Topic: Philippines
Philippine News Digest 30
July 17, 2002 ·
Contents: Children in centers to speak up Rights groups document 90 abuse cases against Army US pressure in signing MLSA cited Children to speak up Last July 19, children in rehabilitation centers had the chance to speak up and tell their stories of abuse and neglect they experienced since they were born. PREDA Foundation, in […]
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July 14, 2002 ·
Contents: Work with children receives international recognition Theater group returns from successful European tour Call to help women and kids in secret cells Work with children receives international recognition An international award of achievement was presented to Fr. Shay Cullen July 10 in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center by the Catholic development organization Caritas […]
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July 10, 2002 ·
Contents: Prison sentence to Australian child sex tourist 6.6 million in Asia-Pacific have AIDS/HIV Rights groups demand law banning tortur 14,500 Zambaleños evacuated Prison sentence to Australian child sex tourist Raymond Colin Smith, 41, of New South Wales was sentenced on June 7 to three years’ jail for committing three sexual acts with two 6 […]
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July 4, 2002 ·
Contents: International Criminal Court starts to work 19% of Filipinos want to leave the country One out of three Filipinos either unemployed or underemployed International Criminal Court starts to work The International Criminal Court started work July 1 after being ratified by more than 60 states- the minimum number of ratifications required to put it […]
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June 28, 2002 ·
Contents: Death Squad Blamed for Killing 250,000 in East Visayas Malnourished One in Every 6 Children into Child Labor Zambales youth Gather for Summer Camp 250,000 in East Visayas malnourished Nearly a quarter of a million, or 36.3 percent, of children in Eastern Visayas are malnourished as result of widespread poverty and lack of support […]
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June 24, 2002 · By EDWIN TUYAY FOR TIME
Hard-riding, tough-talking Mayor Rodrigo Duterte keeps the peace in what was once the Philippines’ most lawless city. But his brand of order comes at a price BY PHIL ZABRISKIE/DAVAO CITY www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501020701-265480,00.html Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cruises the streets of Davao on his beloved Yamaha motorcycle Rodrigo Duterte, the mayor of Davao City, is sitting in his […]
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May 16, 2002 ·
Contents: Protest suspends installation of tension wires One in six kids has to work Children speak up in UN summit State of the world’s children Profile of the US Congress Protest suspends installation of tension wires The installation by the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) of high-tension power lines at a resettlement center occupied by families […]
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May 7, 2002 ·
Contents: 1. Ratification of International Criminal Court urged 2. Protests hound military exercises 3. Schoolchildren recruited in armed combat 4. US to re-establish military bases 5. SBMA marks 10th year anniversary Ratification of International Criminal Court set up Representative Etta Rosales and Senator Loren Legarda filed separate resolutions urging the immediate ratification of the Rome […]
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April 23, 2002 ·
Contents: Bishop testifies in support of convicted paedophile Congress passes anti-trafficking bill Governor slams church for condemning vigilante killings Peace prize shouldn’t have been given to Peres Bishop testifies in support of convicted paedophile The bishop of the Archdiocese of Iba in Zambales province, north of Manila testified in a local court April 2 in […]
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April 10, 2002 ·
Contents: Army troops kill rights group leader Secret marshals deployed in South Cotabato 70 minors arrested for stealing fish US senators deny toxic waste contamination in Clark, Subic 13.4 million families are poor Army troops kill rights group leader The deputy secretary general of the human rights group Karapatan based in Mindanao, and three of […]
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