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		<title>4 Pinoys join longest Olympic torch run</title>
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By Marieton Pacheco &#8211; Four Filipino-Canadians have made history by being part of the 2010 Olympic Torch relay for the Winter Games.
Lani Mino was selected in the early part of the torch run in October when it passed Duncan, British Columbia.  Mino and fellow Pinoy Richer Guinto were part of the team from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4646</link>
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		<title>Pinoy prof in US develops anti-malaria vaccine</title>
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By Jerrie M. Abella &#8211; A Filipino professor in the US has developed a “robust&#8221; vaccine against malaria.
Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has developed a new kind of transmission-blocking vaccine (TBV), which works by preventing mosquitoes from spreading the disease. 
In a newscast by GMA’s 24 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4642</link>
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		<title>RP battles England for World Pool crown</title>
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By Francis Santiago &#8211; Team Philippines proved too classy for Russia as the Filipinos carved out a masterful 4-1 win and claimed the first finals berth in the 1st World Team Pool Championship Saturday in the Hannover, Germany.
After the tandem of former double world champion Ronnie Alcano and Marlon Manalo dropped the first match of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4636</link>
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		<title>Japan grants P3.6M-aid for women, Japanese-Filipino kids</title>
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By Jerrie Abella &#8211; Former migrant Filipino women and their Japanese-Filipino children stand to benefit from a P3.6-million grant for livelihood projects from the Japanese government.
The Japanese Embassy and the Development Action for Women Network (DAWN) have recently signed a grant contract to facilitate livelihood and capacity building programs for women and their Japanese-Filipino children.
Japanese [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4634</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Toyota cars in Philippines different from those in US&#8217;</title>
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In an effort to calm customer concerns over recent safety recalls, an official of Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) assured its Filipino buyers that their cars are not manufactured in Europe and in the United States.
Engr. Vitaliano Mamawal III, TMP vice president for customer service operations, made it clear that Toyota cars in the Philippines [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4627</link>
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		<title>Pinoy designer makes it to &#8216;Project Runway&#8217;</title>
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By Henni Espinosa - A Filipino designer is on top of the pack of the new season of the hit reality television show, “Project Runway”.
Jay Sario, 31, is the first Philippine-born designer to ever make it to the show. Sario said representing Filipinos was his goal when he auditioned for Season 7 of the popular [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4624</link>
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		<title>RP tourism gets media boost for 2010 travel season</title>
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By Patrick Camara Ropeta - The outlook for Philippine tourism looks promising after it received a string of good publicity from online and print media, boosting the country’s profile at the start of 2010.
Following its inclusion in the “25 Best New Travel Destinations in the World” in National Geographic magazine, the Philippines was again featured [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4621</link>
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		<title>Military defends lower height requirement for soldiers</title>
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The military defended Wednesday its decision to start accepting at boot camps male and female applicants who are as short as five feet (1.52 meters).
Brig. Gen. Francisco Cruz, Armed Forces civil relations service chief, said the the amendment of the height requirement was approved by the Department of National Defense during the last quarter of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4617</link>
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		<title>Lacson flees RP to escape Arroyo ‘harassment’</title>
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By Sophia Dedace &#8211; Opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson admitted fleeing the country for safety reasons in light of the double murder charges filed against him in connection with the nine-year-old Dacer-Corbito case.
&#8220;As I had correctly suspected, the harassment by the DOJ upon the order of Malacañang will never stop. That&#8217;s exactly the reason why I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4612</link>
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		<title>2nd balangay replica set for sail in Butuan City</title>
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By Ben Serrano &#8211; The second replica of an ancient boat that was used by Filipino seafarers many centuries ago is now in the water and is geared up for an epic voyage.
The 24.7-meter-long balangay, christened &#8220;Masawa hong Butuan,&#8221; was finally cut loose from its moorings around noon Sunday, and was greeted by a riot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thepinoy.net/?p=4609</link>
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