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Rights of indigenous Filipinos discussed today at UN forum

Manila Bulletin - ‎May 18, 2009‎
Eugenio Insigne, the first Filipino tribal leader elected as UNPFII member, said in the convention, beginning May 18 and ending May 29, the Philippine ...full article

Pinoy poet to receive Italy's top prize

Philippine Star - ‎May 16, 2009‎
Poet and critic Gémino Abad has been named this year's recipient of Italy's most coveted literary prize, the Prize Premio Feronia – Citta di Fiano 2009 under the foreign author category. ...full article

Philippines typhoon toll hits 27, new storm builds

AFP - ‎May 06, 2009‎
MANILA (AFP) — The death toll from a typhoon that lashed the Philippines rose to 27, with over 54000 people left homeless, the government said Wednesday, ...full article

Pinoy nurses praised for free medical services

ABS CBN News - May 06, 2009‎
The Embassy of Sudan lauded 20 Filipino nurses who conducted a medical mission for the Sudanese community in Eastern Saudi Arabia. ...full article

Study: SE Asia will be hit hard by climate change

AP - Apr 27, 2009
Southeast Asia will be hit particularly hard by climate change, causing the region's agriculture-dependent economies to contract by as much as 6.7 percent annually ...full article

Racism and retrenchment for Filipinos

Asia Times Online - ‎Apr 21 , 2009‎
Over 150 Filipino organizations and prominent individuals signed a statement underscoring their disgust with Tsao's article. Over a million Filipinos voted ...full article

Somali pirates free Philippine tanker, 23 crew

The Associated Press - ‎Apr 21, 2009‎
Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage for more than five ...full article

5 Filipino artists featured in CIGE 2009 Beijing

Manila Bulletin - ‎Apr 19, 2009‎
Five leading contemporary Filipino artists were featured in the 6th Edition of the China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE 2009) at the China World ...full article

No need to evacuate Filipinos in Thailand

Manila Bulletin - Apr 13, 2009‎
There is no need to evacuate the 10,000 Filipinos in Thailand despite the current political turmoil in that neighboring Southeast Asian ...full article

Filipinos protest maid column

Straits Times - ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
Hundreds of Filipinos marched through central Hong Kong on Sunday to protest a newspaper column denounced by the Philippine community as ...full article