A night of music for street children

By Ellen Tordesillas
A free concert for the benefit of street children will be held on April 26, 7:00 PM at the University of the Philippines Diliman Film Center. This musical celebration is organized by the non-stock, non-profit, christian organization Onesimo Foundation.
Swiss Filipino artist Ernie Opiasa will be joined by Armina Riethmüller, the Windsong Band, [...]

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Yano being pushed out?

By Ellen Tordesillas
Related story in Malaya: AFP chief leaving ahead of retirement
Yesterday, text messages went around that the turnover rites of outgoing AFP Chief Alexander Yano to incoming AFP Victor Ibrado will be on May 1, 44 days earlier than his scheduled retirement of June 13.
We also got information that Yano’s vice chief of staff, [...]

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Durano says kayaking fastest-growing world recreational sport

By Lily O Ramos
MANILA, April 15 — Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano on Wednesday said that kayaking is one of the world’s fastest-growing recreational sports, aside from being a strong magnet for the Philippines’ ecotourism projects.
“Kayaking is one of the country’s nature-based products, like scuba diving, trailing and birdwatching which we must [...]

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BSP exec warns against excessive monetary expansion

MANILA, April 15 -– An official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday said the central bank currently has the flexibility in its monetary policy but fiscal policy should also be tapped properly to ensure growth of the domestic economy.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is eyeing another downgrade in the growth [...]

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Philippine Army engineers complete KBP projects in Neg. Or. ahead of schedule

DUMAGUETE CITY, Apr. 15 –- The Philippine Army’s 53rd Engineer Brigade is working way ahead of schedule in completing various infrastructure projects in Negros Oriental under the Kalayaan Barangays Program (KBP) of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
These are part of the more than P35-million infrastructure projects to be implemented in the rebel-prone towns of Pamplona, Zamboanguita and [...]

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Ang panganib sa mga Pilipino seamen

By Ellen Tordesillas
Tuwing may balitang may naha-hijack na namang barko ang mga pirata sa Somalia, ako ay kinakabahan dahil may mga kamag-anak ako sa probinsya na nasa barko.
Mahirap, kasi hindi naman palagi nilalabas ang pangalan. Sa awa naman ng Diyos, safe naman ang mga kamag-anak at kakilala ko ngunit ipinagdadasal ko rin ang mga [...]

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Shocked

By Ellen Tordesillas
Pinapahalagaan ko ang serbisyo ng mga pulis sa ating bayan. At alam kong maraming maayos na mga pulis kahit na alam ko din na marami ang hindi matino, na hindi naman pambihira sa lahat na organisasyon.
Alam ko rin na ang kasalukuyang liderato ng Philippine National Police sa ilalim ni PNP Chief Jesus Verzosa, [...]

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