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GS News - Fez going multiplatform

GS News - Fez going multiplatform

Polytron porting downloadable game to "other platforms" in 2013; creator Phil Fish teases the opening of a United States branch. Stay up to date by subscribing to GameSpot news! www.youtube.com Read the full article at GameSpot.com: www.gamespot.com Follow Fez at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - polytroncorporation.com Check out our review! Watch - www.youtube.com Read - www.gamespot.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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GS News - Capcom passing on late Wii U ports

GS News - Capcom passing on late Wii U ports

Publisher "looking forward, not back," with regards to porting games to Nintendo's latest console. Stay up to date by subscribing to GameSpot news! www.youtube.com Read the full article at GameSpot.com: www.gamespot.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Legends of Dawn Kickstarter Trailer

Legends of Dawn Kickstarter Trailer

Learn more about how Legends of Dawn is doing with their kickstarter. Follow Legends of Dawn at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - www.dreamatrix.net Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Trailer

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Trailer

Embark on Lightning's final journey in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Follow Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - www.finalfantasyxiii.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Aliens Colonial Marines Story Trailer

Aliens Colonial Marines Story Trailer

Watch this to learn more about the story in Aliens Colonial Marines. Follow Aliens: Colonial Marines at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - www.sega.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Dead Space 3 Story So Far Trailer

Dead Space 3 Story So Far Trailer

Catch up on the story so far in Dead Space 3. Follow Dead Space 3 at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - www.deadspace.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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What Gamer Are You? Difficulty Snobs to Ghosts - Part 3

What Gamer Are You? Difficulty Snobs to Ghosts - Part 3

After exploring gamer types from Readers to Exterminators, this episode features four new variations that go from Difficulty Snobs to Ghosts. Check out more What Gamer Are You? Part 1 - Completionist to Speed Runner - www.youtube.com Part 2 - Builders to Analysts - www.youtube.com Part 3 - Difficulty Snobs to Ghosts - www.youtube.com Part 4 - Good & Evil - www.youtube.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Black Ops II - When the script goes AWOL

Black Ops II - When the script goes AWOL

GameSpot wheels out the drawing board in order to map out the Call of Duty series' first branching campaign featured in Black Ops II. See all the possible ways Black Ops II can play out. FULLY SPOILED. Follow Call of Duty: Black Ops II at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - callofduty.com Check out our review! Watch - www.youtube.com Read - www.gamespot.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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A Year in the Life of a Gamer - 2012

A Year in the Life of a Gamer - 2012

A visual journey through 2012 as seen through the eyes of a gamer. Get a complete list of the games and events featured on Danny's blog: www.gamespot.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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What Gamer Are You? Builders to Analysts - Part 2

What Gamer Are You? Builders to Analysts - Part 2

In this episode, Jess McDonell extends the look at gamer types to four new kinds ranging from Builders to Analysts. Check out more What Gamer Are You? Part 1 - Completionist to Speed Runner - www.youtube.com Part 2 - Builders to Analysts - www.youtube.com Part 3 - Difficulty Snobs to Ghosts - www.youtube.com Part 4 - Good & Evil - www.youtube.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Best Game Music of 2012 - Sound Byte: A Year In Review

Best Game Music of 2012 - Sound Byte: A Year In Review

GameSpot's Jonathan Toyad brings you to a musical tour of 2012's greatest in video game music. Vote on the People's Choice Game of the Year Award at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Check more of the Best of 2012 at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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For Everlasting Peace! A Mega Man Introspective

For Everlasting Peace! A Mega Man Introspective

GameSpot's Jonathan Toyad explores in-depth on why Capcom's flagship franchise is still cherished by fans and gamers. Happy 25th birthday, Blue Bomber! Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Minecraft Adventure - LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

Minecraft Adventure - LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

A LBP level created By QBICFEET. Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Ask GameSpot: Metal Gear games: Why is there so much action?

Ask GameSpot: Metal Gear games: Why is there so much action?

