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There is no denying that the November 23 carnage in Maguindanao province is the latest product of the culture of impunity that has pervaded under the leadership of Gloria Macapagal-Aroyo. Not only does it confirm the Philippines' status as the...

Five days after the slaughter of at least 57 people in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao, two male bodies have yet to be properly identified by their families at a funeral home here. Leah Collado of Southern Funeral Home said, the two...

Intricate designs of Cordillera's weaving culture, which had been forgotten by time, can be revived through a new technique, which is seen not only to preserve the region's heritage but spur employment and livelihood in northern Philippines as well. Jovita...

Dinagyang triumvirate to strengthen festival’s claim as RP's model of premier festival ILOILO CITY, Nov. 28 (PNA) - The three groups combining forces in preparation for the 2010 Iloilo Dinagyang Festival are expected to strengthen the festival’s claim as the...

BHWs, BNS, local officials, program proponents and media practitioners from Cordillera region and Nueva Vizcaya province. He said that in order to ensure the continuity of the program, there is also a need to educate and orient new political leaders...

The training modules include Basic Gender Concepts and Gender-Based Violence, Romo said. A module on Self-Care and Ethics was added to reprise the participants on their crucial roles as an individual and assistants of the people who are in need...

306 local exporters have one month to sell quality products during 2010 Baguio Flower Festival BAGUIO CITY, Nov. 28 (PNA)-The City Tourism Office (CTO) Friday said the expected hundreds of visitors coming here early next year for the summer holidays...

The government must ensure swift justice for the victims of the Maguindanao massacre as the gruesome incident has brought the Philippines back to the �dark age of condemnation at the international level� during martial law, one of the country's leading...

On the occasion of Benigno ``Ninoy�� Aquino Jr.�s 77th birth anniversary, the Quezon City government unveiled on Friday a monument to the hero just blocks away from the family�s home on Times St. The 14-feet figure of the slain senator...

Even as he basked in his countrymen's adulation, internationally acclaimed street educator Efren Pe�aflorida expressed sadness for the victims of last Monday's massacre in Maguindanao, and their kin. The CNN Hero of the Year was conferred the Order of Lakandula...