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  • Taiwans justice ministry in talks with Philippines over joint probe

    Taiwan's Ministry of Justice yesterday provided evidence suggesting that the Philippine coastal guard intentionally targeted sailors aboard a fishing boat during a shooting incident that left one Taiwanese fisherman dead, while noting that it is currently negotiating with its Philippine counterparts regarding a possible joint investigation. The Ministry of Justice held an international ...

  • Filipinos in Taiwan told to limit activities

    Philippine officials have advised thousands of Filipino workers to "limit their movement" in Taiwan, fearing a potentially violent backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Antonio Basilio, resident representative of Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taiwan, issued the advisory following a reported upsurge of attacks on some of ...

  • Philippines retains US$81b export target

    The Philippines will stand by its export target of US$81.53 billion for 2013 on the back of rising non-electronics shipments and a robust services sector, according to trade officials. The country aims to chalk up $61.10 billion in merchandise shipments, and $20.43 billion in services exports for 2013, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) data. In 2012, the country slightly ...

  • Motorcade bands kick off Brigada Eskwela school cleanup

    A motorcade and music played by bands kicked off a week-long cleanup of public schools to prepare for the start of classes on June 3. Education Secretary Armin Luistro led a motorcade to start the yearly "Brigada Eskwela," radio dzBB's Glen Juego reported. But DepEd spokesman Tonesito Umali admitted they will need much help from parents, students and volunteers as many schools are ...

  • DTI advises parents to buy school supplies early

    With just two weeks to go before the start of classes, the Department of Trade and Industry advised parents Monday to buy their school supplies early. The DTI cited information that prices of school supplies may go up the week before the start of the school year, radio dzBB reported. Retailers and vendors selling school supplies in Manila's Divisoria area had similarly warned of a possible ...

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Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again [Blu-Ray]

Never Say Never Again will always hold a troubled spot in the James Bond film franchise, which is currently the longest running in motion picture history. On the one hand, it will always be the unofficial Bond film (not counting the 1967 spoof Casino Royale ... ...

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  • PAGASA Rain over north Luzon Mindanao due to cold front ITCZ

    Parts of northern Luzon and Mindanao may expect rain showers and thunderstorms on Monday due to the tail-end of a cold front and the inter-tropical convergence zone, state weather forecasters ...

  • 1000 DepEd-PBEd graduates to work as teachers in support of K-12 - Palace

    At least 1,000 graduates of the Department of Education and Philippine Business for Education teachers' program will be given priority hiring status as public schoolteachers, Malacañang said ...

  • Comelecs early proclamations put PHL democracy at risk - Ex-CJ Panganiban

    Raising the specter of an electoral system, even an entire democratic system, gone haywire, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban characterized the Commission on Elections' proclamation of the first nine Senate candidates as without legal and factual ...

  • Taiwanese team slams Philippines as capricious

    A Taiwan investigation team that was sent to Manila to probe the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard returned to Taipei on Saturday, slamming the Philippines' attitude toward the joint investigation "capricious."Chen Wen-chi, head of the investigation team, said the team has been negotiating with the Philippine government on a joint investigation, but ...

  • Evoking in line and color the most popular devotion in the Philippines

    SANTO NIO of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cebu, seat of Archbishop Jos Palma. The design incorporates the letters and symbol of the Holy Name of Jesus, "IHS," found in the church's pediment. Without a doubt, the most popular and most widespread Catholic devotion in the Philippines is the Santo Nio, the devotion to the Holy Infant of Jesus. Proof of this is that while having ...

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