You asked us questions, and we give up the goods on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Follow Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - www.konami.jp Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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What Gamer Are You? Completionist to the Speed Runner - Part 1

What Gamer Are You? Completionist to the Speed Runner - Part 1

In the first of this four part series, Jess McDonell explores four distinctive gamer types from the Completionist to the Speed Runner. Check out more What Gamer Are You? Part 1 - Completionist to Speed Runner - www.youtube.com Part 2 - Builders to Analysts - www.youtube.com Part 3 - Difficulty Snobs to Ghosts - www.youtube.com Part 4 - Good & Evil - www.youtube.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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Aliens: Colonial Marines - Story Trailer

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Story Trailer

Check out a story trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines. Follow Aliens: Colonial Marines at GameSpot.com! www.gamespot.com Official Site - www.sega.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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The Gun Show - The Twelve Days of Gun Show

The Gun Show - The Twelve Days of Gun Show

Chris Watters takes a fond look back at the virtual firearms of 2012 in The Gun Show's Holiday Special. Catch up on this year's episodes of The Gun Show! www.youtube.com Visit our other channels: Gameplay & Guides - www.youtube.com Trailers - www.youtube.com MLG, NASL & eSports - www.youtube.com Mobile Gaming - www.youtube.com Like - www.facebook.com Follow - www.twitter.com Stream Live - twitch.tv www.gamespot.com
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 27: Fireworks burst above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 06: A flotilla surrounds the NASA space shuttle Enterprise as it is carried by barge past the Statue of Liberty up the Hudson River on route to its permanent home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on June 06, 2012 in New York City. The Enterprise, only used for atmospheric testing, will be hoisted by crane onto the flight deck of the retired Intrepid aircraft carrier. The Enterprise's original move-in date was Tuesday but bad weather had delayed preparation work. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: The crowd is escorted down The Mall during the Diamond Jubilee carriage procession after the service of thanksgiving at St.Paul’s Cathedral on the Mall on June 5, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of wellwishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend's celebrations. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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The Department of Health (DOH) is already validating a report by the Commission on Audit (COA) saying that P43-million worth of equipment were found rotting in several state hospitals.

In a press briefing in Malacanang on Friday, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said she spoke with Health Undersecretary Ted Herbosa who said that the DOH is currently assessing the specific observations made by the COA.

“Undersecretary Herbosa told me that he will be validating the specific claims, the specific observations of the COA, and they will be acting appropriately on it,” she said.

Valte said that hospital equipment not being utilized and being left to deteriorate because there is no qualified personnel to operate the said tools is a matter of concern.

“The DOH is now, as we speak, validating the specific observations of the COA, and rest assured that the DOH will be taking appropriate steps to make sure that there is no wastage of public funds,” she said.

In its 2011 report, COA said that hospital equipment, buildings and other facilities amounting to P42.6 million were either unutilized or idle due to defects, incompatibility, non-conduct of repair and maintenance and lack of manpower training.

Among the hospitals mentioned by COA in the report were Philippine Orthopedic Center, the Tondo Medical Center and the San Lazaro Hospital.

COA also said that unused machines and buildings owned by government hospitals are located in the Cordillera Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol Region and the Zamboanga

By PNA

Malacanang condemned on Friday the shooting rampage in Kawit, Cavite that killed nine people and injured 11 others noting that the carnage will certainly fuel the government’s relentless efforts to clamp down on loose firearms.

A suspected drug addict went on a shooting rampage in Cavite Friday morning attacking his neighbors with a .45-caliber pistol.

The incident happened in Barangay Tabon 1 in Kawit, Cavite, at around 9:30 a.m. The suspect, who traded shots with responding policemen, was shot to death by the authorities at around 11 a.m.

In a briefing at Malacanang on Friday, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Palace is condemning the attack considering that some of the casualties are children and given the large number of deaths.

“As of the moment, what we can say is that this incident will certainly fuel the efforts of the PNP into its drive against loose firearms,” she said.

Ronald Bae, the suspect, entered several houses and shoot everyone inside including children, according to witnesses. The police also found sachets containing suspected drugs inside the slain suspect’s house.

Witnesses also said Bae was assisted by a certain John Paul in the rampage. They said John Paul helped Bae reload his pistol.

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By Michaela del Callar

A territorial conflict with China that broke out eight months ago in the West Philippine Sea and the evacuation of thousands of Filipino workers trapped in strife-torn Arab nations like Syria sparked foreign policy crises that served as Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario's toughest dilemmas this year.

Del Rosario and his department scrambled the whole year to deal with the crises, which have eased but continue to unravel. The country's top diplomat traveled far and wide from Asia's capitals to Washington and the Arab world's dangerous frontlines in troubleshooting missions that, remarkably, never subdued his gentle demeanor and subtle smile.

