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Filipino wins Pulitzer Prize
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A very young and Internet savvy Filipino American, Jose Antonio Vargas has at 27, won the Pulitzer Prize in the breaking news category. He shares this award with other Washington Post reporters for a package of nine stories, two of which he wrote. Read on…

Food crisis to worsen if droughts remain unresolved

Drought and unsustainable water management are pinned down as the culprit in the alarming food crisis around the world fearing worse scenario unless intervention is done to solve the interconnected problem, the United Nations report today.
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"India can take lead on climate control" Al Gore
NEW DELHI, India - Advanced developing countries like India can take the lead in addressing climate change, Nobel laureate, Al Gore said on Saturday. Read on…

 
FEATURE
 

100 best, sometimes odd stories about the Philippines

FROM the 1896 Spanish Revolution to the first Philippine Republic; from the American period to the many faces of EDSA Filipino revolt, history marches on. However, some things never change.
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Of nukes and 'impotent nations'
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - "Do you know about the only man to light a cigarette from a nuclear explosion?" Sir Arthur C Clarke was fond of asking his visitors a few years ago. Read on…

Peninsula Siege: Another military caper
MANILA, Philippines - Something in the air tells it was not going to be an ordinary afternoon of November 29, 2007. Some witnesses say Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was casting conspiratorial glances at Army Bgen. Danilo Lim during the court hearing of the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny. Read on…

 
EDITORIAL
 

Through the Eyes of a World Bicycle Traveller

Tom Allen began cycling round the world in June 2007. After 9 months
on the road, he takes a look at the state of the world's environment
and at its related issues.

The Tale of the Lost Slippers

The war among rebels in the mountainous Philippines continues to challenge economic growth of the country. Their fight for autonomy, equal rights, and their cry for freedom through violent means has left the issue with more questions of unknown peaceful solutions. Read on…


The final goodbye from Colombo
I have never had so many lumps in my throat on a single day as yesterday, 19 March 2008 - the day that my long standing friend and mentor Sir Arthur Clarke died. Read on…

 


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