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3 hrs ago | Sunday Punch

Rosario back in Binmaley; Velasco loses anew in Sta. Barbara

Former Mayor Simplicio Rosario came back to lead the town of Binmaley anew after roundly beating his former conqueror, outgoing Mayor Lorenzo Cerezo in Binmaley.

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7 hrs ago | Sun-Star

Watsons Summer at the Sofitel Hotel

Wander Woman, together with health and beauty editors, bloggers and other members of media had some fun under the sun last time when Watsons in partnership with the Department of Tourism, launched its Sun Up to Sun Down Campaign at the Sofitel Manila Seafloor Garden.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, Philippines Travel, Asia Travel, World News, Entertainment

Sat May 18, 2013

Sun-Star

2 NPAs killed in Surigao Norte

TWO members of the New People's Army were killed in an encounter with the soldiers Friday afternoon in the mountainous area in Barangay Cabugo village in Claver, Surigao del Norte, the military said.

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RecordNET

Jeffry Leanu Perez

Jeffry Leanu Perez, age 81, passed away Sunday evening, May 12, 2013. Jeffry was born September 23, 1931, in Cebu, Philippines.

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Sun-Star

CEB opens direct flights to Phuket

THE Philippines' largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific announced it will begin direct flights from Manila to Phuket, Thailand, starting August 16, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Travel, Philippines Travel, Asia Travel, Manila, Philippines Travel, Thailand, Laos Travel, Laos Travel

Sun-Star

Shop, office lose P55,000 in robbery

SOME P55,000 worth of valuables were taken in two separate robbery incidents in Davao City on Friday and Saturday morning.

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ABS-CBN News

P250M lost in Divisoria Mall fire

MANILA, Philippines An estimated P250 million worth of property was damaged in the fire that hit Divisoria Mall in Binondo, Manila, authorities said.

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Sun-Star

Danao policeman shot 7 times, dies

A POLICE officer died after five men repeatedly shot him near an illegal cockfight arena in Barangay Looc, Danao City late yesterday afternoon.

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The Peninsula

Philippines rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims

Taiwanese Ministry of Justice director for International and Cross-Straits Legal Affairs Chen Wen-chi, displays a letter during a news conference inside the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Makati city, south of Manila, Philippines, 18 May 2013.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou

Asia News Network

Puerto Princesa, Philippines: Foreign ships harass Philippine mayor of disputed isle

The mayor of Kalayaan town in Palawan was harassed by two unidentified vessels while travelling with around 200 others by sea toward midnight on Thursday.

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Fri May 17, 2013

ABS-CBN News

Tension grips special poll in Compostela

COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines An 83-year-old village chief now fears for his life as tension gripped yesterday's special election in four polling precincts in Barangay Gabi, Compostela town, Compostela Valley.

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MindaNews

COMMENTARY: Beyond Awareness: Disaster risk reduction in Laos, PH

The National Disaster Management Office under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao People's Democratic Republic held a workshop on ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response here on May 13-14. The AADMER was signed by 10 ASEAN countries in 2005 and was ratified and implemented since 2009.

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Saipan Tribune

Fitial said recovering from surgery in Manila

Former governor Benigno R. Fitial is currently recuperating from gall bladder surgery at St.

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The Independent

Firefighters tackle blaze at shopping mall in Manila, Philippines

Neela Debnath is a member of the Independent's Online editorial team. She has an MA in Journalism from Brunel University.

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AlertNet

Rebuilding homes is huge challenge in aftermath of Philippines storm

Children attend classes inside a tent in an evacuation centre in Banganga town more than one month after Typhoon Bopha hit Davao Oriental in southern Philippines, January 16, 2013.

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AlertNet

Rebuilding homes is huge challenge after Philippines storm

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Sun-Star

Sun.Star editor named Nieman fellow at Harvard

Sun.Star editor Nini Cabaero will spend one school year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study journalism innovations as a member of the 76th Nieman Class.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Sun-Star

Diffused tail-end of cold front affects N. Luzon

EXPECT cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms in Cagayan Valley the regions of Ilocos and Cordillera, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas and the Zamboanga Peninsula Friday due to a diffused tail-end of a cold front, the state weather bureau said.

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Alabama Live

Coin toss breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race

MANILA, Philippines - 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.

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Sun-Star

Fari as couple wins mayor, vice mayor posts...

Incumbent Mayor Michael Farinas and Association of Barangay Councils president Chevylle Farinas on Thursday proved they are the couple to beat as they were proclaimed mayor and vice mayor respectively.

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