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“Gov’t to promote foreign investments in agriculture sector” by MELODY M. AGUIBA
The government may take a strong policy of aggressively promoting foreign investments even as it is set to hold in February a long-term visioning to make agriculture a top investment priority until year 2025.
The Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization [...]
Continue Reading →Vibal Foundation announced that,
“the Filipino classicIbong Adarna, released as the country’s first interactive e-book. Relive the enchanting adventure of the brothers Don Juan, Don Pedro and Don Diego as they search for the mystical bird whose song alone can heal their ailing father Haring Fernando.
Crafted using cutting-edge technology, this historical [...]
Continue Reading →The former chief of staff of ex-president Gloria Arroyo, Rigoberto Tiglao writing in a piece entitled Whatever happened to…? scored the president administration for its poor follow-through on its promised anti-corruption campaign. The noted former journalist states in his regular Inquirer column that
We haven’t heard though of any revitalized anti-graft campaign [...]
Continue Reading →Manila, Philippines — With the unprecedented rise in the number of HIV infections this year, health officials are hoping that the Pope’s recent statement about condom use will help promote it as an effective way of preventing the spread of the virus.
In this year alone, the Department of Health HIV/AIDS Registry recorded [...]
Continue Reading →When I was assigned the article, “Religion gets in the way of safe sex”, for IRIN News (the humanitarian news and analysis agency of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), my editor reminded me to get the point of view of religious and pro-life groups to ensure a balanced report.
In [...]
Continue Reading →PNoy’s ally in the Senate, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, lists down yesterday, December 19, his 12 wishes for President Benigno Aquino III and for the country. First on Sen. Kiko’s list is for the peace talks in Mindanao to start, followed by a hope for a new image in the Philippine tourism industry. As what was expected, the most talked about wish among the 12 is the Senator’s 4th wish; “A girlfriend for PNoy.” Below is Sen. Kiko Pangilinan’s complete wish list this coming Christmas. Care to share yours?
Continue Reading →Perhaps, it is worth recalling what exactly the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo was jailed for. Here it is from the Preamble of Charter 08, a manifesto released on December 9, 2008, the document that was considered so subversive it led to this former literature professor being [...]
Continue Reading →As a follow-up to the backlash against the government for boycotting the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony last week, ABS-CBN news reports the following explanation from the palace: Boycott in exchange for (the hope for? this is unclear) clemency of 5 Filipinos on China’s death row:
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III admitted the [...]
Continue Reading →- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
