November 2010

1st ASEAN Capital Culture launched in Tarlac

November 30, 2010 People/Events

TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Nov. 28 –- The National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCAA), in collaboration with the International Theater Institute (ITI) and the Commission on Climate Change, has launched in the province the 1st ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Capital Culture in the Philippines.

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Tehran to close government offices, schools again for air pollution: report

November 30, 2010 Environment

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 — Tehran Governor Morteza Tamaddon said Sunday that all government offices, funds, banks and schools of Tehran would be closed on Dec. 1 and 2 due to the alarming high air pollution in the city, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

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Dec. 8, 2010 is special non-working day in Batangas

November 30, 2010 People/Events

BATANGAS CITY, Nov. 29 –- The people of Batangas will mark the 429th anniversary of their province on Dec. 8, 2010, which has been declared as a special non-working day in Batangas by the Office of the President through Proclamation No. 71.

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Magic Johnson honored with World AIDS Day Magic Award

November 30, 2010 People/Events

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 — Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson was honored for his long-time effort raising awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment, receiving inaugural World AIDS Day Magic Award from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation at a ceremony held in Staples Center, Los Angeles on Sunday.

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DepEd launches mobile school called 'Dunong-Gulong'

November 30, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Nov. 28 — The Department of Education (DepEd) and UNTV, a private media organization, will soon start fielding two buses equipped with state-of-the art learning tools which will ply the roads of Quezon and Masbate provinces to bring education to out-of-school youth and adult learners.

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DSWD urges public not to give alms on so-called 'Christmas beggars'

November 30, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Nov. 28 — With Christmas just 26 days away, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Juliano-Soliman has urged the public not to give alms to street children who are begging in the guise of caroling on the streets during the Yuletide season.

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Today in History

November 28, 2010 People/Events

November 27, 1932 MANILA, Nov. 27 — Senator Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a popular newspaperman, politician and opposition leader who was assassinated on August 21, 1983 at the Manila International Airport upon returning from exile in the United States, was born on Nov. 27, 1932 in Concepcion, Tarlac.

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Remembering a colorful week with 'Ninoy' before declaration of martial law in l972

November 28, 2010 People/Events

By Satur P. Apoyon DAVAO CITY, Nov. 26 –- As the nation marks his 78th birth anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 27, I never thought before that I would be a part of the colorful past of the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr.

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Phl green groups join global campaign to “stop trashing the climate” and for “zero waste”

November 28, 2010 Environment

MANILA, Nov. 28 – An international coalition of citizens’ groups conducting waste audit in Manila Bay Sunday called to “Stop Trashing the Climate” as part of their 9th Global Day of Action against Waste and Incineration.

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University’s Centennial Fund Campaign: Make it UPLB!

November 28, 2010 People/Events

LOS BANOS, Laguna, Nov. 27 — The University of the Philippines (UP) here is inviting everyone to take part in forming the foundations of a legacy of distinctive excellence in higher education and in science and technology as it moves into the next century.

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