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South Schools Garner DepEd Award 5 Feb 2012 at 4:50am pCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a Two Northern Mindanao schools and five other learning centers in the Southern Philippines were recently catapulted to the 2011 Hall of Fame under the national Brigada Eskwela program of the Department of a href=http://www.topix.com/family/adolescents class=xrefEducation/a ./p All set for - Mindanao Run for Hope 3 Feb 2012 at 7:33pm pALL is set for the conduct of the Run for Hope on Sunday, February 5, in six key cities in Mindanao./p Gunmen abduct two Europeans and their Filipino guide 3 Feb 2012 at 2:01am pZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES : Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday abducted two European birdwatchers and their Filipino tourist guide in the southern a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a, police said./p Two Europeans kidnapped in Philippines: military 1 Feb 2012 at 7:43pm pTwo European birdwatchers and their Filipino guide were abducted yesterday in the remote southern a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a where militants frequently kidnap foreigners to extort ransoms, authorities said./p Red Tide, Fish Kill Hit Several Areas 31 Jan 2012 at 9:47am pMANILA, a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a - Authorities Tuesday announced that shellfish in five coastal waters are positive for paralytic shellfish poison or red tide, well beyond the regulatory limit./p DepEd Cites 6 WM Schools 31 Jan 2012 at 3:27am pPAGADIAN CITY, a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a The Department of a href=http://www.topix.com/family/adolescents class=xrefEducation/a has declared six schools in a href=http://www.topix.com/ph/western-mindanao class=xrefWestern Mindanao/a three each in the elementary and secondary levels as best implementers in the recently concluded 2011 Brigada Eskwela project./p Girl nabbed in Zamboanga for selling shabu 28 Jan 2012 at 1:43pm pMANILA, a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a An 18-year-old girl and 2 other companions have been arrested by authorities in a drug buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City./p Gomez: mining industry has minimal contribution to Mindanao regions 28 Jan 2012 at 1:19am pContributions of the mining industry to Mindanaos economy are meager, compared with agriculture from 2001 to 2009, Margarita Maita Gomez, Coordinator of Bantay Kita Action for Economic Reforms, said at the first day of the two-day International Conference of Mining on Thursday./p Couple nabbed in PDEA raid 26 Jan 2012 at 3:34am pMANILA, a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a couple for drug peddling, and recoverd 51 sachets of shabu, during an entrapment operation conducted last January 23, 2012 in Zamboanga del Norte./p Philippines disarms villagers in killing probe 25 Jan 2012 at 6:46am pIn this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, photo provided by the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office, local residents look at bodies of fishermen killed by gunmen after they were recovered in the municipality of San Pablo in Zamboanga del Sur province in southern a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a./p Combinations 24 Jan 2012 at 12:15pm pILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog assured that he will accept whatever decision the Ombudsman or the Sandiganbayan may render regarding the controversial city-owned housing project in Ungka, Pavia, Iloilo./p Gunmen fire on fishermen in Philippines, kill 15 24 Jan 2012 at 12:41am pGunmen in the restive southern a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a opened fire on three boats and killed 15 fishermen in what a military spokesman said Tuesday was likely an attack by a rival group protecting its fishing grounds.The fishermen were aboard three small, wooden-hulled vessels off Sibago Island in Basilan province when attackers in speedboats fired on them ... (more)/p US embassy: Foreigner in airport scene not a soldier 23 Jan 2012 at 3:53am pZAMBOANGA, Philippines - The United States Embassy has denied that the US citizen who caused disturbance at the Zamboanga International Airport is a member of the US Joint Special Operations Task Force a href=http://www.topix.com/world/philippines class=xrefPhilippines/a ./p U16 Cagefest 22 Jan 2012 at 12:39pm pNational Capital Regions St. Clare College, Quezons International School for Better Beginnings and a href=http://www.topix.com/colleges/assumption-college class=xrefAssumption College/a of a href=http://www.topix.com/ph/davao class=xrefDavao/a led opening day winners Sunday in the 2012 Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas National Under 16 Championship at the University of a href=http://www.topix.com/ph/baguio class=xrefBaguio/a gym./p Escudero - equally distributes PDAF to different regions 21 Jan 2012 at 9:51am pFOR transparency, Senator Francis Escudero disclosed his Priority Development Assistance Fund for 2011, which he said was distributed to several regions to finance construction, repair and improvement of various projects./p