Davao

Davao light firm interconnects offices, facilities with fiber optics
Davao CITY, Oct. 24 (PNA) -- With increasing demand for real-time data and communications applications, the Davao Light and Power Co. (DLPC) has started interconnecting all its buildings, branches and two sub-transmission and 22 distribution substations with the use of fiber optics.

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Philippines

Philippines' Aquino urges Asean to 'speak with one voice'
Philippines President Benigno Aquino III called for a united stand among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in dealing with territorial disputes in the South China Sea, even as China indicated its readiness to help maintain peace in the disputed areas.

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Boracay

Malay council urges TIEZA to complete Boracay drainage project
Boracay ISLAND, Aklan, Oct. 29 (PNA) - The Malay Council, which has jurisdiction in this resort island, has asked the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) to revive and complete its pending storm drainage project here.

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Visayas

Visayas gets more power; KSPC adds 100MW
Kepco-SPC Power Corp. (KSPC), a joint venture between Korea Electric Power Corp. and SPC Power Corp., has synchronized a unit of its 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant to the Visayas grid, providing the island with needed additional capacity.

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Luzon

DoLE Holds Luzon-Wide Consultations
VIGAN CITY %26mdash; A Luzon-wide consultations in preparation for the multi-sectoral national summit on labor and employment was successfully held at the Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga last week, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) office here.

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Coron

RUNNING: Hsia-Coron takes 6th, Hawks finish 7th at MTAL Center Meet
SALINAS Senior Aaron Hsia-Coron managed to pace the Anzar cross country yet again Thursday with a sixth-place finish in the second Mission Trail Athletic League Center Meet at Salinas' Toro Park, where the Hawks finished seventh out of nine teams. Anzar compiled 156 total points to take seventh, and finished behind Stevenson (42), Carmel (50), King City (78), York (111), Pacific Grove (125) and ...

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Philippines

Philippines slips in prosperity index
MANILA, Philippines - The country slipped 3 notches to 64th place in a global assessment of the economic wealth and well-being of 110 nations, the London-based Legatum Institute said in a report released Wednesday.

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Palawan

Mitra cleared as Palawan chief
THE SUPREME COURT has upheld the legitimacy of Palawan Governor Abraham Kahlil B. Mitra's election by dismissing with finality separate motions for reconsideration seeking his removal from office for allegedly violating residency requirements.

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Davao

Davao Oriental Establishes P.5-M Tilapia Hatchery Project
GOVERNOR GENEROSO, Davao Oriental (PNA) %26ndash; The governor of Davao Oriental recently led the launching of the first-ever publicprivate partnership program in a coastal village here, a more than half a million-peso worth tilapia hatchery project that will showcase the beneficial business partnership between the local government and the cashstrapped small-scale farmers.

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Cebu

Cebu Air Shares Rise in World's Biggest IPO of Low-Fare Carrier
Cebu Air Inc., the Philippines' second-biggest carrier, climbed on its trading debut in Manila after the airline completed the world's largest initial public offering for a low-fare airline.

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Mindanao

Barangay Elections in Mindanao Regions Peaceful
BUTUAN CITY, Philippines %26ndash; The synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election on Monday in Northeastern, Northern and Southern Mindanao regions (Regions X, Xl and Xlll) was generally peaceful and orderly. This was declared by top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). This was the initial assessment and reports from various ...

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Davao

Davao light firm interconnects offices, facilities with fiber optics
Davao CITY, Oct. 24 (PNA) -- With increasing demand for real-time data and communications applications, the Davao Light and Power Co. (DLPC) has started interconnecting all its buildings, branches and two sub-transmission and 22 distribution substations with the use of fiber optics.

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Coron

RUNNING: Hsia-Coron takes 6th, Hawks finish 7th at MTAL Center Meet
SALINAS Senior Aaron Hsia-Coron managed to pace the Anzar cross country yet again Thursday with a sixth-place finish in the second Mission Trail Athletic League Center Meet at Salinas' Toro Park, where the Hawks finished seventh out of nine teams. Anzar compiled 156 total points to take seventh, and finished behind Stevenson (42), Carmel (50), King City (78), York (111), Pacific Grove (125) and ...

