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Brigada Eskwela This Year Focuses On School Hygiene, Indigenous Communities
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- BRIGADA Eskwela is an annual school maintenance program of the Department of Education (DepEd) that mobilizes parents, teachers, students, civic, and business groups, local government units, non-government units, and other community residents in repairing and sprucing up schools two weeks before the opening of classes in June. More »Brigada Eskwela This Year Focuses On School Hygiene, Indigenous Communities
Highlighting The Positive In Media
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- IN a journalism class at a Catholic school, the teacher told his students to write a possible script on the parable of the Prodigal Son for a one-hour TV show. More »Highlighting The Positive In Media
Art As Instrument Of Diplomacy
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- NOT to be missed is the latest Goethe Institut exhibit at Yuchengco Museum, SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT. CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND THE POWER OF CONVENTION. The long-winded, breath-taking title, not uncommon in German usage, may be forgiven after seeing its crisp message. More »Art As Instrument Of Diplomacy
Paradox Of The Miracle Tree
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- A LOT of things are happening now involving the coconut, often called the miracle tree or tree of life because of its many uses, from cooking oil to food to medicine, as construction material and more recently, as healthy sugar and sports drink. More »Paradox Of The Miracle Tree
Marriage Declining?
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- THIS question and a related one - whether marriage is a dying institution, have been frequently asked over the past few decades. The rapid decline of this controversial topic has also been the subject of a recent column of Business World's Rene Azurin. More »Marriage Declining?
Bananas, Tours, And Gay Marriage
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials downplay the recent Subic visit of a US submarine as not related to the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal standoff between the Philippines and China. More »Bananas, Tours, And Gay Marriage
Emphysema (COPD)
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- EMPHYSEMA is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused by loss of elasticity and dilatation of the lung tissue. In emphysema the lungs become less and less efficient because of progressive damage to the millions of alveoli, or air sacs, at the ends of the bronchioles in the lungs. Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place in the walls of the alveoli. Healthy lungs have an elastic, spongy texture, so they contract and expand fully. If the alveoli become stretched or ruptured, the elasticity of the lungs is gradually destroyed. ... More »Emphysema (COPD)
Lowering Minimum Age Of Criminal Responsibility Hit
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) has slammed legislative proposals to reduce the minimum age of criminal responsibility. More »Lowering Minimum Age Of Criminal Responsibility Hit
Conservationists Want Crocodiles Protected
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Conservationists are up in arms against the willy-nilly approach to preserving 23 crocodile species worldwide and have asked the Philippine government to support the campaign as freshwater crocodiles here are also under threat. More »Conservationists Want Crocodiles Protected
Congress OK’s ARMM Voters’ Listing
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Speaker Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte Jr. assured yesterday that the House-adopted joint resolution of the Senate that calls for the conduct of a new general voters' registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be immediately transmitted to Malacañang for President's signature. More »Congress OK’s ARMM Voters’ Listing
Lady Gaga: Don’t Worry If I Get Jailed In Manila
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Four hours prior to the second night of her two-day concert at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. More »Lady Gaga: Don’t Worry If I Get Jailed In Manila
Senate Admonishes ‘Kaya Natin Ito!’ Convenor
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Instead of citing him in contempt, the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, admonished yesterday Harvey Keh, convenor of Kaya Natin Ito!, for submitting to the Ombudsman unverified documents that alleged that embattled Chief Justice Renato C. Corona had an illegal $12-million bank deposit. More »Senate Admonishes ‘Kaya Natin Ito!’ Convenor
Marian Conference
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
The Pueblo Amante de Maria Mariological Marian Society of the Philippines (PAMMMSPhil) is inviting the public to attend the Marian conferences to be held at the Mary Mediatrix of All Grace Parish, Antipolo Del Norte, Lipa City, Batangas. With the theme "The Woman of Faith and the New Evangelization," the Marian conferences aim "to deepen the faithful's faith in God with Mary's help and be her evangelizers in Asia," the organizers said Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian will serve as speaker on June 2 and will talk about "The Emergence of Mary in Chinese Religious Thinking. ... More »Marian Conference
Suspect Identified
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- A policeman was positively identified by two wounded victims as the person who shot them as well as killed a former basketball player during a brawl at a barangay in Quezon City. More »Suspect Identified
Binay: Walled City Needs Help
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Vice President Jejomar C. Binay wants the private sector to help develop the old walled city of Intramuros in Manila into a tourist hub. More »Binay: Walled City Needs Help
BIR: Phone Allowances Tax Exempt
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ruled that mobile phone and transportation allowances for some workers are exempt from income and fringe benefit taxes. More »BIR: Phone Allowances Tax Exempt
Taiwan Supports Ramos Solution -- Expert
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Taiwan has expressed support to a proposal of former President Fidel V. Ramos for the creation of an international working group that would finally start the ball rolling for a peaceful settlement of the diplomatic controversy among nations claiming territorial jurisdiction over South China Sea areas. More »Taiwan Supports Ramos Solution -- Expert
House Approves 14 Urgent Measures
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- The House of Representatives has approved a total of 102 measures on third and final reading, 14 of which are bills of national importance, including the proposed PINOY Health Insurance Act, the cybercrime prevention bill, and the measure rationalizing the taxes on international carriers. More »House Approves 14 Urgent Measures
SOVFA Better Than VFA -- Senator
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- A senator yesterday asked the government to assess the country's visiting forces agreement with Australia, saying this seemed to be more favorable than a similar bilateral agreement with the United States. More »SOVFA Better Than VFA -- Senator
Emission Testers Closed By LTO Still Operating
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Some of the private emission testing centers (PETCs) that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has ordered closed are physically padlocked but are still operating because of their direct connection to the agency's database. More »Emission Testers Closed By LTO Still Operating
China Allows Entry Of Philippine Bananas
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Malacanang said yesterday that China has allowed the entry of at least 30 containers filled with banana exports as it expressed optimism that there will be more progress on the banana exports being sent to China as phytosanitary issues are already being addressed. More »China Allows Entry Of Philippine Bananas
DepEd Urged To ‘Spare’ Private Schools From ‘K To 12’
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Private schools yesterday called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to spare them from the implementation of the additional two years of (Grades 11 and 12) or Senior High School (SHS) under the controversial K to 12 Program because doing so "shall bring us more operating cost than what we can recover." More »DepEd Urged To ‘Spare’ Private Schools From ‘K To 12’
Aquino: My Relationship With INC Remains Warm
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- There is no truth to reports that President Benigno S. Aquino III was asked by Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) leaders not to drag them into the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, Malacañang said Tuesday. More »Aquino: My Relationship With INC Remains Warm
Corona Walks Out
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philippines --- Chief Justice Renato C. Corona walked out of the Senate session hall at 5:05 p.m. of Tuesday shortly after he delivered a lengthy opening statement, in which he signed a waiver to his dollar accounts and vowed to submit this to all banking institutions on condition Senator Franklin Drilon and all 188 congressmen who signed the impeachment complaint against him will do the same. More »Corona Walks Out
Watered Down ‘Sin’ Tax Seen
Manila Bulletin - Tue, May 22, 2012
MANILA, Philiipines --- The Aquino administration's proposed reform in "sin" taxes may not move as quickly through the Senate due to the ongoing impeachment trial and the upcoming 2013 elections where a number of senators are gunning for reelection, US-based think tank Global Source said. More »Watered Down ‘Sin’ Tax Seen

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