Four families live in the Quezon City compound -- and they share just one line.

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On July 20, a lower court judge in suburban Quezon City acquitted Manotoc of tax evasion charges pressed by the government of President Aquino.

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The decisive moment came after eight hours of prayer at St Joseph's Convent of Perpetual Adoration in Quezon City, the former capital of the Philippines.

ECONOMIST: Corazon Aquino

Last month, for instance, he scrapped plans to hold Expo 2002 in Quezon City, sparking criticism that the decision would hurt the Philippines' international reputation.

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As his Mercedes-Benz was making its way through Quezon City's traffic, three young men walked up and peppered the car with shots from .45 automatic pistols.

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"They want to know the usage pattern -- how many calls are going from Quezon City to, say, Makati -- of a brand-new group of customers, " says Duffy.

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The Philippines' president-elect, Joseph Ejercito Estrada, is supposed to have lunch with a group of farmers at noon in Quezon City, but 30 minutes later, he is nowhere to be seen.

CNN: DAYS OF THEIR LIVES

In 1993, one month after he moved into the simple home he'd built in Veteran's Village, a longtime squatter zone in Quezon City set aside for families of those who fought in World War II, a woman showed up claiming she owned his lot.

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In 1993, one month after Estillore moved in to the simple home he'd built in Veteran's Village, a longtime squatter zone in Quezon City set aside for families of those who fought in World War II, a woman showed up claiming she owned his lot.

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