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The Professional Regulatory Commission reported that 32,617 out of 77,901 passed the Nurse License Examination in various cities nationwide.

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For common folks — people who just lost their jobs or their homes or about to lose them — there is one more reason to be depressed.

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Necessity being the mother of invention, another Filipino has come up with something new — an anti-carjacking device that could dramatically reduce car and motorcycle thefts not only in the country but around the world.
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The list was compiled by BusinessWeek, a leading international business magazine, in its first annual ranking of such enterprises. PLDT was ranked 23rd in a roster dominated by regional energy giants such as Thailand’s PTT Plc (No.1), China’s PetroChina (No.2) and India’s Oil and Natural Gas (No. 3).
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The list was compiled by BusinessWeek, a leading international business magazine, in its first annual ranking of such enterprises. PLDT was ranked 23rd in a roster dominated by regional energy giants such as Thailand’s PTT Plc (No.1), China’s PetroChina (No.2) and India’s Oil and Natural Gas (No. 3).
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