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Don’t Allow the Treaty to be Broken! Resume Peace Negotiations Without Delay!

Official agreements had already been signed by both parties, the GPH and the NDFP, after 21 years (NDFP’s version) or 27 years (GPH version) of formal peace negotiations. In our own reckoning, from 1988 to the present, the 26 years-talks yielded eighteen major written agreements, unity on nineteen outstanding Issues, and five items of the work of the Joint Monitoring Committee. All these are leading towards forging a lasting peace. Agenda of the talks have been identified in their order, processes to ensure that the talks will go on unhampered have been defined, way of addressing violations by either side were put in place, the safety and immunity of participants to the talks in any capacity were mutually agreed upon, and various rules and regulations were signed for the smooth and efficient flow of the talks.

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DOH- XI warns residents of illnesses due to extreme temperatures

Speaking at the Kapehan sa SM City, Dr. Cleofe Tabada, head of the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health 11 said that regardless of the season, Davao Region experiences extreme temperatures, a primary factor in the occurrence of illnesses like respiratory infection, gastro-intestinal problem and low immune system.

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Read more about the article Safety measures for your lighting fixtures
Wearing dry rubber gloves when replacing busted light bulbs helps prevent electrocution as dry rubber is a good insulator.

Safety measures for your lighting fixtures

Lighting is undeniably the most important electrical device in any structure. Whether it may be a bedside lamp, a chandelier or a hanging bulb, it is protocol to keep each in its best working condition. Unfortunately, as much as we need light, most of us don’t know a thing or two about how to safely fix or even just to replace light bulbs.

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International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) – New Zealand

We, the New Zealand members of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) are dismayed over latest developments defining the 3-D Aquino legacy: “Disappointing, Disastrous and Deadly Human Rights Record."

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