01/08/2009
Dutch designers help Filipino exporters (Manila Standard Today)
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions and the Embassy of the Netherlands in the Philippines have teamed up for a program that will help encourage Filipino exporters to elevate their design and manufacturing standards to make them more globally competitive.
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01/07/2009
Filipino family submits petition in bid to halt deportation order (The Japan Times)
A Filipino family called on the Justice Ministry on Wednesday to rescind a deportation order and grant them special residency permission, submitting a petition bearing around 7,400 names. Family member Noriko Calderon, a 13-year-old attending junior high school in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, said she told a ministry official: "I was born in Japan. I have friends in Japan and have a dream for the ...
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01/07/2009
Filipino au pairs go for ‘black work’ (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
ODENSE, DENMARK—DESPITE THE existing ban on the deployment of female au pairs, the number of Filipino nannies here has increased tremendously. Concerns are now being raised that many are resorting to illegal work to augment their monthly allowances.
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01/06/2009
Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen (AP via Yahoo! News)
Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said Tuesday.
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01/07/2009
California police on lookout for missing "at-risk" Filipino man (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - The Roseville Police Department in California has asked the public"s help in locating an "at-risk" Filipino man.
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01/07/2009
Filipino ‘fancy food’ attracts Chinese customers (Yehey!)
“Fancy” Filipino food has caught the interest of Chinese consumers, which was seen during a recent business mission participated by local food producers, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
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01/06/2009
Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen (San Francisco Chronicle)
Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said Tuesday. The World Wide Fund for Nature said two fishermen tied a rope around the...
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01/06/2009
Sea Cow Saved by Filipino Fishermen (ABC News)
Filipino fishermen save endangered sea cow stranded in shallow waters.
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01/07/2009
Filipino Artist Interviewed About Serial Killer Graphic Novel (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
King Tractor Press' OYE! has an exclusive interview with Filipino artist Mannie Abeleda about his upcoming work on the gruesome graphic novel "Family Bones", based on the true story of a pair of elderly serial killers.
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01/06/2009
Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said Tuesday. The World Wide Fund for Nature said two fishermen tied a rope around the refrigerator-sized mammal on Jan. 1, one day after it was trapped by low tide on the shore of Palawan island's Puerto Princesa ...
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