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Prices of some vegetables went up in some markets in Metro Manila Wednesday, even as vendors said the rain may be partly to blame for it, radio dzBB reported. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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Water wars Fresh rate hike petitions from private concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water are being met with indignant murmurs of protest, with groups like Bayan assailing the lack of consultation with consumers. True, officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks … Full News here – Read more on Manila Standard Today Get up to 75% discount in [...]

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Three employees of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority were arrested before dawn Tuesday after they were caught selling diesel fuel allegedly siphoned from an MMDA sweeper vehicle. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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Some P50,000 worth of aphrodisiac drugs and unregistered medicines were seized in police raids on Chinese drug stores in southern Metro Manila. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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MANILA, Philippines—Maynilad Water Service Inc. has slashed its proposed hike on basic charges to P8.58 per cubic meter from the initial P10.30, but consumer groups decried this as evidence that rate adjustments lack transparency.   In a public consultation held Tuesday in Pasay City, data from the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System-Regulatory Office also showed [...]

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MANILA, Philippines—In its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the Philippines has tended to look to the United States for help, a mindset that, according to an analyst, should be “emancipated” from if it is to assert its independence.   When more Chinese vessels sailed into the disputed waters [...]

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ISTANBUL—Thousands of demonstrators squared off against riot police firing tear gas in an Istanbul square Tuesday after Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he had “no more tolerance” for the protests against his Islamic-rooted government.   Acrid clouds of smoke filled Taksim Square, sending people scrambling, though huge crowds returned within minutes chanting: “We stand [...]

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There are no anomalous perks This pertains to Mr. Emil Jurado's column titled “Anomalous perks for SSS officials” which appeared in Manila Standard Today on May 24. Contrary to his allegations of supposed anomaly, the Social Security System strictly adheres to the provisions of … Full News here – Read more on Manila Standard Today [...]

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Only five of the country’s universities, led by the University of the Philippines (UP), made it to this year’s list of top 300 Asian universities ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).   This was the lowest number of Philippine universities to make the cut since QS began ranking universities in Asia in 2009.   Last year, [...]

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Authorities have yet to decide who will be held responsible for the May 31 explosion at the Two Serendra condominium building in Taguig City that killed three people, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said in a press briefing Monday. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount [...]

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At least 65,000 jobs will be up for grabs on Wednesday, Independence Day, when the Department of Labor and Employment holds its Kalayaan jobs fair at the Luneta Park in Manila. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the event will be held in the park's South Drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will be [...]

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NEW YORK — US stocks dived in opening trade Tuesday, following global markets lower after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates and its asset purchase program unchanged.   Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 139.50 (0.92 percent) to 15,099.09.   The broad-based S&P 500 shed 18.27 (1.11 percent) to 1,624.54, [...]

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Crime film gets Hollywood remake ACTION thriller On The Job with Piolo Pascual and Gerald Anderson may just get a Hollywood remake. In a recent interview, Gerald was ecstatic while disclosing that Tom Cruise and Mark Wahlberg's camps have expressed their interest in doing a Hollywood … Full News here – Read more on Manila [...]

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KABUL — Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents on Tuesday claimed a suicide car bombing that targeted staff of the Supreme Court and killed 14 civilians in Kabul.   The militants said the attack was carried out to punish Afghan judges for sentencing to death Taliban prisoners held by the Afghan government.   “Today’s attack was a warning [...]

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Heavy rain from a thunderstorm disrupted traffic and caused floods in several major thoroughfares in Metro Manila Tuesday evening. Full News here – GMA News Online / News / Metro Manila Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!

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