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Palawan

Just back from: Palawan, Philippines
Dazzling beaches, pulsing jungles, rich underwater life and friendly locals greet visitors to the Philippines' Palawan province, made up of about 1,700 islands along the country's western edge.

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Boracay

Boracay not threatened by emerging destinations
Boracay ISLAND %26ndash; The Aklan Provincial Tourism Council is not threatened with the emergence of new tourism destinations in the countryside as this resort island has already cemented its popularity as a premier tourism destination.

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Philippines

Nine die in Philippines bus bomb
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Police are investigating a fatal bomb attack on a bus on Mindanao Island in southern Philippines which killed nine of the 50 people on board.

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Visayas

ERC seeks price-mitigating measures for Visayas power grid
BEFORE implementing the wholesale spot market in the Visayas, the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) must first provide the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) with pricing mechanisms it would use in the market.

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Luzon

Luzon taekwondo fighters shine
CAGAYAN DE ORO. %26mdash; Young jins kickstarted Luzon's campaign in the 2010 Milo National Little Olympics here, winning six gold medals to top the taekwondo competitions on Saturday at Xavier University.

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Cebu

Division of Cebu Archdiocese Urged
Cebu CITY %26ndash; Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said he would like to see the Archdiocese of Cebu divided into three areas %26ndash; North, South, and Central %26ndash; to ensure that the huge number of faithful in Cebu would be adequately taken care of by the Church. Vidal said the Archdiocese of Cebu is %26ldquo;very big%26rdquo; and dividing it into three different Archdioceses would ensure that the Church would be ...

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Mindanao

Pimentel says peace adviser must go, but Mindanao leaders back her
President Benigno Aquino should be prepared to sacrifice his presidential peace adviser, Secretary Teresita Deles, to save the peace process in Mindanao, former Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said on Thursday.

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Mindanao

Good news: Blackouts over in Mindanao
Mindanao will be spared from blackouts for the rest of the year after two power barges were dispatched to the island to add 200 megawatts to the total capacity, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said over the weekend.

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Cebu

Cebu-Bohol 'Super Bridge' Gets Nod from House Members
CORDOVA, Cebu %26ndash; One step towards realizing the dream to connect two major provinces %26ndash; Cebu and Bohol %26ndash; through a bridge will be made with a bill to be sponsored by three members of the House of Representatives proposing a thorough study on the major infrastructure project.��

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Visayas

Visayas retains Milo Olympics crown
CAGAYAN DE OROCITY. %26mdash; National Capital Region reigned supreme in athletics and swimming but Visayas bets drew strength in other events to emerge the overall champions anew in the 2010 Milo Little Olympics National Finals here on Sunday.

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Boracay

Boracay resort-hotel lands in Asia's 'best' list anew
The posh Discovery Shores Boracay resort has again been named as one of Asia's top resort-hotels by the prestigious World's Best Awards of Life and Leisure magazine.

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Palawan

Illegal wildlife traders arrested in Palawan
A volunteer group working with law enforcement agencies busted Thursday a syndicate believed behind the rampant smuggling of Palawan wildlife and endangered animals that end up in Metro Manila's black markets.

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Luzon

Luzon Jins scoop golds in CDO
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Philippines

Philippines on alert as Super Typhoon Megi nears landfall
Emergency crews in the Philippines were on standby Monday morning as the island nation braced for a "super typhoon" that could trigger flooding and landslides.

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Davao

Treking in Davao in 1962
I HAVE revisited Davao City over the years since I first came in 1962.