Arrayed against great odds, Del Rosario always projected an air of optimism. "I look at the job as an opportunity to serve the country," Del Rosario said. "There are ups and downs but, by and large, you take everything as being part of the territory."

Often, he said, diplomacy was the ultimate weapon the country could wield, for example, in the territorial disputes involving the Philippines and China, suggesting the weight of the pressure on his shoulders and the Department of Foreign Affairs.

"Historically, you look at territorial disputes and it takes generations to solve. Some of these territorial disputes never get solved," he said. "Yet, you find yourself in a territorial dispute with a world power, someone with significant and larger economy, larger military force and all you're left with is your diplomatic tools."

Del Rosario's biggest and most delicate headache were the disputes with Asian superpower China over West Philippine Sea territories that first reemerged in 2010 but took a turn for the worse in April this year when Chinese and Philippine vessels figured in a high-profile standoff at the Scarborough Shoal, off northwestern Zambales province. The Philippines calls the rich fishing area, Bajo de Masinloc, while China refers to the offshore territory as Huangyan Island.

The confrontation began when Philippine authorities deployed a navy ship to check on reports of poaching in a sprawling lagoon at the shoal by Chinese fishermen aboard several boats. Philippine sailors boarded the Chinese boats and accused the Chinese fishermen of poaching endangered marine species, like giant clams and small sharks from Scarborough's waters. Two Chinese maritime surveillance ships later arrived and prevented the Filipino sailors from arresting the fishermen from China's southern Hainan province, sparking the standoff.

Tensions flared when Chinese authorities deployed a growing flotilla of maritime vessels to the shoal at the height of the duel in the high seas, at one point numbering nearly 100 vessels, against two Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries ships.

The Philippines says the shoal lies within its 200 nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone, or EEZ, an offshore area demarcated under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea where the nearest coastal state could exclusively exploit resources but where foreign ships could freely navigate. China and the Philippines were among more than 160 nations that have signed the landmark treaty.

Nature somewhat provided a reason for a way out of the standoff, when a seasonal storm in June prompted President Benigno S. Aquino III to order the withdrawal of the two Philippine vessels to ensure the safety of the crewmembers. Chinese vessels, however, have remained at the shoal since then and even roped off the entrance to Scarborough's fishing lagoon, according to Philippine officials.

Ruling out any use of force, the Philippines has invited China to bring the dispute to international arbitration for a peaceful and internationally-accepted resolution. But China has reiterated a longstanding position to have the disputes resolved through bilateral negotiations with each of its rival Asian claimants over West Philippine Sea territories, which are believed to be rich in oil and gas and teem with bountiful fishing grounds.

China's position has stalled Manila's plan to bring the territorial row to the Hamburg-based International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), a plan the Philippine government says it continues to consider.

China has claimed the West Philippine Sea in its entirety on historical grounds and has stepped up efforts this year to strengthen its claims, provoking protests from the Philippines, Vietnam and other claimants.

As the disputes dangerously hang, the rifts spilled over to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the 10-nation bloc of Southeast Asian countries that include four rival claimants of China: Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. A disagreement between Cambodia, a known Chinese ally and host of this year's ASEAN regional meetings, and Vietnam and the Philippines resulted in the non-issuance of a post-ministerial meeting communique in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh in July.

It was an unprecedented show of discord in the bloc's 45-year history, tarnishing its reputation.

Del Rosario and his Vietnamese counterpart argued that discussions of the territorial conflicts should be reflected in the communique but Cambodia resisted, sparking the debacle.

Throughout the year, the Philippines continued efforts to modernize its delapidated navy fleet and air force, turning to Washington and other Western allies for patrol ships and surveillance aircraft that could help it strengthen the defense of its territories amid the feud with China. The Philippine military has slowly been turning its focus on external defense after decades of dealing with Communist and Muslim rebellions.

Chinese retrictions on Philippine banana imports and cutbacks on the flow of Chinese tourists to the Philippines, sparked concerns that China was using its overwhelming economic muscle as a leverage in the territorial rifts. The restrictions have eased after both sides took steps to normalize relations despite unresolved territorial issues.

