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Protesters hold placards and gesture as they hold a rally in front of the building housing the Taiwan Economic and Cultural office (TECO), in the financial district of Manila on May 22, 2013, appealing to the Taiwanese government to ensure the safety and job security of Filipino workers in the territory due to a diplomatic spat after a fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard personnel on May 9, which the coastguard said the fishing vessel had intruded into Philippine waters and tried to ram their own patrol boat. Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines, banning the entry of any more workers, recalling its de facto envoy and holding a military exercise in waters near the northern Philippines last week.
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is in line with the call of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines to intensify tactical offensives in order to seize more weapons and create more units of the People’s Army.
The expansion in Naga affirms IBM’s continued commitment to help develop talent in next wave cities in the Philippines. This is consistent with our vision to make IBM an essential innovation and technology partner that will enable the country’s expansion and transformation through IBM’s Smarter Planet agenda
The Philippines reiterates the importance of adhering to the language and tone of the Kono Statement of 1993 and of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's 2002 letter to Filipino comfort women.More quotes »
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Taiwan military holds drills amid row with Manila
the strait," Yang Yi said. "We have urged the Philippines to investigate the incident, punish the murderer and give a satisfactory explanation to the victims."___Associated Press writer Hrvoje Hranjski contributed to this report from Manila, Philippines. Read more »
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Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
-- What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin.Marvic Feraren and Boyet Py both received 3,236 votes for mayor of San Teodoro town in Mindoro Oriental province in Read more »
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Taiwan rejects Manila apology for fisherman death
with the source of compensation money the family of the fisherman will receive-- the Filipino people rather than the Philippines government itself."The shooting was conducted by one of its civil servants, and its government could not evade the responsibility," Read more »
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Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 5 climbers
of the Philippines ' most active volcanoes rumbled to life Tuesday, spewing room-sized rocks toward nearly 30 surprised climbers, killing five and injuring others that had to be fetched with rescue helicopters and rope. The climbers and their Filipino guides Read more »
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Filipino boy on YouTube invited to DeGeneres show
-- Fourteen-year-old Aldrich Lloyd Talonding from the southern Philippines can't believe his luck: talk show host Ellen DeGeneres wants him to fly to the United States to be a guest on her show.A video of Aldrich's soulful rendition of Luther Vandross ' "Dance Read more »
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Grounded ship is Philippines' last line of defence
the South China Sea, even waters far away from its main landmass and approaching the coasts of Southeast Asian countries. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also claim parts of the sea, and the area has for decades been regarded as a potential 53 m ago from Bangkok Post Read more »
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Bank manager hurt in shooting in Manila
Philippines — A bank manager who was driving along Taft Avenue, Manila, on her way to work was shot by a motorcycle-riding gunman Thursday morning. Police identified the victim as Rosemarie Gatan of BPI Taft-Padre Faura branch, who was rushed to a nearby hospital. 5/22/13 from Inquirer Read more »
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Globe Uses Nasctech for Field Ops Management
field OPEX spend, and achieve a strong degree of visibility and control over the management of their field operations. Globe Philippines has deployed STREAMLINE⢠to lower costs, improve network quality, and drive general efficiencies in its field organisation. 5/22/13 from LightReading.com Read more »
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Rescuers save Russian climber trapped near crater of Mt. Mayon
was found alive Wednesday by a rescue team from the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) in the Albay, Philippines. This site has no copyright on the published material. All content belongs to the original publisher. Re-use only with 5/22/13 from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Families, Not Political Parties Still Reign in the Philippines
has been some controversy about the quality of the May 2013 general elections in the Philippines, during which some 18,000 local and national positions were elected. But the fairest verdict of this exercise in electronic voting would seem to be that, like 5/22/13 from Humanitarian News Read more »
