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China lashes out at Manila over island claims

By AP News Tue, Aug 02, 2011 8:45AM UTC View Comments

BEIJING (AP) — An official Chinese newspaper says the Philippines isn’t sincere in wanting to resolve South China Sea territorial disputes and warns of unspecified consequences if China’s concerns are ignored. The ruling Communist Party’s flagship People’s Daily says recent construction work on an island claimed by Manila violates the spirit of a preliminary plan...

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Philippines orders Filipinos near Fukushima plant home

By Tonyo Cruz Tue, Apr 12, 2011 6:09PM UTC View Comments

Citing reports from its embassy in Tokyo and instructions from President Benigno Aquino III, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila has announced the start of mandatory repatriation of Filipinos who are within the 50-kilometer radius of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant whose disaster level is now at par with Chernobyl. The DFA statement...

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All systems go for Twestival Manila

By Tonyo Cruz Thu, Mar 24, 2011 1:10PM UTC View Comments

The Philippines, home of the world’s most exciting festivals held annually in its many towns and provinces, holds its first-ever Twestival tonight March 24 at Le Bistro Vert in Makati City. Twestival Manila is the country’s first time to participate in Twestival, a global event where Twitter users “tweet, meet and give” to good causes....

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HIV-Positive director denied entry at Manila airport

By The Fresh Outlook Fri, Mar 11, 2011 6:13PM UTC View Comments

Passengers arrive from Shanghai at the Changi International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 in Singapore. Pic: AP.

Well known theatre director and artist, Marcelino Cavestany, was turned away by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as he attempted to enter Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, March 6. Mr. Cavestany, an Australian citizen, was denied entry due to a blacklist order signed by the Immigration Commissioner in March last year....

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Baseball legend Ken Griffey Jr. to hold clinics in Manila, Cebu

By Tonyo Cruz Mon, Feb 28, 2011 2:31PM UTC View Comments

Kevin Griffey Jr., a Major League Baseball legend. Photo from the Cleveland Indians Baseball blog.

As Filipinos expand their taste in sports with the recent upsurge in the popularity of football, the United States embassy is bringing a Major League Baseball (MLB) legend to Manila and Cebu for a series of baseball clinics. Ken Griffey Jr., MLB legend and Sports Envoy of the U.S. Department of State, will hold the...

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