A jarring sideshow to the crisis emerged in September when Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV openly hit Del Rosario's handling of the Scarborough disputes, accusing the foreign secretary of bringing the Philippines to the brink of war with China. Trillanes said he was appointed as a special envoy by Aquino for backdoor talks with Chinese officials, separate from official negotiations overseen by Del Rosario. Aquino later intervened to end the differences.

Compounding Del Rosario's worries was the fate of the thousands of Filipino workers, who were trapped in violent upheavals in Arab countries like Syria and needed to be evacuated en masse out of harm's way and often back to the Philippines in large-scale operations that were a logistical nightmare. Other problems involving overseas Filipino workers, or OFWs, continued like the involvement of some in drug trafficking cases abroad and the kidnapping of shiploads of Filipino sailors off pirate-infested Somalia.

Aside from the Filipino workers' safety, Del Rosario and top diplomats often had to walk a tightrope in dealing with Arab governments under siege from Philippine allies like the United States. The Philippines, for example, refused to openly back Western steps against Syria's embattled leader and his government because Manila still needed the support of Damascus officials in securing the safety of Filipino workers trapped in the strife.

Just before Christmas, Del Rosario flew to the United States to attend the wake of US Sen. Daniel Inouye, a longtime legislator, who had been a staunch supporter of the Philippines. Then, the top Philippine diplomat quietly flew to Syria to once again assess and oversee the Philippine government's ongoing repatriation of Filipinos as fightings escalated in the troubled Middle Eastern nation.

After such whirlwind trips, Del Rosario flew back home, playing down the awe people express over his low-key but highly delicate missions around the world.

by PNA

The year 2012 was a rainbow of challenges which only proved the collective strength and determination of both the government and Filipino people to pursue national reformation.

Following the “straight path” set by the Aquino leadership, Congress -- a conglomeration of cultural and politically diverse members -- moved in unity, promoting national interest through socio-economic and political policy reforms.

The foremost signature moves pursued and achieved during the first and second regular sessions of Congress were the timely approval of the nation’s spending statutes or the General Appropriations Act which relegated re-enacted budgets to the bins of history.

The most recent of vital legislations are the Kasambahay Bill which has been signed into law, the decades-old, most debated and thought-to-be divisive Reproductive Health bill ratified by both chambers of Congress and now passed as RA 10354, as well as the recently enacted Sin-tax statute substantially increasing taxes on alcohol-based drinks and cigarettes to benefit the health care programs of government. The latter is now also a law which will be implemented on the first day of 2013.

Both of the latter measures ignited public debates that betrayed clear divides among supporters and critics.

Despite the threats these measures may have initially brought on, a unified vision won out in the end -- the urgency of fighting poverty through total human resource development and an all-out war against graft and corruption.

Awaiting the signature of the President are about 13 measures of national interest and some seven local bills. Most recently also passed into law was the Act defining and penalizing enforced or involuntary disappearance.

Among those nearing enactment into law, now pending in conference committees, among others, are bills: 1) requiring all registered voters to have their biometric captured to cleanse the electoral process; 2) prohibiting acts of discrimination against women; 3) proposed early voting for members of media; 4) strengthening tripartism, amending the Labor Code; 5) prohibiting racial, ethnic and religious discrimination; 6) and the proposed Act strengthening conciliation-mediation as a voluntary mode of dispute settlement.

Also pending in the conference committee are judicial reform measures that include the establishment of additional branches of regional trial courts and municipal trial courts to ensure that justice is made accessible to all citizens

Also acted on were local bills establishing and upgrading national high schools and vocational schools to emphasize the constitutional mandate of putting focus on education.

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At 4:00 am today, December 27, 2012, the center of Tropical Depression "QUINTA" was estimated based on all available data at 40 km Southwest of Coron, Palawan (11.7°N, 119.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph. It is forecast to move west at 17 kph. Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon.

Forecast:
Occidental Mindoro and Northern Palawan including Calamian Group and Cuyo Island will experience rains with gusty winds. Bicol Region, Calabarzon, Marinduque, Romblon and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Visayas, Mindanao and the rest of Palawan will be cloudy with light to moderate rainshowers or thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience cloudy skies with light rains.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over the rest of Luzon and coming from the northeast to east over Visayas and Mindanao. The coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.

Rest in Peace, Sir Erico B. Aumentado. May the Lord comfort your grieving family.

these are factual claims. hard to dispute. thanks hubag.

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