Visayas

PAGASA: LPA threatens to bring floods, landslides to Visayas, Mindanao
A low-pressure area off Mindanao threatens to bring flash floods and landslides to parts of Visayas and Mindanao, state weather forecasters said on Tuesday.

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Palawan

People's funeral held for slain Palawan broadcaster
ABORLAN, Palawan - One by one, friends and family bid a tearful goodbye to hard-hitting broadcaster Gerardo Ortega in his hometown Sunday, almost a week after he was gunned down in Puerto Princesa City last Jan. 24.

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Mindanao

Mindanao-based rural bank expanding to Visayas, Manila
Mindanao-based One Network Bank (ONB), the country's largest rural bank, is expanding its operations by putting up branches in the Visayas and Metro Manila this year.

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Coron

Coral World Park, Asia's first underwater resort hotel to be built in Palawan, Philippines
Philippines %26ndash; A futuristic undersea project is all set to be built in Coron, Palawan, according to a Filipino team of developer and architects. Dubbed as the Coral World Park, this project will be Asia's first underwater resort development and it will be headed by Paul Monozca, a Singapore-based businessman with a renowed eco-architect Jose [...]

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Luzon

Soccer / Fernandez: Luzon has yet to find time for lunch with me
Luis Fernandez, Israel's national soccer coach, quickly heard about what Israel Football Association chairman Avi Luzon said on Sunday during a course he gave to sports coordinators for Hapoel.

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Philippines

Philippines links Muslim militants to bus carnage
Muslim militants from the remote southern Philippines may have been behind a bus bomb attack in the nation's financial hub that killed five people, authorities said on Wednesday.

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Davao

Davao invest gab slated next month
STAKEHOLDERS are set to hold the Davao Investment Conference next month, centered on natural resources management. read more

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Visayas

Central Visayas under disaster alert level 2
CEBU CITY, Philippines %26ndash; Central Visayas has been placed under disaster alert level 2 by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) amid heavy rains and flash floods in the region.

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Cebu

Cebu customs wants 2011 target cut
Cebu CITY, Philippines (PNA) %26ndash; The Bureau of Customs (BoC) Port of Cebu will appeal to Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez to reduce the revenue collection goal of P9.3 billion for 2011 to P8 billion. Cebu Customs District Collector Ronnie Silvestre said BOC Port of Cebu personnel will also suffer under the Lateral Attrition Law if the agency is unable in meeting it. The law, which covers the ...

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Palawan

House seeks probe into Palawan broadcaster's killing, mining firms
The Palawan local government and large-scale mining companies could have culpability in the killing of broadcast journalist and environmentalist Gerardo Ortega, and the House of Representatives want to look into this.

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Boracay

International event in Boracay sets world sports abuzz
Boracay ISLAND, Malay, Aklan, Philippines %26mdash; The Boracay International Funboard Cup, Asia's longest running international sports event happens Monday in world-famous Boracay, bringing an adrenaline rush to the famed island's white-sand beach and waters from January 24 till January 29.

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Luzon

Why Central Luzon favorite dump site of murder victims
Why has Central Luzon, a region immediately north of Metro Manila, become an apparent favorite dumping ground of murder victims?

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Palawan

Palawan radio commentator shot dead
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Philippines%26mdash;(UPDATE 2) Police said local radio commentator Dr. Gerardo Ortega of RMN Palawan, who was gunned down at around 10:30 a.m. immediately after his radio program today, sustained bullet wounds in the head and body.

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Boracay

International event in Boracay sets world sports abuzz
Boracay ISLAND, Malay, Aklan, Philippines %26mdash; The Boracay International Funboard Cup, Asia's longest running international sports event happens Monday in world-famous Boracay, bringing an adrenaline rush to the famed island's white-sand beach and waters from January 24 till January 29.

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Davao

Davao gets biggest irrigation fund chunk
Davao Region is taking steps to be rice sufficient soon. This as the region gets to access the biggest portion, so far, of the irrigation funds from the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP). read more

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Cebu

Ayala Center Cebu to break ground on new expansion
AYALA Center Cebu is set to further expand the mall to provide more retail and dining options to Cebuanos. Today, officials of Cebu Holdings Inc. and mother company, Ayala Land, will be breaking ground to signal the start of construction of another section of the mall. The planned expansion will complete the circular design of the mall which also serves as the centerpiece of the mixed-use ...

