Chinese Coastguard left Panatag Scarborough Shoal- Filipino Fishermen Returns with Huge Fish Catch

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Pinoy fishers return from Panatag Shoal with huge catch of fishFishermen from Pangasinan returned home early Saturday with a huge load of big species of fish they caught from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, after they were allowed to fish inside the lagoon for first the time in four years.Some...

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Four Filipino Seamen Arrested in India for sending Cyclone Update through a Satellite phone

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Four citizens of Philippines were arrested by personnel of Arjyapalli marine police station in Ganjam district of Odisha, India on Sunday afternoon on charges of illegally using satellite phone on Indian soil.Sources said the four Philippine Nationals were using satellite phone in the radius of five km from...

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ICC International Court - Lack of Law knowledge: Cannot go After Philippines' Duterte

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President Rodrigo Duterte. (ACE MORANDANTE/PPD)International court can’t go after DuterteThe chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says any person who encourages or condones President Digong’s war on drugs is liable to be prosecuted before the court.“Let me be clear: any person in the Philippines who incites...

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Ruder Finn Signs Partnership Agreement with ENGAGE PR Consultancy in the Philippines

Ruder Finn Founded in 1989, Ruder Finn Asia (www.ruderfinnasia.com) is the Asia-Pacific subsidiary of New York-based Ruder Finn (www.ruderfinn.com), the leading independent global public relations consulting firm. Photo: everything-pr.comRuder Finn Asia and ENGAGE, a member company of the EON The Stakeholder Relations Group, have signed a partnership agreement...

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First Semi-portable 600 Watts Picohydro power plant in Philippines - Commissioned in Visayas

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Picohydro power generation model. Photo: renewablesfirst.co.ukSoleco puts up 1st picohydro power plant in Philippines Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative Inc. (Soleco) has put up a picohydro power generation system, the first of its kind in the country, state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) said.In a statement, NEA said Soleco’s picohydro...

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Australia's SomnoMed finds Philippines ideal Manufacturing hub

SomnoMed is seen as an "employer of choice" by the Philippine government. Jessica HromasSomnoMed finds Philippines ideal hub for its sleep devices-by Mark EggletonFor sleep device manufacturers SomnoMed, the decision to manufacture in the Philippines was based on having a historic connection to the country. The company's Australian-designed...

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Immigration Lookout for De Lima, Baraan, Bucayu, Villasanta, Dayan, Sanchez, Adricula and Cristobal issued

Sec. Aguirre says Sen. De Lima pocketed billions. Photo: CNN PhilippinesDOJ issues immigration lookout bulletin for De Lima, 8 othersThe Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against Sen. Leila De Lima and five other persons for their alleged involvement in the New Bilibid...

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HSBC upgraded Philippine Economic Growth Forecast 6.3 - 6.5 Percent

HSBC hikes anew Philippine growth forecast to 6.5% The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. raised anew the country’s economic growth forecast as the Philippines continued to stand out as one of the strongest performers in Asia.In its latest Asian Economics report for the fourth quarter, HSBC economist...

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Malaysian Terrorist Mohamas Amin Captured - Bombing Plans in Manila Condo Mall Revealed

Filipino soldiers stand guard next to a poster of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.PHOTO: EPAPhilippines thwarts terror attack with arrest of Malaysian bomb expert planning strike in ManilaThe Philippine National Police (PNP) has thwarted an attempt by a terrorist bomb expert to stage bombing attacks right in the heart...

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Philippines' AboitizPower to buy power plant stakes for $1.2 Billion US Dollar

ABOITIZ Power Group. Photo: Rappler.comPhilippines' AboitizPower to buy power plant stakes for $1.2 blnThe Philippines' Aboitiz Power Corp said on Tuesday it will acquire stakes held by funds managed by Blackstone Group LP in a local coal-fired power plant and another power project under construction for about $1.2...

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World Bank keeps Philippine growth forecasts

WORLD BANK ECON UPDATE: World Bank lead economist Birgit Hansl answers queries from the press after giving an economic update on the Philippines. Also in photo is economist Kevin Chua. MIKE AMOROSO. Photo: PhilStarMANILA, Philippines - The World Bank has retained its three-year economic growth forecasts for the...

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DNA shows first inhabitants of Vanuatu came from Philippines and Taiwan

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Children play on Champagne beach, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. A new study has found that the country’s first people came from Asia rather than neighboring Pacific countries. Photograph: Nikki Marshall for the GuardianThose who settled on the archipelago 3,000 years ago – and Tonga shortly after – travelled from...

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APEVC Singapore Investors Supports Philippines' Duterte War on Drug: Improved law and order will be positive

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Asia Private Equity-Venture Capital Summit: Singapore, Sept 30, 2016. Photo: ASIA LAW PORTALMark Mobius still likes Philippine investments despite extrajudicial murders·         Mark Mobius : on War on Drugs and Killing of Drug addicts and pushers "at the end of the day, I think the impact of the improved...

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