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The plastic plague: Can our oceans be saved from environmental ruin?

Friday, 01 July 2016 15:05 Written by
(CNN)The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has become the stuff of legend. This hotspot of marine waste, created by the spiral currents of the North Pacific Gyre, has been described as a floating trash island the size of Russia.But when filmmaker…

Facts on Aquino's legacy as Philippine president

Friday, 01 July 2016 14:40 Written by
Benigno Aquino stepped down as Philippine president on Thursday after a six-year term that was highly regarded overseas, but partly condemned by voters at home.After his preferred successor was soundly defeated in last month's elections, here are what political and…

FEDERAL-PARLIAMENTARY ADVOCACY ON THE MOVE

Wednesday, 29 June 2016 13:42 Written by
  Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III met with the CDPI President, Lito Lorenzana and the rest of PDP-Laban officers and members in a Fellowship dinner right after the two-day Federalism Conference organized by the PDP-Laban.In the said conference, two members…

Davao business leaders to help new gov’t build consensus on federalism

Wednesday, 29 June 2016 11:22 Written by
DAVAO CITY -- Business leaders from the Davao Region are planning a nationwide consensus-building exercise with other sectors on the incoming government’s agenda, particularly regarding proposals to move to a federal system.Federalism is being promoted by President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte,…

Business leaders vow to focus on Duterte’s ‘inclusive growth’

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 13:48 Written by
WITH the Philippines’s continuing economic growth during the last six years, the country’s business leaders believe it is time to focus on inclusive growth under the new administration.“Inclusive growth will have a true meaning for the country in a sense…

Concerned Dabawenyos to go on cross-country campaign for Federalism

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 11:51 Written by
Concerned local leaders in their own right are gearing up to travel across the country to promote a federal system of government.Federalism was one of the key advocacies of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte. Prior to the presidential campaign, he had…

LP-PDP-Laban coalition may not materialize – Belmonte

Monday, 27 June 2016 14:41 Written by
The proposed coalition between the Liberal Party (LP) and the incoming ruling PDP-Laban may not materialize, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said yesterday.Belmonte said he could not accept the plan of the group of Davao del Norte representative-elect Pantaleon Alvarez to…

DA to focus on 10 poorest provinces

Monday, 27 June 2016 14:35 Written by
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will focus on the country’s 10 poorest provinces as part of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s thrust to increase food production and alleviate poverty.Incoming agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol said through a strategy called Special Area for Agricultural…
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