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The Philippines has clashed with China in the past in an area known internationally as the Reed Bank but also called "Recto Bank" by some Filipinos, after a busy Manila street.
Clinton: South China Sea Dispute Must Be Resolved Peacefully Eric Bellman 2011
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Although Mr. Aquino didn't mention China by name, he referred to a part of the sea where the Philippines has clashed with China in the past, known internationally as the Reed Bank but also called "Recto Bank" by some Filipinos after a busy Manila street.
Aquino Warns on South China Sea Patrick Barta 2011
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In a series called Recto/Verso, he pioneered a technique where a magazine page is placed on a light-sensitive paper and exposed, so that the disparate imagery from both sides are burned together into a single image.
Twelve Undervalued Photographers Courtesy International Center... 2006
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The Reed Bank, which Manila calls "Recto Bank" and is also claimed by China, is 273 kilometres 170 miles from Palawan.
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"Our message to the world is clear: What is ours is ours; setting foot on Recto Bank is no different from setting foot on Recto Avenue," he said.
Aquino Warns on South China Sea Patrick Barta 2011
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Even though the stores were farther away from our homes than others that sold the same items, we always bought from Recto because the prices were much lower there.
10 Of The Best Chases In Literature (And One From Real Life) 2009
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It was a long time before we went back to Recto, let me tell you, cheaper prices or not.
10 Of The Best Chases In Literature (And One From Real Life) 2009
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Even though the stores were farther away from our homes than others that sold the same items, we always bought from Recto because the prices were much lower there.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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I was a junior in college, still a boy, when, after classes ended one September afternoon, I accompanied a friend--whom I will call B. to protect his identity--from Quezon City to Recto, in Manila.
10 Of The Best Chases In Literature (And One From Real Life) 2009
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We left school and reached Recto in less than an hour with no incident.
10 Of The Best Chases In Literature (And One From Real Life) 2009
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