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Quezon City, Philippines- “All we want is a piece of land that we can till and call our own. But what we got from them the state was bullets.”
Twenty two years after the bloody carnage, relatives of the infamous Mendiola Massacre [...]

New York– For the second weekend in a row, Filipinos from New York City and neighboring Jersey City, under the alliance of BAYAN USA, marched with thousands of pro-Palestinian activists from Times Square to the New York offices of CNN and Time Warner to protest the continuing Israeli military invasion of the city of [...]

Of all the years I have spent in Mindanao, 2008 seems to have the gloomiest Christmas mood ever.
The extravagant lights along the Loboc Highway is no longer there to mesmerize every
passerby, the usual sky sheathed with streams of pyrotechnic shades is replaced by a few cheap firecracker bangs amid heavy drizzles of rain. Most people [...]

Davao City — The Promotion of Church Peoples’ Response (PCPR) is calling on US President elect Barack Obama to pull out all American troops in the country and stop US funding for the government’s all-out war in Mindanao.
Pastor Jurie Jaime, secretary-general of PCPR-Davao, urged the next US President to stop pledging millions of US dollars [...]

Prof. Carol Araullo
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Remember Sabra and Shatilla? These were the two Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon where an estimated 1,700 to 3,500 civilian residents — men, women and children — were massacred in 1982 by pro-Israel Lebanese phalangist militia units with the protective shield and go-ahead of Israeli Defense Forces. IDF commander Gen Ariel [...]

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Much has been said about the De La Hoya vs Pacquiao match, after the fight. Here are some boxing expert views on Manny Pacquiao’s recent performance:

“Pacquiao was a master, strafing De La Hoya with brutal straight lefts all night. His speed was impressive against the statue-like De La Hoya, the 35-year-old Golden Boy [...]

“There is no feeling better than sharing your successful experiences  in anti-corruption initiatives to other NGO’s in the country. It inspires us to pursue our own efforts while at the same time encourages other CSO’s and NGO’s to be more socially accountable by joining the campaign against corruption.”, says Paul Pastrano Gangoso, ECOLINK Executive Director [...]

The ECOLINK Governance and Transparency Program is currently in search of volunteers for its three projects- Road Watch, LGU Vehicle Monitoring & Junior Graft Watch.
Interested parties may contact the Program Coordinator: Mr Mordino Visitacion/ 09057117710 or email him at info@ecolink-asia.org

The “SK-Watch”, ECOLINK’s entry to the prestigious contest, garnered the Peer’s Choice Award and the Puerto Princesa Special Award.
ECOLINK’s Executive Director and CEO Mr. Paul Pastrano Gangoso together with Program Coordinator Mr. Albert Mana received the trophy and cash prize during the extravagant awarding ceremony at the SM Megatrade Hall on April 11, 2008.
The [...]

The 2nd Annual Youth Festival was successfully held last February 29, 2008 at the ABC Gymnasium, Oroquieta City. The activity was participated by 11 schools within Oroquieta City.
More than two thousand (2,000) students from different primary, secondary and tertiary schools participated in the annual event. The activities were divided in two major parts: the arts [...]