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The Worst Year For OFW's?

31 July 2011

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"OFWs are still forced to go abroad because the government has offered them nothing substantive and sustainable to address their families's economic needs. Instead, what it has offered are mere dole-outs and band-aid solutions that does not do anything to address...

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PEOPLE TRAFFICKING: US State Dept Report Slates PHL

30 July 2011

The US State Department has released its 2011 report on human trafficking on a global scale, with reports on all countries, including the USA.

The report on the Philippines, which is classed as a "Tier 2" country, does not make good reading listing concrete failures by gov't and endemic corruption hampering any efforts to combat people trafficking, including prostitution and...

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NPA's Attack Trento Police Station

30 July 2011

2 civilians killed, 1 cop wounded

By Jessie L Casalda

DAVAO CITY ? An undetermined number of armed men belonging to the New Peoples Army (NPA) attacked the police headquarters in Trento, Agusan del Sur killing two civilians, and wounding a police officer.

Reports released by the military?s Civil Military Operations (CMO) Battalion in Camp Panacan, Davao City identified the...

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UK Student Visa News: British Colleges Start To Drop Prices For Overseas Students

30 July 2011

Colleges and Universities discount fees to attract more Tier 4 students

By Charles Kelly?

As the number of Tier 4 international students applying to come to the UK falls leading healthcare colleges and universities are cutting fees or offering generous ?bursaries' - a posh academic word for discount.?

Education providers, already reeling from the government's rules changes and clampdowns on...

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US Think Abu Sayyaf On The Back Foot

29 July 2011

US Maintains Quiet Counterterrorism Effort in the Philippines

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U.S. Army Col. Fran Beaudette, Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines. Photo Credit: US Dept of Defense

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. dispatched a military team to the Philippines to help the Manila government root out militant Islamic extremist groups.? The...

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McLaren To Race 3 Cars At Spa In Belgium

29 July 2011

Trio Of MP4-12C GT3 Race Cars To Star For McLaren GT At Total 24 Hours Of SPA

McLaren GT returns to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium?this weekend for Total 24 Hours of Spa, following a successful race debut there in the British GT Championship early in July. The second race in the MP4-12C GT3?s development programme will see ten experienced... [More]
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Invitation To All Media Reporters To The Regional Consultations For The Philippine Youth Development Plan 2011-2016

29 July 2011

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July 29, 2011?

?Invitation to All Media Reporters to the Regional Consultations

for the Philippine Youth Development Plan 2011-2016

The National Youth Commission (NYC) is pleased to announce that the Regional Consultations for the Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) 2011-2016 is now underway.

The PYDP, formulated through secondary and primary data-gathering and research which is held...

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Aston Martin Represented In Every Class At SPA 24 Hours

28 July 2011

Gaydon, England -?28 July 2011.

This weekend six Aston Martins will line up on the starting grid at Spa-Francorchamps for the Total 24 hours of Spa race, part of the Blancpain Endurance series. Four Aston Martin teams including Hexis AMR, GPR AMR, Ecurie Ecosse and Speed Lover will battle for 24 gruelling hours on the famous road circuit.

Official partner...

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Residual Prices For Electric Vehicles Expected To Collapse

28 July 2011

A FORECAST residual value of 20% for the first fully electric van, at 3yrs/30,000 miles, reflects conservative views in the trade over the future prospects for used electric vans.

Despite the benefit of extremely low running costs - which currently include a 100% Congestion Charge discount for operators in London - electric vans face being penalised in tomorrow's used market...

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Maserati Unveils Its GranCabrio Sport

28 July 2011

Upgraded to 450hp, top speed of 285kph Maserati's GranCabrio?Sport shines?

Maserati has taken the GranCabrio convertible to a new level of performance with the new GranCabrio Sport.

With more power, a faster gearshift and a distinctively aggressive look, the GranCabrio Sport has given Maserati a harder-edged convertible to sit alongside the GranTurismo S and the Quattroporte Sport GT S as...

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OFW News: Enforcing PHL's Labor Migration Regulations Suspect, Says Economist

28 July 2011

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA-THE world's model for managing the outflow of migrant workers might be having a hard time implementing the various regulations on overseas employment, says a Filipino economist.

