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March 11, 2010 People/Events

March 11, 1947
MANILA, March 11 — On March 11, 1947, the Filipino people ratified in a nationwide plebiscite the "parity amendment" to the 1935 Constitution.

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(Metro News) Lim signs covenant on honest, peaceful polls in Manila

March 10, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, March 10 — Mayor Alfredo S. Lim pledged his commitment on Wednesday for clean, honest, peaceful and orderly elections in Manila this coming May 10. [...]

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UE art scholars holds exhibit at Gateway in QC March 15

March 10, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, March 10 — Seven art scholars from the University of the East (UE) will hold an exhibit at 6 p.m. on March 15 at the Gateway Mall in Araneta Center on Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, Quezon City.

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Mindanao peace dialogue set in Butuan City

March 10, 2010 People/Events

BUTUAN CITY, March 10 -– About 400 peace advocates are expected to attend a peace dialogue, dubbed as "Dialogue Mindanaw", in this Christian-dominated region (Caraga) in Mindanao on Thursday.

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More women are involved in Cebu politics

March 10, 2010 People/Events

CEBU CITY, March 10 -– More and more women are involved in Cebu politics, with 11 women mayors out of 50 municipalities and component cities throughout the province.

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POEA launches free legal assistance for women workers

March 10, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, March 10 — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has launched a Women’s Desk that will provide free legal assistance to female workers who have complaints relating to employment overseas.

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RP presides at 2010 sessions of CPR-initiated U.N. Special Committee

March 10, 2010 People/Events

By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, March 10 — The Philippines has been elected to chair the 2010 sessions of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, in the person of Carlos D. Sorreta, deputy head of the Philippine mission to the U.N. [...]

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MPATTF resolves 73 human trafficking cases

March 10, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, March 10 — The Manila Port Anti-Trafficking Task Force (MPATTF) successfully resolved 73 human trafficking cases between January 2009 and January this year, according to a report submitted to Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Oscar M. Sevilla.

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Marañon gives financial aid, scholarship to child heroine

March 10, 2010 People/Events

BACOLOD CITY, March 10 — Heroism gets rewarded as more aid pours for six-year-old Virginia Rojo, who suffered second degree burns when she saved her four-month old brother from the fire that razed their house in Brgy. San Jose, Sipalay City recently.

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Today in History

March 10, 2010 People/Events

March 10, 1906
MANILA, March 10 — On March 10, 1906, Alejandro G. Abadilla,regarded as "Father of Modern Tagalog Poetry", was born in Rosario, Cavite.

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