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Sunday, May 05, 2008 |
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Healing the wounds of war |
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The arrival of Rechilda Extremadura was greeted
by smiles from a dozen elderly women seated on monobloc chairs.
Extremadura is the executive director of Lila Pilipina, a
non-government organization seeking justice for Filipino women
victims of rape and military sex slavery during the Second World
War. The lolas [grandmothers], converging at the Lila Pilipina
headquarters every 30th of the month, are all former comfort women
or jugun ianfu in Japanese.
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O T H E R F E A T U R E S
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The truth about ‘comfort women’
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Comfort women were locals forced into prostitution and sexual
slavery in military brothels during the Second World War by the
Japanese military. It was systematic, widespread and supervised by
the Japanese Army.
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THE FILIPINO CHAMPION
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Community service advocate Darwin Flores
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The positive activist
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Dedicating most of his life to community service, Darwin Flores has
successfully established a number of programs for education.
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THE LITERARY LIFE
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The man who loved a dream
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“Yes, Mr. Detective. I saw him before I went
to bed last night. These past few days my son had been anxious to go
to sleep earlier than usual. The hollow of his head is still on the
pillow. If you feel it - I hope I am not just imagining it - it is
still warm. He cannot be far. But where is he? Oh my dear son, where
can he be?
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THE GREEN REVOLUTION
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Wanted: Green Paparazzi
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There is no doubt on the media’s role as a
catalyst for truth, change and progress. Powerful images and voices
reveal the plights of the people.
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