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Juan Manuel Marquez is eager to get back in the ring against Juan Diaz, and not just because he has been away from boxing for nearly a year. It's just about the only place he can get away from the nagging dissatisfaction of chasing Manny Pacquiao. Marquez and Diaz will meet Saturday night in a lightweight rematch of their acclaimed February 2009 bout. Diaz was beating Mexico's top fighter until Marquez rallied for a ninth-round stoppage, saving his career and propelling him into a big-money fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. "It's going to be a great fight," Marquez said. "If not the same, even better than the first fight. We have styles that make for a great fight, because we don't back down. We go in and fight, and we don't stop." But Pacquiao still looms in the back of Marquez's mind as he prepares for the final stop before a likely move to the star-studded 140-pound (63.5-kilogram) division.

Spending time searching for something that we've lost is very common in this modern age. However, there is an important item that we can lose very easily and, search as we might, we will never find again. That item is time. Benjamin Franklin said, "Lost time is never found again." Our life is made up of time. We must rest, work, play and live in balance. It is the wasted time spent in mindless endeavors that threaten us the most. The Bible tells us there is a time for everything under the sun (Ecclesiastes 3:1). It also tells us to put all of our might and effort into doing the things our hands find to do (Ecclesiastes 9:10). When we are good stewards of this wonderful gift of time, we will have fewer regrets and many more moments of pleasure. Use your time wisely.

Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 for a vacant super welterweight championship, either in Las Vegas if Margarito can get licensed or in Monterrey, Mexico, if he can't, promoter Bob Arum said. Manny Pacquiao's fight vs. Antonio Margarito will likely take place in either Las Vegas or Monterrey, Mexico. Reed Saxon, AP That ends any possibility of a match between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., the top two boxers in the world, for 2010. Arum said he decided to choose Margarito instead of Miguel Cotto, whom Pacquiao stopped in the 12th round in November, because it would be perceived as a more competitive bout. The bout will be offered on HBO Pay-Per-View. "Cotto was beaten and even with [Hall of Fame trainer] Emanuel Steward now with him, I don't think people believe that it's enough to make a difference and I'm not sure they would buy it as competitive," Arum said by telephone from his vacation home in Los Angeles. "But

No, I'm not talking about THAT kind of hooking up…this is a business article, for goodness sakes! I'm talking about building mutually beneficial relationships with other online business owners . That's the kind of hooking up that will propel your business to long-term success. Many people get online and think that the more people they meet online, the bigger customer base they can get. To some degree that is true, but in this marketing mama's humble opinion, it's not where you should focus your efforts. Nearly, four years ago, I started my online business . I was just a mom who desperately didn't want to return to work after maternity leave. I had NO CLUE what I was doing. None at all, but one thing I did do is meet people, but I didn't try to make these people my customers. What, you may ask? Didn't I want to get any customers? Sure I did, but I realized something much more valuable. The other online business owners that I met online weren't nece

With more than 77% of all American adults now online, and more than 175 million Americans using the Internet regularly, the argument that a website is an essential business tool is resolved before the debate begins. If your company isn't taking steps and making a continuing effort to maximize its website it is leaving customers and revenue behind (for competitors to pick up).  Some of the hesitancy in developing and maintaining a good website is derived from misunderstandings of what it takes to make a website productive. This article shares 8 things you can do with relative ease to enable your website to deliver better results. They are: 1. Make Sure Your Website is User Friendly Whether in an offline or online environment, your target market can't be expected to buy your product if you do not make it easy to find and purchase. Your website can enhance the ease with which information and specs about your products/services can be found, thereby making the decision to buy the

The Internet is a ubiquitous Corporate communications and sales channel, however many companies are still not utilizing much of its power. That could be because of loyalties to comfortable old channels or that there aren't enough Internet marketing experts to take their brands into the digital realm.  Regardless of the hold-ups in leveraging internal or external Internet communications options, consumer and B2B channels are growing their share of the market. Resistance is futile and with this change in how consumers and B2B buyers are reached, is a change in the symbolism, voice, and style of promoting brands. That doesn't necessarily mean the Internet can't play a supporting role for your offline or TV advertising. For many campaigns, the Internet is just another conduit for sales videos and corporate brochures. Some are satisfied with this, however the Internet's own power to communicate and generate business shouldn't be underestimated. The Internet, whether th

