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In New York and Taguig

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HE SAYS 03/10/2010 New Musical Express magazine described it as a “lusty bellowing” of a statement of facts about New York, the city that has become the subject of many songs, which after Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” has again hogged the limelight courtesy of Alicia Keys, whose soulful chorus in the two different... »

Candidates frustrate audience at Ateneo forum

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines—All presidential candidates except the three who have consistently topped the surveys were at the presidential forum at the Ateneo de Davao University here on Tuesday, and they disappointed sectoral representatives on their stance on such Mindanao issues as the peace process, mining, agriculture. Present during the forum were Senators Richard Gordon... »

Power situation in Luzon, Mindanao worsens

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TOLEDO CITY, CEBU, Philippines—Despite government efforts to solve the problem, the power situation in Luzon and Mindanao have worsened as energy supply deficits soared to their highest levels, with Metro Manila hit by rotating brownouts on Friday. Luzon and Mindanao, which have suffered power outages in recent weeks because of breakdowns at ageing power... »

Davao Or. coast residents move to avoid tsunami

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TAGUM CITY, Davao Del Norte, Philippines—Police and disaster officials are mapping out evacuation plans for residents in the coastal villages of Davao Oriental after authorities raised the tsunami alert to the entire province Sunday morning. Several families left their homes and camped outside... »

Diesel plant shuts down amid Mindanao power shortage

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ILIGAN CITY—Some of the reasons for a shortage of electricity in Mindanao have nothing to do with falling water levels, but rising costs. While the island reels from outages largely blamed on the decline in water levels in sources of hydroelectricity, the National Power Corp. ordered... »

MILF vows neutrality in May polls

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COTABATO CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has reiterated its apolitical stand in the May 10 elections, warning that violators will be dealt with under its own judicial system. 'So far, there is no report of violation from the MILF hierarchy and its armed forces regarding the directive,' MILF peace negotiator Ali... »

Davao Norte rice farms welcome a bit of dry spell

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TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – Farmers in the rice-producing province of Davao del Norte are not dreading the dry spell arising from the El Niño phenomenon currently hitting the country. That is because farmlands in this part of Mindanao actually need less rain at this time of the year, according to provincial agriculturist... »

Mindanao peace talks at critical stage

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OZAMIZ CITY, Philippines—Peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front enter a crucial phase this week, with a Malaysian diplomat travelling to the country to oversee backroom talks between the two sides. In the last few months of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's administration, the government remains optimistic a political settlement can still... »

Candidates asked: Do not hurt trees

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LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines—The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) region appealed to politicians to not hang campaign posters and streamers on trees. »

Cool weather in Zamboanga city baffles residents

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Mercury has been going down here, leaving weather officials baffled. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said temperature dropped to 21 degrees Celsius on Monday and 17 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. The highest temperature recorded in the city in recent days was 23 degrees Celsius. »

Aquino partymate pushes for Luisita land distribution

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LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Despite her being a guest senatorial candidate in the Liberal Party where Senator Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino is its standard bearer, Akbayan party-list Rep. Risa Hontiveros remains unequivocal in her position that the vast Hacienda Luisita estate should be distributed to the farmers under RA 9700 or the Carper Law (Comprehensive... »

Southern Mindanao crops to survive dry spell—DA

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Southern Mindanao's major rice-producing areas are safe, at least for now, from the effects of the El Niño, which the government's weather agency expects to be felt early this year. Frisco Malabanan, director of the Department of Agriculture's GMA Rice Program, told reporters here on... »

N. Mindanao on alert vs female suicide bombers

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Ten female suicide bombers, all foreigners trained by the terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah, would hit key cities in Mindanao this week, both a city official and the spokesman of the Army's 4th Infantry Division said. The Army's 4ID and the Police Regional Office 10 have been placed on full... »

3 NPA rebels killed in clash with govt troops

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TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Philippines – Three New People's Army rebels were killed and one was wounded in an encounter with government troops in a far-flung village in Laak town, Compostela Valley Saturday afternoon, the military said on Sunday. Two of the rebels... »