Philippines plans a city bigger and greener than Manhattan

The aim is to build a city equipped to deal with climate shocks in one of the world's most cyclone-affected regions. But many hope New Clark City will simply ease the pressure on Manila's congested and polluted streets.

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'This is the most crazy scam': Food blogger rants about taxi scam in PH

Food vlogger Mikey Chen went to the Philippines to feast on local dishes.

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SC reversal in PAL case ‘shocking to the conscience’ —labor group

A labor group on Tuesday slammed the Supreme Court decision favoring the Philippine Airlines in a case filed by some 1,400 retrenched flight attendants and stewards. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special investigative repor...

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The cost of counterinsurgency in Eastern Visayas - Bulatlat

Military presence in Eastern Visayas is likened to the prevalence of pests in the area -- a burden and a pretext to greater destruction of farmers’ crops and even their lives. Following the arrival of the military in each village is always a long list of rights violations and the continued culture...

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‘Filipina’ of Sakada Film Series, debuts in Honolulu

#-Today's Visayan Business Post Digital Edition is out now-# Your One-Stop-Shop for local and national news. Local news for the Global Visayan! ‪#‎Philippines‬ ‪#‎EasternVisayas‬ ‪#‎Visayanbizpost‬ ‪#‎VBP‬ ‪#‎GlobalVisayan‬ https://ift.tt/2IYy6Ai Filmmaker Maribel Apuya and her film subject, Apolonia Stice, at screening. VALERIE NARTE HONOLULU — Filipina, a 15-minute short film about Apolonia Agonoy Stice and her plantation worker parents, ma…

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No lavish birthday bash for Duterte as he turns 73

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will spend his 73rd birthday on Wednesday, March 28, in his home province in Davao City without a "lavish" party, Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go said Tuesday, March 27. "Mayor Rody will be celebrating his birthday at home, with his family. He has n...

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DPWH alarmed over growing ground cracks in Southern Leyte

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has raised the alarm over growing road cracks in Sogod, Southern Leyte province. The growing cracks, visible within the 200-meter road section in Pancho Villa village in Sogod town, have forced the DPWH to close the road to all types of vehicles sin...

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2 police graduates in mauling incident to file criminal raps vs ‘attackers’

TWO of the six Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) graduates who were mauled by their underclassmen will file criminal charges against them, according to the PNPA director. Chief Supt. Joseph Adnol said in a phone interview that Insp. Ylam Lambenecio and Insp. Arjay Divino would file criminal....

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Storm ‘Jelawat’ to bring rains in E. Visayas, Caraga

It has yet to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility but the advancing clouds of tropical cyclone off the Pacific Ocean will likely bring rains over Eastern Visayas and Caraga in the next few days.

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Bello recalls Hong Kong labor attaché

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd, recalled Hong Kong labor attache Jalilo de la Torre who was accused of “favoritism” in the accreditation of recruitment agencies in the territory. De la Torre’s recall was recommended by a team from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the...

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