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1 hr ago | Manila Bulletin

Floods, Landslides Threaten 48 Areas

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration warned Sunday that two weather systems a low-pressure area and the tail-end of a cold front over the country may trigger floods and landslides in the entire Southern Luzon, Visayas, and parts of Northern and Eastern Mindanao.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Weather

5 hrs ago | The Papillion Times

WHO calls for final push against leprosy

The Commit to Quit smoking cessation program consists of 8 one-hour group sessions designed to help people re-learn to live their lives smoke-free. Cost is $75. A class for family members and friends.

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Related Topix: Fitness, Yoga, World News

Sun Feb 12, 2012

Sun-Star

Sanctity of family to highlight Totus Tuus Week

"FAMILY is the wealth of society. We cannot serve as children of God if we don't know what it is to be a child... what it is to be born in a home, in a family," said Rev.

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Related Topix: Wedding, World News, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI

Sun-Star

Aquino tagged in Baguio lot sale

A tax informer has implicated President Benigno Aquino III in the alleged sale of a government lot in Baguio City to a giant mall developer.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Gloria Macapagal-arroyo

Manila Bulletin

'Biag Ni Lam-Ang' To Star Rocco; Katrina Speechless On Hayden

MANILA, Philippines - YOU DON'T KNOW ME: At the media launch of "My Beloved," Katrina Halili was quoted as saying she no longer knows Hayden Kho.

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USGS Earthquakes

M 4.7, Babuyan Islands region, Philippines

You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

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Sun-Star

Costanilla: Calungsod and unpaid judges

MOVIE. We are behind the plan of Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos to jointly produce a movie on the life of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, who will soon be beatified in Rome.

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Manila Bulletin

A Kit That Saves Lives

MANILA, Philippines - The first weeks of 2012 brought totally unexpected disasters to thousands of Filipinos.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Manila Bulletin

Discovering Batangas' Best Kept Secret

MANILA, Philippines - Where the Tagaytay ridge slopes down and meets the balmy shore of Taal lake lies a wondrous place.

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Manila Bulletin

President P-Noy With Quake Victims; School Chairs Courtesy Of Pagcor

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III in Dumaguete with Secretary Dinky Soliman helping rebuild homes.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News,

WSTC-AM Norwalk

Mayor Carlisle to promote Honolulu in Philippines

He says Honolulu's historic, cultural and family ties with the Philippines are deep and strong.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Travel

ABS-CBN News

Ex-Rep. Nanette Daza's BF shot dead in QC home

MANILA, Philippines The long-time boyfriend of former Congresswoman Nanette Castelo Daza was shot dead on Friday evening in Quezon City.

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Sun-Star

Wenceslao: A choice has to be made now

PUERTO Princesa River had been drawing about 160,000 tourists. Last year, when this was listed as among the finalists in the world's new seven wonders of nature, the number of visitors ballooned to 425,000. Recently, the 8.2-kilometer underground river was finally recognized as one of the new wonders of nature.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Terrorism, Opinion

News24

Birdwatchers kidnapped in Philippines

Abducted: The Fourteen-year Fight to Find My Children This is a candid, compelling account of living under the shadow of child abduction.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Asia News Network

Petaling Jaya: Philippine military insists Malaysian terrorist is dead

Conflicting reports continue to emerge from the Philippines on whether Jemaah Islamiyah leader Zulkifli Abdul Hir @ Marwan has been killed in an air strike.

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Related Topix: Malaysia, Terrorism, Southeast Asia, World News, Prison

Sun-Star

Lawmakers want probe on massive logging in Lanao

TWO lawmakers are proposing to investigate local officials, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , the police and military in Lanao del Sur on massive logging.

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Sun-Star

Residents warned vs rains, floods, slides

A LOW pressure area was sighted off the coast of Southern Mindanao, promising occasionally heavy rains that may trigger floods and landslides.

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The Straits Times

Malaysia sends forensic experts to Philippines to identify dead militants

The Philippine military said on Friday Malaysia will send forensics experts to try to prove whether Filipino forces have killed three of South-east Asia's most-wanted terror suspects.

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Tri-cityherald.com

US OKs transfer of 2nd warship to Philippines

Women protesters shouts slogans as they picket the U.S. Embassy in Manila Friday Feb.

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Sun-Star

'Drug trader' gets life term

A BIG TIME illegal drug trader was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday, less than three months after he was apprehended outside a mall in Cagayan de Oro.

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