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Two of the favorites struggled on the first day of the Davis Cup quarterfinals Friday, with Germany closing in on a big upset against France and Switzerland only managing to split the opening singles matches against Kazakhstan.

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Marlon Stockinger has no plans of slowing down as he pursues his dream of becoming the first Filipino F1 driver.

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Authorities claimed a major breakthrough on yesterday in their investigation of a spectacular $50 million diamond heist, detaining at least 31 people in a three-nation sweep some three months after robbers pulled off the theft with clockwork precision at Brussels Airport.

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Local software development firm Orange & Bronze Software Labs (O&B) takes its lead in promoting Agile software practices in all regions in the world.

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The truly important news the past week was not the supposed crafting (finally) of a Philippine strategy to assert sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal  which the Palace chose to keep secret.

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We caught up with the perennially well-tanned Philippe Charriol (yes, he of the global fashion brand) as he was adding even more sun-blessed luster on himself by the swimming pool of the Peninsula Manila.

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I-Remit Inc., the country’s largest non-bank Filipino-owned remittance company, is fortifying its presence in Europe with plans to open more branches in major cities in the region.

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GENEVA (AP) – The World Health Organization urged drugmakers to reserve some of their pandemic swine flu vaccine for poor countries, but received few concrete offers as experts disclosed that an effective flu shot is still months away.

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Following similar 3-0 wins over Sri Lanka and Singapore the last two days, the Philippines once again played true to form, beating Vietnam in the two singles and lone doubles matches.

Fil-Americans Erik Taino and Cecil Mamiit, now the country’s "dynamic duo" in tennis, won over Thanh Hoang Tran, 6-0, 6-1, and Minh Quanh Do, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1, respectively.
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Gretchen Malalad, lone Filipino karateka gold medalist in the Vietnam SEA Games, copped a silver medal in the 60 kg. women’s kumite of the French competition in honor of France’s national and world karate champion, the late Alain Le Hetet. En route to her runner-up finish, Malalad handily toppled rivals from France and Canada, before finally yielding the gold to another French entry.
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Two of the favorites struggled on the first day of the Davis Cup quarterfinals Friday, with Germany closing in on a big upset against France and Switzerland only managing to split the opening singles matches against Kazakhstan.

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Marlon Stockinger has no plans of slowing down as he pursues his dream of becoming the first Filipino F1 driver.

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Authorities claimed a major breakthrough on yesterday in their investigation of a spectacular $50 million diamond heist, detaining at least 31 people in a three-nation sweep some three months after robbers pulled off the theft with clockwork precision at Brussels Airport.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-09 03:16:55 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661218 [AuthorName] => Raf Casert [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 877881 [Title] => Local software firm promotes Agile to world [Summary] =>

Local software development firm Orange & Bronze Software Labs (O&B) takes its lead in promoting Agile software practices in all regions in the world.

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The truly important news the past week was not the supposed crafting (finally) of a Philippine strategy to assert sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal  which the Palace chose to keep secret.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 702924 [Title] => Ground Zero: No Faking the Charriol Success [Summary] =>

We caught up with the perennially well-tanned Philippe Charriol (yes, he of the global fashion brand) as he was adding even more sun-blessed luster on himself by the swimming pool of the Peninsula Manila.

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I-Remit Inc., the country’s largest non-bank Filipino-owned remittance company, is fortifying its presence in Europe with plans to open more branches in major cities in the region.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 469228 [Title] => WHO seeks swine flu vaccine help for poor nations [Summary] =>

GENEVA (AP) – The World Health Organization urged drugmakers to reserve some of their pandemic swine flu vaccine for poor countries, but received few concrete offers as experts disclosed that an effective flu shot is still months away.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-20 10:34:48 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348653 [Title] => RP Cuppers rip Viets for clean sweep [Summary] => The Philippines bombed Vietnam yesterday, 3-0, for a clear and clean sweep of its group assignment in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 3 competitions at the Manila Polo Club.

Following similar 3-0 wins over Sri Lanka and Singapore the last two days, the Philippines once again played true to form, beating Vietnam in the two singles and lone doubles matches.

Fil-Americans Erik Taino and Cecil Mamiit, now the country’s "dynamic duo" in tennis, won over Thanh Hoang Tran, 6-0, 6-1, and Minh Quanh Do, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1, respectively.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282648 [Title] => RP karatekas bag honors in France [Summary] => The RP-Red Horse karatedo team, deep in training for the forthcoming Manila SEA Games, bagged two silvers and one bronze in the Le Hetet Cup in Carcassonne, France recently.

Gretchen Malalad, lone Filipino karateka gold medalist in the Vietnam SEA Games, copped a silver medal in the 60 kg. women’s kumite of the French competition in honor of France’s national and world karate champion, the late Alain Le Hetet. En route to her runner-up finish, Malalad handily toppled rivals from France and Canada, before finally yielding the gold to another French entry.
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