Dr. Aniceto Orbeta is referring to the Philippines as that global model, whose nearly-40-year-old bureaucratic army handling the exodus of workers for overseas job is noted by international organizations...

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UK Student Visa News: MPs Warn That Tougher Student Visa Rules Will Damage Universities

28 July 2011

By Charles Kelly?

New rules on student visas could damage Scottish universities and the wider economy, a committee of MPs has said.

The BBC reports that the Scottish Affairs Committee has warned that tighter restrictions will have a disproportionate impact in Scotland.

The MPs claimed that abuse of the current system was "largely insignificant" in the Scottish context.

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UK Student Visa News: Competition Between Universities And Private Providers For Home Students Heats Up

28 July 2011

By Charles Kelly?

Universities in England will have to compete against each other and private providers for a quarter of their student places Ministers warned last month.

UK Universities Minister David Willetts has published plans to increase market forces in higher education in England.

Promising to put "students in the driving seat", he also announced there would be 20,000 places...

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OFW News Digests

28 July 2011

A digest of OFW related stories from around the world - supplied by the OFW Journalism Consortium

A FILIPINA in Saudi Arabia who was accused of stealing her employer's wedding ring worth P4.222 million is set to have her first hearing in court next week.

MAASIN CITY, SOUTHERN LEYTE-Overeas workers from Hinunangan were enticed to invest in the province's tourism...

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OFW NEWS: You Can Also Earn In PHL, Govt Told Returning OFWs

28 July 2011

From a report provided by DOLE

MANILA?BY finding out what the market needs, a former overseas Filipino worker is now an enterprising sari-sari store owner selling burgers and scramble that gives her earnings much more than what she was paid as a Sewer in Romania ?.

Marilou Maceda found out that by augmenting her candy and softdrinks?store with burgers and...

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OFW NEWS: New Tack On Domestic Workers' Pay Terms Proposed

28 July 2011

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

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MANILA-MIGRATION analysts are recommending a different tack for negotiating better terms for Filipino domestic workers with host countries.

Since many destination countries cannot provide the US$400 minimum pay the Philippine government requires, Indonesian economist Guntur Sugiyarto suggested the Philippines may want to lobby for a country-specific minimum wage for domestic workers.

That kind of lobbying...

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Filipino Events In The UK

26 July 2011

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Listing of Filipino events in the UK, supplied by?the Philippine embassy in London.

This is a big section, with a lot of notices of interest to Filipinos in the UK and Northern Ireland, including lists of fiestas in the coming weeks.

If you are from another Philippine embassy, and wish to submit a list of events, click on the contact...

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Caring Careers Training Officially Closed Down

20 July 2011

Another major British NVQ training company bites the dust leaving hundred's of Filipinos out of pocket and with no?qualification?- investigators discover a link to Precision Training

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The now deserted offices of Caring Careers?Training in Bicester, Oxfordshire

The Oxfordshire based NVQ training college Caring Careers Training (CCT) run by Andrew Battman which ripped off many Pinoys,?has been formally wound up after...

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Pinoy Teachers Sackings In Maryland Brings Call For Radical Rethink On OFW's

20 July 2011

In the Wake of Massive Labor Trafficking and Lay-offs, Phil. Govt Asked Stop the Brain Drain and Create People-centered Devt

By Marivir Montebon

Migrant Heritage Commission Managing Editor

In the spate of big labor trafficking cases in the US, the Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC) has called Philippine President Benigno Aquino Jr. to address the problem on massive poverty in the...

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Arab Colonel's Slavery & Trafficking Case Begins In Rhode Island

20 July 2011

Prosecution accuses Arab Navy Officer Colonel Arif Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Al Ali of keeping Filipina Elizabeth Cabitla Ballesteros as a virtual slave

A Pinay maid has?begun her evidence in the trial against an Arab naval officer?who it is alleged?withheld wages,?removed her passport and severely restricted her movements.

Filipina Elizabeth Cabitla Ballesteros?is the first witness to testify in the trial of...

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British Government's 14 Year Long Stay Immigration Concession To Be Closed

19 July 2011

by Charles Kelly

Ministers plan to?shut down?what many see as an immigration loophole?which grants illegal immigrants a permanent stay in the UK after 14 years whether they entered the UK legally or not, the Telegraph reports.

