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Certificate in Business Security Management in Manila
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Global E2C in partnership with Ace And Associates, Inc. brings to Manila “Certificate in Business Security Management,” a two-day program that dwells into the realms of Security evolving itself as a Business Enhancer today. The training will probe into the how, where and what is the status of Security in…
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Safety Tips at the Beach and in Swimming Pools
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It’s summer once again. The season starts somewhere between the end of the school year and the beginning of the Holy Week break. And what can be a better way to ease hot summer days than swimming? From north to south, beautiful beaches beguile in every corner of the Philippines.…
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Palace Assures Peace Council Created ‘Only to Review BBL’
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President Aquino formed a five-man citizens’ peace conclave called the Citizens Leaders’ Council on the first anniversary of the signing of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) peace agreement last Friday. Created to review and improve the proposed BBL, the council is composed of “citizen leaders” from the government, business, religious, and…
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PH: China Wants Total Control of South China Sea
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China has been aggressively rushing massive reclamation projects in the South China Sea in an aim to bolster its territorial claims, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said in a news conference Thursday. “China is accelerating its expansionist agenda and changing the status quo to actualize its nine-dash line claim…
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If BBL Gets Watered Down, We’re Going to the UN–MILF
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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is looking at the possibility of elevating their concerns to the United Nations if the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) gets delayed or watered down, MILF Central Committee Vice Chairman Ghazali Jaafar said. For several months, the separatist group has been vocal in saying that…
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DND Partially Terminates P1.2-B Chopper Deal
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Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Wednesday ordered the partial termination of the P1.2 billion UH-1 helicopter contract with US supplier Rice Aircraft Services Inc., after the firm failed to deliver the ordered units within “180 days upon the opening of the letter of credit.” A notice of termination signed by…
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At Least 600 Flee their Homes After MILF, Farmers Clash in North Cotabato
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Some 600 residents from two of the remotest barangays in Matalam, North Cotabato have fled their homes after Moro rebels, believed to be members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), clashed with armed farmers who are members of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and the Barangay Peacekeeping…
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Displaced Maguindanao Residents Will Return Home Soon
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Some estimated 40,000 families or 120,000 people displaced from 11 affected Maguindanao towns will soon return home after the government offensive launched last February against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) has simmered down, the military said. Captain Joan Petinglay, spokesperson of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division said that they…