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Boy ‘discovered’ Kalayaan Islands on fishing trip

April 25, 2008, 02:24:34 PM

Katrice R. Jalbuena
Reporter - Manila Times

One day, a boy from Bohol decided to go fishing and stumbled onto a group of rocky islets that turned out to be the Kalayaan Islands, part of the hotly disputed Spratlys.

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Rice inventories grow by 30%, officials say

April 25, 2008, 03:23:26 PM

By Ira Karen Apanay, Senior Reporter

Officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) rice program reported that the country’s rice inventories for the dry-season harvests totaled 1.943 million metric tons, or 30 percent higher than last year’s stocks during the same period.

The dry season in the Philippines traditionally covers April, May and June.

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Larger breasts increase risk of diabetes

March 28, 2008, 11:02:44 AM

Young women with larger than average breasts may have a higher risk of developing diabetes, a new study shows according to agencies.

Researchers who studied over 90,000 women found those with above-average bra sizes at the age of 20 were up to 80 per cent more likely to get the disease than those with smaller breasts.

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Eating with Family is Healthy for Girls

March 28, 2008, 10:58:24 AM

Meals at the family dinner table could be the key to preventing a generation of teenage girls from developing eating disorders.

New research shows girls who regularly have family meals are much less likely to adopt extreme weight control behaviours such as vomiting, binge eating and using laxatives or diet pills.

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Remembering Flor Contemplacion

March 28, 2008, 08:52:08 AM

Today marks the 13th death anniversary of Flor Contemplacion, which a militant migrants’ group will capitalize on to call the attention of the government towards the fate of at least 26 Filipinos who are currently on death row in various jails overseas.

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RP education in very bad shape, admits DepEd chief

February 28, 2008, 09:10:37 PM

Education Secretary Jesli Laous admitted yesterday that the quality of education in the country has sunk to its lowest level even as he pointed out that it was the Department of Education that raised the alarm in 2006.

“The problem is systemic. The entire system is(seriously affected),” said the DepEd chief, reacting to President Macapagal-Arroyo’s admission that the state of education continued to worsen during a consultative meeting in Baguio City Monday.

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United Nations appoints KC as celebrity envoy

February 28, 2008, 08:58:15 PM

By Nora O. Gamolo, Senior Desk Editor

She’s young, talented and extremely popular. KC Concepcion has everything tucked under her pretty chin, yet she has also decided to become the country’s spokesman on a very unglamorous topic—hunger.

Her special mission is to highlight the need to provide food and other humanitarian relief to the hungry, war-weary thousands in Mindanao.

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Fil-Am architects, engineers to tap Philippine expertise

February 28, 2008, 08:19:49 PM

San Francisco: Established Filipino American architects and engineers are setting their sights on tapping Philippine experts as a way of giving them access to the large US market for their services.

Ricardo Sitjar, President of the Filipino American Society of Architects and Engineers (FASAE), made this announcement after a board meeting held on January 26.

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Old New Year traditions still observed by Tsinoys

February 28, 2008, 08:18:51 PM

The Chinese astrological calendar follows a twelve-year lunar cycle, with each year named after an animal. Chinese New Year 2008, which began yesterday, ushers in the Year of the Earth Rat.

According to the Chinese astrological calendar, rat years are all about new beginnings and busy activity. It favors those who work hard at practical matters, as well as those involved in more spiritual activities. For those not involved in a relationship, it will be good for new romance.

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GMA activates all-women police commando unit

February 28, 2008, 08:17:53 PM

By Anthony Vargas - Reporter, Manila Times

They are woman commandos. Hear them roar anytime now against abusive spouses, hostage-takers and other threats to the safety of both men and women, young and old.

These women took center stage during Wednesday’s 17th anniversary celebration of the Philippine National Police at Camp Crame in Quezon City.

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