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Philippines population bill a waste of resources: think tank
AFP - Friday, October 3MANILA (AFP) - - A bill seeking to impose population control in the Philippines is a waste of valuable resources that would be better ploughed into education and infrastructure, a conservative think-tank said Thursday. More »
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Security a concern for aid workers in Philippines: officials
AFP - Friday, October 3MANILA, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) - International humanitarian agencies have raised concerns over their safety when delivering aid to thousands of people displaced in the southern Philippines, officials said Thursday. More »
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Philippines cuts economic growth forecasts due to US crisis
AFP - Friday, October 3MANILA, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) - Philippine economic growth will suffer this year and next due to the global financial crisis, even though local banks remain in good health, officials said Thursday. More »
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Philippines operator says it won contract to build, run Brunei port
AFP - Friday, October 3MANILA, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) - Philippines company International Container Terminal Services Inc. said Thursday it has won a tender to build and operate a container terminal in Brunei. More »
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WHO provides emergency aid to war-torn southern Philippines
AFP - Thursday, October 2MANILA, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it is providing emergency aid for thousands of people displaced by fighting with Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines. More »
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Three more Philippine miners rescued after week underground
AFP - Thursday, October 2BAGUIO, Philippines, Oct 1, 2008 (AFP) - Three more miners were rescued after a week trapped in a flooded tunnel in the northern Philippines, officials said Wednesday, raising hopes of finding their remaining five co-workers alive. More »
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Storm weakens as it hits Philippines
AFP - Thursday, October 2MANILA, Oct 1, 2008 (AFP) - Tropical storm Higos caused flights and sea trips to be cancelled as it made landfall in the eastern Philippines Wednesday but did little damage as it weakened, officials said. More »
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Fighting with Philippine Muslim rebels flares as Ramadan ends
AFP - Wednesday, October 1DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Philippines, Oct 1, 2008 (AFP) - Fighting between Philippine troops and Muslim separatists flared up on Wednesday as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan came to an end, officials said. More »
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Philippines lowers economic growth targets further due to crisis
AFP - Wednesday, October 1MANILA, Oct 1, 2008 (AFP) - The Philippine government has lowered even further its economic growth targets for 2008 in the face of the financial crisis in the United States, a minister said Wednesday. More »
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Philippines warns exporters: Disclose milk source
AP - Monday, September 29MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines will ban any imported dairy product whose origin has not been fully disclosed, under new rules to bar the entry of tainted milk from China, the health secretary warned Monday. More »
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