Under a controversial concession, those who elude the authorities for 14 years can apply for indefinite leave to stay in the UK.

Almost 9,000...

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Philippines: New Killings As Impunity Reigns, Report Slams PHL Gov't

19 July 2011

Investigate Military Involvement, Prosecute Abusers say Human Rights Watch in devastating report on killings in the Philippines?

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"Grace", one of the witnesses to a?murder by the military giving evidence

(Manila) - The Philippine government's failure to investigate and prosecute extrajudicial killings fuels further military abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should ensure that officials...

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Death Of Filipino Psychiatrist Leaves Friends Asking Why?

19 July 2011

Friends and colleagues of British based Filipino consultant?psychiatrist Fernando Lazo Santiago Jr were in mourning this week after his apparent suicide at the age of 44.

The Pinoy psychiatrist who worked in south London was a popular figure both in the medical profession and the Filipino community in the UK.

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UK-Filipino Event Listings

18 July 2011

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Listing of Filipino events in the UK, supplied by?the Philippine embassy in London.

This is a big section, with a lot of notices of interest to Filipinos in the UK and Northern Ireland, including lists of fiestas in the coming weeks.

If you are from another Philippine embassy, and wish to submit a list of events, click on the contact...

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OFW News Briefs

18 July 2011

OFW News Digest

Negrense workers warned over illegal recruitment schemes

BACOLOD CITY-THE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration here is warning jobseekers about falling prey to various forms of illegal recruitment activities.

These forms include consultancy firms, student visas, Internet job advertisements, travel agencies, and offers from persons-cum-brokers offering overseas jobs.

POEA Bacolod head Carmen Nagum issued the warning after receiving complaints...

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POEA Says Saudi Changes Having No Impact On Deployment

18 July 2011

by JOVIC YEE (Correspondent)

MANILA

Philippine?Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)?Administrator Carlos Cao said the "Saudization" policy has no impact yet on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Cao told a press conference Wednesday the Saudization or?nitaqat?system-a nationalization-related labor policy that directs companies to prioritize Saudi nationals in employment-will not...

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Confusion As Diplomat's Visa Fraud Trial Sees Major Charges Dropped

15 July 2011

A mammoth visa fraud trial against a British diplomat and a former recruitment consultant hit the buffers yesterday when a judge ordered that the most serious charges?alleging collusion between the two accused be dropped.

The trial at London's Southwark Crown Court, which had been expected to last at least eight weeks, is now?looking to be?finished?faster after defense counsel?for both accused...

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Greenpeace Fashion Show Hits Adidas & Nike as "Toxic"

13 July 2011

Quezon City, Philippines - Greenpeace today challenged Adidas and Nike to remove toxic chemicals from their supply chains and from their products. The demand comes as the result of a year-long investigation into toxic water pollution in China and how the chain of custody tracks back to the Philippines and other markets worldwide.

Volunteer models don apparel sporting the Greenpeace...

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Glaring Loophole Allows Illegal Entry Into UK

12 July 2011

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Concord no longer flies into Heathrow, but illegal immigrants and terrorists have an open door to the UK without passport checks?

By Charles Kelly?

Illegal migrants can apparently enter Britain without their passports being checked, it has emerged.

Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon claimed that he had uncovered a way terrorists could enter the UK illegally, the Daily Mail...

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Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix/Champix Kills & Increases Suicide Risk

12 July 2011

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Heart problems began to show up in some volunteers about one year after they completed a 12-week course of the stop-smoking treatment, Chantix/Champix, along with other disturbing findings including an already acknowledged major suicide risk?

An analysis of more than a dozen drug studies finds that smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them kick the habit face significantly...

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UK's Immigration Advisory Service In Administration

11 July 2011

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The IAS's HQ in Great Dover St, London?is shut, as are its satellite offices

The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) which is a helping immigrants and asylum seekers in the UK has gone bust.

The IAS called in administrators on Friday who...

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2011 ASEAN Golf Tournament In Vancouver

11 July 2011

2011 ASEAN?GOLF TOURNAMENT?

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Since 1994, the Consulate General of the five founding ASEAN member countries in Vancouver have organized an annual ASEAN Golf Tournament to raise funds for .?

