DAVAO CITY — Forest occupants of Mt. Tipolog in Barangay Tawan-Tawan, Baguio District hailed the endorsement of the city council of their application for a community-based forest management agreement (CBFMA).
The forest occupants, who comprise the Mt. Tipolog Bantay Kinaiyahan Farmers Association, also got the backing of the tribal council of Tawan-Tawan.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling for journalists? organisations from around the world to join in an International Day of Action this Friday June 15, to protest the grave situation threatening the safety of journalists and freedom of expression in Pakistan.
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ILIGAN CITY — To Sahraman Palawan, the registered mail could not have come at a better time. An elementary school teacher from Marawi City, Sahraman is also father and provider to a family of 13 children, with his wife a full-time homemaker. With times getting harder and luxuries becoming practically impossible, he could hardly believe his luck when he received the registered mail which came all the way from Metro Manila. Coming from Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), the letter was informing him of his good fortune ? Sahraman was the grand prize winner of the SMART Buddy Pabonus at Papremyo, and his brand-new Chevrolet Spark was on its way to the SMART Wireless Center in Iligan City. From there, he and his family could pick up the car and drive it home to nearby Marawi City.
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MANHILA — OFW Reynaldo Cortez, 41 years old, was beheaded this morning in Saudi Arabia for the alleged murder of a Pakistani driver in May 2002. His execution comes in the midst of the Philippine government?s Migrants Month this June.
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MANILA — ?We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, Malaca?ang’s travesty of the Filipino women’s dignity by commuting Jalosjos’ sentence.? This was the statement of Gabriela secretary general Emmi de Jesus on the commutation of prison term of convicted rapist former Congressman Romeo Jalosjos.
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