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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Japan: More women seeking marriage after twin calamities



The stricken TEPCO Fukushima daiichi No.1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture
Like in many modern countries, Japanese women focus on their careers and marry late. The 11 March Great East Japan Earthquake that plagued the country may have been a wake up call to many singles particularly women.
They came to reflect and think about their life and future.
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Arizona baby who grew outside the uterus delivered safely


This is Medicine's first.

A 27-year-old woman from Arizona gave birth to a 1,143-gram (2-pound-14-ounce) baby boy at 32 weeks gestational age last Monday at the Maternal Fetal Medicine Center at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.
What is so special about this case other than the baby being born prematurely?
Well, the fetus developed outside his mother's womb.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Two Filipinos killed in Missouri tornado



The tornado struck the town of Joplin near the border with Oklahoma and Kansas
At least two Filipino women were killed on Sunday in Missouri's tornado, the worst in US history.
Grace Aquino was killed in a collapsed building in Joplin to save her son by covering him. He sustained minor bruises, according to an email sent by viewer Dustin Dalisay to Balitang America on Tuesday, in a report by ABS CBN.
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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Filipinos' reactions on the RH Bill radio debate


I listened to an entertaining—but not necessarily educational—debate about one of the Philippines' hotly discussed topics these months known as the Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008 or simply, the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill.
Pro-RH Bill Rep. Rissa Hontiveros Baraquel and anti-RH Bill Sec. Lito Atienza Jr. belted their best wisdom on whether the country needs to pass this Bill as a Law in a debate at DZMM.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Philippine town wins UN Disaster Risk Reduction Award



Top bodies for disaster risk reduction and climate change in Philippines are “One Against Risk”
Mabuhay!
The municipality of San Francisco in the Camotes Island, Cebu bagged the grand prize of $25,000 from the 2011 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction for strengthening its disaster preparedness program.
The other city winners that received $12,500 each on 11 May during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva were Argentina and Canada, according to the The UN News Center.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Sexually Transmitted Infection

Available at: Jeepney Press

Tanong (T): Drop ko na lang ang facts.

Sept. 28, may nakatalik akong babae na naka-chat ko lang sa Facebook. Well educated siyang babae pero hindi ako naniniwalang ikalawa lang ako sa mga naka-sex niya.

Oct. 13, nag-sex kami ng girlfriend ko while having her period. After noon eh nakaramdam na ako ng tila mabigat na pakiramdam na parang namamaga sa kaliwang bayag ko.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Rat poison: Another theory surrounding the mysterious tourist deaths in Thailand


Chiang Mai's seven mysterious deaths continue to perplex our minds much like in the X-Files series.
Buddhist monks light candles at a temple in Chiang Mai during the annual Loy Krathong festival
In a related development, health officials in northern Thailand are now entertaining the possibility of poisoning due to chemicals used to kill rodents, Australia's News.Com said.
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Kids of undocumented Filipinos in Sabah are neither Filipinos nor Malaysians



Up to one million undocumented Filipinos live near Sabah, Malaysia's poorest state.
Two Britons have been held in the Philippines for allegedly running a scam offering Filipinos non-existent jobs abroad
The attached YouTube video by Al Jazeera shows a glimpse of the hundreds of thousands of undocumented Filipinos who has lived for several years close to the Malaysian territory seeking better opportunities.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Terminal breast cancer patient arrives in native South Korea



She made it!
South Korea's Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon arrives at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul
The woman who was diagnosed to have late stage breast carcinoma has finally arrived in South Korea on Friday via Delta Airlines.

Crystal Kim and her daughter, Mimi, were even upgraded to first class seats from Seattle to Inchŏn, said King 5 News.
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Child slavery in the chocolate industry



Many people love chocolates. I, for one, am a huge fan of it but a documentary film that I watched last night made me think that there are many injustices behind my favorite dessert.
Ivory Coast supplies a third of the world's cocoa
The four-part YouTube video titled The Dark Side of Chocolate(total running time: 45 minutes) opened my eyes that forced child labor exists in Ivory Coast where almost half of the world's cocoa is produced.
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