philippine news

Protect women — CHR

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights of women.

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590,000 Filipinos at risk of losing jobs

Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Saying 2009 could be a “perilous” year, Senator Edgardo Angara said on Wednesday that close to 60,000 Filipinos could lose their jobs abroad, mostly from the United States, due to the global recession.

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Tuna industry unaffected by conflict in Mindanao

Jaime Laude
Philippine Star

Despite the continuing conflict in Mindanao, the local tuna industry continues to flourish in the region, the Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reported.

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