Archive | June 28, 2011

Health Advocates Express Grief over Death of Jo Ramos, Reiterate Urgency of Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs

June 28, 2011. Manila, Philippines – With the news of the loss of Jo Ramos, daughter of Former President Fidel V. Ramos, to lung cancer, health advocates emphasize the pressing need for picture-based warnings on cigarette packs. Her demise is only one of the 240 Filipino lives lost every day from tobacco-related diseases. “We extend [...]

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Empowering the Marginalized & Making a Difference: Experiences of an International Volunteer at WeDpro

Manila, Philippines – From curiosity into knowledge and from knowledge into action–these were the transformations that Ashleen Graham experienced when she went to the Philippines to volunteer for the Women’s Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organization (WeDpro). Hailing from Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom, she volunteered for WeDpro after reading about it in Sex Slaves, [...]

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