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The official campaigning period for any national position is set at least 90-days before the National Election as prescribed by Art. I, Sec. 3, Batas Pambansa Blg. 881 and implemented by the Philippine's Commission on Elections (COMELEC) . Unfortunately or fortunately, ads promoting Presidentiables and Vice Presidentiables is pretty much evident in the giprime hours of the day. ' Despite Rico Blanco's ... Full story

POLITICAL PERSECUTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES In the global North, the plight of academics being fired or denied tenure scarcely merits attention in the media. This is so starkly banal today when teachers’ salaries are either drastically frozen or cut back (as at Harvard University, University ... Full story

There are so many things that happened around us that we tend to ignore. It's high time that we highlight them too. We started with BURJ DUBAI's launching, now we bring you 10 Top Ten Good News Stories from the Muslim World in 2009 that You Never Heard About for 2009 courtesy of Delia Aguilar <deliadaguilar@yahoo.com> who ... Full story

The Makabayan Coalition today slammed the disqualification case filed against its senatorial candidate Satur Ocampo, calling it another attempt by the Arroyo administration to silence one of its most consistent critics. The COMELEC's second division is scheduled to hear the case tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Rep. ... Full story

It is interesting to note that more than 10,000 bags are lost in United States alone. Lost luggage's is a serious concern and an accepted fact. This is one of the reason why airline and every transportation companies continue to improve the system of safekeeping and claiming of this luggages. I have a special interest in ... Full story

This article is from THE PHILIPPINE STAR Entertainment section posted on August 09, 2009 titled “Carlo Caparas: Return my award? Why should I?” in Maridol Rañoa-Bismark’s column. Newly-declared National Artist for Visual Arts and Film Carlo J. Caparas (with wife Donna Villa and their children Peach and CJ): I deserve it. MANILA, Philippines – ... Full story

Melissa, read the full statement above, breaking into tears many times infront of : Congresspersons in attendance: Rep. Lorenzo Tanada III, Chairperson Rep. Satur Ocampo, Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Liza Maza, Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay) Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares (Bayan Muna) Rep. Roman Romulo (Pasig) Rep. Ruffy Biazon (Muntinlupa) Rep. Luz Ilagan,(Gabriela Womens Party) Rep. Rafael Mariano (Anakpawis) Rep.Raymond Palatino (Kabataan) Rep. Risa ... Full story

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Actually, there is no controversy anymore. The Limasawa error, which the National Historical Institute turned into a hoax in 1998, was fully explained in the article read before The Society for the History of Discoveries on 13 October 2000 at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. The idea Limasawa was anchorage of Magellan's fleet on March to April 1521 rests entirely on two erroneous assertions of an ... Full story

Unemployment data from the January 2009 Labor Force Survey confirms the country's descent into greater joblessness due to the global crisis and accumulated domestic economic weaknesses. The figures however are a gross underestimation of joblessness in the country, which is likely to have already reached at least a massive 4.3 million, said research group IBON Foundation. The ... Full story