Luzon

'Ondoy,' finance crisis hamper S. Luzon wage hike
Companies have blamed the long-standing effects of the global financial meltdown and Tropical Storm %26ldquo;Ondoy%26rdquo; for the delay in the salary hike lobbied by workers in Southern Luzon.

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Palawan

Palawan asks gov't not to ignore share in Malampaya
The provincial government of Palawan has warned the national government against liquidating the country's royalty income from the Malampaya gas-to-power project to ease the government's fiscal difficulties without considering Palawan's share.

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Cebu

Cebu Pacific Leads in Passenger Volume Among Local Airlines in First 6 Months
MANILA, Philippines - Cebu Pacific (CEB) ranked first among the country's airlines in carrying the most number of passengers for its combined domestic and international operations in the first half of the year. Based on the Philippines Civil Aviation Board's official report covering the period of January to June 2010, CEB flew 5,096,887 passengers for combined domestic and international traffic ...

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Visayas

Western Visayas recipient of National Gawad Kalasag Award
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 28 (PNA) %26ndash; Western Visayas is a recipient of the National Gawad Kalasag Award that will be handed by Malacanang in various categories.

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Boracay

Boracay Island
Everyday is beach time at the sun-kissed, pristine Boracay stretch, so breathe in and let the fresh sea breeze calm your senses!

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Luzon

GMA Network tops TV ratings in Luzon and Mega Manila
Broadcast giant GMA Network , backed by the strong performance of its primetime programs, continued to beat rival ABS-CBN in TV ratings in viewer-rich Mega Manila and urban Luzon.

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Visayas

Western Visayas recipient of National Gawad Kalasag Award
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 28 (PNA) %26ndash; Western Visayas is a recipient of the National Gawad Kalasag Award that will be handed by Malacanang in various categories.

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Philippines

A year after deluge, Philippines remains unprepared
One year after tropical storm Ketsana brought death and destruction to Manila, the Philippines remains unprepared for such disasters, the government said on Saturday.

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Mindanao

Mindanao Context in RP Books Urged
BUTUAN CITY %26ndash; Mindanao educators are pushing for a major revision of the Philippine educational textbooks %26ndash; this time with more context on Mindanao's cultural diversity and history. In a press statement sent to the Manila Bulletin by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) on Sunday, Fr. Alber Alejo SJ, lead project director of Konsult Mindanaw and the Mindanawon Initiatives for Cultural ...

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Coron

RUNNING: Anzar's Hsia-Coron delivers strong time at Early Bird invite
SALINAS Anzar senior Aaron Hsia-Coron recorded a 17:01 to take 17th out of more than 200 runners Saturday at the Early Bird Invitational in Salinas, where the Hawks cross country team finished 40th overall. Anzar recorded a total team time of 1:40:04 to finish 40th out of 46 teams, while Bellarmine (1:21:10), San Benito (1:23:21) and Madera South (1:23:34) earned the top three spots at the ...

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Cebu

Cebu Air trims IPO price
Cebu Air Inc., a unit of conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc., has lowered the price range of its initial share sale to P110 to P135 apiece in a bid to attract more buyers.

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Davao

Davao Catholics start rallies vs power hike
Catholics in Davao City started a series of rallies against recent power hikes there, demanding the rollback in electric rates.

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Palawan

Palawan strengthens records management services capability
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Sept. 23 (PNA) - A total of 17 employees of the provincial government of Palawan are attending on Wednesday a three-day seminar-workshop on records management conducted by the Philippine Records Management Association (PRMA) in Guadalupe, Cebu.

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Boracay

Boracay losses reach up to P50M%26ndash;DOT
Establishments in the island-resort of Boracay lost up to P50 million in revenues so far as a result of booking cancellations and lost opportunities in the wake of the Manila hostage-taking incident last August 23.

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Cebu

Cebu fashion council eyes export market
The Fashion Council of Cebu (FCC) will start exploring the huge export market, a consumer-base that is seen to boost the fashion designing industry in Cebu.

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Davao

Davao entrepreneur employs inmates, turning grass into export quality products
NEW CORELLA, Davao del Norte, Sept. 23 (PNA) -- Engr. Joaquin Silangan is one entrepreneur who does not only contribute to the gross domestic product (GDP) and export figures of the country but also to the welfare of some inmates at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm, formerly the Davao Penal Colony (Dapecol) in Panabo City, Davao del Norte.

