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UP Tacloban studes complain of verbal abuse

UP Tacloban studes complain of verbal abuse

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Feb 07, 2014

Students from the Tacloban campus of the University of the Philippines complained of receiving verbal abuse from the UP president after some of them barged into a top-level meeting of campus chancellors to distribute copies of their petition.

Rival DANECO factions oppose Feb. 16 referendum

Rival DANECO factions oppose Feb. 16 referendum

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Feb 04, 2014

The battle as to who controls the city’s beleaguered electric service provider tightens as officials of the two rival factions of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) reject the referendum on February 16.

Decadent Culture

Decadent Culture

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Feb 04, 2014

Women’s lives have been under scrutiny again in a national scene with the media hype on actor Vhong Navarro mauling for the last two weeks. Deniece Cornejo may represent a number of Filipino women designated with a “character.” Such designation troubles me both as a practitioner of social work and as a womanist or women human rights activist.

PH rice importation policy in shambles

PH rice importation policy in shambles

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Feb 03, 2014

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food hearing Monday said the current state policy on importation of rice does not benefit the Filipino farmers.