Philippine Focus

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  Revillame announces retirement from showbiz

  TV5 accepts, wishes him well on his future endeavours

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  First Filipino in Canadian Superior Court

  This is the highest position attained by a Filipino-Canadian in the Canadian judiciary

• Philippines arrest 52 nationals of China, Taiwan

  They had electronic gadgets believed to be tools for cyber crime

• Manila bucks joint probe into Taiwanese death

  Instead opts for co-operative probe, as Taipei assures safety of Pinoys

• Saudi signs accord to protect Filipina maids

  The agreement guarantees benefits like a day off each week

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  Vin Diesel, Sarah Jessica Parker woo Filipino fans, promise to be back

  The actors promise to be back in Manila

• Alaska reprises Game 1 win over Ginebra

  With 2-0 lead, Aces will try to wrap up Finals series on Sunday at Big Dome

• Manila eyes S Korea, Malaysia for expats in Taiwan

  Part of contingency plan to evacuate Pinoys if spat escalates

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  Filipinas' heart-rending overseas saga...

  43 OFWs return home allege physical abuse by Kuwaiti employers

• Pinay ‘comfort women’ act against ‘crass’ remark

  A group of Filipinas forced to serve as “comfort women” for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II have asked

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  Hollywood action star Vin Diesel arrives in Manila

  Other ‘Fast and Furious 6’ cast members also arrive for their movie premiere

• Celebrities win big in Philippine mid-term elections

  Christopher De Leon, Annabelle Rama and Joey Marquez among the big losers

• Taiwan halts hiring Filipinos; Manila calls for calm

  Over shooting of Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters

• Philippines extends schooling to 13 years

  Philippine President Benigno Aquino signed a law Wednesday giving children three extra years of schooling, one of his

• Man with no legs climbs four floors to vote

  Philippines’ midterm elections ‘generally peaceful and organised’

• Philippine senator’s armed supporters arrested

  Ramon Revilla’s wife, brother seek reelection while son wants to be governor

• Marcos clan wins big in Philippine elections

  The family of dead dictator Ferdinand Marcos enjoyed easy wins in Philippine elections, official data showed Tuesday,

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  Filipino director's 'Bataan Death March' entry at Cannes

  A film that weaves together stories of the anguish and desperation of American and Filipino soldiers during the

• Syrian rebels release 4 Filipino peacekeepers

  hey were abducted on May 7 by Yamouk Martyrs Brigade

• ‘Majority in Philippine Senate are adulterers’

  Feisty senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago defends senatorial bet Risa Hontiveros, an advocate of women’s issues