Masbate
Masbate , island, 1,262 sq mi (3,269 sq km), the Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands, S of SE Luzon. Gold, which has been mined there for centuries, is still produced in quantity; copper is also mined. The densely populated coastal plains are intensively cultivated. The town of Masbate is the island's trading center.
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Fairchild Semiconductor achieves Occupational Health & Safety Certification for Cebu, Philippines Facility; Represents first company in Cebu and entire Visayan Islands to be OHSAS certified; Second Fairchild manufacturing site to receive OHSAS certification.
M2 Presswire; 1/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...Philippines Facility; Represents first company in Cebu and entire Visayan Islands to be OHSAS certified; Second Fairchild manufacturing site...company within Cebu, as well as the broader Philippine Visayan Islands, to be OHSAS 18001 certified. Fairchild also recently...
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Focus on seahorse fishing village; Fishermen in 3 Visayan islands are mainstay of a global trade in seahorses
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 2/3/2005; 700+ words
; Filipino Reporter 02-03-2005 Nights spell danger for the tiny seahorse, the colorful but naive denizen of the Philippines' coral reefs. Here on the southern edge of Danajon Bank, fishermen dragging tiny boats lit with gas-fed lamps wade through the mangrove-shrouded coast into the shallows hunting
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MASBATE MIRRORS RP'S RITUAL OF POLL VIOLENCE
Newspaper article from: The Manila Times; 4/28/2007; 700+ words
; The province of Masbate has the distinction of not only being...facts of political life. The list of Masbate governors, mayors and congressmen who...people dead. As a result the head of Masbate's police force, Senior Supt. Teodoro...
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NGO wants gov't to boost Masbate's economy.(Provincial News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 7/24/2006; 622 words
; ...development and livelihood projects to Masbate to remove its present tag as "the poorest" province in the country. The Masbate-Burias-Ticao Foundation. Inc...with President Arroyo to help improve Masbate's economy. Studies conducted by...
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Violence shatters peace in Masbate; 4 killed, 2 injured.(Provincial News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/2/2004; 625 words
; ...CITY (PNA) Violence erupted anew in Masbate Thursday evening leaving four people dead...occurred in Barangay Pulot in Cawayan town in Masbate, where Eddie Calicoy, 45, and Ely Gigante...provincial government and supporters of Masbate Gov. Antonio Kho. Lasar quoting police...
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Lina to conduct probe in Masbate.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 8/13/2001; 700+ words
; ...investigation into Friday evening's murder of Masbate Mayor Moises Espinosa Jr. and two others...Jose Lina said yesterday he will visit Masbate to hold a dialogue with local officials...there. Lina appealed to the people of Masbate, especially the supporters of the slain...
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Mariculture Park to rise in Masbate.
News Wire article from: Philippines News Agency; 10/26/2009; 700+ words
; MASBATE CITY, Oct. 26 (PNA) -- The city government...embarked on a P5-million Mariculture Park at Masbate Bay that will provide investments, food...fish raisers' park will give the entire Masbate province long-term benefits in terms...
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Masbate: A visit that I would long remember (SECOND OF TWO PARTS).(Tourism)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/4/2003; 700+ words
; Byline: RIKKI A. JIMENEZ MASBATE CITY After the Rodeo Masbate press con with Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon, Cesar...watching the program. That nights party was sponsored by the Masbate City Government. Everyone had a grand time. People were...
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Masbate town SB bet slain, 4 others hurt in ambush.(Provincial News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/4/2004; 534 words
; Byline: ED DE LEON MASBATE CITY A sanggunian bayan (SB) candidate...Rep. Fortus Seachon (3rd district, Masbate) was ambushed at about 9 p.m. the...firearms. Senior Supt. Romeo Mapalo, Masbate police director, said that the apparent...
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MOA on integrated coastal resources management in Masbate signed
By Leonard D. Acosta.
News Wire article from: Philippines News Agency; 8/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...Resources Management Project (ICRMP) in Masbate province has been formalized with a memorandum...of Municipalities of the Philippines-Masbate Chapter hosted by its president, Aroroy...Resource, Governor Eliza Olga T. Kho of Masbate, and the mayors of LGUs concerned. At...
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Masbate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Masbate , island, 1,262 sq mi (3,269 sq km), the Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands...also mined. The densely populated coastal plains are intensively cultivated. The town of Masbate is the island's trading center.
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The Philippines
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...The Visayan Sea is encircled by Panay, Masbate, Cebu, Negros, and other islands...Bohol. The Samar Sea is between Samar and Masbate. Sea Inlets and Straits There are countless...the seven large, populated islands of Masbate, Samar, Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Panay...
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Filipino Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...percent inhabits the Visayan Islands, a cluster of islands — Samar, Leyete Bohol, Cebu, Negros, Panay, and Masbate — that lie between Luzon and Mindanao. Cebu has the highest population concentration with more than 400 people per...
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Visayan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...xB0; and 126 ° E, in the central Philippines. These people generally inhabit the islands of Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay, Samar, and Siquijor, although many have migrated elsewhere, especially to Mindanao and Manila. Most...
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Philippines
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...km (38,254 sq mi). Other large islands include Samar, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, and Masbate. Comparatively, the area occupied by the Philippines is slightly larger than the state of Arizona. The Philippines' length...
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