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Lin sparks Knicks to seventh win in a row

Agence France-Presse

12:13 pm | Thursday, February

‘LIN-SANITY’ CONTINUES. Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks drives past Isaiah Thomas #22 of the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 15, 2012 in New York City. The Knicks won against the Kings, 100-83, for their seventh straight. AFP

NEW YORK – Jeremy Lin passed off 13 assists to ignite a balanced New York scoring attack as the Knicks stretched their NBA win streak to seven games on Wednesday with a 100-83 victory over Sacramento.

“Linsanity” continued at Madison Square Garden, with Knicks supporters chanting “M-V-P” while Lin, the first US-born NBA player of Taiwanese and Chinese heritage, spoke to the crowd through a microphone after the victory.
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Underwear, sanitary napkins are basic needs too among quake victims in Negros Oriental—NDRRMC

By Kate Evangelista
INQUIRER.net

1:57 pm | Thursday, February 16th, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Aside from basic necessities like drinking water, food, and medicines, toiletries, including underwear and sanitary napkins, are among the personal items needed most by victims of the landslide triggered by the 6.9 magnitude quake that hit Negros Oriental last week, according to a report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

Likewise, the NDRRMC noted that the scarcity of potable drinking water in the affected towns due to the damage sustained by the Guihulngan water system has caused the spread of disease among the residents, the NDRRMC said.

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Bukidnon college graduate tops nursing board

INQUIRER.net

7:00 pm | Thursday, February 16th, 2012

MANILA, Philippines—A graduate of a Seventh-Day Adventist college in Bukidnon topped the December 2011 nursing board examination.

Jerald Lalaguna Pelayo of Mountain View College, a private educational institution in Valencia City, received the rating of 86.4 percent.

Linsid Angelou Absin Tapongot of the Jesuit-run Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City ranked second at 86 percent.

Joanne Layosa Santamaria of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila placed third with a rating of 85.8 percent.

Xavier University has the most number of topnotchers with 10 nursing graduates at the Top 10. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila followed with six topnotchers.

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Enrile rules out Corona mistrial

JPE: Trial would proceed even after a walkout

By: Christian V. Esguerra, Marlon Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile ruled out the possibility of the impeachment proceedings being declared a mistrial, saying those floating the idea should “study the rules of procedure.”

Enrile, who presides over the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, said there was no basis to halt the proceedings, amid complaints from the defense that five senator-judges were favoring the prosecution.

“There is no mistrial in an impeachment (trial). If you say guilty, it’s guilty. There’s no appeal. If you say not guilty, there’s also no appeal,” he said in Filipino.

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SC creating ‘safe haven for criminal acts,’ says justice

By Philip C. Tubeza
Philippine Daily Inquirer

3:10 am | Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court order stopping the opening of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s dollar accounts has created “a safe haven for criminal acts” and “cultivated an atmosphere of impunity,” according to Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

In a 30-page dissenting opinion to last week’s decision by the high tribunal to temporarily stop the opening of Corona’s foreign currency deposit, Sereno said the Constitution itself mandated public officials to disclose all of their assets and that failing to do so would constitute “prima facie evidence of unexplained wealt."
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Three more theater actors cast in ‘Bourne’

Filming for the Hollywood action caper “The Bourne Legacy” wraps up soon, and three more theater-trained Filipino actors – Bong Cabrera, Ruth Alferez and…   

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Seriously now, Eugene

Vote for Eugene Domingo as people’s choice best actress in Asian Film Awards

By: Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Filipino fans here and abroad can vote for Eugene Domingo who’s vying for best actress in the people’s choice section of the Asian Film Awards. “Voting is ongoing until March 5 on the AFA web site: http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/2012,” said Joji Alonso, who produced Domingo’s entry, “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank.”

Lucky voters can win a chance to attend the awards ceremony next month.

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Linsanity: Knicks ride on Lin again, beat Lakers

Agence France-Presse 1:36 pm | Saturday, February 11th, 2012

LINSANITY: New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin reacts after scoring during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK – Jeremy Lin passed his biggest test since bursting onto the NBA scene last weekend, scoring a career-high 38 points to lead the Knicks to a victory over Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers.

Lin, the first American of Taiwanese and Chinese heritage to play in the NBA, rewarded the faith of his fans, making 13-of-23 shots from the floor and passing out seven assists in the Knicks’ 92-85 victory over the Lakers.

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