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Philippines DOTC starts construction of Manila MRT-7

2016-04-22 01:00:00| Railway Technology

President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III has launched the construction of Manila metro rail transit line 7 (MRT-7) in Quezon City.

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US and Philippines forces commence Exercise Balikatan 2016

2016-04-07 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US and the Philippines' armed forces have commenced the 32nd Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines.

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Telstra, San Miguel end talks on Philippines joint venture

2016-03-14 08:39:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Telstra and San Miguel have ended talks on a possible joint venture in the Philippines mobile market. The two started talks last year but said they were unable to reach a commercial arrangement on the investment plans. "Despite an enormous amount of effort and goodwill on all sides, we were simply unable to come to commercial arrangements that would have enabled us all to proceed," Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said in a statement. Telstra has offered to continue technical network design and construction consultancy support to San Miguel, should it decide to go ahead alone with the plans. Telstra said it will also continue to look at investments in Asia, "guided by our capital management framework", in order to support earnings growth and shareholder returns. The Australian company had considered investing up to USD 1 billion in the Philippines joint venture.

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Philippines steps up measures to combat Zika virus

2016-03-14 04:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

La-Kabylie: Definition for a suspected case for Zika virus disease include patients with fever equal to or higher than 38 degrees centigrade for more than two days, conjunctivitis, skin rash, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, body weakness, and pain behind the eyes. "We are not only addressing Zika in the Philippines but also dengue and chikungunya", said the health secretary, adding that climate change had contributed to more possible cases. All suspected cases of Zika virus in the country will now be...

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