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Visayas

Central Visayas LGUs streamline business registration process
LAPU-LAPU CITY %26mdash; More than 50 local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas have started implementing the so-called %26ldquo;Business Permit and Licensing System%26rdquo; (BPLS) which is aimed to shorten business registration transactions and the issuance of licenses. It can be recalled that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) last year ...

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Mindanao

The Mindanao Examiner
BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 22, 2011) %26ndash; Army soldiers seized an mountain encampment of the militant Abu Sayyaf group tied to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya in restive province of Basilan in the southern Philippines, officials said Saturday.

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Coron

Coral World Park, Asia's first underwater resort hotel to be built in Palawan, Philippines
Philippines %26ndash; A futuristic undersea project is all set to be built in Coron, Palawan, according to a Filipino team of developer and architects. Dubbed as the Coral World Park, this project will be Asia's first underwater resort development and it will be headed by Paul Monozca, a Singapore-based businessman with a renowed eco-architect Jose [...]

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Philippines

Philippines Searches for Boat With 5 Americans
MANILA, Philippines %26ndash; The Philippine and U.S. coast guards were searching Friday for a sailboat carrying five Americans who left the Pacific island of Guam 15 days ago heading for the central Philippines.

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Philippines

Air Philippines seeks approval of SEC to restructure its capital
MANILA, Philippines %26ndash; Air Philippines Corporation is seeking the permission of the Securities and Exchange Commission to use its additional paid in capital (APIC) to partially wipe out its deficit of P6.83 billion. Documents show, the SEC's financial analysis and audit division has already recommended the approval of the airline's capital restructuring plan.

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Boracay

Boracay bagsakan ng droga
Pinaniniwalaang gagawing transshipment point ng bawal na droga ng sindikato ang pamosong Boracay Island� sa Malay, Aklan.

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Palawan

34 fishermen rescued in Palawan
Palawan, Philippines %26ndash; A Navy ship rescued 34 fishermen on Paly Island in Taytay, Palawan on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

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Luzon

Phivolcs: 4 predawn quakes rock Luzon, Mindanao
At least four predawn quakes rocked Luzon and Mindanao Wednesday, two of them in Zambales in Central Luzon, even as a magnitude-4.1 quake hit Eastern Samar Tuesday night.

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Mindanao

The Mindanao Examiner
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 19, 2011) %26ndash; The National Electrification Administration has began its probe Wednesday on alleged anomalies in the heavily indebted Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative.

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Davao

Floods, landslides in Davao kill 6
Davao CITY %26ndash; The number of fatalities in Davao Region due to flooding and landslide incidents triggered by continuous rains has risen to six. In its 6 a.m. Tuesday report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council showed two deaths in Davao del Sur, one in Davao del Norte, and one in Compostela Valley. read more

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Visayas

Central Visayas execs vow to reduce disasters
Central Visayas officials vowed to make all their cities and towns resilient to disaster by becoming the biggest group so far to have committed to the Disaster Risk Reduction Campaign launched here on Thursday.

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Cebu

Cebu Pacific records 19% hike in passenger traffic in 2010
Cebu Pacific (CEB) flew almost 10.5 million passengers from January to December 2010, an increase of 19 percent over the 8.76 million passengers recorded in 2009, the company said in a press statement. CEB's growth was mainly driven by a 38 percent increase in international passengers, which numbered over 2.23 million in 2010. The airline flew 8.23 million domestic passengers, up by 15 percent ...

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Coron

Coral World Park, Asia's first underwater resort hotel to be built in Palawan, Philippines
Philippines %26ndash; A futuristic undersea project is all set to be built in Coron, Palawan, according to a Filipino team of developer and architects. Dubbed as the Coral World Park, this project will be Asia's first underwater resort development and it will be headed by Paul Monozca, a Singapore-based businessman with a renowed eco-architect Jose [...]

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Cebu

Thousands join fluvial procession in Cebu
Cebu CITY %26ndash; Hundreds of thousands of devotees flocked to Cebu seaports to witness the annual fluvial procession ushering the images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Joseph, and the miraculous Sto. Ni�o de Cebu to the16th century-old Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni�o Church in Cebu City early Saturday morning. People gathered along the seaports as early as 4 a.m. to get a good view of the replica of the ...

