SCOUTING was started in 1906 by the Englishman Lord Robert Baden Powell. His sister Agnes Baden Powell began Girl Scouting in 1909. Since then, this movement for boys and girls has spread to many countries in the world.
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PATRICIA Evangelista, Mass Communications sophomore of the University of the Philippines (UP), Diliman, did our country proud when she bested 59 other contestants from 37 countries in the recently held 2004 International Public Speaking competition conducted by the English Speaking Union (ESU) in Lo
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A GRAIN of sympathy for GMA’s campaign spokesman, Mike Defensor, who had to cut short his much-deserved US vacation because of a small brewing crisis at home.
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IN a barrio far, far away, there once lived a farmer renowned for his utmost generosity. It made no difference whether he knew the person or not. For as long as the newcomer entered his home, he had food and drink to share.
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ALTHOUGH it was not supposed to canvass votes in the presidential race, the Comelec nonetheless made the count and leaked out the news that President Arroyo won – just in time for the official canvass to begin in Congress.
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INFLUENZA, usually called flu, is a viral infection that spreads from one person to another in the spray from coughs and sneezes and more commonly from hand-to-hand contact such as hand shaking. There are several strains of influenza virus; the most common are A and B types. The virus enters the upp
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PROVING that life has its balancing elements, humorous twists have offered “comic relief” to post-election tension.
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TODAY is the National Day of Georgia. The name of the republic in Georgian, the official language, is Sakartvelo.
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THE zenith of Philippine nationalism was reached during the period of the Philippine revolution. From August 1896 to July 1902, the Filipino people manifested a record of sterling patriotism of unparalleled nobility. This was the Period of Heroes when entire families cast their future and fortune wi
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LONDON — It will take more than a UN call for “full sovereignty” or a speech by US President George W. Bush to convince Iraqis they will soon be free of occupation.
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JESUS prayed, “And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given Me, so that they may be one just as we are. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave Me, and I guarded them, a
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