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Wednesday,
February 10, 2010 |
12:18AM PHT |
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News in and around the country, courtesy of Manilatimes.
Also features news on Information Technology courtesy
of Computer World.
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Business
Govt eyes OFW money to plug fiscal gap
The government plans to tap small investors, particularly overseas Filipino workers (OFW), to help finance its record budget deficit this year, according to the Bureau of Treasury....
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Entertainment
Martin and Pops once more
This is but one of many things concert goers are counting down the days for, leading to the staging of the most-awaited Valentine musical extravaganza this season, One Amore Time, at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia February 14, starring former couple Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez....
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Information Technology
Symantec hit with class-action lawsuit over auto-renewals
Framingham - A New York man has sued security software maker Symantec for automatically renewing his subscription to Norton Antivirus, alleging that the company did not notify him before charging $76 to his credit card....
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Lifestyle
Temporary and Necessary
For the past few years, a young man by the name of Kev Alonzo has been referring to himself as “a shape-shifter.” And while this has been a long-running joke between him and his brother, he can’t help but believe that there is some truth to it....
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National
Bell rings for Palace race
On the eve of the start of the campaign period for national posts in the May 2010 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday warned candidates that any violation of campaign rules would cost them disqualification from the balloting....
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Opinions
Adopting a poor child promotes common good
One of the things the rich and upper middle class families can do to help reduce our country’s mass poverty problem—which means helping human beings have a better life—is adopting an abandoned child. ...
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Provincial
Maguindanao town candidates sign pact
Cotabato City: Local candidates running for different elective positions in the town of Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao, signed a covenant on Saturday to keep the May 10 elections honest, orderly and peaceful in their areas....
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Sports
Pinoy pool masters place second in World Team Cup
Team Philippines wound up second in the first World Team Pool Cup Championship held at the Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Germany....
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World
Cholera hits 2,000 in New Guinea
Sydney: Papua New Guinea’s cholera outbreak has spread to 2,000 people, a World Health Organization official said Monday as he warned that poor water sanitation was making the disease hard to contain....
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