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Eight dead in Philippines bank robbery: report
AFP - Friday, May 16MANILA (AFP) - - Eight people were found dead in a bank outside the Philippines capital on Friday in an apparent armed robbery, police said. More »
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Parents board flight, forget toddler at airport
AFP - Wednesday, May 14OTTAWA, May 13, 2008 (AFP) - Tickets, check. More »
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Philippines dangles cash rewards for troops
Reuters - Wednesday, May 14MANILA - The Philippines has begun offering cash rewards to soldiers to help defeat communist New People's Army rebels in the final two years of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration, officials said on Tuesday. More »
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Philippine leader orders medical team to China: official
AFP - Tuesday, May 13MANILA, May 13, 2008 (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has ordered a medical team be deployed to earthquake-hit China, her spokesman said Tuesday, as the country condoled with Beijing. More »
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Philippine church sees five-year food crisis
AFP - Tuesday, May 13MANILA, May 12, 2008 (AFP) - Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines expect the crisis of high food prices to last up to five years, a church official said Monday. More »
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Thousands stranded in Philippines jeepney transport strike
AFP - Monday, May 12MANILA, May 12, 2008 (AFP) - Thousands of commuters were stranded across the Philippines on Monday as jeepney operators went on strike in protest at soaring fuel prices, reports and witnesses said. More »
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Rebels raid Philippines farm, abduct worker: police
AFP - Monday, May 12DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) - - Communist guerrillas raided one of the biggest farms in the southern Philippines, stealing guns and abducting its manager and a security worker, police said on Monday. More »
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Philippine president pardons convicted coup leaders
AFP - Monday, May 12MANILA, May 12, 2008 (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said on Monday she had pardoned nine military officers convicted of mounting a failed coup against her in 2003. More »
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Cannes brings cheer to ailing Philippines film industry
AFP - Sunday, May 11MANILA, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - A Cannes festival call-up for two independent films is raising hopes of a rebirth for the struggling Philippines movie industry, hit by rampant piracy, high taxes and foreign imports. More »
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Dengue cases in Philippines rise by 34 percent: government
AFP - Saturday, May 10MANILA, May 10, 2008 (AFP) - The Philippines recorded 9,176 cases of dengue fever nationwide from January 1 to April 5 this year, an increase of almost 34 percent over the same period last year, the health department said Saturday. More »
- Police in southern Philippines launch search for missing BritonAFP -Saturday, May 10
- Filipino loses deportation battle from BritainAFP -Saturday, May 10
- Philippines general to be tried for corruption: military spokesmanAFP -Saturday, May 10
- Philippines pitches birth control, friendly ties to beat rice crisisAFP -Friday, May 9
- Philippine exports fall 6.8 percent in MarchAFP -Friday, May 9
- Philippines workers push for higher wages amid food crisisAFP -Friday, May 9
- At least three dead in Philippine bombing: policeAFP -Friday, May 9
- Philippines vows 'aggressive' rice buying ahead of typhoonsAFP -Friday, May 9
- Philippines' Arroyo leads crackdown on rice hoardingReuters -Friday, May 9
- Philippine cleric objects to gays playing female saintsAFP -Tuesday, May 6
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