Mindanao

Saudi-UK partners to visit Mindanao on business
A Saudi Arabia-United Kingdom business partnership will visit the Philippines next October in search of opportunities in agriculture and trade in Mindanao.

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Philippines

Philippines urges media restraint after hostage chaos
The Philippines on Tuesday urged the media to show more restraint in covering crisis situations amid concerns live broadcasts fuelled tensions in a hijack standoff that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.

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Davao

Davao to host Asian Bird Festival
Davao City, home to the magnificent Philippine Eagle, is set to host the 1st Asian Bird Festival and the 6th Philippine Bird Festival on September 24 to 26. read more

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Cebu

Cebu eyes FBI, US cops for crisis management training
The Cebu provincial government is considering inviting foreign experts, including those from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States police force, to help train its Special Reaction Unit for hostage-taking incidents and other crises.

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Coron

Indigenous peoples: Saving Earth with smaller footprints
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Palawan

Shellfish ban ordered in 6 bays
The Department of Health has banned the buying, eating and selling of shellfish harvested from six bays across the country.

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Visayas

Visayas State U grads top list of new agri engineers
Graduates of the Visayas State University (VSU) topped the 213 passers of the agricultural engineer licensure exam given this month, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Thursday.

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Boracay

Resorts in Boracay start counting losses as Chinese tourists cancel reservations
ILOILO CITY -- Resorts and hotels on Boracay island are counting their losses and bracing for lower revenues in this lean season as Chinese tourists cancel their reservations in the aftermath of the Rizal Park hostage drama that killed eight tourists from Hong Kong.

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Coron

Coming up in the Chesters, Mendhams, Harding and Washington Twp.
SATURDAY, Aug. 21 A headstone conservation seminar will be offered at the German Valley Rural Cemetery from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cemetery is located at 80 Coleman Road in Long Valley. The seminar will be lead by Jonathan Appell, a conservator based in West Hartford, Conn. The cemetery was founded in 1865. For information, call (908) 876-4462.

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Boracay

Resorts in Boracay start counting losses as Chinese tourists cancel reservations
ILOILO CITY -- Resorts and hotels on Boracay island are counting their losses and bracing for lower revenues in this lean season as Chinese tourists cancel their reservations in the aftermath of the Rizal Park hostage drama that killed eight tourists from Hong Kong.

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Palawan

AFP eyes tie-up with oil explorers to boost security patrol in Palawan
Owing to its limited resources, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now eyeing a tie-up with private companies that can lend helicopters and water assets, which can be used by the military to beef up security in Palawan, where oil exploration activities are taking place. Brigadier General Jose Mabanta Jr., AFP spokesman, said Lt. Gen. Ricardo David, AFP Chief, has given an instruction ...

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Philippines

Philippines suspends police over hostage crisis
The Philippines on Wednesday suspended four police officers over a hostage crisis that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, amid outrage over a myriad of mistakes in the chaotic end to the stand-off.

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Visayas

DoLE-Visayas warns of fake online job offers
ILOILO CITY (PNA) Labor and Employment Director for Western Visayas Manuel C. Roldan urged Ilonggos looking for work, especially in the United Kingdom, to be more cautious because of the rampant cases of bogus internet job offers.

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Davao

Ateneo de Davao rules 2th Kadayawan bootfest
THE Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) cornered three titles in the Mayor Inday Sara and Rody Duterte 25th Kadayawan Sportsfest Festival at the Tionko football grounds on Saturday. read more

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Davao

Ateneo de Davao rules 2th Kadayawan bootfest
THE Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) cornered three titles in the Mayor Inday Sara and Rody Duterte 25th Kadayawan Sportsfest Festival at the Tionko football grounds on Saturday. read more

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Visayas

Police office opens communication system for media
THE Western Visayas Police Regional Office (PRO) has opened up a smooth communication system for members of the media with a two-day seminar on August 20-21 at the Marina Restaurant in Iloilo City. read more

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Coron

Listen up for care about your hearing
WASHINGTON TWP. Hearing care will be the theme of a Lunch n Learn program at noon on Monday, Aug. 23, at the Washington Twp. Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Road, Long Valley.

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Philippines

Philippines to Start Filing Complaints Against Erring Revenue Officials
The Philippines will start filing complaints against revenue officials next month, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima told reporters today in Manila. The government has a preliminary list of erring finance, internal revenue and customs officials, Purisima said.

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Boracay

Coast Guard: German drowns in Boracay on Friday the 13th
A German national drowned in the waters off world-famous Boracay Island in Western Visayas on Friday the 13th, the Coast Guard said Monday.

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Davao

Davao bizmen launch advocacy on biodiversity conservation
THE Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) will launch an advocacy program calling for the conservation and protection of the Davao Gulf. read more

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Coron

CEB offers P499 to select domestic Routes and China fare at P1,999
Cebu Pacific (CEB) the countrys largest national flag carrier announced yesterday a Go Lite seat sale as low as P499 to select domestic and China destinations, from August 17-19, 2010 or until seats last. For travel from November 1-30, 2010, passengers can avail of P499 Go Lite seats from Manila to Coron (Busuanga) or Kalibo.

