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TS ‘Kabayan’ exits landmass; heads towards West Philippine Sea

QUEZON CITY, Oct. 2 (PIA) — Tropical Storm (TS) ‘Kabayan’ has exited landmass and is now heading towards the West Philippine Sea, according to the weather bulletin of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The weather state bureau said that TS ‘Kabayan’ which carries maximum sustained winds of 65kph and gustiness of up to 80kph, was located today at 70km Northwest of Dagupan City, Pangasinan. It is expected exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility […]

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MRT-3 signaling system upgrade begins

MANDALUYONG CITY, Oct. 2 — Most of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) glitches experienced by riders the past months are set to be eliminated soon as the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has recently awarded the signaling system upgrade project to Bombardier Transportation Signal, Ltd. as part of the agency’s railway rehabilitation efforts. “This upgrade of an obsolete signaling system, which should have been done by the private sector owner years ago, is crucial […]

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“Felix Manalo” Movie facts

On Oct. 4. 2015, the Philippine Arena will be the venue of the premiere night of the much-awaited historical bio-epic, “Felix Manalo.” It traces the growth of the Iglesia Ni Cristo since it was officially registered in 1914. It is framed by the life of its first executive minister, Felix Ysagun Manalo, from his birth in 1886 until his demise in 1963. It has a stellar cast of more than a hundred actors led by […]

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“The Martian” set to rocket to the top of the box office

“The Martian,” starring Matt Damon, is expected to open with a 55 million dollar (USD) three-day weekend. Damon plays astronaut Mark Watney in the extreme survival story based on Andy Weir’s novel by the same name. Damon’s Watney is presumed dead after a severe storm on Mars and is accidentally left behind by his crew. The lone astronaut has no choice but to try and survive on the red planet. The film’s star-studded cast includes […]

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No civilians hurt in Syria as a result of Russian air strikes – Putin

Civilian population was not hurt in Syria as a result of Russian air strikes, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (October 1) at a meeting of the civil society and human rights council. Putin pointed out Russia was not the first country to carry out air raids in the Middle Eastern country struck by civil war. “Other countries have been carrying out strikes on the Syrian territory for more than a year, without the UN […]

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Gunman kills nine at Oregon college before being fatally shot by police

A gunman opened fire at a community college in southern Oregon on Thursday (October 1), killing nine people and wounding seven others before police shot him to death, authorities said, in the latest mass killing to rock an American campus. Governor Kate Brown said the suspect was a 20-year-old man who was slain in an exchange of gunfire with police in Snyder Hall at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg following the rampage shortly after 10:30 […]

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Additional medical crews brought in after Oregon shooting

A Springfield, Oregon hospital, near where a mass shooting on a college campus left ten people dead, prepared for additional emergency medical personnel on Thursday (October 1) in order to handle the casualties it was expecting. “We called in multiple extra resources, surgeons, emergency physicians, nursing and others. In the meantime, we’ve been preparing also outside the actual medical arena by helping support some of the families, by setting up family resources, lodging and areas […]

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The titans should have eaten them all…

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 2) – I know that we should treat a film or a movie differently from its source material. That a film is the director’s interpretation of the original work and that it can never compete with your own interpretation or imagination. But still… The live-action adaptation of the “Attack on Titan” is very disappointing. The manga “Attack on Titan” by Hajime Isayama was a commercial and critical success. So is the […]

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DavNor tourism not affected by kidnapping

Tourism in Davao del Norte particularly in Samal Island has not been affected by the September 21 kidnapping of three foreigners and one Filipina at a resort in Samal. “We have not received reports of previous bookings which were cancelled after the kidnapping. “ Noel Daquioag, provincial tourism officer of Davao del Norte said during his guesting at the Club 888 media forum in Marco Polo Davao yesterday  (Sept. 30). Daquioag said that they view […]

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Subway System will solve Metro Manila traffic – MMDA Chair

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Francis Tolentino said that Subway System is a solution to the massive traffic experiencing in Metro Manila. In a recent study conducted by the community-based traffic and navigation app Waze, Metro Manila has been reported to have the worst traffic on Earth. In line with the report that Metro Manila had the worst traffic on Earth, Tolentino said that the cities included in the study have efficient Mass Transit […]

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Manila has worst traffic on Earth – Waze

Metro Manila has the worst traffic on Earth. That’s according to the popular GSP-based navigation app Waze. Waze recently released the world’s first “Global Driver Satisfaction Index,” which determined by evaluating the driving experience of fifty million users in 32 countries and 167 metro areas. The results of the study by Waze showed that on a city level, Metro Manila has the worst traffic – followed by Bandung in Indonesia and Guatemala in Central America. […]

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