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Vargas (Philippines)

Type: City

Name: Vargas (Philippines)

Country: Philippines

Latitude: 15.58

Longitude: 120.480003

population: 2,777

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Effective aid in conflict zones

Eli Berman, Joe Felter, Jacob N. Shapiro, Erin Troland, 26 May 2013Can foreign aid help countries emerge from civil war? This paper presents new research that suggests that injecting lots of money into conflict zones may in fact encourage corruption and ... [Published VOX - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Foreign Aid, Zoning, Iraq, Corruption

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP : Press release: EDC's Burgos Wind Project secures DOE Certification for Commerciality

(4-traders.com)Energy Development Corporation38th Floor, One Corporate Centre Building, Julia Vargas corner Meralco AvenueOrtigas Center, Pasig 1605, PhilippinesTrunklines: +63 (2) 667-7332 (PLDT) / +63 (2) 755-2332 (Globe)May 17, 2013JANET A. ENCARN ... [Published 4 Traders - May 20 2013]

Entities: Energy Development, Wind Project, Certification

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

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ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP : Signing of Joint Venture Agreement with Alterra Power Corp.

Energy Development Corporation38th Floor, One Corporate Centre Building, Julia Vargas corner Meralco AvenueOrtigas Center, Pasig 1605, PhilippinesTrunklines: +63 (2) 667-7332 (PLDT) / +63 (2) 755-2332 (Globe)May 20, 2013JANET A. ENCARNACIONHEAD, Disclosures ... [Published 4 Traders - May 20 2013]

Entities: Alterra Power Corp, Energy Development, Joint Venture Agreement, Philippine Stock Exchange Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Nancy Binay to take crash course in UP

United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) senatorial candidate Nancy Binay and senatorial candidate Paolo Benigno 'Bam' Aquino IVHow first-time lawmakers are preparingMANILA, Philippines -- First-time lawmakers Nancy Binay, Bam Aquino and Alfred Vargas of the ... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Binay (Philippines), Alfred Vargas, Vargas (Philippines)

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Speaker Belmonte, 5 more QC congressmen proclaimed

MANILA, Philippines - House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and five more congressional candidates of the Liberal Party in Quezon City were proclaimed on Tuesday afternoon by the city board of canvassers.The other winning congressional candidates who were ... [Published Philippine Star - May 14 2013]

Entities: Ismael Chuck Mathay III, Alfred Vargas, Vargas (Philippines), Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Rep. Bag-ao mulls raps vs Ecleo ally

TUBAJON, Dinagat Islands (MindaNews/13 May) – A candidate for congresswoman of Dinagat is planning to file a case of gun ban violation and other charges against the vice mayor of Libjo town.Akbayan Rep. Arlene Bag-ao said her lawyers are “seriously preparing” ... [Published Minda News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Ruben Ecleo, Dinagat (Philippines), Villarosa (Philippines)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

WATCH: Jose Antonio Vargas Blasts Immigration Study

Immigration rights activist Jose Antonio Vargas — a gay man, undocumented immigrant, and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist — lambasted a conservative think tank’s immigration study during an appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show Thursday night.“I think ... [Published Gay.com - May 10 2013]

Entities: Jose Antonio Vargas, Immigration, Vargas (Philippines), Rachel Maddow

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Asian Americans laud immigration activist’s courage

A champion of undocumented immigrants, Vargas was given the award to mark Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The 19th gala awards dinner is an annual celebration of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Vice ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 10 2013]

Entities: Vargas (Philippines), Asian-Americans, Immigration

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Calapan stock rises as Maynilad eyes acquisition

Shares of Calapan Ventures Inc., owner of the waterworks system of Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro, surged Thursday on talk of a prospective takeover by Maynilad Water Services Inc.“We’re also looking at Calapan,” Maynilad president Victorico Vargas ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 09 2013]

Entities: Calapan (Philippines), Mergers & Acquisitions, Vargas (Philippines)

