In the Philippines, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding at four to five months fell from 20% in 1998 to 16% in 2003. It is estimated that 16,000 deaths of children under five in the Philippines are caused by inappropriate feeding practices, including the use of infant formula.
MANILA — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan dared National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales to face any senate probe on extrajudicial killings ?if he really has nothing to fear and nothing to hide.?
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MANILA — Bayan Muna Representatives Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casi?o today called
on the House to jointly investigate with the Senate the military’s
culpability in the continuing killings of activists critical of the
Arroyo administration.
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MANILA — The Counsels for the Defense of Liberties (CODAL, formerly the
Committee in Defense of Lawyers) today condemned the slay of Luis
Dote, a lawyer serving poor litigants, in Masbate City yesterday.
Dote, 46, was a lawyer connected with the Public Attorney’s Office.
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MANILA — The Philippine human rights alliance KARAPATAN welcomed the planned probe on extrajudicial killings of former soldier and now senator-elect Antonio Trillanes.
KARAPATAN Secretary General Marie Hilao-Enriquez said, “We laud Senator Trillanes for this move to put the Arroyo administration to task for the unabated extrajudicial killings.”
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