Q&A: ”What is Important is to Give Equal Opportunity” – Part 2
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Stephen de Tarczynski interviews scientist Lourdes J. Cruz, winner of the 2010 UNESCO-L’Oréal Award
MANILA, Nov 18 (IPS) – Although women have long made major contributions to science, their efforts have often been overlooked. For the past 12 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has [...]
PHILIPPINES: Storm-Hit City under Constant Threat of Landslides
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Arthur Allad-iw
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines, Nov 17 (IPS) – The storm has long subsided, and the torrential rainsùwhich battered this city known for its pristine charm and stately pine trees last monthùhave been gone for weeks.
Yet fear still looms large over a community that had lost their homes [...]
PHILIPPINES: Guarded Optimism for New Climate Change Law
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By Stephen de Tarczynski
MANILA, Nov 10 (IPS) – While pessimism continues to dog the lead-up to next month’s climate change talks in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, a new Philippine law aimed at streamlining the country’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of global warming has [...]
PHILIPPINES: Younger Prey in the World’s Oldest Trade
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Stella A. Estremera*
DAVAO CITY, Philippines , Nov 9 (IPS) – At 14, Ann is too young to be worrying about getting pregnant or acquiring AIDS. That is why she uses a condom whenever she has a customer.
She has become so good at it that the latter ”does [...]
Journalists risk their lives reporting in the Philippines
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November 3, 2009
Correspondent Mark Litke and producer Ara Ayer report from the Philippines where there are more newspapers in print, more points of view and more influence in broadcast journalism than ever before….
PHILIPPINES: ‘Running After President Arroyo Is Only Just’
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Stephen de Tarczynski interviews ALBERTO LIM, executive director of the Philippines’s premier business organisation
MANILA, Nov 2 (IPS) – Philippine political affairs are rarely straightforward. The former Spanish and U.S. colony, which also endured occupation under Japan during the Second World War, has experienced major upheavals since independence was [...]
PHILIPPINES: Children Worst Hit by Economic Crisis
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Stella A. Estremera*
DAVAO CITY, Philippines , Oct 30 (IPS) – ”Fifty pesos ‘kada adlaw; ang beinte niana pamasahe’ (I get an allowance of 50 pesos (about one U.S. dollar) a day, of which 20 pesos (40 U.S. cents) is for fare),” says 17-year-old Dana Jane Estrada.
The second-year [...]
PHILIPPINES: Amid Disasters’ Rubble, Accusations Hound President
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Analysis by Stephen de Tarczynski
MANILA, Oct 29 (IPS) – Even in the wake of the tropical storms that lashed the northern parts of the Philippines recently, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took time out to visit her home province.
Arroyo has gone to Pampanga in central Luzon—one of the country’s [...]
PHILIPPINES: Women’s Rights Laws in Place
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Stephen de Tarczynski
MANILA, Oct 28 (IPS) – Although the enacting in August of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) – a major law aiming to end discrimination against women across the archipelago – was well-received here, there remain concerns about whether the legislation will be fully implemented.
Mary [...]
PHILIPPINES: Women in Troubled South Bear Heavy Burden of Conflict
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Prime Sarmiento
MANILA, Oct 13 (IPS) – For Father Eduardo Vasquez, setting up ‘Bahay Kalinga’ (House of Care) in the province of Maguindanao, is one way of deepening his mission.
The centre specifically caters to women and children who were displaced by the ongoing conflict between government troops and [...]
PHILIPPINES: Ketsana Signals Need for ‘No Regrets’ Adaptation Plan
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CHARLOTTE L. STERRET
MANILA, Oct 5 (IPS) – Typhoon Ketsana, which swept into the Philippines and left hundreds of people dead and massive devastation in its wake, should serve as a wake-up call to the government.
The tropical storm that battered the South-east Asian country on Sep. 26 underscored [...]
PHILIPPINES: Filipinos Mourn Cory Aquino, Democracy Icon
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Prime Sarmiento and Anna Martelino
MANILA, Aug 1 (IPS) – An icon of democracy whose unexpected rise to power in 1986 gave birth to the term ”people power” in the world’s political lexicon. A reluctant president and survivor of six coup attempts. A moral force known for her stubbornness [...]
