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PDI remains top English daily in RP — Synovate

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:06 +0000

The Philippine Daily Inquirer remains the No. 1 English newspaper in the country, with an average daily readership of 564,000 on weekdays in 45 cities and towns, according to a global market research company.
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Floyd needs to get past Mosley first–Pacquiao

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:05 +0000

ARLINGTON, Texas—Mission accomplished, Manny Pacquiao is now calling out on Floyd Mayweather Jr. to do his part against Shane Mosley so that their aborted megabuck showdown would push through.
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Speed decided outcome—Clottey

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:05 +0000

Manny Pacquiao’s speed was the single factor that spelled defeat for Joshua Clottey Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) at the Cowboys Stadium here.
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Pacquiao throws 1,231 punches

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:05 +0000

ARLINGTON, Texas—Boxing pundits were right after all. Manny Pacquiao will overwhelm Joshua Clottey with the sheer volume of punches.
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Woman sheltered by Gordon after sea tragedy sees her hero again

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:05 +0000

Thirty-nine year-old Maritess Maderal had long been waiting for that one chance to again embrace the man who brought her to his home, took care of her for several months and treated her as his own child after she lost her mother and two siblings in a sea tragedy when she was just 14.
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Comelec: 704,542 voters with double, several registrations

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:04 +0000

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has confirmed the existence of potential “flying voters” that could mar the country’s first nationwide automated elections on May 10.
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Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:04 +0000

DHAKA – At least 117,000 chickens were destroyed in northern Bangladesh Sunday after avian flu outbreak on one of the country’s largest poultry farms, a local official said.
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Estrada vows to deal knockout punch on Villar, rivals ala Pacquiao

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:04 +0000

Former President Joseph Estrada vowed to deliver the knockout punch on boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao’s president of choice.
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Visayans cheer Pacquiao win, annoyed by Clottey’s ‘boring’ defense

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:04 +0000

Jubilant crowds in public and private venues throughout Visayas cheered boxing champ Manny Pacquiao as he threw solid blows at Ghanian Joshua Clottey to prevail in Texas but they could not hide their disappointment over the lack of knockdowns usually dished out by Pacquiao in his previous fights.
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Red Cross sends generator sets to Mindanao to protect blood banks

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:03 +0000

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has been buying generator sets to send to its chapters in Mindanao whose operations, including the blood banks, are threatened by the rotating power outages.
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