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Archive for July 24th, 2010

BUTUAN CITY – In an effort to strengthen ”food security” in Mindanao, the two-day 7th Mindanao Vegetable Congress 2010 has been set in this capital city of Northeastern Mindanao early next week.

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Vegetable summit set in Butuan

COTABATO CITY – After years of waiting, over two thousand teachers from across the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) began to receive months of their accumulated back pays last week.

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ARMM mentors get back pays

MANILA – Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson confirmed that his son was arrested in Hong Kong last July 11 for possession of illegal drugs. Singson said his son, Ilocos Sur Co…

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Chavit Singson's congressman-son arrested in HK for illegal drugs

MANILA – Philippine President Benigno Aquino is set to launch a blistering attack on his predecessor and flesh out an anti-corruption drive when he makes his first “State of the Nation” address on Mon…

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Aquino to attack Arroyo in State of the Nation Address; GMA won't attend

Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 for a vacant super welterweight championship, either in Las Vegas if Margarito can get licensed or in Monterrey, Mexico, if he can’t, promo…

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It's Pacquiao vs Margarito in Mexico

IT TAKES a mother turtle at least 30 minutes to crawl up the beach from the sea, two hours to look for, and dig a nest, an hour to lay 50 to 100 eggs and another half-hour to crawl back to the water. …

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Turtles teach life-changing values like patience

Published Date: July 25, 2010 By Jason Gutierrez Indie film director Jim Libiran was looking for personal salvation when he gatecrashed Philippine cinema with a movie tackling Manila's violent g…

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Indie film director Jim Libiran was looking for personal salvation when he gatecrashed Philippine cinema with a movie…

THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) Saturday said the majority of schools in Metro Manila now have adequate water supply as school officials scramble to maintain sanitation. In a statement, the DepEd …

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Schools now have water, says DepEd

THE OTHER political parties in the House of Representatives have consolidated their forces and vowed to act as one in pushing their respective interests, but they also pledged to support the Liberal P…

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Minority parties form 80-man House bloc

THE COMPLAINANT who filed the disqualification suit against the Buhay party-list group and one of its nominees, El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde, has accused the Commission on Elections of preventi…

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Complainant complains vs Comelec action