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Philippines to outlaw planking

[September 20, 2011] Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo has filed a bill to penalize the stupid art of planking after students protesting oil price hikes this week planked on the roads during a transport strike. “Parents and teachers have reason to be alarmed… The Filipino psyche of our young children in school is under attack—right here and now,” [...]

Africa pwns RP on MDGs

[June 28, 2010] Some African nations have overtaken the Philippines in the race to the Millennium Development Goals. You know, stuff like lowering maternal deaths and fighting AIDS so we won’t be so mired in poverty. According to the MDG Report Card, the top 20 countries that have made the most overall progress on the MDGs are: Benin, [...]