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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Philippines bags 'Orchid Award' from WHO for cutting ties to tobacco lobby


Philippines bags 'Orchid Award' from WHO for cutting ties to tobacco lobby
Inquirer.net
Two years after getting the dubious "Dirty Ashtray Award," the Philippines was recognized on Tuesday, at a World Health Organization (WHO) conference in Seoul, South Korea, for excluding representatives of the tobacco industry from its official delegation.
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Survivor: Philippines - Challenge Preview: Muddy Waters
CBS News
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Philippines warned by UN rep for human trafficking
Examiner.com
Advertisement. A United Nations special rapporteur warned the Philippines on Tuesday that the nation "must strengthen their efforts in combating human trafficking if they are to succeed in eliminating the brutal practice and protect the rights of those ...
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Philippines strongest export performer in region
Sun.Star
In a report from the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda), the Philippines emerged as the top performer in the region in terms of export growth with 22.8 year-on-year increase in September 2012. Major trade-oriented economies in East and ...
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2012 Philippine Quill Awards Winners Revealed
Mobile Phone Nation
The Philippine Quill Awards is the annual program of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines that recognizes excellent use of communication in the projects and campaigns of the country's leading corporations and ...
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Dumping of US toxic wastes in Phl triggers anti-American rhetoric
Philippine Star
The controversy started when the Malaysian shipping firm, Glenn Defense Marine Philippines, which was contracted to dispose of wastes materials from US Navy ships in the region, said that their work is covered by the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
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Philippines lifts ban on S. Korean noodles
Channel News Asia
MANILA: Philippine authorities have lifted a ban on six brands of South Korean noodles after government tests disproved earlier reports they had unsafe amounts of a cancer-causing chemical, health authorities said. The Food and Drug Administration said ...
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SC stops exclusion of 4 party-list groups
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) stopped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday from implementing its decision disqualifying four party-list groups from the midterm polls in 2013. In full-court session, SC justices voted to grant ...
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ROADMAP FOR PHILIPPINE BANANA INDUSTRY
Manila Bulletin
THE banana industry remains a leading export income-earner for Filipino farmers. Bananas are the second biggest cash-crop export after coconut. In 2010, the Philippines earned R30.2 billion in exports of Cavendish bananas. In 2011, there was a 7 ...
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Phl cited for anti-tobacco efforts
Philippine Star
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday awarded the prestigious Orchid Award to the Philippines for excluding the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) from the official delegation to the 5th Conference of Parties (COP5) to the World Health ...
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