Four killed, dozens injured in Philippine blast

A bomb exploded in a packed bus in Philipines and killed more than 4 passengers. " Four people were killed and more than a dozen injured Monday when a bomb ripped through a passenger bus in the southern Philippines, the police said. The Davao Metro Shuttle bus was parked...

31 MILF rebels yield, turn over 8 firearms

"DAVAO CITY -- Thirty-one followers of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Abdullah Saber Macapaar alias Kumander Bravo surrendered to the military Wednesday night. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stepped up its operations against rogue MILF rebels...

27,765 pass nursing board exam

" MANILA, Philippines -- A total of 27,765 or 43.07 percent of the 64,459 who took the nursing licensure exam last June 1 and 2 passed it, the Board of Nursing of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)...

At least 3 dead in explosion aboard Philippine bus

At least three people died on the bus, which was heading to Davao. National police chief Avelino Razon said initial reports put the number of wounded at 10.  "It was an improvised bomb," Rico said. Experts were investigating its composition to help determine who was...

Street protests vs rice prices start

And then it has happened.  The stiff cost of food has brought people, especially the poor, out in the streets to vent out their dismay.  " Children of street vendors joined their parents in a noise barrage here Wednesday to express their dismay over not being able...

Prices drive Zambo poor to begging

Mindanao, the southernmost of the three main Philippine islands, reels from the highest food costs (especially rice) in the country--driven mostly by greed and speculation--this, despite the island's nutrient rich...

Tracking cell phone use could help curb epidemics -- study

Tracking demographic movement through cell phone usage can potentially curtail spread of communicable diseases, researchers found." Scientists searching for patterns in seemingly random human movements have found that people, in the aggregate, go about their daily lives with...

Great value vacations in islands known for luxury

"The Philippines is where hard-earned money can go very far, a nice place to buy into. Vacation islands in the Philippines like Cebu, Bohol, and Davao can be really cheap or be really expensive. But, if you know...

Chang Wins First Guinness 9 Ball Tour Grand Final

"Said an emotional Chang: "Before today's victory, I sometimes felt that I don't deserve to be here with my Chinese-Taipei teammates because compared to them, they are already established international names in...

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