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MANILA — The official campaign period for presidential, vice-presidential, and senatorial candidates in the 2010 elections does not start until next month. But for all… 02/01/2010
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Philippines
2010 Bets Should Focus on Economy, Accountability, Sovereignty Issues
First Quarter Storm of 1970
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Statement in Celebration of its 40th Anniversary By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Founding Chairman, Kabataang Makabayan Founding Chairman, Communist Party of the Philippines We are… 02/01/2010
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Baseco Fire leaves 800 families homeless
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MANILA — A fire, which is said to have started from a gas lamp thrown to a spouse during a domestic quarrel, burned 267 houses,… 02/01/2010
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SWS Survey: Half of Pinoys say: Poll Failure to Trigger Revolt
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MANILA–Half of Filipino adults in the country believe that a failure of elections this May would trigger another bloodless revolt, according to the latest survey… 01/18/2010
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Hunger rises to fresh high
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HUNGER AMONG Filipino families has risen to a fresh high, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said, with one in four households claiming in a new… 01/18/2010
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In 2009, Human Rights Took Serious Beating from Arroyo Regime
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Human-rights violations in 2009 are “numerous and varied and no sector of society is exempted,” belying the Arroyo government’s claim that steps have been taken… 01/18/2010
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2010: Signs of hope and disquiet
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A priority agenda of the new government is to restore faith in government by mending the institutions that were undermined by the outgoing regime. (Read… 01/18/2010
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Land, Justice and the Peasantry
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Majority of victims of human-rights violations in the Philippines are peasants. They are the ones most denied not just land but justice. So any candidate… 01/18/2010
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Only human
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The central paradox of failing and failed states is their capacity to inflict the gravest harm on their perceived enemies, their own people, and on… 01/18/2010
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What’s missing
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The ongoing trial of foremost Maguindanao massacre suspect, Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., has raised hopes in some quarters that justice will be soon rendered to… 01/18/2010
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