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		<title>Child violinist dazzles with Mozart</title>
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Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

MANILA CITY, Philippines &#8212; Most kids at the age of eight are probably busy playing their favorite toys or playmates.
Julian Duque, 8, is unlike those kids. He loves to play but using his little fingers on the violin.
Duque was six years old when he started playing the violin. None of his parents were interested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging young scavengers to dream</title>
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Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

ALTERNATIVE education is the flagship program of Educational Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) Foundation, Inc. It is a response to the growing number of out-of-school youth in the country.
Fr. Pierre Tritz, founder of ERDA Foundation, saw the need to take action on the need to get these young people back to school. Thus he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philippinetraveler.com/uncategorized/encouraging-young-scavengers-to-dream/710</link>
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		<title>Lupang Hinirang revisited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Philippine national anthem’s title has often been mistaken as, “Bayang Magiliw.” It is the first few words in the lyrics composed by Julian Felipe in 1898.
But more than being a cheerful nation, the Philippines is a chosen land, hence, the title, “Lupang Hinirang.”
I remember singing Lupang Hinirang in my elementary years under the heat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group helps ‘invisible’ Filipinos find livelihood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net
YOU often see crocheted bags made of threads and yarns. But have you seen one using plastic?
The Invisible Institute, a non-government organization (NGO), is now using plastics as material for their homegrown crocheted bags.
“As we all know, we have many poor women who really need more income generating activities because they have so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>War veterans’ children continue fight for benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net
TAGUIG CITY, Philippines – A group composed of children of Filipino war veterans continue to fight for the benefits due them.
Joining the celebration of Veteran’s Day at American Cemetery, the Philippine Veterans Legion (Sons and Daughters) (PLV) Laguna Chapter said they will persist on helping beneficiaries of the veterans during the World War [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filipinos, Americans honor war veterans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

TAGUIG City, Philippines &#8212; United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney together with some American and Filipino military dignitaries celebrated the Veteran’s Day at American Cemetery.
“If not for their sacrifices, our nations will never be free. They are the reason why we can vote peacefully, freely and with excitement actually,” said Kenney who joined the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philippinetraveler.com/uncategorized/filipinos-americans-honor-war-veterans/706</link>
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		<title>Filipino, American honor war veterans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

TAGUIG City, Philippines &#8212; United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney together with some American and Filipino military dignitaries celebrated the Veteran’s Day at American Cemetery.
“If not for their sacrifices, our nations will never be free. They are the reason why we can vote peacefully, freely and with excitement actually,” said Kenney who joined the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philippinetraveler.com/breaking-news/filipino-american-honor-war-veterans/705</link>
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		<title>Margo Calderero-Palud: A Jewel of a Filipina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Rissa Gimenez
IT is said that one could find a Filipino in almost every corner of the world. And in a charming little corner in southwest Brittany, France called Quimper, a provincial lass from Mauban, Quezon sparkles.
Quimper pronounced “kem-pair” is a quaint, medieval town with cobbled streets, low flat bridges that cross the river that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Advertising’ nation building: ‘Lupang Hinirang’ video director talks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

MAE Paner has been in advertising industry for 25 years.
Her debut in directing commercials came in 1997 when she came out with “Black and White.” Since then, she has found herself drowned in a career of “selling” soap, political personalities and products appealing to a certain target market.
Paner is a stage actor in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philippinetraveler.com/uncategorized/%e2%80%98advertising%e2%80%99-nation-building-%e2%80%98lupang-hinirang%e2%80%99-video-director-talks/703</link>
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		<title>Tale of a Filipino magician</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – Renato &#8220;Boy&#8221; Samson discovered magic when he was six years old.
Due to his persistent desire to learn, he volunteered to be an assistant to a magician for free. In return, he was taught how to be one until finally he has polished the craft.
Samson was eventually known for combining sleight [...]]]></description>
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