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JULY 27, 2008 , QUEZON CITY , PHILIPPINES - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ( PNP ) PERSONNEL ON THEIR POSTS TO ENSURE PEACE AND ORDER AS STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS ( SONA ) IS BEING HELD.
Armies   Elections   Philippines   Photos   Police		  Inquirer 
Puno confident PNP will crush private armies by May
Wed 6 Jan 2010
MANILA, Philippines—Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Philippine National Police (PNP) would be able to carry out President Macapagal-Arroyo's directive to... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Poverty - Houses made from scrap wood, old cartons and plastics in Bacoor, Philippines
Filipinos   Manila   Philippines   Photos   Poverty		  Inquirer 
No quick fix to poverty, poll bets told
Wed 6 Jan 2010
MANILA, Philippines—Those aiming for the presidency make extravagant claims about emancipating Filipinos from poverty, but they'd be lucky if they can make a dent on the problem by the time they end... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Globe Telecom  Inquirer  Wed 6 Jan 2010
Globe hales NTC to court over billing
MANILA, Philippines—Ayala-led Globe Telecom has asked the Court of Appeals to stop the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) from implementing a new per-pulse billing system. The company on... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Billing   Globe   Philippines   Photos   Telecommunications
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is mobbed by residents of Pampanga shortly after her arrival this afternoon (October 4) to attend the First Senior Citizens Congress held at the Expo Filipino Amphitheater in Clarkfield Pampanga. In her speech during the  Inquirer  Wed 6 Jan 2010
Arroyo spent P459M in Pampanga, says solon

MANILA, Philippines—Nearly half a billion pesos had been spent by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the construction of roads, drainage canals and municipal buildings in her home district in... (photo: Malacañang )
Arroyo   Pampanga   Philippines   Photos   Projects
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US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney talks to Davao media after the CIPYML conference held at Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City, Philippines on July 18, 2009. Inquirer Wed 6 Jan 2010
Kenney's RP stint tough act to follow

MANILA, Philippines—From feeding poor schoolchildren to meeting with Moro rebels to dancing the 'Papaya' song on a prime-time TV show, outgoing US Ambassador Kristie... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Ambassador   Philippines   Photos   Programs   US
Et'hem Bey Mosque in Tirana According to the World Christian Database, 64% of Albanians are Muslim, 29.8% are Christian, 5.3% are agnostic, 0.7% are atheist, and 0.2% are Baha'i.[68] A recent Pew Research Center demographic study put the percentage of Muslims in Albania at 79.9%.[69] Star Tribune Wed 6 Jan 2010
Religion news in brief
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Dozens of Palestinian Christians have booed their religious leader during a procession in the biblical town of Bethlehem marking Greek Orthodox... (photo: Creative Commons / Arben)
Bethlehem   Christians   Photos   Procession   Religion
Yoko Ono, widow of the late John Lennon, is about to light a candle under a picture of her former husband on Prague's famous "Lennon Wall", which under the former communist regime was a place where young people gathered to commemorate John Lennon's death and express their hope for freedom, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 200 The Examiner Wed 6 Jan 2010
Yoko Ono makes huge donation to help Philippine tropical storm victims
Yoko Ono has donated 5 million Japanese yen or 2.5 million Philippine pesos (roughly $54,000 USD) to help the victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy, which devastated the... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)
Donation   Photos   Storm   Victims   Yoko
Russia and China have confirmed new outbreaks of potentially lethal avian influenza, fuelling concerns of a global flu pandemic as Europe scrambled to contain the virus on its south-eastern flank. na0 Houston Chronicle Wed 6 Jan 2010
Indonesia reports 15 new bird flu deaths in 2009

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia on Wednesday reported 15 more bird flu fatalities in 2009, taking the human death toll in the country worst hit by the illness to 134.... (photo: WN / nilufer)
Disease   Health   Indonesia   Photos   Society
Facebook The Daily Tribune Wed 6 Jan 2010
Latest online survey in ‘Facebook’ shows Gibo maintains lead over other bets
01/07/2010 The latest online survey in “Facebook” yesterday showed Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. consolidating his lead over the... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Elections   Facebook   Internet   Online   Photos
Vulcania, Macau Fisherman’s Wharf The Daily Tribune Wed 6 Jan 2010
DTI targets Macau as RP food market

By Ayen Infante 01/07/2010 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) organized a business matching mission to explore the potential of Macau as a market for local food... (photo: WN)
Food   Macau   Market   Photos   Trade


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Filipino protesters had a mass rally and holds a placard of president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo regarding anti-charter change and con ass , Makati City , Philippines ,June 10 , 2009. Don't waste time on Charter change Inquirer
Andal Ampatuan Jr., the prime suspect in the massacre of 57 people, including 30 journalists and staff, in Maguindanao in southern Philippines last Nov. 23, 2009, is escorted into the courtroom at the heavily-guarded Philippine National Police headquarters at Manila's Quezon city, Tuesday Jan. 5, 2010 in the Philippines. Brutal politics of Philippines on trial as clan boss denies 57 killings The Independent
Sacks of Rice - Food - Commodity - Agriculture Food security on top The Daily Tribune
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Malaysian Muslim women wait for their bus at a bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. Malaysia's Allah Debate Goes Online The Siasat Daily
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building in Davao City, Philippines as seen in this October 4, 2009 photo. BSP sees BoP to breach $5B goal for this year The Daily Tribune
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Senator Bong Revilla walking along Commonwealth Avenue after he attended the wake of the Executive Minister of Iglesia Ni Cristo in the INC church located in Quezon City , Philippines , September 29 , 2009. Bong Revilla explains the legend of Panday The Daily Tribune
Hollywood actor Ashley Judd, right, gestures as Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar demonstrates the use of a condom in Jaipur, India, Saturday, March 24, 2007. Judd is a board member of Population Services International PSI. Akshay off to Malaysia to shoot costliest commercial ever Indian Express
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Jeev Milkha Singh of India blasts the ball out of the bunker on the 12th fairway during the second round of the Singapore Open Barclays golf tournament held on Friday Nov. 14, 2008 in Singapore Jeev looking for double celebration Deccan Herald
Flavio Briatore FIA considering appeal after bans on Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds lifted The Times
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A Cebu Pacific aircraft ready for take off from the runway of the Davao International Airport in Davao City, Philippines as seen in this July 25, 2009 file photo. 50% off New Year fare The Daily Tribune
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