MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo hailed today the three Filipino women who made history Wednesday by becoming the first female mountain climbers in Southeast Asia to reach the summit of…
MANILA — Press Secretary Ignacio R. Bunye lamented today as “uncalled for” the statement of foreign observers of last Monday?s midterm elections comparing Mindanao with the situation in war-wracked Afghanistan.
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MANILA — JP Morgan, one of the world?s top financial services firms with global assets of $1.4 trillion, has reactivated Philippine Corporate Access Days (PCAD), ending a seven-year hiatus in the program to draw more overseas investments into the country.
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MANILA — Immediately after Monday?s peaceful elections, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started to remove unsightly posters, streamers and other campaign materials that dotted numerous areas, including posts and walls, in the metropolis.
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MANILA — Last Saturday, May 12, a group of 64 new U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in the Philippines. This group of volunteers will work with U.S. Peace Corps development programs in education; coastal resources management; and children, youth and family.
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