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MONIQUE WILSON BATS FOR ONE-BILLION RISING 2014 Theatre actress, singer Monique Wilson is joined by women rights advocates in Davao to promote the One Billion Rising (OBR) global movement to end violence against women and girls (VAW). Wilson announced that the OBR 2014 will focus on calling for justice for victims of violence from sexual to political and economic violence. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Monique Wilson supports Kidapawan vendors

Theater actress and activist Monique Wilson took the cudgels of some 700 small vendors who were fighting against an eviction.

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Read more about the article “Fossil fuel addiction” responsible for climate change

“Fossil fuel addiction” responsible for climate change

The increasing need for energy globally has apparently also lead energy producers to a “fossil fuel addiction”, with coal energy becoming the “single biggest source of carbon emissions globally”, said the Philippines' Climate Change Commission.

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Read more about the article Renewable energy is “sustainable” than fossil-fuels says UN lead negotiator

Renewable energy is “sustainable” than fossil-fuels says UN lead negotiator

Government may find it an “expensive emergency measure” to put up coal-fired power plants to address the power crises in the country but more especially in Mindanao, the country’s climate change lead negotiator in the United Nations said.

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Read more about the article Solon fears Mindanao blackout will be used to “project a phantom power crisis”
THE PULL All hands from workers of a telephone company contractor pull up a heavy cable to stretch across electric posts in Buhangin. (davaotoday.com photo by Kenneth Jean Millondaga)

Solon fears Mindanao blackout will be used to “project a phantom power crisis”

A partylist lawmaker said they “fear” that the island-wide Mindanao blackout early morning today “will once again be used by the Aquino government to once again project a phantom power crisis and push or fast tract the privatization of the remaining government power assets like the Agus-Pulangi power complex.”

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Read more about the article Today’s View: Ang Diwa ng EDSA People Power

Today’s View: Ang Diwa ng EDSA People Power

So many views have been advanced as attempts to interpret the significance of the People Power 1 revolt at EDSA twenty eight years ago. In the little eatery -- the usual hangout corner of the local residents in my village – I overheard this interesting discussion-

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