"We are up to the challenge", says Mayor Thomas Louis Gonzaga, committing to the huge task of sustaining the government help to facilitate easy social reintegration for former rebels. Gonzaga, heads the host town allowing 50 hectares of agricultural and residential lands for the construction of KR Kalayaan Resettlement Center (KKRC) also helped the government screen the ten families who shall live in the new community with 15 rebel returnees. KKRC is implemented in line with the government's Social Integration Program for rebel returnees and by putting up the resettlement program, former governor Erico Aumentado hopes he could continue convincing rebels to lay down their arms and go back to the mainstream working for peace. Danao has greatly reaped from the benefits of the project, he told media covering the turn over of the 18 units initially built by the government for the resettlement site. But former guerilla and legendary fighter, Epitacio Ramirez, or Kumander

by Jose Carillo: With the Philippine print media now admirably keeping a much tighter watch over their English grammar and usage, there are obviously fewer opportunities for Jose Carillo's English Forum to do instructive critiques of their grammar errors. This is why for the past several weeks, the Forum has been gradually shifting to new areas of focus in English grammar and usage improvement. It opened a Students' Sounding Board section last January to provide college and high school students with their own online forum for improving English proficiency. It expanded its "Use and Misuse" section last June 4 to more strongly encourage Forum members to discuss any aspect of English that baffles them, and to share interesting experiences about English use and misuse at work, in school, or in the mass media. Then, last June 11, it relaunched its "Pour Out Your Mind" section as "My Thoughts Exactly," which features expositions by Forum members in a mo

The Department of Education (DepEd) asserts, schools are no smoking zones and anyone caught violating the order would be suspended. And the ban holds true, even to teachers and non-teaching staff. DepEd official and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said anyone caught violating the no smoking rule will be brought to the principal's office, or if a teacher or non-teaching staff is caught, he will be prosecuted and suspended. "There have been existing DepEd orders on smoking ban but with this, we want to affirm that the schools – including the students, teachers, and non-teaching staff – are covered," Secretary Mona Valisno said in reports. Over the announcement, DepEd has accordingly instructed all principals and school heads to ban smoking inside the campus, even in open or covered spaces around school buildings and instructed regional and division officials to oversee the implementation of the order. Secretary Valisno said the DepEd order No. 73 or the "Smoking Ban

In what is perhaps the most shocking announcement made in some time regarding the diet and health industry, a lady doctor has just released what some authorities are calling the world's "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret!" The woman doctor, whose name is Dr Suzanne Gudakunst, has really upset the major food & drug industries, as well as weight loss manufactured food companies. In the past 6 years she has worked largely in secret developing what may be the "cure" for obesity -- and testing this first on herself, and then on a select group of volunteer patients who anxiously awaited salvation from the harmful effects of suffering "the battle of bulge." So valuable her SHOCKING findings and PROVEN results are, that she's now just released her simple and easy-to-do system under the aptly titled: "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret!" And her timing couldn't be better! ... - Since recent studies reveal obesity has now reached epidemic proportions

What is the main ingredient of WD-40? Before  you read to the end, does anybody know what the main ingredient of WD-40  is?  Don't lie and don't cheat.  WD-40.  Who knew; I  had a neighbor who bought a new pickup.  I got up very early one  Sunday morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the  sides of this beige truck (for some unknown reason).  I went over,  woke him up, and told him the bad news.  He was very upset and was  trying to figure out what to do.... Probably nothing until Monday morning,  since nothing was open.  Another neighbor came out and told him to get his WD-40 and clean it off.  It removed the unwanted paint beautifully and did not harm his paint job that was on the truck.   I'm impressed!  WD-40  who knew?  'Water Displacement #40'. The product began from a search  for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile  parts.  WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San  Diego Rocket Chemical Company.

Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairman Dr. Francisco Duque III on Wednesday assured rank-and-file government employees that there will be no major revamp when President-elect Benigno "Noynoy" C. Aquino III assumes office on July 1, 2010.  Duque also said state workers in government controlled corporations (GOCCs) won't be affected. "All assistant secretaries and directors with Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) rank as well as civil service eligibles and board passers employed in all government agencies won't be affected in the transition period," Duque told reporters in Quezon City. He said only the Presidential appointees or co-terminus with incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo such as the Cabinet Secretaries, Undersecretaries, confidential rank-and-file employees including appointed directors and commissioners will have to end their term on June 30, 2010. Also affected are contractual employees and those working as co-terminus consultants

The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to introduce a media literacy education curriculum that seeks to protect children from the negative effects of all forms of media .  "We believe that our young learners need to be protected from adverse media which they encounter everyday while in the process of acquiring information and entertainment," said Education Secretary Mona Valisno. For this, DepEd has created the Media Literacy Task Force (MLTF) which was given the green light to develop a National Media Literacy Education (NMLE) curriculum that would help children understand and handle media. "Our children need help in developing their skill to distinguish good news from bad news and good programs from bad ones," explained Valisno. According to Valisno, recent studies (Cartoon Network New Generations Philippines (2009), the 2008 AC Nielsen kids study and the 2002 PCTVF Media violence Study) showed the prevalence of TV viewing among children and youth. It was

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Illustrator & animator Sivan Ben-Yosef was born in 1973, in Petah Tiqwa, Israel. As a daughter of two acclaimed Israeli artists, she has been involved and immersed in the arts from very early childhood. Ms. Ben Yosef started her artistic endeavors attending "Thelma Yellin School of the Arts", in Givataim, Israel, where as part of the Visual Arts department, she studied painting, drawing and sculpture.

DOX, born Amin Fleary hails from the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. His early years were defined by a stepmother addicted to crack-cocaine, and a father, who spent most of his time working odd jobs to support the family. DOX often acted as the man of the house, which at the time was an abandoned building. It was there that he learned at an early age that nothing would be given to him.

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by John Hagel III, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison "We all have passions. Some of us have been fortunate enough to pursue our passions as our professions. Most of us have not. But all too often those who are passionate about their work are frustrated with their employers and bosses. They are not satisfied. Far from it. They want to do more, but they feel held back. This manifesto is for them—the "passionate creatives" of the world. Together passionate creatives have more power than they realize. But that power comes from a surprising place." 

by Charlene Li "What's often missing when leaders try to decide how open they should be is a coherent open strategy, something I call ' open-driven objectives .' With an open strategy, decision shifts from if you should be open—because social technology demands a certain amount of openness—to how open you need to be to accomplish your overall strategic goals. In today's world, organizations and their leaders must be open or suffer the consequences—distrust, leaks, resentment, and institutional sclerosis." 

Agence France-Presse Nigeria president Umaru Yar'Adua has died , an official at his office confirmed late Wednesday. "It is true that the president is dead," an official at the office said. Yar Adua died between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. (2030 and 2130 GMT) Wednesday, according to a report on the website of Nigerian newspaper This Day. The president, whose failing health had forced him to relinquish power to his deputy Goodluck Jonathan in February, spent three months being treated in a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for an acute heart condition. Since his return to Nigeria in February, Adua, 58, had not been seen in public, but there was constant tension between his supporters and those of Acting President Jonathan.

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By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ, Manila Bulletin "The Back-up Plan" No hubby? Have a(n inseminated) baby! That was Zoe's (Jennifer Lopez) back-up plan for herself when things didn't work well on the love front. But as Fate always and never fails to play around hopeful and even not-so-hopeful hearts, she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin), a cheese maker whose name kind of rhymes with "The One." That, in a nutshell, is the premise of "The Back-up Plan," which is the singer-actress formerly known as J. Lo's comeback film. It may not be that gigantic of a comeback film for Lopez (whose last film was released three years ago), but "Back-up Plan" has got heart. Directed by Alan Poul and written by Kate Angelo, the rom-com, in spite of its simplicity and predictability, has a lot of "haha" and "aww" moments that proved to be quite appealing to female audiences. Motherhood must have served J.Lo well, as she portrayed

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ "The Losers" As they say, don't mess with the losers, 'coz they've got nothing to lose. "The Losers" is another one of those comic book-to-big screen projects that seem to be a favorite in Hollywood productions these days. Though action-packed to the core, director Sylvain White surely didn't run out of ways to tickle the funny bones. Based on Andy Diggle's 32-issue comic book of the same name, the story looks into the lives of five US Special Forces soldiers (Clay, Jensen, Roque, Cougar and Pooch) who were assigned to a search-and-destroy-mission at a Bolivian jungle. However, they discover that the "destroy" part is actually for them, instigated by war-hungry man Max. Enter Aisha, a hot, mysteriously generous woman with a proposition: Help the Losers take revenge, get Max for her. Fast-paced shots and a thumping musical score fit the action-packed scenes perfectly. But it's the injection of fun in those

