PHILIPPINES: Storm-weary Farmers Suffer Huge Losses
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
By Prime Sarmiento
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines, Oct 21 (IPS) – Café by the Ruins, a popular rustic restaurant situated in Baguio City, the Philippines’ famed mountain city resort, usually caters to tourists and residents who enjoy sipping their cups of brewed coffee while appreciating the artworks [...]
PHILIPPINES: Like Men, Women Aim to Put Food on the Table
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS
Stephen de Tarczynski
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines, Oct 9 (IPS) – Despite experiencing an unsuccessful first foray into the world of commerce, the members of the Canduman Women’s Co-operative (CWC) remain focused on producing a profit to aid their families’ day-to-day living expenses.
Established in September 2008, the women-only CWC [...]
PHILIPPINES: Filipinos Mourn Cory Aquino, Democracy Icon
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
Prime Sarmiento and Anna Martelino
MANILA, Aug 1 (IPS) – An icon of democracy whose unexpected rise to power in 1986 gave birth to the term ”people power” in the world’s political lexicon. A reluctant president and survivor of six coup attempts. A moral force known [...]
