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July 30, 2010

Loans for arriving OFWs from Middle East ready

Financial loans and other assistance packages await hundreds of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have started returning home from various countries in the Middle East yesterday.

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Pacquiao: I'm a lifelong learner

His next fight doesn’t happen until November. So, when Manny Pacquiao came to celebrate the 24th anniversary of The STAR, he did the next best thing: He sang.

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2 RP scientists chosen for BioCamp in Switzerland

The two young scientists who emerged as the finest of their generation from across the country will be sent to represent the Philippines in this year’s Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp) at the Novartis International Headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.

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Latest Philippine Lotto Winning Combinations

Philippine Lotto Results
Lotto details from the PCSO
Winning Combinations	Jackpot Prize
Superlotto 6/49 (Jul-29-2010)
45-48-14-46-18-16	109,721,419.20 PHP
6Digit (Jul-29-2010)
6-0-3-6-5-8	3,070,032.68 PHP
Swertres 2PM (Jul-29-2010)
1-3-3	4,500.00 PHP
Swertres 5PM (Jul-29-2010)
6-2-0	4,500.00 PHP
Swertres 9PM (Jul-29-2010)
8-2-5	4,500.00 PHP
EZ2 Lotto Luzon 9PM (Jul-29-2010)
22-12	4,000.00 PHP
EZ2 Lotto Vismin 9PM (Jul-29-2010)
22-12	4,000.00 PHP
Lotto 6/42 (Jul-29-2010)
39-19-07-41-38-30	10,659,969.00 PHP
EZ2 Lotto 2PM (Jul-29-2010)
29-19	4,000.00 PHP
EZ2 Lotto 5PM (Jul-29-2010)
27-01	4,000.00 PHP

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Philippine Current Date and Time

12:53.14 AM
Friday 30
July 2010

Current weather in Manila, Philippines

Overcast, light rain

Updated: 11:00 pm Jul-29-2010, Thu

Temperature: 25°C / 77°F
Wind: 3.7 km/h, Southeast
Sunrise: 5:38 am
Sunset: 6:27 pm

3-day weather forecast

Fri: Thunderstorm; High: 31°C / 87°F; Low: 25°C / 77°F

Sat: Thunderstorm; High: 31°C / 87°F; Low: 25°C / 77°F

Sun: Thunderstorm; High: 31°C / 87°F; Low: 26°C / 78°F

Latest foreign currency to Philippine Peso exchange

Foreign Currency to Philippine Peso Exchange
Updated: Jul. 28, 2010
Currency	Philippine Peso Rate
1 USD (United States)	45.962000 PHP
1 EUR (European Union)	59.723000 PHP
1 JPY (Japan)	0.522800 PHP
1 GBP (United Kingdom)	71.654800 PHP

Latest Philippine stock exchange summary

Philippine Stock Exchange
Updated: Jul. 29, 2010
Value	Change
PSEi Index
3,429.35 ↓ Down	22.44 ↓ Down
PSE All Shares Index
2,183.68 ↓ Down	15.17 ↓ Down
PSE Financials Index
770.62 ↓ Down	2.47 ↓ Down
PSE Industrial Index
5,377.57 ↓ Down	9.16 ↓ Down
PSE Holding Firms Index
2,370.30 ↓ Down	41.97 ↓ Down
PSE Property Index
1,262.82 ↓ Down	13.40 ↓ Down
PSE Services Index
1,469.30 ↓ Down	5.75 ↓ Down
PSE Mining & Oil Index
8,864.99 ↓ Down	79.61 ↓ Down

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