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Readers grappling with issues engendered by the aborted signing of the controversial MOA between government and MILF negotiators may find helpful the new book Rethinking… 10/01/2008
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The Bangsamoro Crucible
Backlash of U.S. Financial Crisis: RP economy to suffer — IBON Foundation
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Contrary to government officials’ claim that the current U.S. financial crisis has little impact on the Philippine economy, independent think-tank IBON Foundation deems otherwise. (Read… 09/26/2008
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Fil-Am Activists Slam One-Time Lumpsum Payment for Filipino WWII Vets
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An organization of US-based Filipino activists has criticized the passage, by the Democrat-led US House of Representatives, of House Bill No. 6897 or the Filipino… 09/26/2008
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Groups Stage Protest vs Global Forum on Migration
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The Philippines will host the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GMFD) this October. Filipino migrant workers, however, deem that the forum will only… 09/26/2008
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A Day in the Life of a Jeepney Driver
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eepney drivers work long days and endure a lot of difficulties in their struggle to eke out a daily living. At the end of the… 09/26/2008
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More Violence Feared
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DAVAO CITY –The Moro partylist group Suara Bangsamoro (Voice of the Moro People) fears that the dissolution of the peace panel would result in an… 09/26/2008
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Detained Pastor Ordered Released by CA
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Detained Pastor Berlin Guerrero was ordered released to the custody of his lawyers this morning by the Court of Appeals (CA). A United Church of… 09/16/2008
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Wag the Dog
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Somewhat like God, if 9/11 didn’t happen it would have had to be invented. The attack on the New York World Trade Center and the… 09/16/2008
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Peace Advocates Hold Dialogue with NDFP Panel
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A delegation of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) held a dialogue with the negotiating panel and consultants of the National Democratic Front of the… 09/16/2008
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Media and Human Rights Education
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As we all know, the international tradition of journalist education is to train practitioners to be objective, accurate and impartial reporters of news. Anything that… 09/16/2008
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