Down and Out and Running Numbers in the Rougher Precincts of Manila
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Much like manâs best friend, the rough-hewn Filipino movie âThe Bet Collectorâ chases its protagonist from step to step, misery to misery, all but nipping at her heels.
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MANILA -- Three bombs jolted Manila and two other Philippine cities yesterday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 100 others, police said. The Muslim extremist group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility for the blasts. The group said the bombings were retribution for a major military offensive against Islamic militants in the southern Philippines, where 60 people have been ...
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It's dusk in the Philippine capital Manila and the five-storey office of Advanced Contact Solutions Inc. (ACS) is beginning to fill up.
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SANTO TOMAS, Philippines  - It could be any other sleepy town in the Philippine countryside, rows of single-storey houses basking under the sun alongside roads with the occasional car or van driving past.
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As a city moves to curb its canine population, typically timid middle-class citizens find themselves fighting the power
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The Philippine capital of Metro Manila was hit Sunday by several fires, including a big torch in the populous Mandaluyong residential area, as the city has dived into Christmas celebrations and family gatherings.
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The jails of this crowded, sweltering city are getting crowded, and not with your typical prisoners.
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Food and supplies arrive in the Philippines, hit hard by back-to-back storms. More than 600 are dead, and nearly 400 are missing. BY OLIVER TEVES.
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Marcel Dawson can tick off a litany of dislikes about the South Bay Center: The press of swirling traffic and swarms of shoppers. The big box stores and concrete block architecture. The gritty setting that can be intimidating come nightfall.
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On a back street in one of Antananarivo's seedier neighborhoods, Saholy clutches at the hood of her blue jacket, pulling it down against the light rain. She steels herself for more verbal abuse from her fellow street walkers plying their trade on the corners.
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BAGHDAD -- Death squads move with impunity after curfew. Abductions are rampant, but kidnappers are rarely caught. Corruption has poisoned government, yet few have faced criminal charges.
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JOLO, Philippines  - The warlike tribesmen of the southern Philippines have a long memory, especially when it comes to their enemies.
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KUALA LUMPUR: It may be hip and a sign of the times, but the growing trend of circulating text messages on kidnap and abduction cases is making matters hard for police.  Different types of crime require different approaches.
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A combination of poorer schools and a rise in local dialects has hurt English proficiency in the Phillipines.
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When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.
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The path to several thousand private hells is all too public. In this small town 20 miles south of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, it leads down the open-sided corridors of the district hospital to a garden at the back, and the mortuary beyond.
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It's dusk in the Philippine capital  Manila and the five-storey office of Advanced Contact Solutions  Inc. (ACS) is beginning to fill up.