Aquino calls on Filipinos to defend democracy
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III called on Filipinos Sunday to fight attempts to take away their freedoms as he prepared to ...
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Condemnation
Left-leaning students commemorate the 118th Independence Day by picketing at the main gate of the United States Embassy in Manila ...
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Cebu Pacific holds seat sale
Leading carrier Cebu Pacific said it will mark the Philippines’ 118th Independence Day celebration with a system-wide seat sale, available ...
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SM Supermalls salutes independence with Philippine flags
On June 12, Filipinos all over the world will commemorate that day in 1898 when General Emilio Aguinaldo proudly held ...
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Preparation
Workers from the City of Manila prepare for the 118th Independence Day celebration on June 12. DANNY PATA
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.