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Coron

RP May Import 1-Million Tons of Rice Next Year
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) %26mdash; With the Department of Agriculture (DA) admitting the farm sector has failed to recover this year from the negative output for 2009 due to severe damages inflicted by tropical storms "Ondoy" and "Pepeng," the Philippines may be forced to import about one million tons of rice for 2011.

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Luzon

Luzon execs deny links to jueteng
The officials linked by retired Lingayen Archbishop Oscar Cruz to jueteng operations in Northern and Central Luzon have denied protecting the operators of the illegal numbers game or receiving protection money from them.

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Mindanao

Rains in Mindanao, east RP due to low pressure area
Mindanao and the eastern side of the country will experience rains due to a low pressure area east of Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tuesday.

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Palawan

Palawan River tops latest New 7 Wonders Poll
The Puerto Princesa Underground River has topped the latest poll of the New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign. Related posts: Palawan in China's top spots for elite travellers Palawan, the country's renowned ecotourism site, is once again hailed... Travel to top local destinations continues to increase Travel around the Philippines continues to increase. Latest data from... Gallup World Poll ranks ...

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Boracay

Boracay Garden Resort Offers Free Room Upgrade
A perfect and affordable vacation awaits everyone at Boracay Garden Resort.

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Visayas

DOH-7 will meet to possibly declare dengue outbreak in Central Visayas
The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas will possibly declare dengue outbreak after they have recorded an 18 percent increase of dengue cases since September 11. In just a week the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) %26ndash; Central Visayas has recorded 1,095 additional cases which brings to a total of 7,241 cases in [...]

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Philippines

Philippines doing its best to free kidnap victims, says Anifah
KOTA KINABALU %26ndash; The Philippines government has given an assurance that it will do its best in securing the release of two Malaysians who were abducted and held captive by Filipino gunmen in southern Philippines.

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Philippines

Philippines doing its best to free kidnap victims, says Anifah
KOTA KINABALU %26ndash; The Philippines government has given an assurance that it will do its best in securing the release of two Malaysians who were abducted and held captive by Filipino gunmen in southern Philippines.

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Davao

Davao mayor takes leave
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio went on leave starting Friday and designated his father, Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, as acting city mayor from September 17 to 21. read more

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Cebu

Cebu Traders Seek 20% of National Budget
Cebu CITY %26ndash; Stakeholders of various business organizations in Cebu are seeking to obtain an allocation of 20 percent of the country's national budget for 2011, which they said they would like to see spent for more infrastructure projects. %26ldquo;Cebu is targeting 20 percent allocation of the 2011 national budget and we remain hopeful that the Aquino administration will grant this request,%26rdquo; said Samuel ...

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Boracay

Boracay tourist receipts in July up 43%%26ndash;DOT
Boracay Island in Aklan earned P1.072 billion in tourist receipts in July, records of the Department of Tourism 6 show.

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Visayas

'Inday' to bring rain to Luzon, W. Visayas%26mdash;Pagasa
Luzon and Western Visayas may expect rains due to tropical storm Inday (international name: Fanapi) spotted east of Batanes, the state-run weather bureau said Thursday.

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Palawan

Palawan gov questions ECC of mining firm
Palawan Gov. Abraham Kahlil Mitra questioned on Tuesday the issuance by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of a permit to MacroAsia's mining venture in Brooke's Point, Palawan, saying local government has not even endorsed the project.

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Mindanao

FASTLANES: Weighing Mindanao's power problems and options (1)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/14 September) %26mdash; Monday's 9-hour brownout in southern Mindanao and parts of northern Mindanao was part of the power problem of Mindanao, the incompatibility of the transmission system between these two regions of the island. (BenCyrus G. Ellorin/Mindanews)

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Luzon

'Inday' to bring rain to Luzon, W. Visayas%26mdash;Pagasa
Luzon and Western Visayas may expect rains due to tropical storm Inday (international name: Fanapi) spotted east of Batanes, the state-run weather bureau said Thursday.

