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Philippines
New York Times:
A country's complex past and its storytelling tradition come together in "Thrice Upon a Time'' an ambitious exhibition running through Jan. 31 at the Singapore Art Museum
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Financial Times:
The Philippines could import as much as 3m tonnes of rice next year as the world’s largest buyer of the grain moves quickly to secure supplies. (Read More)
News Networks:
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Topic:
Buying
New York Times:
In one of the worst incidents of election-related violence in the Philippines in recent memory, a group of 36 people were kidnapped by armed men on Monday, officials said.
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New York Times:
A group of 36 people — including lawyers and journalists — were kidnapped by armed men on Monday, and military officials said that 21 of them had been killed.
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New York Times:
A long-running conflict between the government and Muslim separatists on the island of Mindanao has made displacement a regular part of refugees’ lives.
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New York Times:
In “Mammoth,” when a rich child eats her lunch in New York, a poor boy in the Philippines cries.
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FT.com - Lex, Macroeconomics & markets:
Not even Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao could avert the impending funding crunch in Asia's 13th largest economy. (Read More)
FT.com - World, Asia Pacific:
The Philippines matched its recent record rice tender as it raced to secure supplies amid concerns that prices were about to rise sharply. The world's largest importer... (Read More)
Topic:
World
New York Times:
Communist guerrillas raided and torched a logging company in the southern Philippines and killed at least 12 people in a shootout with security forces, officials said on Friday.
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@owrange: updated Unlimited Texting Services in Philippines (Globe/Touch Mobile, Smart/Talk 'N Text): http://wp.me/pAl2p-5v. (Read More)
Topic:
Mobile
New York Times:
Muslim militants beheaded a school principal on a remote southern island in the Philippines after holding him for ransom for three weeks, a marine general said.
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FT.com - Commodities News and Market Data:
The Philippines, the world's biggest rice importer, plans to buy 600,000 tonnes of rice in a record tender next month to boost supplies after a string of typhoons hit the country's main rice producing areas in September and O (Read More)
New York Times:
A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam after battering Manila and the surrounding provinces, leaving 14 people dead in a region struggling to recover from previous storms.
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Topic:
People
FT.com - FTfm:
Confusion over Benguet has added to the Philippines bourse's woes. (Read More)
Topics:
New,
Reputation
New York Times:
At least seven people were killed by Typhoon Mirinae, leaving fresh floods and new misery.
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New York Times:
With millions of Filipinos still reeling from the effects of successive typhoons, the price hikes by the three largest oil companies in the country were criticized as greedy, callous and predatory. (Read More)
New York Times:
Relief workers are concerned about children in evacuation camps in the Manila metropolitan area that remain flooded after successive typhoons.
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Topics:
Evacuation,
Children
Financial Times:
Military officers accused of planning coups against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines have launched a political party and announced plans to seek legislative posts in next year's polls. (Read More)
New York Times:
Religious figures say legislation that would expand the poor's access to birth control is contrary to Catholic teaching. But the idea has more support in Congress than ever before.
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New York Times:
Relief workers are concerned about children in evacuation camps in the Manila metropolitan area that remain flooded after successive typhoons.
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Topics:
Evacuation,
Children
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