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Filipino students to take quake lessons home from Japan
Hiroshima :: Japan | 9 months ago
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Kizuna Project, a youth exchange program that aims (to promote) global understanding of Japan's revival efforts in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011, the Japan Embassy said in a statement. The project will
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Thailand warned on cigarette taxes
Bangkok :: Thailand | 10 months ago
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Thailand to implement cigarette tax reforms in line with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling, noting that arbitration remained an option should its Asian neighbor miss an October deadline. "The important thing is to send a strong signal to
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PHILIPPINES RENEWS CALL FOR THAILAND TO FULLY IMPLEMENT WTO RULING IN CIGARETTE DISPUTE
The Philippines’ new Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Ambassador Esteban B. Conejos, Jr., delivered his first official statement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement
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Quake shakes southern Philippines
Manila :: Philippines | 10 months ago
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A moderate earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, just days after a powerful tremor rocked the same region and triggered a tsunami warning, the government said. The quake, measuring 5.9, was located in the Celebes Sea, 67 kilometres (
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Philippine earthquake caused panic in the region for tsunami warning
An earthquake measuring 7.6 occurred yesterday off the Philippines, leaving one person dead, damaged roads and bridges and forcing residents to flee to higher ground fearing a tsunami, said local authorities phenomenon but attenuated said.
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PHL companies prepaid $735M in foreign debt — Bangko Sentral
Manila :: Philippines | 10 months ago
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PHL companies prepaid $735M in foreign debt Bangko Sentral August 29, 2012 7:16pm Philippine companies prepaid $735 million worth of foreign debts in the first half of the year, taking advantage of a strong peso. The amount of debts settled by
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Passing the torch: From the Raven to the Phenom
Bangkok :: Thailand | 10 months ago
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35am Father and son comparisons never go away, especially in the realm of Philippine basketball, where the chip off the old block idiom stands the test of time. The torch is lighted and passed from one generation to the next. As one legacy comes to a
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PHL EMBASSY HOLDS FORUM ON ITALY’S SANATORIA 2012 - AMNESTY AND REGULARIZATION OF UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT WORKERS
22 August 2012 - In support of migrants’ rights and the regularization of status of Filipinos in Italy, the Philippine Embassy in Rome, in its monthly Thursday Forum held last August 09 discussed the upcoming Sanatoria
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Grace Mendoza under pressure
Manila :: Philippines | 10 months ago
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S personal assistant, Courtney Blooding (left), now her new point of contact; at right, the singer with her original Philippine manager, Grace Mendoza, in 2010. On July 31 we received a phone call from Grace Mendoza who, at that time, was still the
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PAGASA: Weather disturbance intensifies, may make landfall in Batanes
Taipei :: Taiwan | 11 months ago
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Weather disturbance intensifies, may make landfall in Batanes July 19, 2012 7:22am A potential cyclone east of Luzon intensified early Thursday, with state weather forecasters saying it may linger in Philippine territory until at least Sunday...
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