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  • Report PHL ready to pay P1.38M to Taiwanese fishermans kin

    The Philippines is ready to pay NT$1 million (P1.38 million) to the family of a Taiwanese fisherman shot dead in an encounter off disputed waters last May 9, the head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office said late Tuesday.But MECO head Amadeo Perez Jr. told Taiwan's Central News Agency it is still not clear at this time if the amount will be considered a "donation" or ...

  • Militants picket TECO office in Makati seek early resolution to row

    Militant groups on Wednesday picketed the office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Makati City to call for an early resolution to the row stemming from the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters last May 9. The militants, who gathered near the RCBC Tower where the MECO office is located, also voiced sympathies to the relatives of the slain fisherman, radio ...

  • Coast Guard finalizes report on USS Guardian grounding

    The Philippine Coast Guard is now finalizing its report on the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian at Tubbataha Reef last Jan. 17 and will soon submit it to Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya. Administrative sanctions for those found liable may be included in the final report of the Coast Guard's Marine Casualty Investigation Team, radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported ...

  • NPA guerrillas release unharmed 6 drivers abducted in north Cotabato

    KIDAPAWAN CITY - The New Peoples’ Army released unharmed on Tuesday in Makilala, North Cotabato the six drivers of rented cars the rebels commandeered and used to raid a security agency in Tagum City, Davao Oriental.Senior Inspector Joyce Birrey, chief of Makilala Police, identified the freed drivers ...

  • Philippines sovereign rising star says credit watchdog

    International credit watchdog Standard & Poor's described the Philippines as the first "sovereign rising star" of 2013 for becoming the first country to convince investors that it is a safe haven for investments. In a report titled "The Philippines is the First Sovereign Rising Star of 2013," S&P said the country was the first this year to emerge from a ...

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The Cat O' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code) [Blu-Ray]

The Cat O' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code) [Blu-Ray]

After the international success of his directorial debut, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1969), director Dario Argento returned to mine similar territory with his second effort, The Cat O Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code), which stylishly evokes the It ... ...

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  • Jingoistic press not helping Ma Ying-jeou during Philippine row

    Remember the Maine Incident of 1898? The USS Maine sank off Havana after an explosion and two crew members were killed. An anti-Spanish press enflamed American public opinion to a war-fevered pitch. Congress clamored for action. President William McKinley reluctantly succumbed and asked Congress to declare war. Congress did, of course. The Spanish-American War was brief, and the US acquired the ...

  • Naked Filipino Lady Charged In Court For Causing Nuisance

    Bandar Seri Begawan - A Filipino lady was charged in court for causing public nuisance yesterday whilst she was held at RIPAS Hospital over her seemingly unfit ...

  • 3.9M families went hungry in March - SWS

    More Filipinos experienced hunger in March, with about 3.9 million Filipino families saying they had nothing to eat at some point during that time, according to a new survey by pollster Social Weather ...

  • Philippines approves three new wind farms

    (MENAFN - Arab News) The Philippines has approved three wind farm projects that will generate 208 megawatts, enough to power more than 40,000 middle-class homes, an energy official said. The wind projects will be the first to benefit from an incentive scheme which aims to ensure half the country's energy comes from renewable sources by 2030, compared with about 39 percent currently, the ...

  • Philippines says to finish probe on shooting Taiwan fishermen soon

    The Philippine National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) is close to finishing its investigations on a Taiwan fisherman shot dead by Philippine coast guards, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Tuesday.Except for the physical examination of the fishing vessel, the NBI has already completed its probe on the case, said Aquino in a chance interview after the 115th anniversary celebration of ...

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