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[Title] => City Hall adopts 4-day work week setup
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[Title] => Beware of the Diderot Effect (Note: We have all been afflicted with this)
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[Title] => Citi hikes Philippine growth forecasts for 2015, 2016
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[Title] => Region’s power consumption continue to rise
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[Title] => Coal not going away anytime soon despite renewables push
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[Title] => Illicit cigarette trade still rampant in the Philippines, makes up a fifth of total sales
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