By Joselle Badilla
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — “Kagsabua,” the three-year old juvenile male Philippine Eagle released back to the wild in Mt. Kitanglad Natural Park on March 6, was killed by a still unidentified perpetrator.
By Job Tabada
Cebu Daily News
World boxing great Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao once more delivered his message to the Filipinos the best way he can: getting the world’s attention before wishing his compatriots well in these tough times.
The southpaw pugilist from General Santos City took control of the fight from the first round to wrest the WBC lightweight crown from Mexican-American David Diaz via knockout at two minutes and 24 seconds in the ninth round of their scheduled 12-round match in Las Vegas, becoming the only Asian to bag four world titles in four different weight categories.
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By Nathan Black
Christian Post Reporter
Protestant countries have higher employment rates than non-Protestant ones, a new study found.
The United States, the United Kingdom and Nordic countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Norway, where Protestantism is the main religion, have employment rates that are as much as six percentage points higher than countries where other religions are largely practiced.
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By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Close this SAN FRANCISCO— One day, a brown-skinned, Filipino kid was scolded by his white American teacher in class here. Instead of answering, as he had been told to do, he looked down timidly and avoided eye contact.
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By Tina Arceo-Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
04/25/2008
MANILA, Philippines—It is ironic that the Philippines, home to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and some of the world’s best agriculture schools, has become the world’s top importer of rice.
The last time the Philippines produced enough of the staple to feed its people was 1994. Since then, the Philippines has been getting rice from other countries to cover for the shortfall and to tide the country over through the lean months of July, August and September.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Posted 03/27/2008
JOHN NERY’S too voluble on his take, when he simply means some people doubt the legitimacy” of Manny Pacquiao’s win. (Inquirer, 3/18/08) That skepticism should have been thrown Gloria Arroyo-Macapagal’s way given the way of her ascent to power in 2001 and 2004 and her continued hold on power. Did Pacquiao make such a big hullabaloo when the referee in their first fight missed on counting out Juan Manuel Marquez for a clear Pacquiao TKO victory?
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Filipinos set aside political problems Sunday and celebrated boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao’s sensational WBC superfeatherweight victory over Mexico’s Juan Miguel Marquez.
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By Edwin G. Espejo
PhilBoxing.com
A WEEK before Manny Pacquiao fought Juan Manuel Marquez for the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title, I did some scouting and laid down what it would take for both fighters to win and put a period to the controversial standoff decision of their 2004 first bout.
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Far Eastern Economic Review
January/February 2008
by Barry Wain
When Vietnamese students gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi last December to protest against China’s perceived bullying over disputed territory in the South China Sea, it signaled Hanoi’s intention to turn up the heat a bit.
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Ricky Carandang reporting:
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Allow me to expound a little on a story I did for The Correspondents on February 19th.
Seven countries claim ownership of the disputed Spratly Islands , just off of Palawan . China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malsysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines all claim to own part or all of the Spratlys. These overlapping claims have been a source of tension over the years since the Spratlys (we Filipinos call them the Kalayaan Islands ) are believed to contain significant reserves of oil and natural gas. China was the most aggressive in pursuiung its claim. In 1999, the Philippines under President Joseph Estrada led an effort to prevent tensions by getting all the claimants to agree not to take actions to provoke other claimants.
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Anonymous
To all Filipinos Everywhere:
I used to think that corruption and criminality in the Philippines were caused by poverty. But recent events tell me this is not true. It is one thing to see people turn into drug addicts, prostitutes, thieves and murderers because of hunger and poverty, but what excuse do these rich, educated people have that could possibly explain their bizarre behavior? And to think I was always so relieved when petty snatchers got caught and locked away in jail because I never fully realized that the big time thieves were out there, making the laws and running our country. Can it get any worse than this?
By Margaux Ortiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — Koreans have topped the list of foreigners visiting the Philippines.
The Bureau of Immigration Sunday reported that more than 274,000 foreigners arrived in the country in January.
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Twenty two years ago on the Sunday of February 23, I can still remember when my church mates and I went to EDSA in support for peace to the nation. I rather abhor saying again for ousting the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos because the successor didn’t do good as well and corruption just continued at a remarkable pace, although thanks to FVR who was the greatest President of the Philippines in my generation since FEM, who actually brought us back as an emerging nation.
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By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — Poor hygiene and bad bathroom habits cost the country billions of pesos from lost work and tourism opportunities, an environment study says.
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By: “Mareng Ni”
Akala ng mga tao na nasa Pilipinas kapag nasa America ka akala nila madami ka ng pera. Ang totoo, madami kang utang, dahil credit card lahat ang gamit mo sa pagbili mo ng mga gamit mo. Kailangan mo gumamit ng credit card para magka-credit history ka, kase pag hindi ka umutang o wala kang utang, hindi ka pagkakatiwalaan ng mga kano. Pag wala kang credit card, ibig sabihin wala kang kapasidad magbayad.
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By Darwin G. Amojelar, Reporter-The Manila Times
Family, health and religion are the three most-valuable sources of happiness for Filipinos, a National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) study showed.
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To: ABC and the producers of “Desperate Housewives”
We are writing to express concern and hurt about a racially-discriminatory comment made in an episode of Desperate Housewives on 9/30/07. In a scene in which Susan was told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause, she replied, “Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines.”
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