The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has grave concerns for the future of media independence in Sri Lanka after the government blocked access to one of the country?s popular internet news sources TamilNet, and a government minister publicly advocated its demise.
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Activists and human-rights advocates stage a demonstration on San Pedro Street on Thursday to denounce what they claim as the government's intensifying anti-insurgency campaign that victimizes children. The photo in the placard is that of Grecil Buya, the 9-year-old girl from New Bataan, Compostela Valley, who was killed in March during a military raid on members of the communist New People's Army. 
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DAVAO CITY — In honor of the sacrifices and efforts of the overseas Filipino workers and their families, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) today announced the start of the search for the 2007 Model OFW Family of the Year Award (MOFYA).
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?We have the best talents in Davao as far as adventure and kayak racing is concerned,? said Rey Sumagaysay, head of a mountaineering federation in Mindanao who also runs an outfit called EDGE Outdoors Adventure, the group that teaches and provides the skills and equipment for mountaineering.