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Pacquiao Gets A Beating Over His Gay Comments; Group Calls On Companies To End Their Sponsorships

Pacquiao Gets A Beating Over His Gay Comments; Group Calls On Companies To End Their Sponsorships

LOS ANGELES -- The Courage Campaign , an online progressive organizing network with over 750,000 members, today challenged businesses like Nike to end sponsorship of boxer Manny Pacquiao after Pacquiao said gay men "must be put to death."

In a recent interview with Examiner.com , the fighter expressed his opposition to President Obama's support for marriage equality:  "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood ...

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Postal Employees Stage Protest Against Corruption

Postal Employees Stage Protest Against Corruption

MANILA -- Employees of the Philippine Postal Corporation led by their unions the PhilPost Rank-and-File Employees Association (Prafea) and the PhilPost Workers Union (PWU) held a solidarity run from the Liwasang Bonifacio on May 8 to further highlight what they said was the worsening corruption in PhilPost.

When they arrived at the foot of Chino Roces (formerly Mendiola) bridge, they had a picnic lunch of dried fish, tomatoes and rice in front of the Peace Arch.

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OFW Trade Union Leader From Seoul Deported

OFW Trade Union Leader From Seoul Deported


MANILA -- The global alliance of overseas Filipinos and families Migrante International expressed strong condemnation against what it said was the South Korean government’s illegal deportation, political harassment and manhandling of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and union leader Michel Catuira last April 30.

Catuira is the current president of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants Trade Union (MTU). He has been active in the movement for migrants’ and human and labor rights in South Korea since 2...

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PAL Labor Rights Issue Maybe Brought Up During Aquino's U.S. Trip

PAL Labor Rights Issue Maybe Brought Up During Aquino's U.S. Trip


CHICAGO (jGLi) – For getting insufficient information before coming up with a decision, Philippine President Noynoy Aquino’s government efforts to be in the good graces of the United States government could be in jeopardy.

Mr. Aquino is slated to have a state visit at the White House next month and the labor rights issue could be a sore thumb that could stick out or a pain in the neck.

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MANILA -- The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) mem...

As Human Rights Situation Improves, Del Rosario Urges U.S. Release Of Military Funds

As Human Rights Situation Improves, Del Rosario Urges U.S. Release Of Military Funds


WASHINGTON, DC -- As the human rights record of th...

Clinton Warns China Of

Clinton Warns China Of "Use Of Force"

WASHINGTON, DC -- United States State Department S...

Dinagyang Festival Wins Grand Slam Prize

Dinagyang Festival Wins Grand Slam Prize

NEW YORK -- The Dinagyang Festival , the star attrac...

Philippines: World's Most Disaster-Hit Countries In 2011

Philippines: World's Most Disaster-Hit Countries In 2011

MANILA — Topping this list is not an achievement f...

Loida Nicolas Lewis Calls On Overseas Filipinos To Stage Protest Against China

Loida Nicolas Lewis Calls On Overseas Filipinos To Stage Protest Against China

CHICAGO (jGLi) – After exactly ten months to the d...

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Impeachment And The Economy: Is The Aquino Government Prepared For Economic Challenges In 2012?

The Philippine government is preoccupied with the impeachment trial of Chief Jus...

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IBON: Economy Has Enough Profits To Support Wage Hike

IBON: Economy Has Enough Profits To Support Wage Hike

MANILA -- The economy has more than enough profits to support a substantial wage...

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ASEAN-Korea Centre To Host Investment Seminar; Philippine Government Official To Deliver Keynote Presentation

SEOUL, KOREA --- ASEAN-Korea Centre is holding an Investment Seminar on the Phil...

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Fil-Am Woman Is EVP, CFO Of World's Biggest Food Company

Fil-Am Woman Is EVP, CFO Of World's Biggest Food Company

CHICAGO (jGLi) – Starting April 1, a Philippine-born female American will be bre...

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Pirates Hijack Tanker With Filipino Seamen Onboard

Pirates Hijack Tanker With Filipino Seamen Onboard

Lome, TOGO --  Sea pirates hijacked a Cyprus-flagged and Norwegian-managed tanke...

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Rizal Park becomes a reality in Australia

NEW SOUTH WALES (June 7) -- After waiting for 20 years, a Rizal Park in Australi...

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Venture Capitalist Says Engineers Are Philippines' Best Hope

Venture Capitalist Says Engineers Are Philippines' Best Hope

FREMONT, California (jGLi) – Philippine-born venture capitalist Dado Banatao bel...

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NASA Awards Millions in Space Crafts Contracts

NASA Awards Millions in Space Crafts Contracts

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FilAm Scrabble Player Lands 2nd Place In Tournament

FilAm Scrabble Player Lands 2nd Place In Tournament

NEW JERSEY -- Two middle school students from New Jersey won second place at the...

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Morales-Garcia Boxing Bout Begins With A "Tweet"

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Filipinos hold 11th Sports Fest in Xiamen

Filipinos hold 11th Sports Fest in Xiamen

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Philippine-made handbag debuts in Amsterdam

Philippine-made handbag debuts in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM (March 16) - Woven Chic, an exhibition of Philippine-made handbags des...

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Philippine Food Festival opens in Tokyo

Philippine Food Festival opens in Tokyo

TOKYO (Apr. 15) -- In an event organized with the Department of Tourism (DOT), t...

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Montilla In New York Art Show Debuts Feb. 27

Montilla In New York Art Show Debuts Feb. 27

NEW YORK --- Montilla in New York , a solo art exhibit of talented artist Ricky Mo...

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