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we’ve entered the age of the Anthropocene, whereby human beings — not climate, seismic or geological factors — determine the how the world is quite figuratively shaped.
Continue Reading →In a major speech on internet freedom, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton haswarned governments not to restrict online liberty, while saying she opposed confidential leaks. This comes in the midst of uprising and protest in Middle Eastern countries, and as the US [...]
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 [...]
Continue Reading →On December 5, 2010 – The news of the evening was Team Philippines’ “stunning”, “historic” victory over Suzuki Cup defending champion Vietnam.
According to Inquirer.net, “The Philippines pulled off the most stunning win in the history of [...]
Continue Reading →Derek Thompson of The Atlantic writes
Grading each metropolis by the growth of its income and employment, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program found that the world’s fastest recovering cities are overwhelmingly in three key areas: China and India, Southeast Asian islands, and Latin America.
In the [...]
Continue Reading →Contraception and Catholicism
by Richard Posner
It is always difficult to decide whether a religious tenet of a hierarchical religion, such as Roman Catholicism, reflects religious belief or institutional strategy. The Roman Catholic Church is a huge “corporation,” one that reached its present size, wealth, and influence [...]
Continue Reading →Global insecurity around food security
By Derrick McElheron, CNN
Hong Kong, China (CNN) — While nations debate what to do about long-term problems such as climate change and dwindling water supplies, two words send immediate shivers down the spines of government officials across the world: Food security.
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Continue Reading →Obama announces development plan at U.N.
By the CNN Wire Staff
New York (CNN) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the creation of a comprehensive administration initiative devoted to spurring development efforts around the globe.
Obama calls it new U.S. Global Development Policy and says it’s [...]
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- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
- Learned Optimism
Learned Optimism
Reality checks are always needed by over-confident governments.
Martin Seligman the founder of positive psychology uncovered a pattern of behavior that he believes is responsible for greater resilience and happiness among…
- P-Noy strokes the Nation's 'Pleasure Zones'
P-Noy strokes nation’s ‘pleasure zones’
Here we go again. As the Philippines enters 2012, the stage is set for another round of reality TV/courtroom drama to unfold as the trials of former president and now…
