Archive for February, 2010
Philippines raises tsunami alert, orders evacuation
February 28th, 2010 | 
Author: MANILA – The Philippines ordered a limited precautionary evacuation on Sunday in coastal areas of 19 provinces along its eastern seaboard after raising the level of a tsunami alert issued following a massive earthquake in Chile . “At 7 a.m. today, we raised the…
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Thousands flee Philippine coastlines on tsunami alert
2010/02/28 MANILA: Thousands living in Philippine provinces facing the Pacific Ocean evacuated their homes early Sunday hours before a tsunami from a major quake near Chile was expected to arrive, officials said. Officials said the evacuations were orderly, with authorities saying that the waves were not expected to be higher …
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Tsunami waves to get to RP starting 1 p.m.
MANILA, Philippines(UPDATE) The first tsunami waves as high as one meter are expected to reach the country’s coastal provinces facing the Pacific Ocean between 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Sunday morning. In an advisory, Phivolcs raised the tsunami alert in the …
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Hundreds evacuate from Mindanao, Bicol east coast
DAVAO CITY, PhilippinesHundreds of residents in the east coasts of Malita in Davao Del Sur, Mati City in Davao Oriental, and Tandag in Surigao Del Sur moved to higher ground following the tsunami alert issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) hours after the massive earthquake in …
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Fire rages atop mountain near Banahaw
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, PhilippinesUnusually hot and dry conditions have triggered a widespread forest fire atop Mount Cristobal adjacent to mystical Mount Banahaw since Saturday evening, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Sunday. Sally…
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The new politics: Money, media, market
TABLETS OF STONE 02/28/2010 The brand of traditional politics based on guns, gold and goons is still here to stay. But today it would seem that politics has evolved into something more demeaning to the principles of electoral democracy, namely the three Ms money, media and market. It is …
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Another PAF dinosaur bites the dust
BLURBAL THRUSTS 02/28/2010 Bureau of Customs commissioner Napoleon Morales knows his days in the South Harbor are numbered (his services are co-terminous with that of President Arroyo who steps down from office on June 30) which is probably why he has gone on an appointment binge of sorts, by giving …
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Sigmarhophobia?
ENQUIRY 02/28/2010 My fellow regular at the Kapihan sa Sulo, Fel Maragay of The Manila Standard Today, used this word in his column, thus: In the midst of this controversy (over the appointment of the next chief justice), judicial watchers see the sigmarhophobia permeating the legal front once again. Put …
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Threatened by Eraps hold over the masses?
FRONTLINE 02/28/2010 In all the so-called commissioned and non-commissioned surveys, whether they be the Social Weather Stations or the Pulse Asia survey both of which incidentally appear to have lost their credibility — Erap Estrada, seeking the presidency for the second time, is always ranked at third place …
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Learning from the creative Filipino organization
INNOVATION and creativity has become one of the most important imperatives for today’s business organizations. We Filipinos pride ourselves as being creative and artistic people. Sadly, although we are great copycats but rarely innovators.
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