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  • Philippines beat UAE in relegation battle

    MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines beat the United Emirates 24-8 in the Asia Five Nations on Saturday as the hosts' maiden win ensured their survival in their first season in the region's top flight.Graeme Hagan, the hosts' hooker, scored a try early in the second half to douse a rally by the UAE, who had come back from 12-nil with a penalty conversion followed by a try off a rolling ...

  • Asian Five Nations UAE cannot fight off Philippines or relegation

    Pen: Russell A power cut five minutes before full time at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila may have briefly delayed the inevitable for the beleaguered national team. However, the lights eventually went out on the UAE's three year stay in the Asian Five Nations after they succumbed to the Philippines. The defeat meant the national team finished the campaign without a point, and have ...

  • Int’l migrant group appeals for protection of Filipino workers in Taiwan

    Premier Jiang Yi-huah speaks while holding a picture showing the number of gun holes in a fishing vessel after it was assaulted by the Philippine coastguard, killing a Taiwanese fisherman, during a press conference in Taipei on May 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Mandy Cheng MANILA--"Filipino migrants are innocent; they should be protected," the Hong Kong-based International Migrants Alliance ...

  • Philippines rejects Taiwan’s allegations of murder

    MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan’s allegations that its coast guard had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat. Hong Shi-cheng, a 65-year-old fisherman, was shot dead by the Philippine Coast Guard, who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan’s Department of ...

  • Poll watchdog calls 2013 elections a technology and political disaster

    Election watchdog group Automated Election System Watch on Saturday denounced what it considers the arbitrary and premature proclamation of winning candidates, as it asserted the conduct of the midterm 2013 polls was worse than the previous elections in 2010, the first automated elections."By making arbitrary and highly irregular decisions during canvassing, and proclaiming presumed winning ...

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Constantine

Constantine

Youd think that any film that casts Peter Stormare in a mordantly funny cameo as Satan in a dandy white suit would be pretty good, but Constantine proves otherwise. Based on the Hellblazer graphic novel series, Constantine is often visually stunning, but its a narrativ ... ...

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  • LP faces uphill climb in Northern Central Luzon

    CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The Liberal Party’s endeavor to become the ruling party for the 2016 presidential elections is going to be a much longer and harder journey, as far as Central and Northern Luzon are concerned. The party could not muster support from provinces where it invested resources on congressional and gubernatorial candidates, as shown by the outcome of the May 13 midterm ...

  • PAGASA Rain over northern Luzon Mindanao on Sunday

    Rain may fall over parts of Northern Luzon and Mindanao in the next 24 hours due to the tail-end of a cold front and the inter-tropical convergence zone, state weather forecasters said Saturday afternoon.In its 5 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the tail-end of a cold front is affecting extreme northern Luzon while the ITCZ is affecting Southern Mindanao."The province of Ilocos Norte and the ...

  • Senate roster for 16th Congress complete as last 3 winners proclaimed

    The roster of the Senate for the 16th Congress of the Philippines was completed Saturday evening as the Commission on Elections proclaimed the last three winners of this year's senatorial race.Senators-elect Cynthia Villar, Jose Victor Ejercito, and Gregorio Honasan II were proclaimed at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.Also "re-proclaimed" on Saturday ...

  • No alternative for Filipino workers in Taiwan says recruitment expert

    MANILA, Philippines - The alternative labor markets being eyed by the Philippine government for Filipino who may be affected by the brewing tension between Taiwan and the Philippines are not feasible, a recruitment industry expert said Saturday. According to Emmanuel Geslani, there are no alternative markets for OFWs in Taiwan in case the Philippines eventually loses this labor market, which, ...

  • Poll watchdog denounces arbitrary proclamation of new senators

    Election watchdog group Automated Election System Watch on Saturday denounced what it considers arbitrary proclamation of winning candidates, even as it claimed the midterm 2013 polls were worse than the previous elections."By making arbitrary and highly-irregular decisions during canvassing, and proclaiming presumed winning candidates prematurely, the Comelec has turned the second ...

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