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Filipinos set to launch UAE’s first 3D magazine

By Tonyo Cruz Tue, May 31, 2011 6:01PM UTC View Comments

The United Arab Emirates will soon have its first 3D magazine, courtesy of Filipinos who plan to mark Philippine Independence Day in a new way. Mint Magazine‘s special 60-page issue dubbed “Pinoy Freedom in 3D” is expected come out and distributed for free on June 12, Philippine Independence Day, and will include free stereoscopic or...

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Why Facebook is so popular in the Philippines

By James Cordova Mon, May 16, 2011 7:54AM UTC View Comments

The Philippines has the highest Facebook “penetration rate” in the world, according to a recent survey. From a marketers perspective, this is excellent news. Online Filipinos certainly have spending power. Most families of overseas Filipino workers are online and I suspect that they’re one of the heaviest Facebook user groups. Think of all the remittances...

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Death penalty in China: Last hours of Ramon, Sally and Elizabeth

By Tonyo Cruz Wed, Mar 30, 2011 3:28PM UTC View Comments

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila released a timeline of today’s major events leading to and after China’s execution of Elizabeth Batain, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva and Ramon Credo who were convicted of drug trafficking charges. The Philippines earlier pleaded for leniency for the three overseas Filipino workers, citing both respect for Chinese laws and humanitarian...

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Understanding the plight of Filipino workers in Libya

By Carlos H. Conde Thu, Mar 24, 2011 3:40AM UTC View Comments

It distresses me no end that some Filipino officials can be so insensitive to their compatriots facing risks while working in other countries. Yesterday, one such official told a television station in Manila that the Philippine government has tried everything it could to convince Filipinos in Libya to go back home but most of them...

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List of Filipinos repatriated from strife-torn Libya

By Tonyo Cruz Wed, Mar 02, 2011 12:11PM UTC View Comments

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila today published a partial list of Filipino workers who have been repatriated from strife-torn Libya. The Philippines has at least 17,000 of its citizens living and working in Libya, although government estimates place the number to as many as 30,000. Another set of figures are also being made...

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