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Coron

RUNNING: Anzar boys, girls defeat Marina
GILROY Aaron Hsia-Coron ran a 16:48, Valerie Quezada ran a 23:00, and both the boys and girls cross country teams from Anzar High defeated Marina on Thursday in Coastal Athletic league action at Gilroy's Gavilan College. Behind Hsia-Coron's first-place finish, the Anzar boys easily defeated Marina 18-46 after the Hawks finished in first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth place. Anzar's Diego Leon ...

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Boracay

Boracay uneasy over P1-B reclamation
A CONTROVERSIAL P1-billion reclamation project at the gateway to Boracay, the country's premier tourist destination, has developed into a showdown between the Aklan provincial government and the resort island's business and community leaders, and municipal officials.

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Palawan

Crucial test for Palawan 'green' law
Had he not given up on logging, Jose Chaves Alvarez would still be operating one of the country's biggest logging concessions in Palawan and might be challenging a special law enacted by Congress in the early 1990s that imposes a ban on commercial tree-cutting in the province.

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Philippines

Philippines eyes better ties with China after hijack fiasco
The Philippines said Wednesday it hoped relations with China were improving since hitting a low over the bungled handling of a bus hijacking in August that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.

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Luzon

Approaching storm Megi intensifies, threatens Luzon, Visayas
As it continues to intensify, the tropical storm approaching Philippine territory is threatening to hit Luzon and the Visayas this weekend, state weather forecasters said Friday.

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Davao

Davao's Steve Grandeza is World Kickboxing Champion
Davao City's very own Steve "The Red Knight" Grandeza defeated Al Hassan "Ghanna Van Damme" Okine via unanimous decision after seven rounds Related posts: Davao City's anti-smoking group wins Int'l Award International organization Global Smokefree Partnership cited the Davao City Anti-Smoking... 11-year old Zaragosa is World Junior Golf Champion Rupert %26ldquo;Dodong%26rdquo; Zaragosa buried a difficult par ...

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Visayas

Iloilo U Tops Champions League Visayas Regional
MANILA, Philippines - University of Iloilo dethroned West Negros University, 87-80, in overtime Tuesday to capture the Visayas Islands regional tournament of the Champions League (PCCL) 2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship in Iloilo City.The Iloilo Wildcats and the WNU Mustangs fought to a 73-all deadlock at the end of the regulation period.The Wildcats, the reigning Iloilo champions ...

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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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Mindanao

Mindanao firms to spearhead rubber project in conflict areas
Private businesses in Mindanao have committed to partner with government to put up rubber plantations in conflict-stricken areas in Mindanao, in a bid to solve the poverty problem and ultimately promote peace in the region.

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Cebu

Cebu's Power Supply Back to Normal
Cebu CITY %26ndash; Power stakeholders in Cebu and the entire Visayas Tuesday said the power supply situation in Metro Cebu and the rest of the province has gone back to normal following days of three-hour rotating brownouts. Department of Energy (DoE) Visayas Director Antonio Labios said additional power supplied by the power plants of the Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC) has stabilized the ...

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Palawan

Just back from: Palawan, Philippines
Dazzling beaches, pulsing jungles, rich underwater life and friendly locals greet visitors to the Philippines' Palawan province, made up of about 1,700 islands along the country's western edge.

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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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Boracay

Groups act to save Boracay's environment
Private corporations have partnered with local government units of Aklan and business and non-government organizations in an integrated program to preserve Boracay's white beach.

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Cebu

Cebu Air pegs initial public offering price at P125
Cebu Air Inc., the airline unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc., has set the price for its initial public offering at P125 per share. The airline is expected to generate as much as P26.82 billion in proceeds from the offering, the highest since SM Investments Corp.'s IPO in March 2005.

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Visayas

Visayas, Mindanao legislators assail budget 'discrimination'
Legislators from Negros Occidental joined other lawmakers from the Visayas and Mindanao in an emerging protest against what they said was the discrimination that regions outside Luzon were getting from President Benigno Aquino's proposed national budget next year.

