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Story Of Survival Comes To Stony Plain

Gracia Burnham was a prisoner of Islamic militants in the Philippines and was constantly moved through the jungle in order to stay one step ahead of the Southeast Asian nation's armed forces.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: News and Events, Stories

Chinese E-Cigarette Maker Enters Ph

A Chinese e-cigarette maker wants to attract at least 1.5 million users in the Philippines in five years even as the Duterte administration moves to further tighten its grip on the growing industry.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, News and Events, Technology
Tags: cigarette, Philippines

A Sojourner's View: Mindanao Histories And Studies

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 September) — A recent initiative to aggressively push for the inclusion of Mindanao’s identities, cultures, politics, languages, folkways, tales, as well as traditional conflict resolution systems, trading practices, family relations and, finally the concept of peace and development into the Philippines’ formal and non-formal educational engagements has just taken off with a proposed roadmap.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, History, Lifestyle, People
Tags: American, colonial, Davao, historical, History, indigenous, Lumad, Manila, Mindanao, Power, social, stories, story

Duterte Assures Support To Rebel Returnees

ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Sept. 20 (PIA) -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte assured government support to rebel returnees. President Duterte led the decommissioning of 727 members of the KAPATIRAN and the demilitarization of 337 turned over firearms of the said group.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, News and Events, Politics
Tags: Department, Duterte, government, President

Shoring Up Cordova’S Coastal Barangay: 1.5 Tons Of Trash Collected

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At total of 228 volunteers led by Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF) and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) recently gathered to collect trash that winded up in the coastal village of Poblacion in the Municipality of Cordova, Cebu.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Environment, Fauna and flora
Tags: Cebu, coastal, Metro, Pacific

World-Famous Sunset Can't Mask Environmental Issues Hounding Manila Bay

Manila Bay’s picture-perfect sunset cannot hide its environmental problems, according to a science expert.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Environment, Politics
Tags: Manila, Manila Bay

Philippines Declares First Polio Outbreak In Nearly Two Decades

Philippine health officials on Thursday declared a polio outbreak in the country, The Associated Press reported.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Health, News and Events
Tags: polio

The Life And Times Of 8Chan Owner Jim Watkins

Jim Watkins is a retired US Army man who moved to the Philippines and got married. This article gives a good insight in the life of a random expat who moved to the Philippines and started a new life. Eventually he got world attention because of his infamous creation: the 8chan website. This is not the whole article. Only the part about his new life in Manila.

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Published on 21/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, People, Society
Tags: business, Expat, Manila

[Analysis] Just How Bad Was Corruption During The Marcos Years?

Marcos does have a legitimate Guinness World Record to his name: “Greatest Robbery of a Government” to the tune of $5 billion to $10 billion. This record has yet to be beaten. Yet so many myths about the Marcoses still abound.

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Published on 19/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, History, Politics
Tags: Central, Imelda, Marcos, Martial, Power

Haze Detected In Cdo But “Nothing Conclusive Yet”

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau has detected small amounts of the Indonesian haze over this city but said “nothing conclusive yet.”

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Published on 19/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Fauna and flora, News and Events
Tags: Cagayan

Driving The Extra Mile For Your Business

As more and more trucks are being transitioned to Euro IV, repairs for truck engines now require more knowledge in computers and diagnostics. This is good for everyone in the long run, but could also potentially hurt several businesses if they cannot update their current motor pool fast enough.

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Published on 19/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Technology
Tags: Crystal, Truckstop

Philippines Arrests Hundreds Of Chinese For Alleged Cybercrimes

About 600 allegedly illegal Chinese workers have been arrested in the Philippines in less than a week after Beijing’s call for a crackdown on online gambling

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Published on 19/09/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Legal, Politics
Tags: China, gambling

Mpd To Deploy Bike Patrollers

The Manila Police District (MPD) will deploy men on bicycles to patrol the streets, particularly tourist spots such as Intramuros and Rizal Park.

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Published on 30/08/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Legal, News and Events
Tags: Manila, Police

Jordanian Arrested And Expelled For Assaulting Wife

Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a Jordanian in Davao City for beating up his Filipina wife and working in the country without a permit.

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Published on 30/08/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Legal

China´s Xi Sees Bigger Role For Joint Energy Exploration With Philippines

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the Philippines could take a "bigger step" in the joint development of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea if they can properly handle their dispute over sovereignty.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/world/chinas-xi-says-bigger-step-possible-offshore-oil-gas-development-philippines

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Published on 30/08/2019 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, News and Events, Politics
Tags: China, Duterte, Philippines