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UK’s Darwin Initiative in the Philippines

Published : Monday May 21, 2012   |  Category : Columnist   |  Views : 451
By : Random Jottings

IT may be a project with a strange sounding and somewhat wordy title. But nonetheless it has attracted the attention of the British Government to the extent that it has been awarded a generous grant. Read more

Impeachment: It ain’t over till the Fat Man sings

Published : Monday May 21, 2012   |  Category : Columnist   |  Views : 411
By : RICARDO SALUDO

This column’s May 14 article a week ago urged five actions for a proper appreciation of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s testimony at the impeachment trial. The first admonition is the hardest: Don’t prejudge. Read more

Contraceptives and the environment: What the pill does to our water supply

Published : Monday May 21, 2012   |  Category : Columnist   |  Views : 120
By : REBECCA OAS PHD

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Zenit.org): In 1960, the combined oral contraceptive pill was first approved for use in the United States. Seven years later, “the Pill” was featured on the cover of Time Magazine, illustrating its enormous societal impact [1]. Read more

The Internet’s ‘ukay-ukay’ journalism

Published : Monday May 21, 2012   |  Category : Columnist   |  Views : 199
By : MANNY PIÑOL

The controversy generated by an Internet blog posted by a Fil-Am writer where boxing icon Manny Pacquiao reportedly expressed his views against same sex marriage and condemned gays to death is a clear symptom of the ills besetting On-Line Journalism. Read more

Village of death?

Published : Monday May 21, 2012   |  Category : Columnist   |  Views : 185
By : ERWIN TULFO

RESIDENTS of Village 173 in Camarin, Caloocan City, must be having sleepless nights. Mothers probably are keeping a third, even a fourth, eye on their kids. And fathers must be tucking a knife or two, maybe even guns, in their waists when darkness descends. Read more

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