More than C$140,000 was raised over the years and donated to various organizations such as the BC Epilepsy Society, BC Children?s Hospital Foundation, BC Blind?s Sport & Recreations...

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Southern Cross Collapses

11 July 2011

Southern Cross (SCH) have effectively collapsed.

SCH runs over 750 care homes, with 31,000 residents being cared for by about 40,000 staff.

After a series of financial disasters, SCH tried to get a deal done with its landlords?which appears to have failed.

Although no specific details have been announced yet, shareholders will lose out as the shares are virtually worthless,...

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Used Vehicle Clearance Sale By UnionBank

11 July 2011

UnionBank are holding a sale of used vehicles held on their books.

These will be a mix of repossessions,?end-of-lease vehicles and others held as stock.

The sale is on 18th July and is to be in Pasig.

Please see attached latest listing of UNIONBANK's Pre-Owned Vehicles for sealed bidding.

They say they are?are on a?clearance sale, so want the stock...

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British Unemployed Lack Skills & Motivation To Be Hired

10 July 2011

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Job centers in the UK are trying to help unemployed get work; skills shortages, poor basic literacy and lack of a decent work ethic mean British employers prefer migrants who actually want to work. Photo Credit: Paul Barlow

The British unemployed lack basic skills and a strong work ethic, encouraging companies to fill vacancies with immigrants, the Government has...

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PHL's London Embassy List Of Events

10 July 2011

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After missing for several weeks, the Philippines embassy in London has re-started its feature of events and notices.

This is a big section, with a lot of notices of interest to Filipinos in the UK and Northern Ireland, including lists of fiestas in the coming weeks.

If you are from another Philippine embassy, and wish to submit a list...

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What Fuels The Passion Of Filipinos To Pursue Studies And Work In UK?

9 July 2011

To search for a better life, to earn for the family ? husband/ wife, kids, parents and siblings who need support.

This is a meaningful statement affirmed ?by almost everybody when asked why they ?opt to?go away to a distant land. There is no other significant? factor stronger, no other reason more compelling ?than the genuine aspiration to provide for...

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Seafarer Piracy Yields US$7-12 B In Excess Costs

9 July 2011

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The MT Bow Asir, which was released after payment of $2.4-M made to pirates, had 19 Pinoy seafarers on board?

An OFW Journalism Consortium news flash exclusive

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA?AN international group for seafarers? concerns said the total costs of seafarer piracy in 2010 range from US$7 to 12 billion.

The One Earth Future foundation?s Oceans Beyond Piracy...

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EXCLUSIVE: Growth Of Pinoy Headcount In Nevada Highest Among US States

9 July 2011

An OFW Journalism Consortium exclusive

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA-THE American state that erupts every Manny Pacquiao fight registered the highest percentage increase of Filipinos among the US' 50 states.

Data from the 2010 US Census showed Nevada...

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OWWA Short-lists Six OFW Advocates As Trustees

9 July 2011

by?JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA?THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration had short listed six people, including an outgoing OWWA board member, as candidates for new board members of the agency.

The 2010 Model OFW of the Year winner for the land-based sector Ermie Garon topped OWWA?s list of three recommended people as OWWA board representative for the land-based sector.

Meanwhile, executive director...

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Philippines Service Sector's Economic Showcase? OFW's Says World Bank

9 July 2011

An OFW Journalism Consortium news flash exclusive

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA?EVEN as the services sector is the best performing sector of the Philippine economy, there?s a trump card that further bolsters the sector as an engine of economic growth.

That trump card is overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and a recent report on the Philippine economy by the World Bank...

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OFW Remittance Slowdown To Narrow PHL's Current Account Surplus

9 July 2011

An OFW Journalism Consortium exclusive

by?JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA?THE World Bank projects that the country?s current account surplus this year will narrow, partly as a result the increasing trade deficit and the projected slowdown of deployment of overseas Filipino workers.

According to the World Bank?s East Asia and Pacific Region in its quarterly update, the narrowing current account was...

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PHL Migrant Worker Deployment Slows Down In 2010

9 July 2011

An OFW Journalism Consortium news flash exclusive

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA?THE country exited from the 2008 global economic crisis, but the numbers of Filipinos deployed for overseas work slowed down in post-crisis 2010.

