Malnutrition teeters on education, evaluation deficiencies
By Ruth G. Mercado | September 16, 2013 - 12:00am
She gave her last teaspoonful of rice porridge to her son.
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For lack of college funds, teen kills self
By Teddy Molina | May 26, 2013 - 12:00am
A 15-year-old boy whose parents could not afford to send him to college committed suicide here yesterday.
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ASEAN confab in Bohol: Lack of laws, info breed cybercrimes
By Ric V. Obedencio | April 28, 2013 - 12:00am
The four-day 2nd ASEAN Conference on Working Toward a Cyber-pornography-free Southeast Asia held in this city from April 22 to 26 tackled the region-wide problem on cybercrimes, amidst today’s technological...
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EDITORIAL - Water security
March 16, 2013 - 12:00am
From 1990 to 2010, access to drinking water has improved for 91 percent of people living in Asia, according to a study published last Wednesday by the Asian Development Bank.
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EDITORIAL - Still underequipped

EDITORIAL - Still underequipped

January 17, 2013 - 12:00am
It’s been nearly a decade since the death in a fire of the teenage daughter of then speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. led to official vows to upgrade the nation’s firefighting capability.
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EDITORIAL - A flame for 2013

EDITORIAL - A flame for 2013

January 14, 2013 - 12:00am
Amid all the gory, violent news at the start of the year, there was some good: Philippine tourism destinations are increasingly catching the attention of international travelers.
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EDITORIAL - Basic necessities

EDITORIAL - Basic necessities

November 21, 2012 - 12:00am
In the age of the Internet and space exploration, an estimated 26 million Filipinos have no access to sanitary toilets, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.
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Youth unemployment in Phl 'alarmingly high'
October 5, 2012 - 9:02pm
Youth unemployment in the Philippines is "alarmingly high" at 17 percent or more than double the national average, according to the latest data of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
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Aquino allots P5 million to improve PMMA water supply
By Aurea Calica | May 31, 2012 - 12:00am
President Aquino yesterday allotted P5 million to improve the water supply of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) in San Narciso, Zambales to address the lack of clean potable water of the townsfolk and...
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EDITORIAL - School preparations

EDITORIAL - School preparations

May 27, 2012 - 12:00am
With national attention focused on the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, government agencies should not overlook preparations for the opening of classes within a week.
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