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Oct 30, 2024 | 
bakersfield.com | Jason Gutierrez
Gone, but never forgotten. That's the spirit of Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead — a message of love and remembrance for those who have left us in this world, but carry on elsewhere, guiding and visiting us, when we need it. And that's part of what organizers of this year's Dia de los Muertos celebration hope many will find at the annual cultural celebration being held Sunday at the Kern County Fairgrounds. kAm~77:4:2=D @7 E96 z6C?
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
benarnews.org | Jason Gutierrez
The decision to host a limited number of Afghans reflects deeper ties with Washington.
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Nov 18, 2023 | 
nytimes.com | John Yoon |Jason Gutierrez |Julie Shaver
A powerful underwater earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing several people, damaging a school, shopping malls and dozens of homes, and knocking out power across villages, officials said. At least seven people died as a result of the quake, which also caused injuries and left two people missing, Mark Timbal, a spokesman for the Philippine Civil Defense, said in a preliminary report Saturday.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
bostonglobe.com | John Yoon |Jason Gutierrez
A fire in a house that was being used as a T-shirt printing shop in the Philippines killed at least 15 people Thursday, including its workers, the business owner, and his family members, officials said. The fire broke out at 5:45 a.m. in a house in the district of Tandang Sora in Quezon City, a densely populated suburb northeast of the capital, Manila, a police report said.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
nytimes.com | John Yoon |Jason Gutierrez
Asia Pacific|Fire in a Garment Printing Shop Kills at Least 15 in the Philippineshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/asia/philippines-manila-factory-fire.htmlEmployees, the business owner and some of his relatives were among the dead at the shop near Manila. The cause of the blaze was unknown. The scene after a fire at a factory in Quezon City, the Philippines on Thursday.Credit...Aaron Favila/Associated PressJohn Yoon and Reporting from Seoul and ManilaAug.
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May 22, 2023 | 
nytimes.com | Jason Gutierrez
Asia Pacific|Fire Guts Manila’s Historic Post Office Buildinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/asia/manila-fire-post-office-philippines.htmlBuilt in 1926, the structure is one of the Philippine capital’s most recognizable landmarks. The cause of the fire was unclear on Monday. Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
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Mar 29, 2023 | 
nytimes.com | Jason Gutierrez |Mike Ives
A passenger ferry caught fire overnight in the southern Philippines, killing at least 10 people, officials said on Thursday. The ship was at sea, near an island in the southern province of Basilan, when the fire occurred on Wednesday evening, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, and the coast guard said an investigation was underway.
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Mar 29, 2023 | 
eltiempo.com | Jason Gutierrez
MANILA — En las Filipinas se les conoce como los “reyes de la carretera”, vehículos coloridos sin ventanas con cláxones ruidosos y motores diesel que transportan a millones de filipinos en sus recorridos diarios. Llamados yipnis por sus orígenes como jeeps militares de EU, la gente va apretujada en su interior y son sofocantemente calientes, omnipresentes en las concurridas calles citadinas donde muchos pasajeros los consideran un ícono.
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Mar 9, 2023 | 
nytimes.com | Jason Gutierrez
MANILA — In the Philippines, they are known as “kings of the road,” colorful, open-air vehicles with loud horns and diesel engines that ferry millions of Filipinos on their daily commutes. Called “jeepneys” for their origins as U.S. military jeeps, they are cramped and stiflingly hot, ubiquitous on the busy city streets where many riders consider them an icon. The government wants the iconic rides off the road.
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Mar 5, 2023 | 
bestsaree.in | Jason Gutierrez
“My authorities is not going to relaxation till we now have introduced the perpetrators of this dastardly and heinous crime to justice,” Mr. Marcos stated in a press release. “I’m warning all these concerned on this killing: You may run, however you can’t conceal.”Hours later, the police stated that three males had been arrested in reference to the crime. They had been all aged 40 to 50; two had been described as former troopers.
