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Philippines Faces Floods as Typhoon Lupit Hovers Near Coast, Brings RainsTyphoon Lupit edged closer to the Philippines, bringing the threat of more rain and floods to the most populous island of Luzon, where more than 860 people have died in two cyclones in the past month.
Topix.net Wednesday, October 28, 2009Nine dead in accident in northern PhilippinesManila - Nine people were killed Wednesday when a passenger bus crashed into a private pick-up truck in the northern Philippines, police said. Chief Superintendent Roberto Damian, a regional police di...
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, October 28, 2009Separatist Muslim rebels in Philippines agree to protect civiliansManila - The Philippines government and Muslim separatist rebels have agreed to ensure the protection of civilians in the country's strife-torn southern region, a joint statement said Wednesday. The a...
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, October 28, 2009Long lines It’s your fault, Melo tells votersBy Cristyl Mae B. Senajon INQUIRER.NET STATISTICS show that 54 percent of the total voting population comes from youth bloc. Of the 2.6 million new voters, 80 percent are ...More
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, October 28, 2009Philippine gov't, MILF sign pact to protect civiliansMANILA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Philippine government and the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has signed in Kuala Lumpur a new document ensuring the protection of civilians in armed confli...
philippinetimes.com Wednesday, October 28, 2009Facebook to launch 'memorial pages' for dead membersF riends and family of dead Facebook users can now have their loved ones' profiles "memorialized." With the feature, a deceased person's Facebook information will be restricted to conf...
Philippines News Wednesday, October 28, 2009New voters wait long lines to beat registration deadlineThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) extended registration hours, but despite complaints, there will be no extension to the October 31 deadline for voter list-up
Philippines News Wednesday, October 28, 20098 dead, 24 injured in road accident in N PhilippinesPeople’s Daily : World : Eight people were killed while 24 others were hurt in a road accident Wednesday morning in Isabela province, northern Philippines, according to local media reports. Cagayan region police head Chief Superintendent Roberto Damian said that a bus bound ...
newsxs.com Wednesday, October 28, 2009Not enough Filipinos securing patents - IP OfficeFILIPINO-OWNED patents for inventions have continued to scrape just a measly share of total patents awarded by the government, the chief of the country's lead agency for intellectual property (IP) policy said in a regional forum yesterday. The year-on-year increase in Filipinos' patent filings, meanwhile was at 40%-45%, he said. This rise falls short of the 50% increase targeted by the office's Strategic Plan: 2007-2009.
Topix.net Wednesday, October 28, 2009One communist rebel killed in eastern PhilippinesManila - One communist rebel was killed in a clash with government troops in the eastern Philippines, a regional military spokesman said Wednesday. The fighting erupted when soldiers raided a rebel en...
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