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Dengue Remains a National Threat - DoH
Written by Grace Alegre (Bulatlat)   
Thursday, 28 September 2006
The Department of Health warned that dengue remains to be a major threat among Filipinos even as this year’s figures is represent a 21 percent slide in the number of cases compared to last year.  Health Sec. Francisco Duque III said that the mosquito-borne disease is still a problem because the National Capital Region, Region 4A, and the Cordillera region are severely affected.
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Proud to Be Pinoy
Written by Maria Salamat (bulatlat.com)   
Sunday, 17 September 2006

    Notwithstanding the social crisis, Filipinos remain proud of their national identity and have learned not to expect anything from the government.   
    Based on the Social Weather Station’s (SWS) annual yearend recap of findings from all its surveys, “pride in being Filipino is very high and impervious to economic downtrends, political crisis and security concerns.” It appears that most Filipinos do not really identify with their present government leaders and that many of these leaders have actually isolated themselves from most Filipinos.


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Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

  • PCIJ reaps 2008 DAJA honors
    THE PCIJ again emerged victorious at the 2008 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) held recently in Tokyo, Japan, garnering the top prize in one of four categories and clinching runner-up honors in another. Alecks P. Pabico, the Center’s multimedia director, won the top prize in the Governance category for his report “People Power Thrives in Naga [...]
  • UNFPA report: Culture central to development
    CULTURE is a fundamental part of people’s lives. Its integration to policies and programs is deemed essential to achieve development, according to this year’s State of World Population report. Carrying the theme “Reaching Common Ground: Culture, Gender and Human Rights,” the report stressed that culturally sensitive approaches are key to promoting human rights in general and [...]
  • 4 PCIJ writers among finalists in 2008 DAJA
    TOKYO — The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) is again vying for honors for excellence in journalistic reporting that cover development trends and issues in Asia at the 2008 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) organized and sponsored by the Asian Development Bank Institute. Named finalists from the PCIJ are Malou Mangahas, the Center’s executive director; [...]
  • PCIJ blog adjudged best in podcasting
    THE PCIJ blog was declared the best in the Podcast category at the 2008 Digital Filipino Web Awards held last November 5 at the Mall of Asia. The PCIJ’s three-year-old blog received the recognition from DigitalFilipino.com, a community of electronic commerce professionals and enthusiasts. This is the second time that DigitalFilipino is giving out the awards, which [...]
  • Woman power
    AFRICAN-American, Latino and youth votes have been largely credited for helping propel Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States. Women voters, however, also figured prominently in Obama’s victory as 56 percent of women who voted in the November 4 elections cast their votes for him. Meanwhile, efforts by the Republican Party to woo the [...]

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