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‘Glenda’ now a typhoon–weather bureau
Tropical storm “Glenda” (international name: Kompasu) has intensified into a typhoon as it continues to move toward southern Japan, the state-run weather bureau said Tuesday.
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Typhoon ‘Glenda’ intensifies (8:42 a.m.)
MANILA — The state weather bureau said “Glenda” (international codename: Kompasu) has further intensified into a typhoon as [...]

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Double whammy; P-Noy’s SONA
Metro Manila water crisis worsens while oil prices go up by P0.75 per liter. Here comes double whammy.Help! *** Higher power rates also in the offing as PSALM files bid to recover expenses, including executive perks. It’s triple whammy, whew! *** DPWH Sec. Rogelio Singson says National Power Corporation’s (Napocor) earlier release [...]

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A bad idea
One is enough. Two is probably a bad sign, three is definitely a bad precedent and four just leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Four people from a single family—all surnamed Abad—are in key government positions in the new Aquino administration.
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Abad: We didn’t ask to be appointed
MANILA, [...]

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Going green
AS PART OF UNITED World College of Southeast Asia-Singapore’s “Project Week,” Allen Litton Navasero, 17, asked four friends in school to take a trip with him, with the goal of helping another culture in the region.
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RP winning fight vs malaria–DOH
Finally, the country is winning the battle against one of [...]

Childhood memories from prize-winning photo

Childhood memories from prize-winning photo
OUR THREE-DAY PHOTO EXhibit, “Beautiful Batanes Isles,” last week at the Gallery of Greenbelt 5 excited its 10 participants. Seventeen of the 20 framed 22 x 26 photographs were sold. Allain Chan bid P8,888 for William Tan Untiong’s picture, which caught the graceful waves on the beach of Valugan.
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New ‘Sky Pasada’ is like Roro on air

New ‘Sky Pasada’ is like Roro on air
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Tween star now a primetime attraction

Tween star now a primetime attraction
Fresh from the success of First Time, Barbie Forteza invades the prime time scene via the light fantasy Pilyang Kerubin where she plays the title role. It’s obvious that GMA-7 has so much faith in her that they tag her as the station’s “New Prime Time Princess.” How does she [...]

RP could face twin storms in June

RP could face twin storms in June
MANILA, Philippines – Time to start packing an umbrella, folks. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday said rainy season is set to start as early as next week, with at least 2 storms expected to affect the country later this month.
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New low pressure area spotted (8:05 a.m.)

New low pressure area spotted (8:05 a.m.)
MANILA — Another low pressure area (LPA) that will bring rains to some parts of Luzon and the Visayas was spotted Sunday, said a weather forecaster over radio station dzBB. read more
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11 typhoons to enter RP this year (2:10 p.m.)

11 typhoons to enter RP this year (2:10 p.m.)
THE low pressure area spotted at 600 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes at 2 a.m. read more
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