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Coron

RUNNING: Anzar's Hsia-Coron delivers strong time at Early Bird invite
SALINAS Anzar senior Aaron Hsia-Coron recorded a 17:01 to take 17th out of more than 200 runners Saturday at the Early Bird Invitational in Salinas, where the Hawks cross country team finished 40th overall. Anzar recorded a total team time of 1:40:04 to finish 40th out of 46 teams, while Bellarmine (1:21:10), San Benito (1:23:21) and Madera South (1:23:34) earned the top three spots at the ...

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Coron

RUNNING: Anzar's Hsia-Coron delivers strong time at Early Bird invite
SALINAS Anzar senior Aaron Hsia-Coron recorded a 17:01 to take 17th out of more than 200 runners Saturday at the Early Bird Invitational in Salinas, where the Hawks cross country team finished 40th overall. Anzar recorded a total team time of 1:40:04 to finish 40th out of 46 teams, while Bellarmine (1:21:10), San Benito (1:23:21) and Madera South (1:23:34) earned the top three spots at the ...

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Palawan

Macroasia gets ECC for Palawan operation
Listed Macroasia Corp. yesterday said that it has received the environmental compliance certificate for its planned mining operation in Palawan. This means that the company is close to finishing all preparatory works that will finally allow it to extract minerals in Palawan.

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Luzon

Cruz: 4 Luzon govs get jueteng payola
Ibinunyag ni Archbishop Oscar Cruz na apat na gobernador sa Luzon ang suma-sideline bilang jueteng operators! Hindi man niya pinangalanan, tiniyak naman ng obispo na may dalawang opisyal ng gobyerno na tumatanggap ng jueteng payola!� Aminado naman si DILG Undersecretary Rico Puno na laganap pa rin ang jueteng lalo na sa Luzon, pero itinanggi niya na nakiinabang siya sa operasyon ng jueteng ...

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Philippines

Philippines seeks mother of newborn baby abandoned in airplane trash on flight from Bahrain
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine authorities on Monday tried to identify the mother of a baby born on a commercial flight from the Middle East and found abandoned in the airplane's trash, evoking pity and outrage among Filipinos.

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Cebu

Cebu Pacific offers seat sale for Iloilo, other local flights
Cebu Pacific is holding a seat sale from September 10 to 12, or until seats last for domestic flights at P99 for %26ldquo;Go Lite%26rdquo; seats from Manila to Laoag, and Cebu to Bacolod, Dipolog, Dumaguete and Iloilo.

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Visayas

E. Visayas lines up priority tourism projects
TACLOBAN CITY -- Tourism stakeholders in Eastern Visayas have identified nine infrastructure projects costing a total of P845.42 million that are key to developing their industry.

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Boracay

412 passengers stranded off Boracay Island (2:21 p.m.)
A ROLL-ON-ROLL-OFF (Roro) vessel went dead off Boracay Island after it suffered mechanical trouble on Friday, a radio report said. read more

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Mindanao

Mindanao bizmen protest power barges' excessive fees
BUSINESSMEN in Mindanao have banded themselves into the Mindanao Electric Power Alliance (Mepa) to oppose the "excessive" electricity charges slapped by a private company whose power barges were deplo read more

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Davao

Davao Girds for Village Elections
Davao CITY %26mdash; At least 24,000 registered voters are expected to exercise their right of suffrage as the local poll body gears up for manual count, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this city said Thursday. Lawyer Danilo A. Cullo, acting election officer of the first district and chairman of the city board of canvassers, said they expect a longer voting period unlike the recent national ...

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Cebu

Cebu mayor lifts quarry suspension
Cebu CITY %26ndash; Naga City Mayor Valdemar Chiong lifted Wednesday his executive order that temporarily suspended the quarry operations of JLR Construction and Aggregates Inc. (JLRCAI). read more

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Philippines

Philippines Says Police Might Have Shot Hostages
Philippines say police might have shot some hostages in bungled rescue of HK tourists Police - Philippines - Asia - Government - Law

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Davao

Davao Girds for Village Elections
Davao CITY %26mdash; At least 24,000 registered voters are expected to exercise their right of suffrage as the local poll body gears up for manual count, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this city said Thursday. Lawyer Danilo A. Cullo, acting election officer of the first district and chairman of the city board of canvassers, said they expect a longer voting period unlike the recent national ...

