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Beijing 2008 Olypics - Quezon City, Luzon, Philippines (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:16 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Quezon City, Luzon, Philippines My name is Russell. I want to share with you the things I learned when I am traveling or I was traveling. And to those who want go to China, or Beijing, China for Beijing Olympics 2008 this August 8, 2008. Before I stayed in Beijing, I stayed first in Changchun, Jilin Province for almost eight months before I moved to Beijing...

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Travelling with best friends - Cebu City, Philippines (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:57:21 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Cebu City, Philippines I spent June 14-17, 1999 in the Philippines with my family and my best friend Daphne's family (I'm glad old school cameras have an option where you can include the date taken on the photo). Her father own a hat company, and one of the factories that makes those hats is located in the Philippines. My...

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World Heritage Town - Vigan, Philippines (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:34:30 GMT

Putzed my way from Istanbul towards Cairo. Wandered through the Balkans with my Bro. Vietnam, Laos, China in 2007. My never ending travels continue with my arrival in the Philippines in May 2008.

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2 doctors, nurse suspended over 'youtube rectum surgery scandal' in philippines (Fridae - News Features)

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:43:45 GMT

Three medical staff implicated in a video that showed over a dozen staff in a operating theatre clowning about while a patient lay unconscious on the operating table have been suspended.

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Everything is a Little Different in the Philippines (Harleys, Cars, Girls & Guitars)

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:09:06 GMT

Some of the simplest things work in a much different way in the Philippines. The Karaoke Queen and I took a trip to the doctor’s office. While we were in the waiting room, I felt nature calling. The receptionist led...

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Leftist farmer activist killed in Philippines (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:51:05 GMT

Manila - A leftist farming leader was killed Thursday in a southern Philippine city, bringing to 14 the number of extrajudicial killings in the country since the start of the year, a human rights advocate said. Celso Pojas, 40, was shot dead by unide...

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Raquel Gibson: Playboy Philippines (Right Celebrity)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:06:54 GMT

Meet Raquel Gibson, the American model who posed in the May 2008 issue of Playboy Philippines. See her biography, photos and video here. Raquel Gibson: Playboy Philippines She hasn't been a Playboy model since November 2005, but Raquel Gibson helped continue the launch of Playboy Philippines by posing in the May 2008 issue. The Filipino [...]

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my departure - Manila, Luzon, Philippines (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:21:46 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Manila, Luzon, Philippines now is the time for me to leave for a while. i will be starting a new life and will explore a new horizon, with the hope that i will make it in the place where i go to. God help me!

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Philippines Navy chief arrives (Hindu)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:39:29 GMT

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vice Admiral Rogelio Calunsag, the Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippines Navy accompanied by his wife Imelda arrived at the Easten Naval Command (ENC) here on Wednesday. He was received at the Naval Air Station INS Dega by ...

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Philippines Disability Organization Hails CRPD Entry into Force (RatifyNow.org)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:55:37 GMT

The national federation of persons with disabilities in the Philippines, Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc. (KAMPI), has hailed the UN disability rights treaty, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the PIA Information Services has reported. (See their article entitled NGO hails global entry into froce of UN Disability Rights Convention.) The [...]

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Philippines’ University of Southern Mindanao Goes FOSS (SolidOffice)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:51:54 GMT

The University of Southern Mindanao in the Philippines has chosen to adopt a completely open source platform, according to the International Open Source Network: “In an official letter from Dr. Virgilio G. Oliva, University of Southern Mindanao (USM) president, to the International Open Source Network (IOSN) ASEAN+3, it was formally announced that USM-Kabacan will spearhead the [...]

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Reason #9 To Fly A Peace Globe ~ Insurgency In The Philippines (Mimi Writes.......)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:44:00 GMT

... focus on peace. To wage peace . Need a reason to fly a globe? Here's Reason #9 Insurgency in the Philippines Began in 1969 Mindanao, Philippines and the Sulu Sea Who is fighting? The national government and 3 factions: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the Abu Sayyaf (an Islamic militant separatist group based in the southern islands of the...

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Philippines: 'Fishing For Families' Finds Integrated Population- Environment Programs More Effective (Red Orbit )

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:00:17 GMT

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Erin Mosely, Outreach and Communications of Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, +1-202-691-4266, erin.mosely@wilsoncenter.org Leona DAgnes Presents New Report on Reproductive Health and Coastal Management at Wilson Center WASHINGTON,May 14/PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- The Philippines rapidly rising population has overwhelmed the fisheries that have traditionally...

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The Philippines: Counter-insurgency vs. Counter-terrorism in Mindanao (Human Security Gateway: All Updates)

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:22:14 GMT

U.S.-backed security operations in the southern Philippines are making progress but are also confusing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency with dangerous implications for conflict in the region. The “Mindanao Model” – using classic counter-insurgency techniques to achieve counter-terror goals – has been directed against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and has helped force its fighters out of...

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Why Irishman is selling Pearl in the Philippines (The Irish Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:15:06 GMT

AT 27 YEARS old, Gavin Dunne is fast making his mark in the overseas housing market with his first development on Boracay - a tiny, but highly sought-after holiday island in the Philippines - with the softest white sand, fabulous water sports and a very cheap cost of living, writes Mary Wilson.

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Philippines - Singapore: Myanmar to attend ASEAN emergency meeting to discuss - International Herald Tribune (Global Geopolitics News)

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:15:06 GMT

... Q1 net up 11 pct - Reuters MANILA (Reuters) - Ayala Corp (AC.PS: Quote , Profile , Research ), the Philippines’ oldest and most valuable conglomerate, said on Tuesday its recurring net profit in the first quarter climbed 11 percent against the year-ago period. But the Ayala Manila fears violence as peacekeepers go - Financial Times The Philippines is scrambling to preserve the remnants...

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Philippines increases cassava plantation to supply China (Biofuels Digest)

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:01:08 GMT

In the Philippines, Eastern Renewables Fuels said it plans to expand cassava planting to 4500 hectares in 2008 to meet rising demand. The company ships its output to Guanxi province in China.

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Miners shun mineral wealth of the Philippines (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:31:37 GMT

Excessive and slow regulatory procedures, illegal miners and security problems are all blamed for discouraging investment by foreign mining companies.

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Japan Mulling Rice Exports To Ease Philippines' Supply Concerns (Nikkei)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Friday, May 16, 2008Japan Mulling Rice Exports To Ease Philippines' Supply ConcernsTOKYO (Nikkei)--Japan is considering exporting 50,000 tons of rice to the Philippines in light of a request from the Southeast Asian nation, which is grappling with soaring prices of rice imports, The Nikkei learned Thursday.

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Norway makes another stab at peace in the Philippines (AftenPosten)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:51:17 GMT

Members of the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have been holding more peace talks in Norway this week.

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