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Alfred Romualdez beats Aquino bet for Tacloban mayor
Tacloban :: Philippines | 11 days ago
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Alfred Romualdez just received a fresh mandate and could not hide his happiness. I'm not only happy that the elections are over but I have survived. Imagine, kalaban ko pader (my foes was a pillar), Romualdez told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on
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Cop killed, village watchman wounded in E. Samar shooting
Tacloban :: Philippines | 14 days ago
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Calingatnan Elementary School in Barangay Calingatnan when four armed men suddenly arrived and shot them about 4 a.m...After the shooting, she added, the gunmen then fled on foot toward the back of the school. Afable was hit in the right shoulder and
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Duterte jokes: Vote for Escudero, or else…
Davao :: Philippines | 22 days ago
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41 am Saturday, May 4th, 2013 Sen. Francis Escudero. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, this city's longtime chief executive who is known for his tough brand of law enforcement, on Thursday night asked voters to make sure reelectionist Sen. Francis Escudero tops
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Partylist congressman under fire for taking over Tacloban radio booth
Tacloban :: Philippines | 22 days ago
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An outgoing partylist congressman who is running for mayor of this city is faced with a complaint at the Commission on Elections for allegedly barging into a local radio station, grabbing a microphone and talking on the air without a block-timer's
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Lightning in Diliman: UP post-Kristel
Tacloban :: Philippines | 27 days ago
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Wendell Capili There's a strong chance that lightning will strike in UP Diliman on Sunday. One hit UP Manila a week ago when students briefly held a protest during the commencement exercise...It was one of the most creative and dangerous forms of
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2 women die in Tacloban fire
Tacloban :: Philippines | 1 month ago
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PhilippinesTwo elderly sisters burned to death when a fire razed their house on Real Street here early Tuesday. The bodies of the victims, Virgie and Edith Martinez, aged 72 and 70, respectively, were found by firefighters charred and locked in an
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Bird strike cancels Cebu Pacific flight out of Tacloban
Manila :: Philippines | 1 month ago
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No one was reported injured in the incident, although Cebu Pacific flight 5J-652 almost overshot the runway, radio dzBB reported Friday afternoon. The report said birds were sucked into the plane's engines as it was preparing to take off. A separate
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UNA ally in Leyte won't back sortie no-shows
Una :: India | 1 month ago
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PhilippinesA local ally of the United Nationalist Alliance in Baybay, Leyte has decided to support only four senatorial bets from the group during the campaign. Mayoral candidate Marilou Galenzoga told reporters in a chance interview at the Tacloban
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Bird watcher's camera captures rare young Philippine Eagle in wild
Manila :: Philippines | 2 months ago
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PhilippinesA juvenile Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) was recently sighted and photographed at the 3,720-hectare Taft Forest Wildlife Sanctuary in Taft, Eastern Samar, which is in the Samar Island Natural Park. Ruth Francisco, a Manila-based
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Suspect in robbery-slay of PLM cum laude graduate yields
Tacloban :: Philippines | 2 months ago
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Philippines One of the two suspects in the robbery-killing of a Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila cum laude graduate surrendered to police, the office of Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said Monday. Chief Superintendent Alex Gutierrez, Manila Police District
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