Local boxers continued their dominance by outshining their rivals last week in Mandaue City.    Other fighters in the winning bracket included Hipolito Banal, who was reported to be the son the late Hipolito Sr., and brother of AJ "Bazooka" Banal of Corella, Bohol . the younger Banal is raised in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City. Tagbilaran City boxers outclassed local pugs in the Mayor Jonas Cortes Boxing at the Park-Amateur Boxing Series at the Mandaue Plaza Square. The visiting boxers bagged four wins in the 36kg, 39kg, 46kg, and 48kg divisions to rule the event. Winners for Tagbilaran were Orville King Olaivar, Kenneth Gentallan, Jessel Magsayo and Bernard Torres.

For all who have ever had any dealings with the banks..... This is an actual letter sent to a Bank in the US. The Bank thought it amusing enough to publish it in the New York Times. Dear Bank Manager, I am writing to thank you for bouncing the cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations some three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque, and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire  salary, an arrangement which, I admit, has only been in place for eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account with $50 by way of penalty for the inconvenience I caused your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to re-think my errant financial ways. You have set me on the path of fiscal righteousness. No more will our relationship be blighted by

This is not an answering machine -- this is a telepathic thought-recording device.  After the tone, think about your name, your reason for calling, and a number where I can reach you, and I'll think about returning your call. Thank you for calling Soviet Embassy.  No KG...  Er, no diplomats are able to answer phone, so at sound of capitalist tone, leave name, telephone number, and short description of secrets you wish to sell. (In a bored voice:)  Heaven, God speaking... Lucifer speaking.  Who in hell do you want? Greetings, you have reached the Sixth Sense Detective Agency. We know how you are and what you want, so at the sound of the tone, please hang up. Sherwood Forest.  Which dear do you want? Hello, this is the Brown residence.  We're in the middle of a family fight right now.  Leave your name and number at the beep and whoever wins will call you right back. My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name and number, we'll g

A Zimbabwe politician has been quoted as saying that children should study this year's U.S. presidential election closely, because it shows that election fraud is not only a third world phenomena. In that spirit, consider the recent proceedings from a slightly different perspective: 1. Imagine that we read of an election occurring anywhere in the third world in which the self-declared winner was the son of the former prime minister and that former prime minister was himself the former head of that nation's secret police (CIA). 2. Imagine that the self-declared winner lost the popular vote but won based on some colonial holdover (Electoral College) from the nation's past. 3. Imagine that the self-declared winner's 'victory' turned on disputed votes cast in a province governed by his brother. 4. Imagine that the poorly drafted ballots of one district, a district heavily favoring the self-declared winner's opponent, led thousands of voters to vote

Here are answers to 5 of the toughest questions women ask ........ There are five things that women should never, ever ask a guy, according to an article in last April's issue of Sassy magazine. The five questions are: 1 -  "What are you thinking?" 2 -  "Do you love me?" 3 -  "Do I look fat?" 4 -  "Do you think she is prettier than me?" 5 -  "What would you do if I died?" What makes these questions so bad is that every one is guaranteed to explode into a major argument and/or divorce if the man does not answer properly, which is to say dishonestly.  For example: 1 -  "What are you thinking?"  The proper answer to this question, of course is, "I'm sorry if I've been pensive, dear.  I was just reflecting on what a warm, wonderful, caring, thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful woman you are and what a lucky guy I am to have met you." Obviously, this statement bears no resemblance whatsoever to what the guy

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The managements of hotels located around Ratchaprasong interection and nearby areas this morning announced that for safety reason they will close from noon on Tuesday to April 25, reports said. The hotels include Grand Hyatt Erawan, Holiday Inn, Intercontinental and Centara Grand. "We have asked our guests to check out at noon as our hotel will stop providing services at that time," a staff member at the Intercontinental hotel said on Tuesday morning. The red-shirts have started gathering at Ratchaprasong intersection rally site. Weng Tochirakarn, a core leader of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), took to the rally stage to tell the red-shirts to await orders from UDD leaders on where they will travel to today.  Another UDD leader, Natthawut Saikua, on Monday  announced the UDD will hold a mass mobile rally in Bangkok today, but did not reveal the targeted locations. - Bangkok Post

