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Filipino TV Channel is in Australia

This will be an avenue to reach more people worldwide.  (Nov 10, 2009 | post #12)

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Filipino TV Channel is in Australia

This will be a very good news for our fellow Filipinos in Australia. UNTV has unique styles of programs, very much different from the other television stations in the Philippines.  (Nov 10, 2009 | post #11)

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5 years in college proposal questioned | The Philippine Star >>...

It is better to improve the quality of education, not just the quantity of years spent in studying.  (Dec 23, 2008 | post #1)

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ENVIRONMENT-PHILIPPINES: Aerial Spraying Case - Profits Vs Publ...

IN THE STORY: A few months ago, after being weakened by tuberculosis, Moran retired from farming. Her illness, Moran said, was brought on by constant exposure to aerial spraying with toxic pesticides.  (Dec 23, 2008 | post #1)

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First National Prosthesis Walkathon today

ALSO IN THE STORY: The expert noted that amputees have better chances in mainstream society if they have artificial limbs. “Prosthesis is very important for their functional recovery.” She added that those who are not capable of using prosthesis due to poor health conditions are given wheelchairs.  (Dec 18, 2008 | post #1)

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Captured NPA rebel admits recruiting Quezon teenager

This is undoubtedly a violation of the rights of a child. Minors should be well taken cared of and guided and yet they are being dragged in this situation, unaware of the dangers that this may bring to them and their families as well.  (Dec 7, 2008 | post #2)

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The exceptional Philippines

IN THE STORY : The World Bank Institute produced a graph plotting several dozen countries according to their rankings in corruption perception and press freedom, and found a correlation between the two: in general, the greater press freedom, the less corruption. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. There are significant exceptions to the rule, and one of them is... the Philippines. We are counted among those countries with press freedom, yet we are considered in Transparency International's rankings as among the most corrupt in the world.  (Nov 16, 2008 | post #1)

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Need for Iglesia ni Cristo Holiday?

Your statement just proves that Bro. Eli is not teaching monetary collections that is not in accordance with the Bible. The ADD group may not boast of big, expensive, lavish chapels like the INC’s, but one thing is for sure - the teachings that Bro. Eli preaches is base on the Bible – it is strong , that no man can resist or contest with it. On the other hand, INC’s teaching is the exact opposite of their extravagant, sturdy chapels - feeble, arguable and questionable. This is the reason why the INC leaders are afraid to face Bro. Eli in a debate.  (Nov 9, 2008 | post #689)

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Media groups assail military profiling of journalists in Mindanao

These journalists aim to cover the truth and present it to the public, why is there a need for so many documents exposing too much of their personal information and their relatives' as well? This is an obvious example of an assault to the freedom of expression and violation of one's own right to privacy.  (Nov 9, 2008 | post #3)

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Illnesses rising in Marcopper mining towns

Why let other people earn in the expense of other people's health?  (Nov 3, 2008 | post #2)

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Illnesses rising in Marcopper mining towns

The lives of our fellow Filipinos, especially the children who are in danger. People in the authority should do something to resolve this matter before it will be very, very late.  (Nov 2, 2008 | post #1)

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German scholars unveil "politically correct" Bible

The Bible was written guided by God's servants guided by the Holy Spirit. Everything that is written there is logical and is of good sense. So if somebody will come claiming that they have unveil the politically correct bible, beware!  (Oct 28, 2008 | post #7)

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Behind the Iglesia Ni Cristo's King Maker Role: A Chain of Crim...

working girl of brooklyn, We are presenting here facts and you are calling us perverts and amoebas? You don't want the truth?  (Oct 22, 2008 | post #11)

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Behind the Iglesia Ni Cristo's King Maker Role: A Chain of Crim...

IN THE STORY: "Three years after the shooting incident, on March 1992, four Iglesia Ni Cristo deacons butchered five students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in the basement at the back of the INC chapel in Sta. Mesa, Manila. What escalated into a cold-blooded murder started only from a heated dispute during a basketball game. The corpses of the victims were later fished out of the murky waters of Pasig River. According to Supreme Court Reports Annotated (SCRA), in August 28, 2000 Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. rendered judgment on the case “PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee , vs. JUANITO ABELLA, DIOSDADO GRANADA, BENJAMIN DE GUZMAN, and EDGARDO VALENCIA, accused-appellants ,” where the four accused in these cases, who are deacons of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, were declared guilty beyond reasonable doubt on five (5) counts of MURDER. The record states “That on or about March 8, 1992, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused, conspiring and confederating together with others whose true names, real identities and present whereabouts are still unknown and helping one another, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, with intent to kill and with treachery and evident premeditation, attack, assault and use personal violence upon one Marlon Ronquillo y Alepda [(Criminal Case No. 92-104529), one Felix Tamayo y Pascual (Criminal Case No. 92-104530), one Andres Lojero, Jr. y Pascual (Criminal Case No. 92-104531), one Joseph Ronquillo y Alepda [(Criminal Case No. 92-104532), one Erwin Lojero y Pascual (Criminal Case No. 92-104533)] by then and there hitting his head with guns, kicking him, tying his hands, [neck and private organ (additional allegation in Criminal Case No. 92-104531)] and thereafter throwing his body into the river thereby inflicting upon the latter mortal wounds which were the direct and immediate cause of his death thereafter.” Postmortem examinations on the cadavers showed signs of torture. Marlon, Andres, and Joseph had contusions, ligature marks and hematoma; they were helplessly mauled while hands tied at their backs. Marlon had lacerated wounds and was killed due to a gunshot on the head. Andres’ genitals were cut off; Joseph had skull fracture; both died due to “asphyxia by strangulation; hemorrhage, intracranial, traumatic.” On the other hand, Erwin’s body showed abrasions and burns with blunt head injury, while Felix had abrasions on the left cheek and tie impressions on the wrists. The cause of their death was “asphyxia by drowning.” Murderers to this crime were defended by the Iglesia Ni Cristo camp up to the Supreme Court, a kind of support enjoyed by members of their church, regardless of the overwhelming evidences that prove the accused guilty of the crime." These are brutal crimes done by the members of this influential religious group. They claim to be of God but their deeds prove otherwise.  (Oct 21, 2008 | post #3)

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Philippine's Inquirer is now party to harassment of a religious...

The mass media should be use to expose the truth and report the real story to the public. In this case, they are being used by these influential religious leaders to malign Mr. Eli Soriano. Being one of the top broadsheets in the country, the paper should maintain its credibility.  (Oct 21, 2008 | post #3)