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Beyond the Fault Line: Why the Philippines’ Next National Crisis Won’t Be Just an Earthquake
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For decades, the term “The Big One” has triggered a singular, terrifying image in the minds of Filipinos: the movement of the West Valley Fault and a catastrophic earthquake flattening Metro Manila. We map the fault lines, we retrofit our condos in BGC and Makati, and we run the Shake…
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Beware of Marijuana-Laced Brownies
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Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has warned the public from pastries, which may contain marijuana as one of its ingredients. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Jose Gutierrez Jr. cited the story of a certain nurse in a hospital in San Marcelino, Zambales. The nurse, he said, received three boxes of homemade…
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Malaysian PM Najib’s Speech During the Signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro
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Good afternoon. His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines; His Excellency Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, Chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front; His Excellency İhsanoğlu , Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; honorable ministers; excellencies; Chairperson of the Philippines Negotiating Panel and MILF Negotiating Panel;…
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A Dangerous Life on the Road: Four Vehicular Accidents in Three Weeks
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The Amianan bus crash in Baguio City at about 2:00 p.m. on October 11, 2012 marked the third road mishap recorded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in three weeks. Said passenger bus, with plate number AYK 317, met an accident at Kilometer 4 Marcos Highway,…
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Deles’ Speech During the Signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro
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Speech of Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles: During the signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro [Delivered at Malacañan Palace, Manila, on October 15, 2012] His Excellency, our President Benigno Simeon Aquino III; to our esteemed guests, His Excellency, Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak of…
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Aquino’s Speech During the Signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro
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Speech of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines During the signing of the Government of the Philippines – Moro Islamic Liberation Front Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro [Delivered at Malacañan Palace, Manila, on October 15, 2012] His Excellency Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul…
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HIJAB Run: Muslim Women and Soldiers Run for Peace and Religious Understanding
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Over two hundred Muslim women gathered at the EDSA People Power Monument last Sunday morning, October 14, to express support to the peace process and promote religious understanding. Dubbed as “HIJAB RUN for Peace: Religious Understanding Now,” hundreds of Muslim and non-Muslim women as well as soldiers ran from the…
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Bombing Near Greenhills Shopping Center Not a Terrorist Attack
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A basement office at the Bonaventure building in Ortigas Avenue, just across Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan, was rocked by an explosion early morning yesterday. The office is currently being occupied by realty firm LK Global Holdings Corporation. Based on gathered news reports, police authorities said the bombing may…
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IT Student Stabbed by Fellow Students at Adamson University
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It seems that campus crimes are on the rise. An Information Technology student at Adamson University was stabbed by fellow students the other morning inside the said university in Ermita, Manila, according to several news sources. The victim was identified as 21-year-old Kevin Roi Castro, a resident of Tondo, Manila.…
























