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Video of President Aquino’s speech:

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SPEECH of His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines At the joint opening ceremonies of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) 2010 Global Continuing Medical Education (CME) program, and [...]

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That the RH Bill is simply about contraception. It is not. It seeks to provide better training to midwives, access to basic pre-natal care services, a range of family planning methods, post-birth maternity checks, education on and treatment for fatal sexually transmitted diseases, and other basic health care rights.

That the only [...]

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I think the Philippines should take a closer look at neighboring Thailand. They used to have a 3.3% growth rate, much worse than our 2% growth annually. Mechai Viravaidya, or Mr. Condom of Thailand, shares in this TEDxChange video how Thailand was able to raise the Thai standard of [...]

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President Aquino’s recent announcement that he would be pushing forward with the reproductive health (RH) bill has set off a firestorm of reactions from various sectors, including the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), a representative of which has Continue Reading

Mulat Pinoy’s Pop Media Fellows announced

Population affects people in different ways. From a housewife allotting a daily budget to feed a family of seven, to a fresh graduate seeking employment, or a doctor experiencing a particularly toxic shift at a public hospital– a nation of 90 million has a wealth of stories to [...]

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ADB, UNICEF agree to help countries achieve MDG goals
GMA News

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed an agreement to help some countries in Asia and the Pacific region, including the Philippines, to reduce poverty and inequalities and improve child welfare.
The agreement was signed [...]

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Phone sex: today’s virtual STI clinics
Sex and Sensibilities

In Jolo, Sulu citizen volunteers known as PERVs (Preventing Election – Related Violence Volunteers) text in daily reports of violence or crime.

These reports are collated by the secretariat of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (who is spearheading this initiative) and analyzed [...]

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