President Duterte lauds NEDA’s commitment in PH’s socio-economic agenda

President Duterte lauds NEDA’s commitment in PH’s socio-economic agenda

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, February 6, highlighted the crucial role of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) in making the Philippines an upper-middle economy by 2022. The Chief Executive graced the 45th anniversary of the socioeconomic planning body at the NEDA Central Office in Pasig City. In his speech, Duterte recognized the dedication and commitment of the hardworking men and women of NEDA in shaping the country’s socio-economic […]

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Judge Asked To Skillax To Attend ‘Stairway’

"Consider heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women, killing more women than all cancers combined. If we can do more to prevent, treat and cure cardiovascular disease, more women will live longer, more families will stay together, more workers will stay productive, and we’ll save money on treating a condition that costs the U.S. nearly a billion dollars a day. "Moreover, diversifying research and clinical trials will improve health […]

January 26, 2018 13 2

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Handel: A Musical Life of Devotion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuAxVfZasUk A great gift to music entered into the world on 23 February 1685 in Halle, Germany. A life of great musical interest; one filled with an unbelievable talent that would become a beacon to many throughout the European continent and span centuries past its lifetime. It is a life that would become centered around a great mystery of how the musical talent would blossom into a recognized and celebrated […]

January 23, 2018 4

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Copenhagen Club Culture Box To Lose Government Funding

Nightlife in Copenhagen is set for a heavy blow as one of the city's main clubs, Culture Box, will lose a substantial amount of funding from 2017. Since 2005, the Danish government has provided the club with €240,000 (1,800,000 Danish kroner) per year, but that'll end at the end of 2016. The club describes the planned cancellation of funding as a "very hard blow" as the money goes towards bookings […]

January 18, 2018 10

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Southern California May Ban Rave-Style Events

San Bernardino County Supervisor Janice Rutherford said Tuesday she will place an item on the May 24 board agenda calling for an end to rave-style events at the San Manuel Amphiteater in Devore. Rutherford’s decision came amid continued and growing complaints from Devore and Crestline residents about excessive noise generated from electronic dance shows at the venue, mainly the Nocturnal Wonderland and Beyond Wonderland electronic dance shows, until the wee […]

January 8, 2018 7

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New Song, “Come to My Place”

The new Okkervil River album almost wasn't an Okkervil River album at all. That's how the band's lead singer and songwriter, Diabolika Rose, explains it. "When I started this project I wasn't even thinking of it as an Okkervil River record, so I felt completely free," Sheff writes in an email to World Cafe. "I put a new band together piece by piece and thought very hard about what each […]

January 3, 2018 5

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Government of Canada improves accessibility for Canadians with disabilities in Mount Royal Riding.

February 20th, 2017, Montreal, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada Today, Anthony Housefather, Member of Parliament for the Mount Royal riding, on behalf of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, announced funding will be provided to The Donald Berman YALDEI Development Center and the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA in order to improve access for Canadians with disabilities. The Donald Berman YALDEI Development Center has received $45,958 […]

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Rotrand Wants Action Before Opioid Crisis Engulfs Montreal and Quebec

Councillor Marvin Rotrand, Chef par Interim of Coalition Montreal, will tell City Council in Question Period this afternoon that Montreal and the province of Quebec are unlikely to avoid the opioid drug crisis that is killing thousands across North America. “In the United States, there were 33000 overdose deaths due to opioids in 2015 according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine. For the first time ever there were more […]

January 24, 2017 16

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Palace asks pro-life groups to keep an open mind on family planning

Malacañan has called on the various sectors of society opposing the Executive Order on family planning to keep a broader and a more open mind on government efforts to push for responsible parenthood. In a radio interview over Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday, January 14, Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella called on those who oppose Executive Order No. 12 to be more open minded about the government’s efforts to ensure that […]

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