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Philippines

Philippines is 6th top user of Twitter
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines was named 6th top user of the social networking site Twitter, a study released this week revealed. Twitter penetration was highest in Indonesia, followed by Brazil, Venezuela, Netherlands, and Japan.

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Palawan

Palawan massacre suspect falls
MANILA, Philippines - Police on Thursday arrested a suspect in the gruesome massacre of a retired Navy officer and 4 members of his family in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan province on Monday.

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Boracay

Boracay tribe finally gets land title
Happiness, for some members of a tribe of original settlers in Boracay, is as simple as a carabao ride.

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Davao

Davao fastcraft firm wants new dock
Davao CITY -- A fastcraft company that serves Davao Oriental and Davao City has reported a loss amounting to P7 million since February due to lack of a docking facility in the town of Lupon, its destination in Davao Oriental.

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Mindanao

Mindanao fishing firms confused
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Fishing companies in Western Mindanao have complained against noncompliance by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanaos (ARMM) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) with their 2007 agreement that they will get permits and pay fees only to the national government to avoid duplication of registration and doubling of costs.

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Visayas

Eastern Visayas devt to focus on agribusiness, eco-tourism
TACLOBAN CITY -- Eastern Visayas development for the next six years will focus on agribusiness and eco-tourism, the regional head of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) told journalists here yesterday.

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Philippines

Philippines to hand out excess rice to children
The Philippines, the world's leading importer of rice, said on Wednesday it would hand out 50,000 tonnes of the surplus grain to children.

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Coron

Defense Rests in Creek Trial
Today was day two for the defense team in the Randall Creek murder trail.

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Philippines

Philippines searches for missing cargo ship
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine coast guard was searching Sunday for a domestic cargo ship with 17 crewmen that disappeared after encountering big waves and reporting engine trouble.

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Coron

Driver in fiery Auburn crash identified
AUBURN Police identified the driver of a fiery car accident on Gamage Avenue as Tyler Baril, in his 20s, from Lewiston. Lt. Rick Coron said he understood Baril to be in stable condition awaiting surgery. The accident remains under investigation.

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Mindanao

Integration crucial to Mindanaos devt -- WB-AusAID study
PLANS TO unleash Mindanaos development potentials will require economic and financial integration of its growth hubs with its less developed peripheries, as well as with key economic centers in Luzon and the Visayas and with select foreign markets, a study of the World Bank and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) said.

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Palawan

Meet Palawans Doc Soc
I WAS A GEOLOGIST working in the Sierra Madre when the Dumagat people took me to their primitive jungle village to see a sick man. I couldnt change the fate of that man but he changed mine.

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Boracay

Discovery Shores Boracay ranks among Asias best resorts
Discovery Shores Boracay, the first small luxury hotels (slh.com) resort in the Philippines, ranked among the Top 15 resorts in Asia, in the prestigious Worlds Best Awards readers survey.

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Mindanao

Integration crucial to Mindanaos devt -- WB-AusAID study
PLANS TO unleash Mindanaos development potentials will require economic and financial integration of its growth hubs with its less developed peripheries, as well as with key economic centers in Luzon and the Visayas and with select foreign markets, a study of the World Bank and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) said.

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Luzon

Guy Luzon gets nod as head coach
Secret ballot held to add legitimacy. The Israel Football Association yesterday officially appointed Guy Luzon as head coach of the national under-21 soccer team, ending a nearly year-long process during which the Bnei Yehuda coach was the leading candidate.

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Coron

Pathologist's errors brought agony for serviceman's family
ERRORS by a pathologist who examined the body of a Yorkshire serviceman killed in Afghanistan led to an agonising delay which was slammed as "utterly wrong" by a Coron

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Philippines

Philippines PLDT First-Half Profit Rises 10%
Philippines' PLDT first-half profit rises 10 pct

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Palawan

DOE wants local refiners to process Palawan crude
The government is encouraging oil refiners to process crude oil from Palawan, Energy Secretary Jose Almendras said. "We produce a few million barrels, but the point is, you have to export the oil because the refineries here cannot handle it.

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Cebu

Cebu ex-mayor killed in ambush (10:56 a.m.)
Cebu CITY -- A former mayor of Compostela, Cebu was declared dead on arrival in a hospital after two armed men fired upon him past 10 p.m. Monday. read more

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Visayas

Eastern Visayas residents told to prepare for landslides
The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Eastern Visayas has warned residents in five of six provinces in the region of possible landslides in some areas during the rainy season.

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Coron

TV5 to expand in 50 areas
Mediascape Inc., operator of television network TV5, has sought permit from the National Telecommunications Commission to broadcast in 50 areas nationwide to expand its coverage.

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