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Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008 Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009 Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009 The International League of Peoples' Struggle Working Group on Teachers, Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars, researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to an international conference on "Education, Imperialism, and Resistance," to be held in Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11, 2009. It will be hosted by the International Center for Taiwan Social Studies and Taiwan: A Radical Quarterly in Social Studies. The conference aims to bring together academics and social activists to put forward a progressive critique of imperialism and education. Full story

The legality of the events organized by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) is now put in question. It can be recalled that the then contending parties Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and Philippine Basketball (PB) is both dissolved after both group a signed resolution infront of FIBA the international basketball sanctioning body, and to formalize ... Full story

No. It's not another pre-selling spree for a new condominium tower. CONDO is the first film breaking out of the digital box from a new band of filmmakers. "It was first a working title, the title CONDO that is," executive producer and director Martin Cabrera shares. "But then as early debates among the producers went on as to what actually will the final title be, ... Full story

For those who missed the trail of the new KAPAMILYA VS. KAPUSO battle on the AGB Neilsen Media survey research panel house breach, this is your chance to take a look at it as it happens. Thanks to the power of the world wide web and video streaming courtesy of www.youtube.com. 1. ABS-CBN filed a case against AGB Neilsen Media Research for a possible data ... Full story

Brillante Mendoza's Tirador (Slingshot) was was awarded a Special Jury Award (tie with the Russian film Kremen) in the 7th Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco last Saturday, December 15. Direk Dante called me last Saturday around 4 PM (Toronto time) and gave me the good news. The award was presented to him by Academy Award winner Milos Forman who ... Full story

Globalpinoy Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises believes that a principal reason why the Philippines continues to lag behind its Asian neighbors in economic development is because of the lamentable absence of a wide-spread entrepreneurial orientation and a woeful lack of entrepreneurial skills among Filipinos. Even today, our youth are still brought up on the principle that ... Full story

Very rarely in our people's history do individuals stand out for their great practice of service to their fellow Filipinos, even in the midst of the utmost repression and adversity. It is with honor that the members of BAYAN USA salute the life and work of Monico "Sir Nick" Atienza, a ... Full story

At around 10:30 in the morning of February 19, 2007, Leo Velasco, 54 was abducted in Cagayan de Oro City. Witnesses said men took him and forced him inside a Mitsubishi L300 van, which then sped away, leaving only his eyeglasses behind. Since then her daughter Aya has been at the forefront of the search for ... Full story

Jiro Manio was memorable as the title character of Maryo J. delos Reyes' Magnifico in 2004, having won numerous awards and citations here and abroad, including the Netherlands, Buenos Aires and in Karlovy Vary. He was also seen in Bagong Buwan, Tanging Ina and is part of the cast of Foster ... Full story

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