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Kalinga Candidates
Region: Philippines
These are our options this May 2010. more
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Testimony of star witness satisfied Mangudadatu
Region: PhilippinesTalking to reporters outside the court room in Camp Crame, Buluan town vice mayor Ismael "Toto" Mangudadatu said that the statements given by Ampatuan town vice mayor Datu Rasul Sangki further strengthened the case against Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., the major suspect in the brutal slay of 57 people in Maguindanao province last November 23. Asked what Ampatuan Jr.'s reaction was to Sangki's testimony, Manguda... more
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Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight Negotiation Resumption Eminent
Region: Philippines
A breakthrough in the stalled negotiation on the proposed Pacquiao-Mayweather match tentatively set for March 13 is eminent as Golden Boy Promotions CEO says ' We are OK to move off USADA' which means that other drug testing agencies may now do the test Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer was quoted to have said that the Mayweather camp is now agreeable to let independent drug testing agencies other t... more
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Philippines: Mayon Volcano Eruption 44,000 + in evacuation centers
Region: PhilippinesManila- Government scientists are saying that a Volcano on the Philippines Bicol peninsula may erupt within days in a large scale explosion as sulfur emissions per day have been doubling in volume. The most recent report says Sulfur emissions have reached over 7000 tons per day from the near perfect cone Volcano that looms over some twenty towns and three small and one large city in Albay province. The blasts from th... more
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Philippines: Martial Law over in Maguindanao - State of Emegency still in effect
Region: Philippines
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo welcomes Ansaruddin Alonte Adiong, the newly-appointed governor of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), to the the National Security Meeting which she is presiding over Saturday (December 12) at Malacanang's Ramos Music Room. ALFREDO FRANCISCO-OPS/NIB Photo handout Manila - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has recalled her presidential proclomation placing Maguindanao prov... more
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Philippines:Basilan Jailbreak reported - terror suspects escape
Region: PhilippinesBasilan Island - At least 31 prisoners are reported to have escaped from a jail on Basilan Island, among them, accused terror suspects undergoing court trials. Reports on Manila radio stations say one person is dead and at least one wounded in what reports describe as a 'raid' to free prisoners. Reports say at least 100 armed gunmen believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf group, took part in the raid to free comm... more
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Can a perfect Exam be Constructed?
Region: Philippinesby Marciano A. Paroy Jr. I recently attended a seminar on Language Testing at the College of Teacher Education of the Mariano Marcos State University-Laoag Campus. The training activity was an opportunity for the participating teachers to be upgraded as to their ability to construct examination items – with the ultimate goal of coming up with a perfect test to be administered to students. I ... more
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In the midst of a Storm: Respond, Rescue and Reflect
Region: Philippinesby Marciano A. Paroy Jr. The recent onslaught of a series of typhoons – including that unbelievable U-turn made by Pepeng – has devastated many of our fellow Filipinos. The images alone that we saw (and continue to see) on our TV screens, computer monitors and on the pages of national dailies are enough to unsettle us and make us think about the effortlessness of Mother Nature to wreck havoc on our lives... more
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NTD High Schools: a Collective force this side of Tabuk
Region: Philippinesby Marciano Paroy Jr. With the intent of selecting players that could best represent the Northern Tabuk District this coming City Meet, St. Theresita’s School-Tabuk, Tabuk Institute and Tabuk National High School linked arms and resources to hold what they termed as Triangular Meet 2009 – with the theme “A Sound Mind and a Sound Body.” A search for Mr. and Ms NTD 2009 comme... more
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Philippines: Arroyo lifts martial law in Maguindanao - TV & Radio reports
Region: PhilippinesManila - Radio Reports in the capitol say the Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has lifted martial in Maguindanao province by 9pm saturday night - even as the Philippine congress is still debating legitimizing its imposition in the first place. No mention of this was made in a weekly press conference this morning by palace officials in Manila. News reports on local radio stations and televsion announced this saturda... more
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