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

PDEA raids Legaspi drug den, 5 arrested

Five persons including a top drug personality were arrested as anti-narcotics authorities shut down the home of a barangay captain that was used as a drug den in Legaspi City.Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Arturo Cacdac Jr. ... [Published Tempo - May 04 2013]

Entities: Legaspi (Bicol, Philippines), Drugs, Vargas (Philippines)

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

DC Fil-Ams to honor rights advocate Vargas

Vargas defied the advice of several immigration lawyers when nearly two years ago he publicly announced his status as an undocumented Filipino immigrant. He wrote about his “coming out” in a groundbreaking essay published by the New York Times. In this ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Vargas (Philippines), Advocate, Immigration

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

'Like a walking uncomfortable conversation': 10 quotes from Jose Antonio Vargas's speech at today's BCRI symposium

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Jose Antonio Vargas is probably the country's most well-known undocumented immigrant. This is due to his 'coming out' as undocumented in the New York Times Magazine in July 2011 - a debut that was especially high-profile because ... [Published al.com - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Vargas (Philippines), Immigration, Deportation

Quotes

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Effective aid in conflict zones [Published VOX - 4 hours ago]

...to enroll in University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance's (UP NCPAG) crash course for new legislators. "I want to prepare myself and be familiar with the rules and structure ng Senado. Pero hindi lang ako ang mag-aaral. Pati staff ko i-eenroll ko kasi hindi lang naman ako ang maglilingkod" Binay said. She also admitted she has already asked for the help of Senators Loren Legada and Jinggoy Estrada to guide her in the Senate

Nancy Binay to take crash course in UP [Published ABS-CBN News - May 16 2013]

...“I’m trying to look at it as an opportunity where every conservative and every Republican in this country will say, "We do not agree with that. We do not stand by that report. We want an actual fair, commonsense solution to a problem.’”"

WATCH: Jose Antonio Vargas Blasts Immigration Study [Published Gay.com - May 10 2013]

...He wrote, "[Being an undocumented immigrant] means keeping my family photos in a shoebox rather than displaying them on shelves in my home, so friends don’t ask about them. It means reluctantly, even painfully, doing things I know are wrong and unlawful. And it has meant relying on a sort of 21st-century underground railroad of supporters, people who took an interest in my future and took risks for me." Vargas has since become a vocal advocate for the rights of undocumented immigrants, founding the nonprofit "Define American" to foster dialogue about...

5 Badass Journalists You Should Know About [Published Good Magazine - May 03 2013]

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DC Fil-Ams to honor rights advocate Vargas [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Apr 27 2013]
'Like a walking uncomfortable conversation': 10... [Published al.com - Apr 26 2013]
Philanthropist calls Maynilad’s Vargas a ‘mirac... [Published Philippine Star - Apr 21 2013]
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Camp Bagong Diwa Likened to Auswich... [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 18 2013]
NBI 'asset' nabbed for violating gun ban [Published ABS-CBN News - Apr 18 2013]

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The Open-Borders “Journalists” Who Banned “Ille... [Published Michelle Malkin - Apr 03 2013] The Open-Borders “Journalists” Who Banned “Illegal Immigrant” by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2013 File this in the overflowing cabinet labeled: No Wonder the Mainstream Media Is Dying. On Tuesday, the Associated Press announced that ...
Huge #Breitbart.com EXCLUSIVE: 'Illegal' Schedu... [Published Little Green Footballs - Feb 09 2013] Today at the loony right wing site founded by Andrew Breitbart, they have another BOMBSHELL EXCLUSIVE! I'm not sure why it's supposed to be "exclusive," when it's simply a report about the upcoming Senate hearings on immigration, but you know how these ...
Exclusive: Illegal Immigrant to Testify in Sena... [Published Breitbart Feed - Feb 08 2013] Breitbart News has learned that one of the witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on immigration next week will be outspoken illegal immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas--who will be seated at the same table as Chris Crane, leader of the ...