Philippines
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Society
Philippine President optimistic of higher tourist arrivals this year
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III prepares to make the ceremonial ringing of the bell to start the trading at the Philippine Stocks Exchange at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines Tuesday March 6, 2012. <File photo: AP/Newsis> MANILA (Xinhua) — Philippine President Beningo S. Aquino III…
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South East Asia
Philippines on March 21 2012: 47% of Pinoys believe Corona guilty Philippines on March 21 2012 <Manila Times>: 47 percent of Pinoys believe Corona guilty
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Philippine Marines in Counter-Insergency Drill
A member of the Philippine Marines looks on as they perform a counter-insurgency drill inside the Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, the Philippines, March 20, 2012. The military exercise on Tuesday aimed to show their capabilities in case of terrorist attacks. <Photo: Xinhua/Rouelle Umali> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Philippine on 14 Mar 2012: DOLE to stamp out child labor Philippine on 14 Mar 2012 <Manila Times>: DOLE to stamp out child labor
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East Asia
Philippine on 7 Mar 2012 Philippines on 7 Mar 2012 <Manilatimes>: Iggy’s remains brought home to Negros Occidental
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South East Asia
Philippines on 29 February 2012 Philippines on 29 February 2012 <Manila Bulletin>: For God, Not Politics
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East Asia
Philippines on 22 February 2012 Philippines on 22 February 2012 <Manila Times>: Philippines captures militant wanted for beheadings
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Philippine gov’t advises students to take up course related to emerging industries
The Philippine government urged on Saturday the college students to take up courses related to the needs of emerging industries where they stand a good chance of being employed immediately after graduation. The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz made a call to prevent an increase…
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Culture
Philippines ‘Bird-Egg’ Festival
A dancer wearing colorful bird-themed costumes performs during the fifth Ibon-Ebon (Bird-Egg) Festival in Pampanga, the Philippines on Feb. 3, 2012. The Ibon-Ebon Festival is dedicated to the province’s Candaba swamp that serves as a sanctuary to more than 14,000 migratory birds of approximately 40 species. <Photo: Xinhua/Rouelle Umali>…
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South East Asia
Hunger Rate Rise in the Philippines
A baby is carried by her mother outside their makeshift home in Quezon City, the Philippines, Jan. 30, 2012. The hunger rate in the Philippines went up slightly from 21.5 percent in September to 22.5 percent in December last year, according to a study by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).…
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