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Classes suspended in some Metro Manila areasDue to heavy rains spawned by typhoon "Kiko" (international codename: Morakot), private and public schools in Metro Manila suspended their classes Thursday noon, a television report said. QTV's...
philippinetimes.com Thursday, August 06, 2009Cory Aquino laid to restBELOVED AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE Hundreds of thousands of people line the funeral route of former President Cory C. Aquino from Manila Cathedral to Manila Memorial Park where thousands more waited fo...
philippinetimes.com Thursday, August 06, 2009Month of flood, landslides kills 29 in Philippines(AP) ? MANILA, Philippines - The death toll from a month of landslides and flooding across the Philippines has risen to 29, with 21,000 people displaced, as relief workers still struggle to re...
philippinetimes.com Thursday, August 06, 2009175K attended Cory funeral processionDespite the rains, around 175,000 Filipinos from all walks of life took to the streets on Wednesday to show their support and love for former President Corazon Aquino as she was laid to rest, police s...
philippinetimes.com Thursday, August 06, 2009Honor Cory's memory, drop charter change, Arroyo toldBe afraid, be very afraid. Opposition leaders have warned President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo against clinging to power through Charter change, saying the unity displayed by Filipinos during former Pres...
philippinetimes.com Thursday, August 06, 200911 killed in road accidents in PhilippinesManila - Eleven people were killed and 14 hurt in two separate road accidents in the Philippines, police said Thursday. The first accident occurred early Wednesday in Davao City, 990 kilometres south ...
philippinetimes.com Thursday, August 06, 2009Three suspected robbers killed in Philippine shootoutManila - Three suspected robbers were killed in a shootout with police officers shortly after an eatery was robbed in the Philippines, a provincial police chief said Thursday. The shootout erupted lat...
philippinetimes.com Thursday, August 06, 2009Philippine inflation rate slows to 0.2 percent in JulyMANILA -- Inflation in the Philippines eased to 0.2 percent in July due to a slowdown in price increases of basic commodities, the government said Tuesday. The National Statistics Office (NSO) said th...
Philippines News Thursday, August 06, 2009UK Government awards scholarships to six Filipinos, now accepting new applicationsT he UK government has granted Chevening Scholarships to six outstanding Filipinos in the fields of law, finance, engineering and business. The scholars will pursue Masters Degrees at different educat...
Philippines News Thursday, August 06, 2009Kyodo journalist Ariel Digma, 36J ournalist Ariel N. Digma died Monday night of injuries from a car crash. He was 36. Digma was driving home to Kawit, Cavite early Sunday when his car hit a concrete wall along the highway in Ba...
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