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KIWALAN FIRE. Firefighters talk to a resident as a fire destroys a warehouse containing hundreds of tons of copra owned by Granexexport Manufacturing Corp. (Granex), the biggest coco oil mill in Asia, in Barangay Kiwalan, Iligan City on Monday night. (Mindanews photo)

KIWALAN FIRE. Firefighters talk to a resident as a fire destroys a warehouse containing hundreds of tons of copra owned by Granexexport Manufacturing Corp. (Granex), the biggest coco oil mill in Asia, in Barangay Kiwalan, Iligan City on Monday night. (Mindanews photo)

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Region 10 has 1,301 workers in Taiwan

By Ben Balce

“WE love the Philippines.”

A Taiwanese doing business near Cogon market said this as he expressed alarm over the strained relations and the brewing tension between the Philippines and Taiwan. FULL STORY

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  By Jay Valleser SUBIC, Olongapo––The last time I was here was 14 years ago. The Gordons reigned supreme here then and it was an “Epal” city even before the term was born. Everywhere you looked there was always a face or a name of one of the Gordons. Almost all.
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- Clean-up drive
- They need to answer
- Mayor Oca’s challenge
- Victory’s fathers
- Taiwan incident: Strike 2
- Transition that will work imperiled (3)
- Money contest?
- Hala Bira!
- Magnanimous in victory, honor in accepting defeat

Mindanao
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  By Mark Francisco MISAMIS Oriental Governor and Cagayan de Oro Mayor-elect Oscar Moreno on Monday created a transition team at the capitol as he prepares for a smooth turnover of his leadership in the province to Governor-elect Yevgeny Vincente Emano this June 30.
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- Good for peace process, says Murad of big LP win
- All in the family
- Ocon down as stress pushes his sugar level to 360
- Maxie: Healing with justice
National
- Region 10 has 1,301 workers in Taiwan
  
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  KIWALAN FIRE. Firefighters talk to a resident as a fire destroys a warehouse containing hundreds of tons of copra owned by Granexexport Manufacturing Corp. (Granex), the biggest coco oil mill in Asia, in Barangay Kiwalan, Iligan City on Monday night. (Mindanews photo)
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- Unofficial results show 9-2 in favor of PNoy senatorial bets
- ‘Too late to make elections honest, secure’
- Aquino promises ‘real solutions’ for workers, employers
- Govt forces step up operations in NPA strongholds
Opinion
- A colorful story
  
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  By Jay Valleser SUBIC, Olongapo––The last time I was here was 14 years ago. The Gordons reigned supreme here then and it was an “Epal” city even before the term was born. Everywhere you looked there was always a face or a name of one of the Gordons. Almost all.
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- Clean-up drive
- They need to answer
- Mayor Oca’s challenge
- Victory’s fathers
Urban Life
- Sun Cellular expands Good Choices for users with Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra
  
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  MOBILE phone operator Sun Cellular continues to provide more Good Choices to its users as it introduces the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra, the thinnest smartphone in the market to date, now exclusively available in the Philippines through Sun Postpaid. Free at Sun Plan 999, this cool handset comes with.
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- Sun Cellular names the Company of Ateneo Dancers as its newest brand ambassadors
- Oro artist shines in Malaysia
- Types of employment visas available in 2013
- TJ and Nikka – emerging balladeers from CDO
World
- US House of Representatives resolution condemns Iran for religious persecution
  
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  THE United States Congress has called on Iran to release Baha’is imprisoned solely for their religious beliefs. In a resolution passed on Jan. 1, the House of Representatives expressed its condemnation of Iran’s “state-sponsored persecution” of Baha’is. “Ordinary Iranian citizens who belong to the Baha’i Faith are disproportionately targeted, interrogated,.
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- Floods leave 673 Chinese dead, 159 missing in 2012
- New York mayor blasts media coverage of gun violence
- UN decries Iran’s ‘serious ongoing and recurring’ human rights violations
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Business
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  KORONADAL City–– Despite decreasing production, Region 12 or Soccsksargen remained as the top coffee producer in the country last year, Department of Agriculture (DA) officials said.
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- 2.3M jobs created in 2012 under CBEP
- 100 out of 700 exhibitors in IFEX 2013 are from Mindanao
- Earn while enjoying affordable Sun Postpaid offerings with InstaKita Plan
- Personal remittances reach US$5.6 billion in January-March 2013
Letters to the Editor
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  CAGAYAN de Oro City, a city in “Bloom, in Blossom, and in Boom,” has truly grown throughout the years. Along with the rise in the economy and lifestyle of Kagayanons, however, came along the issues regarding the health of its constituents. Lately, garbage has decorated the streets and roads of.
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News
- Aboitiz, WPF on track with rollout of automated weather stations
  
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  WEATHER Philippines Foundation (WPF) has completed a nationwide rollout of 500 out of the planned 1,000 units of automated weather stations (AWS) by mid-2013. WPF, founded by a partnership between Aboitiz Foundation, Union Bank, and Swiss firm Meteomedia, aims to deliver critical and accurate localized weather forecasts to the Filipino.
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- Fact-finding mission decries ‘harassment’; military denies
- Army visibility high 10 days before election day—official
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- National motorcycle convention gets full support from enthusiasts
Sports
- 50 swimmers set to cross Sarangani Bay on May 24
  
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  By BEVERLY C. PAOYON A TOTAL of 50 swimmers will again invade Sarangani Bay this May 24 to kickoff Sarangani Bay Festival, the biggest beach party in Mindanao. The swim-across-the-bay is believed to be the longest swim relay challenge in the country. Ten teams composed of five swimmers will cross.
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- National training pool members must join PNG, says PSC chair
- Davao ex-champ’s debut in PXC foiled by URCC
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