Budget (2006). Revenue: NT$2,172,436,000,000 (tax revenue 71.7%; income from public enterprises 14.3%). Expenditures: NT$2,261,958,000,000 (ed- ucation, science, and culture 21.6%; economic de- velopment 17.0%; general administration 15.3%; social welfare 13.6%; defense 10.5%). Population economically active (2006): total 10,522,000; ac- tivity rate of total population 46.3% (participation rates: ages 15–64, 57.9%; female 42.4%; unem- ployed [2007] 3.9%). Production (metric tons ex- cept as noted). Agriculture and fishing (2007): rice 1,363,458, pineapples 476,811, bamboo shoots 291,709, betel nuts 134,497, tea 17,502; live- stock (number of live animals; 2006) 7,068,621 pigs, 134,793 cattle; fisheries production 1,498,- 197 (from aquaculture 22%). Mining and quarrying (2006): marble 25,493,000. Manufacturing (value added in NT$'000,000,000; 2006): electronic parts and components 610; base metals 288; base chemicals 230; refined petroleum products and coal products 206; comput

Red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruengrong led red-shirt protesters to the head office of CAT Telecom on Monday, demanding to know if caused the disruptions to the broadcast signal of the red-shirts' People Channel, according to news reports. He met with CAT's CEO Jirayuth Rungsrithong, who denied any CAT involvement in the transmission or disruption of the pro-Thaksin PTV signal. Mr Jirayuth accompanied the red-shirts to the CAT's telecom network centre in Nonthaburi to prove that CAT did not do anything to  disrupt the signal. He denied reports that he was abducted  by the protesters and said he was not taken to their rally stage at Phan Fa Bridge. - Bangkok Post

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Readers have been asking what happened to the February issue of The Spearhead? Well, it's a long story...but the short answer is, it's right here, merged with the March issue. Since February was a short month, and everyone at Superb was immersed in the launch of new enterprises, we decided to pool forces and topics and put out a powerhouse double issue. Thanks for your patience, and here's looking forward to a rewarding Spring! 

By Perla G. Lena Around 25 members of the New People's Army (NPA) decided to return to the fold of the law and avail of the Social Integration Program (SIP) which is being implemented by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).  M/Gen Vicente Porto of the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division of the Philippine Army (PA) said that the 25 rebels decided to give up their armed struggle in the mountainous portions of Panay and avail of the benefits that go with the SIP.  Porto said that on Wednesday, the returnees will receive their initial benefit at the Municipality of Calinog, Iloilo.  They are entitled to P20,000 financial aid and an additional P50,000 if they surrender their firearms. They can also avail of additional P50,000 worth of livelihood assistance if they intend to establish a project.  "They will undergo a training first before they will be provided with the support," he added.  Meanwhile, Brigadier General Gerardo T. Layug of the 30

By Joe Espiritu   In the past weeks an earthquake of great magnitude hit Haiti a Caribbean country. Then later, another tremor just as devastating hit Chile, a South American country facing the Pacific. Recently some shocks had been felt in Taiwan and the Philippines. Somehow, those quakes are not related to one another as some religious adherents want to depict. They are just a part of geological activities that is continuously occurring since the formation of the earth.  The earth began as a mass of stellar matter blown away from the sun. For several billion years it cooled and solidified into a planet 8,000 miles in diameter. Today, the very center of the earth a core of iron and nickel 4,400 miles in diameter has a temperature of 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit, slightly cooler than the sun. It is surrounded by a mantle of molten rock nearly 1,800 miles thick.  The crust, which floats around the mantle, is proportionately thinner than an eggshell. Under the ocean, it is some five miles

Eye Opener Column A group of mayors have decided to throw out in the open their real colors. They expressed disenchantment for the Lakas-Kampi Party leadership both local and national. Well, at least, they have displayed their real colors. The candidate for governor Ed Chatto was probably prepared for this eventuality and has already selected their opponents in the coming elections.  Still on the political news, Noynoy Aquino has regained his lead again against his closest rival Manny Villar. You see, this only indicates that in the presidential campaign, issues will decide the elections. Since Manny has all the money in the world to buy everything actors, actresses, politicians and media, despite all of these things, Aquino is still leading. It is also sickening for vice-presidential candidate to promise food and education for the hungry and poor if elected. If his promises are followed, we will have a socialistic state in our country. Food and education can only be solved by provi

It is been a year since Earth Hour 2009, a historical event where over a billion people switched off lights in homes, offices, schools and monuments across 88 countries worldwide.  Last year, the Philippines placed first in terms of town and city participation, with over 10 million switching off in 647 towns and cities nationwide.  For 2010, Earth Hour returns in full force.  Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m. (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world.  It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness.  Earth Hour Philippines National Director Yeb Saño calls on private corporations, local groups, schools and the entire nation to participate in this momentous event by switching off lights from 8:30–9:30 p.m. on 27 March 2010. 

