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There is Lt. Joseph Verbis LaFleur, also known as the Rev. Joseph Verbis LaFleur. A sculpture in honor of this young Catholic U.S. Army chaplain stands in front of St. Landry Catholic Church. LaFleur received the Distinguished Service Cross for his...
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American Robert Dryfoos, left, from Conn. , with Khalil Diallo walks around layers of tombs after attending Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 27, 2012. The cemetery site contains... View Photo »
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Some countries in the region worry that the Philippines may be rolling the dice with China and pulling the United States into territorial disputes ... Asean unity on the South China Sea remains uncertain.
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“There is a need to carefully relate the proposal to current economic and socio-cultural set up,” she said, quoting an old African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child.” DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Children advocates here are seeking to curb...
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KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato, Philippines — More than a thousand peasants, lumads (indigenous peoples) and members of multi-sectoral groups staged a picket-rally and barricaded the road intersection leading to Mt. Apo geothermal plant as they scored...
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Chris Williams: On Pacquiao/Bradley 24/7 episode 2 earlier tonight, trainer Freddie Roach remarked that he’s not pleased with Pacquiao’s strength trainer leaving camp for two weeks while Pacquiao was training in the Philippines. Ariza received...
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A Filipino soldier plays "Taps" during Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 27, 2012. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. View Photo »
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The State Department will explore additional creative funding streams for the Philippines
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Iâm not moving my head. I didnât have any legs. I could hear the punches landing. It wasnât hurting. I was concussed already. It was a nightmare, man. I knew what I couldâve done, but my body wouldnât agree with me.â Claggett, body battered and spirit...
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The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas; RP), is an island nation located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia, with Manila as its capital. It comprises 7,107 islands called the Philippine Archipelago, with a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers or... Full Article
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U.S. Deputy Chief of Missions Leslie Besset, right, lays a wreath during Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 27, 2012. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II.
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A young member of a band waits for the program to start during the celebration of the 342nd anniversary of Makati City Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
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Navigation Officer Leonil Relon, left, and Captain Mauro Balomaga, both of the Philippines and officers of the container ship MV Rena, appear in the Tauranga District Court, in Tauranga, New Zealand, Friday, May 25, 2012, during sentencing for their part in the grounding of the ship on...
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Protesters chant anti-China slogans as they march towards the Chinese consulate in Manila's Makati financial district in this May 11, 2012 file photo. Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical records to reinforce...
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