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Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Growing up, Cecilia Lopez hoped to escape poverty by finishing school and becoming a teacher.
CNN: In Philippines, a 14-year fight for birth control
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Glenda Gloria, a Manila-based author and historian, notes that residents of the Philippines' Muslim provinces frequently traveled back and forth between Malaysia and Indonesia, trading and speaking a similar language before European and American colonizers introduced national boundaries.
WSJ: Malaysia Flare-Up Illustrates Volatility
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Continued low interest rates in the West and a probable credit upgrade for Manila will incline a growing number of long-term investors to give the Philippines a serious look.
WSJ: Business Asia: Investing: It's More Frustrating in the Philippines
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Kidnap-for-ransom groups are prevalent in the southern Philippines, according to the BBC's Kate McGeown in Manila.
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The western coastal road is mostly paved, and comfortable air-conditioned buses now come straight to Sablayan from Manila via car ferries that chug from the Philippines' main island, Luzon, to Abra de Ilog.
BBC: The undiscovered jewel of the Philippines
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However, a recent study of coastal cities still predicted the Philippines' capital Manila would see its vulnerability to flooding double by the end of the century, due to sea-level rises.
CNN: New satellite data reveals sea-level rise