Bill and Melinda Gates and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) have won this year's UN Population Award, the UN Population Fund announced here on Tuesday.  "Through direct financing and by providing 'seed money' to elicit the participation of other donors," Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders and co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "have galvanized private involvement in philanthropic enterprises, " the Fund said in a press release.  "Mr. and Mrs. Gates have long focused on problems of maternal health and family planning in developing countries, and on identifying the root causes of these problems in order to find innovative solutions. In its advocacy role, their foundation has championed the Millennium Development Goals," it said.  The AFPPD, created in 1981, comprises 25 national parliamentarian committees and has offices in 13 countries.  "Some successful examples that illustrat

Philippine troops killed six Islamic militants in an assault on a rebel camp in the south, the military says. It says marines raided the camp of the Abu Sayyaf group on Jolo island. Officials are trying to verify reports that a senior Abu Sayyaf commander was among those killed, Gen Benjamin Dolorfino told AP news agency. Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for bombings, beheadings and kidnappings of Filipinos and foreigners. It has been accused of links with al-Qaeda. Gen Dolorfino said Sunday's raid was carried out after intelligence reports that two Abu Sayyaf leaders were there, AP reported. One marine was killed and three were wounded during the assault. Abu Sayyaf is the smallest and most radical of the Islamic separatist groups in the southern Philippines. Its stated goal is an independent Islamic state in Mindanao and the Sulu islands. The government refuses to hold any form of talks with the rebels. Philippine officials said in December 2009 that they had arrested an

Inspired by moving stories from the critically-acclaimed book "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, HALF THE SKY Live will be an evening of uplifting songs, celebrity discussion and the world premiere of "Woinshet," a powerful short film directed by Academy Award®-winner Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone that chronicles the struggles of an Ethiopian woman who triumphs over violence and discrimination. Much more than a night at the movies, the evening also will feature appearances by India.Arie; Maria Bello; Diane Birch; Michael Franti; Angelique Kidjo; Nicholas Kristof; Sally Lee; Marisa Tomei; Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York; Sheryl WuDunn and a surprise guest. The one-night-only event will be held in nearly 500 theatres in the United States and Canada on Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. in all time zones. It's sure to be one of the most visible International W

By Romy Teruel  I had two impressions of Colombia in South America – cocaine and beautiful women of the Miss Universe caliber. Last week these impressions have changed. Cocaine and beautiful women are still there but a few more have been added. As the say in Colombia, "the only risk in visiting Colombia is wanting to stay".  Last week I had the rare opportunity to see Colombia upon the invitation of the Colombian government to participate in the 2nd Technical Cooperation Tour of Peace Building in Colombia: DDR Development and Experience (DDR here means Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration) that was held in Bogota, (Colombia's capital), with trips to the demobilized rebel communities in Armenia, Department of Quindio; Santuario, Department of Risaralda; and Cali City, Department of Valle del Cauca. It was an opportunity that I could not let pass. First it was an opportunity to learn how they have successfully implemented DDR in Colombia and seco

By Joe Espiritu Today is Chinese New Year, It is also Valentines Day. Of course the Chinese will celebrate their New Year. That is the time they will celebrate Feng Shui individually or collectively. However, we are not sure if westernized Chinese would also celebrate Valentines Day at the same time. It is not likely that the do at all. They are a non demonstrative people and they would be rather caught dead than show affection in public.  It is said that they do no even smile since smiling will cause wrinkles in the face. The inscrutable Oriental really does not display emotions and if they do, they do it with closed doors in rooms with double walling. Is they do not mix Valentines Day with their New Year it us within reason. Doing so would make them schizophrenic. Most cannot stand a clash of cultures. Anyway, they do not choose their mates themselves. It is their elders that do so. Blame the Chinese opera fro popularizing that concept. We Filipinos swallow all foreign practices