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Philippines catches recovery wave

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By Jennee Grace U Rubrico MANILA - As the global economy shifts from crisis to recovery, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry is sparking new demand and buoying employment and investment in the Philippines, where it is one of the country's most important industries. BPO firms in the Philippines are hiring new personnel on... »

Philippines HIV cases spike to record in January

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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines diagnosed 143 people with HIV in January -- a national high -- and the country's health secretary said on Thursday she would seek more public funds to distribute condoms among high-risk groups. The number of people diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is the highest reported since... »

Phivolcs cancels tsunami alert

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03/01/2010 The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) yesterday lifted the tsunami alert in the country’s coastal communities after non-threatening conditions were observed in areas facing the Pacific Ocean. »

Still no tsunami waves as of 1:30 p.m.—Phivolcs

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MANILA, Philippines—The impact of the tsunami waves that were forecast to hit the eastern coast lines of the country has not been felt as of 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to an official... »

Stay away from east coast lines until 5 p.m.

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MANILA, Philippines—Stay away from the eastern coast lines of the country, particularly in areas fronting the Pacific Ocean in southern Philippines, at least four hours from 1 p.m. »

DoH chief snubs Church on condoms issue

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MANILA, Philippines—Who's afraid of the Catholic Church? Not the Department of Health (DoH) which, despite strong opposition from the Church, has declared that it would continue giving away condoms to 'people who need them.' The condom distribution program is one of the 'very many things that, if we actually do them, is going to... »

Amid Drought, Filipinos Brace for ‘the Worst’

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MANILA - A drought in the Philippines has destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops, reduced the country's water supply and is threatening widespread blackouts as power companies contend with low water levels in hydroelectric dams, officials said Friday. "It is such a difficult situation because we have just survived the... »

Madrigal bashes Villar with ‘hard prayer’

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MANILA, Philippines—Did you know that on Ash Wednesday Sen. »

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... »

Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre

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MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials. The indictment said Andal Ampatuan Sr. and the others were part of a conspiracy to ambush and kill members of... »

Pro-environment voters may be a force to reckon with

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MANILA, Philippines—Presidential candidates may be courting disaster if they ignore an emerging force of environment-conscious voters, according to a green activist. »

Country’s power reserves continue to drop

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By Marie A. Surbano 02/07/2010 There is a grim possibility that rotating brownouts will continue to occur as the country’s power reserves continue to drop »

CA junks bid to stop per-pulse phone billing

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MANILA, Philippines--The Court of Appeals, siding with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on the new per-pulse charging issue, has denied a petition for the issuance of a restraining order by a unit of the country's biggest mobile network. The court, in a four-page resolution by Associate Justice Mariflor Castillo dated Jan. 27, said... »

Jammers threaten polls

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MANILA, Philippines—Cell phone jammers may be out to disrupt the country's first nationwide automated elections in May. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Monday said that it had received reports as early as three weeks ago that a shipment of 5,000 jamming devices had entered the country. 'It arrived in one bulk, which made it... »