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Nickelodeon scraps plan for SpongeBob SquarePants theme park in Palawan

Nickelodeon announced today (Wednesday, August 22) that it has abandoned plans for a resort in Palawan following a backlash from environmentalists.

In January, the American children’s television channel revealed plans for an “undersea attraction and resort” that where visitors could “interact with the brand and the iconic characters they love” — such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer.

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Two women killed as Leyte rocked by quake

Two women died as a magnitude-5.1 earthquake hit Leyte today (Wednesday, August 23). The victims have been identified as Maria Contreras Colasito, aged 51, and Rodita Baloro, 71. Mrs Colasito …

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