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Enrile elected Senate President; Belmonte, Speaker of the House

MANILA -- Despite the highly publicized battle for the Senate presidency of the Republic of the Philippines between Senators Manny Villar and Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan. incumbent Juan Ponce Enrile, was re-elected Senate President. Enrile was considered as the dark horse a week before the Sen...

VP Binay sworn-in as HUDCC chairman

MANILA - Former Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay will not only be serving as vice president of the country. On July 20, he took an oath of office, administered by no less than President Benigno C. Aquino III, as chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) in Malac...

RP Presidential Candidates -- What Do They Stand For?

MANILA — “The profiles of the leading presidential candidates underscore how Philippine elections continue to be basically elite-dominated and money-driven,” said Pagbabago! Co-chair Judy Taguiwalo. To help voters “gauge their candidates” the Pagbabago! People’s Movement for Change [2...

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Mercado) Be careful about reading health books, Mark Twain once joshed his readers. “You may die of a misprint.” Will that happen to thousands of Filipino kids? Years after whistleblowers denounced error-studded ... 5. Innovation: Improving Medicine and the Economy (Columnists/Guest Columnists) ... -- often save taxpayers money by reducing overall healthcare expenses. Green jobs and biotech jobs aren't just for people with PhDs. In both industries, construction workers, food-service providers, ... 6. Respect, Affirmation, Dignity, Restores Broken Lives (Columnists/Guest Columnists) ... for abused children, the teenage mothers get all the help and support they need to give birth in dignity and decency and bring up the child in a safe and in a healthy environment. Despite all the physical ... 7. Saving Medicare (Columnists/Guest Columnists) ... magnitude of this problem -- the new healthcare law does attempt to address Medicare spending. Unfortunately, one part of its solution could prove ineffectual, as it targets the wrong components of Medicare ... 8. Water "Black Magic" (Columnists/Juan L. Mercado) ... estimated at P67 billion”, adds the Monitor. Biggest losses were in health - P3 billion, and P17 billion from depleted fisheries. “The Philippines has many water related laws,”adds the World Bank. “But ... 9. A Wink For More Of The Same (Columnists/Juan L. Mercado) ... a habeas corpus writ, it states. Violations committed by the military were “cured” by this mummified precedent. That kept the“Morong 43” health workers imprisoned, despite admitted infractions of ... 10. Reaching the Summit on Health Reform (Columnists/Guest Columnists) President Obama recently convened lawmakers from both parties at the White House for a summit on health reform. Although the attendees failed to strike a grand compromise, Democratic congressional leaders ... 11. A Century Later, Filipino Women Remain in Grip of Poverty, Injustice (World/Asia) ... and freedom from violence. However, the government’s poverty alleviation program seems like a failure. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 22.6 percent of 92 million Filipino are living ... 12. Helping Those Without Insurance (Life and Style/Commentary) What do you do when you think you have the flu, strain your back, or come down with an ear infection? If you are one of the fortunate Americans who have health insurance, you might schedule an appointment ... 13. A Prescription for Lower Health Costs ... With No Co-Pay (Columnists/Guest Columnists) Alas, it's unlikely that Washington will pass meaningful healthcare reform any time soon. Yet healthcare costs are still exploding -- making quality care unaffordable for too many Americans and putting ... 14. Paper Hats, Wooden Swords (Columnists/Juan L. Mercado) ... troops -- in arresting 43 health workers in a Morong seminar. They delayed response to a Supreme Court habeas corpus order. These were high-risk rebels, they claimed. Detainees were not mistreated, ... 15. Dirty Finger (Columnists/Juan L. Mercado) ... ”Military Defies SC Court on 43”, Inquirer’s banner read: “Despite a writ of habeas corpus, issued by the Supreme Court”, military and cops didn’t present 43 detained health workers.” “We ... 16. I Have A Better Idea, Mr. President (Columnists/Guest Columnists) President Obama has repeatedly challenged Americans who disagree with his approach to health reform to off their alternatives, most recently at his televised White House Health Reform Summit. "You got ... 17. News Analysis: The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa (World/Asia) ... either being killed, abducted or sent to jail on the basis of trumped-up charges. In fact, even the religious such as Fr. Cecilio Lucero of Samar, professors such as Jose Maria Cui of Samar, health professionals ... 18. Report: Immigrants are largely left out of federal health reform (World/North America) NEW YORK -- Immigrants, both those residing lawfully in the United States and those who are undocumented, will continue to face major barriers to health coverage even if federal health care reform is ... 19. Arrested health workers say they were tortured (World/Asia) ANTIPOLO CITY—This would be a test to the Anti-Torture Law of 2009: the Health Alliance for Democracy has revealed—the Morong 43 was heavily tortured, physically and mentally. Over the weekend, 43 ... 20. Lady Solon wants AIDS fund probed (World/Asia) ANTIPOLO CITY — Iloilo (1st District) Rep. Janet Garin calls on the government to investigate the “health” of the AIDS fund as cases of the disease now reaching almost a pandemic proportions. In a ...
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