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The number of journalists imprisoned because of their work has slightly decreased worldwide, the New York-based press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said as it pointed to China as the “World’s Worst Jailer” for the second year.

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On a recent visit to Bangkok where we competed with participants from 14 other Asian countries in the Amazing Grand Sale Challenge upon the invitation of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Bulletin’s Shirley Pizarro, concert-promoter Ambie Burac and I enjoyed being kids again at the KidZania, one of the amazing places included by the TAT guys in our itinerary before the Challenge Day.

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President Barack Obama on yesterday defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could deepen the death toll and undermine any hope of a peace process with the Palestinians.

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The continuing turmoil in the Middle East makes it crucial that Israel finds ways to communicate with other nations in the region if it's ever going to enjoy peace and stability, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned in a blunt assessment.

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GAZA (Xinhua) -- Israel today opened commercial crossings into Gaza Strip shortly after Palestinian militants fired a rocket into its southern territory.

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Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas said the aggregate annual cost of OFW remittances was based on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study, which put at 13.5 percent the average transaction cost for money transfers to the Philippines.

OFWs pay anywhere from $15 to $26 for a typical $200-remittance, according to a separate US government study cited by Gullas. [DatePublished] => 2005-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276139 [Title] => Roxas urges government to push for global cut in remittance fees [Summary] => The Philippines should push for the global reduction in remittance charges so as to maximize the financial benefits of foreign exchange inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Sen. Mar Roxas said yesterday.

"As the world’s third largest recipient of remittances, we stand to benefit considerably from increased dollar inflows once transactions costs (for remittances) are reduced significantly," Roxas, chairman of the Senate committee on economic affairs, stressed.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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The number of journalists imprisoned because of their work has slightly decreased worldwide, the New York-based press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said as it pointed to China as the “World’s Worst Jailer” for the second year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-15 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1365482 [Title] => KidZania: Learning while playing [Summary] =>

On a recent visit to Bangkok where we competed with participants from 14 other Asian countries in the Amazing Grand Sale Challenge upon the invitation of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Bulletin’s Shirley Pizarro, concert-promoter Ambie Burac and I enjoyed being kids again at the KidZania, one of the amazing places included by the TAT guys in our itinerary before the Challenge Day.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134227 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1697794 [AuthorName] => Ricky Lo [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/entertainment/20140905/kidzania-1.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 868521 [Title] => Obama defends Israel's right to defend itself [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama on yesterday defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could deepen the death toll and undermine any hope of a peace process with the Palestinians.

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-18 07:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 733181 [Title] => Panetta warns Israel against growing isolation [Summary] =>

The continuing turmoil in the Middle East makes it crucial that Israel finds ways to communicate with other nations in the region if it's ever going to enjoy peace and stability, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned in a blunt assessment.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-03 15:45:47 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 438228 [Title] => Israel opens crossings into Gaza [Summary] =>

GAZA (Xinhua) -- Israel today opened commercial crossings into Gaza Strip shortly after Palestinian militants fired a rocket into its southern territory.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-08 20:32:05 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 286965 [Title] => OFWs seen spending $1.35B to remit $10B back home this year [Summary] => Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will spend a staggering $1.35 billion this year just to pay for the remittance services that will bring an estimated $10 billion to their families here, a senior member of Congress said.

Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas said the aggregate annual cost of OFW remittances was based on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study, which put at 13.5 percent the average transaction cost for money transfers to the Philippines.

OFWs pay anywhere from $15 to $26 for a typical $200-remittance, according to a separate US government study cited by Gullas. [DatePublished] => 2005-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276139 [Title] => Roxas urges government to push for global cut in remittance fees [Summary] => The Philippines should push for the global reduction in remittance charges so as to maximize the financial benefits of foreign exchange inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Sen. Mar Roxas said yesterday.

"As the world’s third largest recipient of remittances, we stand to benefit considerably from increased dollar inflows once transactions costs (for remittances) are reduced significantly," Roxas, chairman of the Senate committee on economic affairs, stressed.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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