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Visayas

Central Visayas execs vow to help reduce disaster risks
Central Visayas officials have vowed to prepare all their cities and towns resilient for disaster and are the biggest group so far to have committed to the Disaster Risk Reduction Campaign launched here on Thursday.

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Philippines

Philippines to restart talks with Muslim rebels
The Philippines said on Friday it would restart talks next month with Muslim separatist rebels in an effort to end a decades-long insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

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Coron

Power shortage looms over Palawan tourist hot-spot
Amid peak tourist season, resort owners on Calamian Islands, which lie off the northern tip of Palawan, are worried that their businesses would be suffer as the power distributor cut into half its operating hours.

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Luzon

Rains seen in N. Luzon as cloud band moves up from Bicol, Visayas
Northeast Luzon residents should brace for rains in the next few days as the cloud band that inundated the Bicol and Visayas region will persist and move upwards, the weather bureau said Thursday.

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Boracay

AGI to develop Boracay tourism project after taking majority stake in Fil-Estate
MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Global Group Inc. aims to develop a masterplanned tourism-oriented community in Boracay, that will double the number of visitors to the island, with the recent completion of its acquisition of a majority stake in Fil-Estate Land Inc.In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AGI said it has closed the Subscription Agreement with Fil-Estate Land, Inc. and Fil ...

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Mindanao

Mindanao ipromotar isip lugar nga maayong puy-an
BISAN pa man og ang isla sa Mindanao nahan-ok sa makaluluoy'ng imahe tungod sab sa nagkadaiyang di maayong hitabo dinhi, madasigon gihapon ang mga tawong nagpaluyo sa Mindanao Tourism Council nga ipaila-ila sa kadaghanan nga ang isla dili %26ldquo;killing field%26rdquo; sama sa ilang gihuna-huna. read more

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Palawan

Palawan oil service contracts extended 15 yrs
MANILA, Philippines %26ndash; The Department of Energy (DoE) has granted 15-year extension to Service Contract (SC 14) covering oil production blocks in Northwest Palawan. %26ldquo;The DoE has approved the final 15-year extension of the term of SC No. 14 effective 17 December 2010 subject to certain terms and conditions,%26rdquo; interest-holder Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corporation has disclosed to the ...

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Davao

Davao LGUs urged to avail of MRDP funds
LOCAL government units in Davao Region and the rest of Mindanao have been urged to take full advantage of the package of development investments made available through the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP-II). read more

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Mindanao

Mindanao confed urges LGUs to avail MRDP funds
DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 11 (PNA) -- The Confederation of Provincial Governors, City Mayors and Municipal Mayors Leagues (CONFED) in Mindanao has urged local government units (LGUs) to take full advantage of the package of development assistance available under the second phase of the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP-II).

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Coron

2 men face drug charges
BRUNSWICK %26mdash; Brunswick police said Monday that two local men will be called to court to face drug charges following separate incidents occurring in recent weeks in Brunswick and Topsham.

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Philippines

Philippines tops India in call-center jobs
CEBU CITY, Philippines, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The Philippines has surpassed India as a hub of call-center jobs, an industry group says.

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Davao

Davao bets shine in Cebu footrace
TWO runners from Davao City emerged the best Filipino finishers in the 42-kilometer category of this year's Cebu City Marathon, with Monalisa Ambasa topping the women's division and Anthony Nerza placing fourth in the men's side Sunday at the IT Park in Cebu. read more

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Palawan

Nat Geo lists Palawan among best places to visit
National Geographic Traveler listed Palawan in the Philippines among the %26ldquo;20 Best Trips of 2011.%26rdquo; One of the world's most respected publications praised Palawan Related posts: Palawan in China's top spots for elite travellers Palawan, the country's renowned ecotourism site, is once again hailed... RP bags popular Scuba Diving magazine awards The Philippines swept top honors in the 2010 Top 100 ...

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Boracay

Boracay nets whopping P14 billion in 2010 tourism receipts
KALIBO, Aklan, Philippines (PIA) %26ndash; The tourism industry in Aklan, particularly the country's famed premier holiday destination, Boracay Island located in the province's Malay municipality, has gotten more robust, with a whopping P14.333 billion delivered last year in net tourism receipts for the province and the country in general. The all-time high tourism-generated receipts were generated by ...

