Philippine clan planned massacre over dinner, court hears
September 8th, 2010 | 
Author: A servant of the politically powerful clan accused of last year's massacre of 57 people has told a Philippine court the family plotted the killings of rivals and journalists over dinner six days befor…
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Philippines Committed To Reducing Extreme Poverty – Official
will continue to fight extreme poverty in the country, one of the goals it has set for itself a decade earlier, Economic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said Wednesday.
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3 former politicians charged for airport bombing in Philippines
Three former government officials were charged in court on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in last month's bombing at an international airport terminal in the Southern Philippines that left tw…
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Foreign exchange reserves hit all-time high of $49.6B
THE COUNTRY’S reserves of foreign currencies — the wealth that determines the Philippines’ ability to purchase imports and engage in other commercial transactions with the rest of the world — reached another historic high of $49.6 billion in August. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yesterday reported that the latest gross international reserves (GIR) were enough to pay…
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Foreign exchange reserves hit all-time high of $49.6B
THE COUNTRY’S reserves of foreign currencies — the wealth that determines the Philippines’ ability to purchase imports and engage in other commercial transactions with the rest of the world — reached another historic high of $49.6 billion in August. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yesterday reported that the latest gross international reserves (GIR) were enough to pay…
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Stocks extend gains
LOCAL STOCKS yesterday extended their rally for the sixth straight day as a renewed buying binge late in the session propelled the index to a fresh three-year high. The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index gained another 31.41 points or 0.84 percent to 3,775.42. Foreign investors continued to make local stocks…
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Stocks extend gains
LOCAL STOCKS yesterday extended their rally for the sixth straight day as a renewed buying binge late in the session propelled the index to a fresh three-year high. The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index gained another 31.41 points or 0.84 percent to 3,775.42. Foreign investors continued to make local stocks…
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Family planning program suffers due to flip-flopping politicians — official
MANILA, Philippines — Flip-flopping by the political leadership has rendered the country’s family planning program ineffective, health officials said on Tuesday. Dr. Honorata Catibog, director III of the Family Health Office National Center for Disease Prevention and Control of the Department of Health, said that the evaluation and strategic reviews of the program in different agencies implementing family planning activities showed that a shift in policy pronouncements in the national level has affected its implementation in the local scene.
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Family planning program suffers due to flip-flopping politicians — official
MANILA, Philippines — Flip-flopping by the political leadership has rendered the country’s family planning program ineffective, health officials said on Tuesday. Dr. Honorata Catibog, director III of the Family Health Office National Center for Disease Prevention and Control of the Department of Health, said that the evaluation and strategic reviews of the program in different agencies implementing family planning activities showed that a shift in policy pronouncements in the national level has affected its implementation in the local scene.
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400 Mandaluyong families get own lots
RAYMOND AFRICA–> SOME 400 families in Mandaluyong City now have the chance to own a small plot of land for as low as P30.82 per day for five years under the local government’s socialized housing…
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