Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
WASHINGTON D.C. - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture has received the allegations of abduction and torture against the Philippine government by Filipino American Melissa Roxas through her counsel, Washington-based lawyer Arnedo S. Valera.
The filing was made by Valera through the Migrant Heritage Commission’s legal resources program. Valera said the case was received [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Congress has practically abdicated the power of the purse to the executive branch, failing to scrutinize the annual national budget thoroughly and facilitating corruption in the process, a UN-financed study said. The Philippine Human Development Report sponsored by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the New Zealand Agency for International Development said more often than [...]
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US President Barack Obama has been asked by Filipino Muslims to convince the Philippine government
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
LONDON - The British Broadcasting Co. (BBC) has formally apologized for a comedy skit which depicted Filipino domestic helpers as sexual objects ready to be mated. The episode stirred
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MANILA = The British ambassador to the Philippines has expressed his regrets for a comedy program on the government-owned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) which made offensive references to Filipino domestic workers in its comedy program on Sept. 29.
The apology was relayed to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo by Ambassador Peter Beckingham, who was summoned to [...]
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The Philippine government said Tuesday that it will double its rice procurement this harvest season to help farmers cope with high production costs amid high world food prices and the global economic slowdown.President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has directed …
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The Philippine government protested a popular comedy program aired by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for allegedly humiliating a Filipino maid, reports said on Tuesday.Officials from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said that the Ph…
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Street Talk
By Greg B. Macabenta
The conflict raging between the MILF, the Philippine government and the settlers of Mindanao brings to mind the sovereignty
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MANILA = American troops will remain in the southern Philippines as long as Manila wants their resence and the assistance that they provide, the US embassy said last week.
Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson said the American troops are in the country at the invitation of the Philippine government to support and share information with the Armed [...]
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Despite all disputes, American troops will continue to stay in Mindanao unless the Philippine government ask them to leave,
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By Hermie Climaco
As the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a dull girl.” This must be what prompted the staff of the consular office of the Philippine Embassy to plan a dance party on the
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The Philippine army said it has deployed soldiers and tanks throughout Manila Saturday to defend against a possible coup by Islamic
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MANILA Fifty-nine percent of Filipinos think a president should resign from office if she or he tolerates graft
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Speaker Jose de Venecia who is calling for a moral revolution wants full transparency in the use of pork barrel funds.
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