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Cebu

Cebu export group targets 5-7% growth
Cebu CITY, Philippines� %26ndash; Anticipating a recovery in the global market, the Gift, Toys and Houseware Foundation Inc. in Cebu (Cebu-GTH) is projecting an increase in export sales of five to seven percent by yearend. "The major economies of the world, particularly the United States (US) which is our biggest market, are showing signs of recovery,%26rdquo; remarked Cebu-GTH President, Ramil Bonghanoy. %26ldquo;We ...

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Visayas

Visayas provinces and Surigao getting more rain than usual
Just a week into January, provinces in the Visayas and the Surigao provinces in Mindanao have already experienced a higher than normal amount of rainfall, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

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Luzon

Luzon may tap 200MW from the Visayas
Luzon may have to tap some 200 megawatts (MW) in surplus capacity the Visayas grid is expected to have by March if a crippling power shortage hits the former this summer, an Energy official told reporters on Friday.

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Coron

SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Soccer team to hold tryouts
A local soccer team is looking for players to represent Central Jersey for the upcoming season.

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Boracay

Boracay revives bid to host Asian Beach Games
Boracay ISLAND, Aklan,Philippines (PNA) %26mdash; The Malay council, which has a jurisdiction over this resort island, has revived their bid to host the 4th Asian beach games that are scheduled to be held in the country in 2013. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has originally chosen Boracay Island to be the official venue for the 4th Asian beach games during their general assembly held in Doha, Qatar ...

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Cebu

Cebu GTH keeps cautious optimism
The Cebu Gifts, Toys and Housewares Foundation Inc. (Cebu GTH) keeps a %26ldquo;cautious optimism%26rdquo; outlook for 2011 considering the uncertainty in the market, among other problems that continue to pose threats to the industry.�

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Davao

%26ldquo;Liga Dabaw%26rdquo; to reel off Jan. 8 in Davao City
Davao CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) %26ndash; %26ldquo;Liga Dabaw%26rdquo;, the newest league in this city, is set to reel off in grand rites on January 8 at the Davao City Recreation Center with different teams from Davao City seeing action in three categories.

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Philippines

Two Britons detained in Philippines over job scam
Two British men have been detained in the Philippines and could face long jail sentences for allegedly running a scam offering Filipinos non-existent jobs abroad, according to legal officials in Manila.

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Mindanao

The Mindanao Examiner
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 3, 2011) %26ndash; The Philippine Army on Monday denied holding a top communist rebel leader who was captured by the police in Mindanao.

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Visayas

Visayas, parts of Mindanao told to brace for floods, slides 'til Thursday
The weather bureau has warned local government units in the Visayas and Northeast and Central Mindanao to brace for floods and landslides until Thursday due to abnormally heavy rainfall in the region.

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Palawan

10 Southern Palawan barangays submerge in floodwaters due to tail end of cold front
Ten barangays in Narra town in southern Palawan are now submerged in floodwaters due to incessant rains brought about by the cold front, according to the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PRRMO)

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Luzon

Investor confidence in Luzon high for 2011
IN 2010, the economy of Central Luzon recovered from the previous year's slump, according to the regional office of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

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Mindanao

The Mindanao Examiner
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 2, 2011) %26ndash; Police captured a senior communist rebel leader in the southern Philippines ahead of a planned peace talks aimed at ending decades of bloody insurgency in the country.

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Luzon

Investor confidence in Luzon high for 2011
IN 2010, the economy of Central Luzon recovered from the previous year's slump, according to the regional office of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

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Boracay

Finding a Suitable Boracay Accommodation Is As Easy As 1-2-3
Boracay Island in central Philippines offers a memorable experience for everyone. It is considered as one of the island gems in Asia and a leading destination spot in the Philippines. Boracay gives visitors everything. For those who want to have a relaxing vacation, the island resort has tranquil areas perfect for quiet moments. Plenty of party hubs are also available for those who want to ...

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Davao

Davao athletes show brilliance in 2010
YEAR 2010 saw the victory of several athletes from Davao in the world scene led by golfer Ruperto "Dodong" Zaragosa and ring warrior Steve Grandeza. read more

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