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Friday, May 02, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Persons with disabilities have rights
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MARK May 3 on your calendar because it is the day a groundbreaking
new international treaty, the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities, comes into force. The
Philippines, India and Bangladesh are the three countries in Asia
Pacific that have ratified the convention.
The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention
and its Optional Protocol in December 2006. The Philippines became a
signatory on September 25, 2007, and ratified it on April 15, 2008,
becoming the 23rd country to acknowledge the obligation to be bound
by the provisions of the pact.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Cinderella and the
OFW phenomenon
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News that Lea Salonga will appear in a CCP production of Rodgers and
Hammersteins’ Cinderella made me dig up my Columbia vinyl of the
soundtrack of the 1957 CBS TV special. This, the only musical
written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for television, premiered live on
CBS TV on March 31, 1957.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Laughter, a bitter
pill to swallow
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Doctors operated on a 39-year-old gay florist in a Cebu City
hospital recently to remove an object that somebody shoved up his
ass. The operation was successful but the doctors are in big
trouble.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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Rock concerts: people
and politics
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It was a great honor to host the annual Pulp Summer Slam Rock
Concert, alongside Ramon Bautista of MTV fame.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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The wonderful fabric
called ‘batik’
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I went to Jakarta last month primarily to attend the Adi Wastra
Nusantara, (Masterpieces of the Archipelago), a stunning Indonesian
textile exhibit at the Jakarta Convention Center.
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Cultural dialogue for global peace
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The Philippines supports the ASEM vision for
promoting dialogue among civilizations and stepping up cultural
exchanges and cooperation between Asia and Europe.
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