areas within its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea and asked Beijing to respect Manila’s sovereignty over its waters.In a provocative move that could spike tensions anew between Manila and Beijing, two Chinese maritime surveillance ships and a warship were spotted off Ayungin Shoal within Philippine ...

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