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Palawan

Nido to deliver Palawan oil to South Korean buyer
AUSTRALIAN FIRM Nido Petroleum Ltd. is set to deliver its first oil cargo from the Tindalo oil field off Palawan to a crude buyer from South Korea on Sept. 16 to 18.

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Mindanao

Mindanao confab to focus on energy, mining, agriculture
CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Sept. 8, 2010%26mdash;The 19th staging of the Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) here next week will focus on three priority concerns in Mindanao: energy, mining and agriculture. read more

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Visayas

East Visayas to get 55,000 health cards
The Eastern Visayas office of the Department of Health Visayas will give away health cards to 55,000 people in the region.

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Luzon

PNP places units in Luzon, Visayas on high alert
Police units in Luzon and the Visayas have been placed on heightened alert to prevent possible retaliatory attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group following the death of one of its leaders in an encounter with government forces in Sulu over the weekend.

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Coron

CEB starts flights to Beijing
Cebu Pacific on Sunday mounted its first flights to Beijing, China, making the budget carrier the second Philippine company to serve the route.

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Boracay

Boracay lures tourists with low prices
Budget-conscious tourists can avail of lower accommodation rates on Boracay Island as some resorts have offered significant discounts as part of measures to counter the backlash on the country's tourism industry after the Aug. 23 hostage-taking crisis in Manila.

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Davao

Davao to buy modern equipment for city cops
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said the city is set to acquire state-of-the-art equipment, amounting to P16 million, to be utilized by the assault team of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO). read more

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Coron

Int'l tour operators still bullish on RP sites
Despite the heavy drubbing that the Philippines took as a result of the bloody hostage crisis last week, representatives of nearly 100 travel agencies and tour operators from around the world still came to do business at a major tourism convention here on Friday.

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Mindanao

Mindanao Investment Forum focuses on energy projects, agribusiness
Mindanao-wide projects in the energy sector were among the investment proposals showcased at the Mindanao Investment Forum held in Manila on September 1, as part of the lead-up to the 19th Mindanao Business Conferences. %26ldquo;We presented investment packages in energy %26ndash; including renewable energy %26ndash; shipping, agribusiness, mariculture and other key industries,%26rdquo; said Ralph Paguio, president of the ...

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Visayas

Western Visayas PNP drafts rules for coverage of crisis
The Philippine National Police in Western Visayas is drafting guidelines for media coverage of crisis situations.

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Luzon

Burnham, Luzon Building focus of PBS documentary
Daniel Burnham, the late architect who designed the former Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma, will be the focus on a documentary airing next week.

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Philippines

Philippines President Owns Responsibility For Bungled Hostage Rescue Operation
(RTTNews) - Philippines President Benigno Aquino has owned moral responsibility for the country's bungled hostage rescue operation that resulted in the death of eight Chinese tourists last month.

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Cebu

Cebu bags first finals berth
Cebu CITY %26mdash; Former pro Stephen Padilla erupted for 22 points, including five triples, to help M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu beat Treston Laguna, 89-79, and clinch the first finals berth in the Tournament of the Philippines (TOP) Wednesday at the Cebu Coliseum here. It took the Ni�os less than four minutes to take total control of the game as Padilla fuelled a mighty 12-0 run with a booming ...

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Palawan

Palawan town mayor arrested for rape
Cebu police flew to Palawan to arrest a town mayor on charges of rape by a Cebuana from Danao City. But just as they were about to board a plane for Cebu, Mayor Nicolas Monta�o Sr. of Rizal complained of chest pains. The trip was aborted. Montano, a first-term mayor, is now confined at the [...]

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Boracay

Boracay reels from backlash of Manila hostage crisis
Boracay, the country's premier tourist destination, has lost at least P15 million in canceled bookings by tourists from Hong Kong and China following the bloody hostage-taking in Manila last week, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).

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Luzon

PAGASA: Flash floods, landslides loom over parts of Luzon
Tropical cyclones "Florita" (Lionrock) and "Glenda" (Kompasu) may be out of Philippine territory, but they may still pose dangers to parts of Luzon.

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