Final 2010 deployment data showed that migrant worker deployment dropped to 3.39 percent compared to 15.1 percent in crisis-year 2009.

In actual numbers, 1,470,826 new-hire and...

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Saudi Arabia Still Top Destination For OFWs Amid Deployment Slowdown

9 July 2011

An OFW Journalism Consortium news flash exclusive

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA?AMID a slowdown in deployment to Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom remains the top destination for new-hire and rehired overseas Filipino workers.

Total migrant worker deployment (both newhires and re-hires) in 2010 for Saudi Arabia reached 293,049, only a 0.56 percent growth from 2009 deployment of 291,419.

Saudi Arabia is...

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EXCLUSIVE: Employers, Recruiters Of 4 Pinoy Oil Rig Workers 'Breached' 11 Items Of Australian Workplace Law

9 July 2011

An OFW Journalism Consortium exclusive

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

MANILA?THREE companies, including a Philippine manning agency, and a company executive were alleged to have violated 11 provisions of Australia?s workplace law in the case of four underpaid Filipino oil rig workers in western Australia.

This is according to Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) chief Nicholas Wilson whose office filed court charges...

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Most Trafficking, Illegal Recruitment Victims In Malaysia Come From NCR-DSWD Data

9 July 2011

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

QUEZON CITY?METRO Manila is where most Filipinos duped by traffickers and illegal recruiters in Malaysia come from, says a government agency?s data.

Data from the Dept. of Social Welfare and Development show 378 workers DSWD helped were victims of human traffickers and illegal recruiters.

The number represents 18 percent of the total 2,064 overseas Filipino workers...

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London Tower Block Fire Caused By Defective BEKO Fridge Freezer: London Fire Brigade Warn 500,000 Affected In UK & Ireland

5 July 2011

London Fire Brigade Say They Warned Manufacturer Over A Year Ago Of The Dangers - At least 20 fires and 1 death attributed to faulty fridge freezers?

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Sex, Violence & The Truth: Reports On Olongapo & Angeles City Make Hard Reading

5 July 2011

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The sex tourists view of bars in Angeles City & Olongapo hide many secrets

Manila, Philippines?

More and more women and girls?in...

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Asean Media Defenders Arm Themselves To Uphold Human Rights

5 July 2011

As threats to press freedom and freedom of speech and opinion emerge in South East Asia, members of media across the region are among those facing personal risk. Media defenders such as lawyers have become increasingly important as a result. However, their effort to uphold the human rights of others has placed them in danger of becoming vulnerable to abuses...

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UK CARE HOMES CRISIS: Southern Cross Fiasco Only The Tip Of The Iceberg

4 July 2011

Insolvencies in the health and social care sector are up by 49% in the first half of 2011

How close has the Government come to being care provider of last resort?

The well-publicised and spectacular fall from grace of Southern Cross illustrated a sector with endemic problems, left ravaged by austerity cuts in public expenditure.? Whilst Southern Cross may have...

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SPRATLY DISPUTE: Talks To Advance As PHL Seeks To Lease Modern US Military Equipment

4 July 2011

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An outdated WWII destroyer as flagship does not inspire confidence; the Navy and Air Force are hoping to obtain up-to-date hardware

Philippines officials say they expect to hold high level talks with China in the coming months to maintain good relations, despite heated debate in recent weeks over disputed territory in the South China Sea.?

Cooperation

Philippines Foreign Affairs...

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FORECLOSED PROPERTIES: UnionBank Auction 23 July 2011 In Pasig

4 July 2011

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UnionBank are holding another auction of foreclosed properties, this is to be held on the 23rd July in Pasig.

The properties are mostly located in Metro Manila and Central Luzon.

Please also?note that UnionBank are giving a?referrer's fee for those licensed and unlicensed brokers, agents and referrers, contact details at the end.

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Mayor Duterte Punches Court Sheriff During Shanty Demolition Fracas

1 July 2011

10 hurt in Davao City demolition fiasco?- Court sheriff beaten up and led away?in handcuffs

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Sarah "Pacwoman" Duterte in action as she attacks sheriff

By Jessie L. Casalda

DAVAO CITY - Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has condemned the violent demolition in Soliman, Agdao District, this city that resulted in the wounding of 10 residents including a 12-year-old girl....

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