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Mindanao

Mindanao solon vows to fight for region's rightful share in 2011 budget
CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Oct. 7, 2010%26mdash;Stressing that the ten percent (10%) share of Mindanao in the proposed 2011 budget is not enough, this city's second district congressman said he will fight tooth and nail in the ongoing budget deliberation so that Mindanao will get rightful share in the national budget. read more

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Luzon

Phivolcs: Magnitude-4.4 quake rocks Luzon
A magnitude-4.4 quake rocked the Tarlac area in Central Luzon early Friday, and was felt in nearby Pampanga and even in Metro Manila. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Renato Solidum Jr. advised residents in the affected areas to brace for possible aftershocks.

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Davao

Davao officials worried over proposed Aboitiz coal power plant
Davao CITY ( MindaNews /6 Oct) %26mdash; Some officials are wary over the plan of Aboitiz Power Corporation to put up a 200-megawatt coal-fired plant in the city.

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Philippines

Philippines investigating chopper tender
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Philippines defense officials are leading an investigation into alleged corruption concerning a tender to buy 7 attack helicopters from Polish firm PZL Swidnik.

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Davao

Davao officials worried over proposed Aboitiz coal power plant
Davao CITY ( MindaNews /6 Oct) %26mdash; Some officials are wary over the plan of Aboitiz Power Corporation to put up a 200-megawatt coal-fired plant in the city.

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Boracay

Cultural showcase to become Boracay's next attraction
Boracay ISLAND, Oct. 5 (PNA) - Encouraged by the Department of Tourism (DoT), the Aklan provincial government is now working on to showcase cultural presentation as the next tourism attraction for this resort island.

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Palawan

La Terrasse offers a taste of Palawan on a plate
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan %26ndash; In an increasingly urbanised town where fast food and imported goods are often revered, La Terrasse,situated along the bustling stretch of Rizal Avenue, is crafting a new chill out spot with a novel approach that redefines where food should come from.

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Cebu

Cebu Pacific increases HK flights
BUDGET CARRIER Cebu Pacific will fly more often between Manila and Hong Kong starting next month to cope with strong demand for its busiest international route.

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Luzon

PAGASA: Flash floods, landslides loom over Luzon, Visayas
Flash floods and landslides loom over western sections of Luzon and Visayas due to rains bolstered by a low-pressure area off Zambales province.

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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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Mindanao

Mindanao business agenda to form part of Mindanao 2020 blueprint
DAVAO CITY, Oct. 4 (PNA) -- The new 20-year peace and development road map of Mindanao gives considerable focus on establishing a favorable business policy setting in the island-region as it takes into account the comprehensive Mindanao business policy agenda passed during the 19th Mindanao Business Conference (Minbizcon) held recently in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Visayas

Electricity spot market to start in Visayas next month?
THE LONG-DELAYED commercial operations in the Visayas of Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) may finally start next month, Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras told reporters late last week.

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Philippines

Philippines' famed footwear fights cheap imports
A museum displaying the famed shoe collection of ex-first lady Imelda Marcos has reopened in the Philippines, heralding a fightback by its beleaguered shoe industry against a flood of cheap imports.

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Philippines

U.S. troops presence in the Philippines altruistic?
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines (JSOTF-P) have made strides in their southern Philippines counterterrorism mission after nearly a decade working together. So why is the U.S. still there? NBC News' Adrienne Mong reports from the Philippines. Armed Forces of the Philippines - Philippines - Asia - United States armed forces ...

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Davao

Davao Or. Eyeing P252-M Irrigation
MATI, Davao Oriental (PNA) %26ndash; Rice production in Davao Oriental is expected to get a boost as the provincial government is set to implement a P252-million irrigation system in Cateel town, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said over the weekend. Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon said this priority project is a valuable investment to develop the agricultural potentials of the province.

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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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Mindanao

Mindanao power interruptions to continue
Power interruptions in Mindanao will continue unless consumers agree to pay a higher price for electricity, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippine (NGCP) said yesterday. The company also explained that a power supply deficiency caused power interruptions in the region last month and not transmission constraints.

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