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Democracy is a funny thing
(Opinioni)
12-02-2007
by Kat Birch
America governed the Philippines from 1898 until 1946, after winning it from the Spanish as war-spoils. As America are today such well renowned democracy promoters, prizing the vote over almost everything else, including it would seem of late,...
Living without a voice
(Opinioni)
20-04-2006
by Kat Birch
The Philippine National Office of Statistics (NSO) estimated their population at over 84 million in 2005 and the number of people living with a disability (PWD) as somewhere in the region of 943,000. According to the World Health Organization, a...
Sustainable Development and its Difficulties
(Opinioni)
12-09-2006
by Kat Birch
Truly sustainable development will only come about when those targeted have complete ownership and belief in the work. One of the major problems that I have encountered in achieving this ownership and belief is the vast discrepancy between the...
Trees in the Philippines
(Opinioni)
14-12-2006
by Kat Birch
In Samar, the third largest island in the Philippines, it is illegal to cut trees in areas designated as “timberland” by the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This law was put in place to protect the island’s...
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