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15 Taiwanese face raps for hurting OFWs

15 Taiwanese face raps for hurting OFWs

Fifteen Taiwanese, mostly teenagers, will face charges of physical injuries for hurting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Tension eases in Taiwan but Pinoys still cautious

Tension eases in Taiwan but Pinoys still cautious

Tensions between Filipinos and Taiwanese citizens have eased a bit in Taiwan after Philippine and Taiwanese officials made assurances their safety is being given special attention.

How Pinoys affected by tornado are coping

How Pinoys affected by tornado are coping

Some Filipinos affected by the massive tornado that hit a state in Oklahoma are coping with the difficulties brought about by the recent disaster.

Community spirit strong among Pinoys affected by tornado

Community spirit strong among Pinoys affected by tornado

It was like a scene from the movie “Twister” — a 2-mile-wide howling tornado ripping through and leveling a suburb– only this time it’s for real.

Meet Filipino who will graduate with honors at US academy

Meet Filipino who will graduate with honors at US academy

Growing up in the fringes of the Dipolog city airport, Theodore Karl Quijano was bitten early by the lure of flight and that has taken him all the way to Colorado, where he graduates next week from the US Air Force Academy.

Drilon to Comelec, DFA: Explain low OAV turnout

Drilon to Comelec, DFA: Explain low OAV turnout

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must explain the low overseas absentee voting turnout, Sen. Franklin Drilon said yesterday.

WHO praises Thailand for world’s best governance for medicine

WHO praises Thailand for world’s best governance for medicine

The World Health Organization has praised Thailand for the world’s best governance for medicine, Thai News Agency reported.

23 confirmed dead in Shandong plant blast

23 confirmed dead in Shandong plant blast

Twenty-three people have been confirmed dead and 10 others remain missing after a blast ripped through an explosives manufacturing plant in east China’s Shandong Province on Monday.

India PM to visit Thailand

India PM to visit Thailand

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 30 to 31 as guest of the Thai government, the Thai Foreign Ministry announced here Wednesday.

19 killed, 27 injured in clash between DR Congo army and M23 rebels

19 killed, 27 injured in clash between DR Congo army and M23 rebels

Monday’s clash between Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army and the M23 rebels in North-Kivu Province left at least 19 dead and 27 others injured, the government official said on Tuesday.

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