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- Habitat: Youngsters build homes for a day May 28, 2011Daisielynne Reyes, 23, had to put down the can of paint she was carrying and take off her work gloves in order to talk. She needed both hands to express her thoughts in sign language. […]rleagogo
- The other De Lima breaks MAP’s sex barrier May 28, 2011That businessman Ramon R. del Rosario Jr. was named Management Man of the Year for 2010 by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) was no surprise to the people who follow developments on the local business scene. After all, “Boy Blue,” as his friends call the man, has been at the helm of Phinma [...] […]rleagogo
- Rizal at 150: In visit to HK prison, he saw oppression May 28, 2011(Editor’s Note: The author is the shrine curator of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.) Human Rights activists say that incarceration in Philippine jails, no matter how brief, is in itself a death sentence, with convicts—the impoverished ones, that is—forced to live in misery and squalor. Recent statistics of the Bureau of Jail Management […]rleagogo
- Balangay romance: Love blooms at sea for mountain lover, prof May 28, 2011His love affair with the mountains is beyond doubt, having spent most of his life singing the most romantic serenade—the way only a possessed lover can do—to the precious forests and sacred rivers that had embraced him over the years. Until quite recently, Fred Jamili, a 59-year-old experienced mountain climber, lived a life entirely devoted [...] […]rleagogo
- Cabinet guessing game: Who will go? May 28, 2011The Cabinet officials who did not meet President Benigno Aquino III at the airport on Friday night can rest easy that they will not be reassigned, according to his spokesperson, Edwin Lacierda. “I think the Cabinet secretaries who didn’t go to the airport can all heave a sigh of relief,” Lacierda said in jest when [...] […]rleagogo
- MMDA makes smokers’ world smaller each day May 28, 2011Smokers, beware. The next cigarette stick could cost you P500. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start arresting on Monday smokers puffing away in public places within the perimeter of Metro Manila’s major and secondary roads. MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino and the 17 city mayors and municipal councils agreed to intensify the authority’ […]rleagogo
- ‘Damaged coral area much bigger’ May 28, 2011The havoc wrought by poachers on coral reefs off South Cotabato is “much worse” than earlier estimated, according to a ranking environment official. Theresa Mondita Lim, director of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), said yesterday that the damaged area could reach “almost five times the [.. […]rleagogo
- Another Sino official assures PH on Spratlys May 28, 2011A top Chinese official has made the assurance that the Philippines-China territorial dispute over the Spratly islands will not adversely affect relations between the two countries. The conciliatory words were uttered by Jiang Shusheng, vice chair of the 11th National People’s Congress of China, to Vice President Jejomar Binay when he paid a courtesy call [.. […]rleagogo
- Chemical in food from Taiwan eyed May 28, 2011The government is closely monitoring food products and additives imported from Taiwan that might contain a chemical that could be harmful when taken in high doses, a health official said yesterday. Director Suzette H. Lazo of the Food and Drug Administration said the food products may have been contaminated with the chemical Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate [...] […]rleagogo
- Exec busted for faking drug arrests May 28, 2011A former councilor of Dapitan City has been busted, not for illegal drugs, but for faking drug busts in order to collect money from the government. The Sandiganbayan Second Division sentenced Ricardo Inding to 6-10 years in prison and disqualified him from ever holding public office after it found him guilty of scamming the city [...] […]rleagogo
September 30, 2009
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