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Written by Julie M. Aurelio / inquirer.net
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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MANILA, Philippines – Streetlights on Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City will be turned off from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on March 29 as part of the city government’s share in addressing the worldwide problem of climate change.
Despite initial objections from operators of hotels, restaurants and other businesses on the strip, Pasay Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad said the city government was eventually able to get them to agree to the move.
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Written by manilanews.net
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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A hand grenade exploded near the Philippine presidential palace Tuesday, wounding at least 18 people, including college students and vendors, security officials said.
The blast occurred as police and military forces went on heightened alert as millions of Filipinos trooped to the provinces and other vacation destinations for the Holy Week, when Thursday and Friday are public holidays.
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Written by AFP / inquirer.net
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government has bought 335,500 tons of rice for $237.5 million to offset an expected shortfall in domestic production, the National Food Authority (NFA) said Tuesday.
The rice will be imported mainly from Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan,
said the NFA which is the agency tasked with importing rice, the
country's staple.
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Written by Gretchen Malalad / abscbnnews,com
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
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Higher ticket prices might be deterring passengers from taking trips to the provinces for the Holy Week.
Compared to last year when hundreds of travelers showed up at the Araneta Center bus terminal in Cubao, Quezon City, only a handful were seen at the station Monday night.
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Written by Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. & Dona Pazzibugan / Reuters
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
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MANILA, Philippines—As the country faces a looming rice shortage, the Department of Agriculture wants fast-food outlets to offer half portions of rice to encourage Filipinos to eat less of the staple.
“I’m asking fast-food restaurants to give their customers an option to
order half a cup of rice because right now if you do a survey of all
the fast-food joints you will notice a fraction of them always have
excess rice,” Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said Monday.
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Written by gmanews.tv
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
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MANILA, Philippines - Lest they commit one of the "seven new sins" of modern times, the faithful should make sure to go clean and green in their observance of the Holy Week, an advocacy group said Monday night.
The EcoWaste Coalition caring for the environment shows an effort to "sustain the integrity of God's creation in the face of ever increasing consumerist culture."
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Written by Marian Grace S. Ramos / BusinessWorld
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
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MANILA, Philippines - Pending the resolution of controversies surrounding the multimillion-dollar North Luzon Railways Corp. (NorthRail), nongovernmental group Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) on Monday pushed for its temporary suspension.
On the sidelines of a forum, FDC Vice-President Lidy Nacpil told BusinessWorld, "The very least and prudent thing [for the government] was to suspend it in view of the investigation in the Senate and the hanging questions."
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Written by Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. / inquirer.net
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
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MANILA, Philippines -- From the fertilizer scam to hybrid rice to jatropha, senators are blaming President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the looming rice crisis and for making the Philippines the world's biggest importer of the cereal.
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