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  • 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 ...

  • PAGASA Rain over parts of Luzon not an early start of rainy season

    PAGASA forecaster Rene Paciente said the rain on Metro Manila and nearby provinces is still from "isolated thunderstorms," radio dzBB's Glen Juego reported. A separate report on "24 Oras" said they expect the rainy season to start in the end of May or early June. It also quoted PAGASA as saying rainfall is likely to be normal this year, as there is no El Niño or ...

  • Gov’t urged to fend off Luzon’s looming power problems

    Some of the largest investment hubs in Luzon--including the Subic Bay Freeport Zone--may incur massive financial losses, the same as that suffered by Mindanao-based businesses, if the government were to fail in taking decisive steps to meet rising power demand in these areas. According to freeport zone locator and Eastern Petroleum chair Fernando Martinez, demand for electricity in Subic and ...

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Quantum of Solace [Blu-Ray]

Quantum of Solace [Blu-Ray]

Following up on the gritty, hard-edged franchise reboot that was 2006s Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, the 22nd official film in the James Bond canon, picks up right where its predecessor left off, both narratively and tonally. Thinking that he has been betrayed ... ...

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  • Filipino ultramarathon man Cesar Guarin is running the world

    Cesar Guarin, seen here in Abu Dhabi recently, plans to be the first Filipino global runner, covering 42,000km across 47 countries. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The ...

  • Filipino Muslim rebels take tentative steps towards governance

    MILF-backed candidates release doves on the campaign trail to symbolize peace MANILA, 21 May 2013 (IRIN) - The oppressive summer heat bore down on this impoverished southern Philippine town on Mindanao Island as thousands gathered to hear a "proxy candidate" of the country's largest Muslim rebel force address the crowd on the eve of recently concluded mid-term elections. In the ...

  • CHED allows more than 300 colleges universities to hike tuition

    More than 300 private colleges and universities nationwide will increase their tuition this coming school year by about 8 percent, a report on GMA News' "24 Oras" said Tuesday.According to the report, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has approved the application of 343 private colleges and universities for tuition increases."Out of 451 application, 343 institutions ...

  • Philippines protests Chinese warship’s presence

    Members of the Philippine Navy SEALS display their gear during a ceremony celebrating the 115th anniversary of the Philippine navy at Fort San Felipe, Cavite city southwest of Manila, Philippines Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The Philippine government is planning to spend $1.8 billion dollars to modernize the Philippine navy with acquisition of additional ships and anti-submarine helicopters. AP ...

  • Brillantes wont budge following groups call for his resignation

    If he were to resign as Chairman of the Commission on Elections, it would not be because a group called for him to do so, Sixto Brillantes Jr. said ...

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