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                    [Title] => Dystopian flick 'Civil War' dethrones 'Godzilla x Kong' at North American box office
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                    [Title] => An ASEAN law gathering in Phuket
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                    [Title] => The imitation game
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While we all wait patiently for Ridley Scott to serve up his long-promised sequel to 1982’s Blade Runner, consider a perfectly fine recent entry into the artificial intelligence genre, Ex Machina, written and directed by sometime Philippines visitor and Brit novelist Alex Garland.

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Alfred Vargas is one of the most talented and accomplished actors of his generation and has appeared in a consistent string of hit mainstream movies and top-rated TV series. Alfred took a brief hiatus from the entertainment industry when he was elected in 2013 as Congressman of the fifth district of Quezon City.

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Palawan has once again been recognized as one of the world’s best travel destinations, this time by the largest global travel guidebook Lonely Planet, which also cited adobo as one of the best hidden foodie highlights.

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National Artist Francisco Sionil Jose will keynote the National Conference on Language and Literature, set on Sept. 10 to 12,  from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

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Those who believe that Boracay’s White Beach is the best piece of bone-white beach in the Philippines have never laid their eyes on El Nido.  Bounded by jagged limestone cliffs and hanging gardens of lush green foliage, the tiny town of El Nido located a good 238 kilometers north of Palawan’s capital, Puerto Princesa, is a soul-searcher’s paradise.

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The future America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington D.C., lies Mega City One — a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets.

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Dredd 3D depicts the future America as a wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One — a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets.

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There aren’t many novels by foreign authors set in the Philippines.

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