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===[[Arts and Culture of The Philippines]]===
===[[Arts and Culture of The Philippines]]===
===Featured Philippine News===
===Featured Philippine News===
*'''Our reliance on the US'''
**By Former Press Secretary HECTOR R.R. VILLANUEVA
**July 4, 2011
:MANILA, Philippines — Will the United States, militarily, come to the aid of the Philippines over the Spratly dispute? The answer is NO.
:We have to paddle our own canoe, so to speak.
:Unless the Philippines is physically invaded, or US vested interests are gravely compromised, any armed confrontation between the United States and China is deemed remote as of today, except for sporadic shadow boxing and saber-rattling over the Spratly coral atolls.
:Shootout is not in the agenda.
:That is, the foreign policy thrust of China is essentially economic and geographic in pursuit of its insatiable need for metals, minerals, oil, grains, food and others to feed and maintain the living standards of its 1.3-billion population.
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*'''Philippine Azkals against Sri Lanka'''
*'''Philippine Azkals against Sri Lanka'''
**July 3, 2011 - Philippine Official Gazette
**July 3, 2011 - Philippine Official Gazette
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:I urge you to continue to bring our countrymen together and give them even more things to be proud of. I wish you the best of luck against Kuwait!....[http://www.gov.ph/2011/07/03/statement-of-president-aquino-on-the-victory-of-the-philippine-azkals-against-sri-lanka-july-3-2011/ <font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
:I urge you to continue to bring our countrymen together and give them even more things to be proud of. I wish you the best of luck against Kuwait!....[http://www.gov.ph/2011/07/03/statement-of-president-aquino-on-the-victory-of-the-philippine-azkals-against-sri-lanka-july-3-2011/ <font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
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*'''Flash flood toll hits 30'''
**By AARON B. RECUENCO and ELENA L. ABEN July 2, 2011, 6:31pm
:MANILA, Philippines — Authorities retrieved another cadaver four days after the Davao City flash flood, bringing the death toll to 30, a police official revealed Saturday.
:Supt. Jose Carumba, spokesman of the Southern Mindanao regional police, said the body of Zaldy Supa, 34, was retrieved late Friday afternoon following the relentless search and retrieval operation on the Pangi River and nearby areas.
:“A total of 30 people are now confirmed dead, we are still looking for one remaining victim,” said Carumba.....[http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/325144/flash-flood-toll-hits-30 <font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]


===Featured Sport Event in the Philippines===
===Featured Sport Event in the Philippines===