...Title : Pasay city pet shop owner arrested for selling endangered wildlife. Published : june 5, 2014 Website: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/364378/news/metromanila/pasay-city-pet-shop-owner-arrested-for-selling-endangered-wildlife Police and personnel from the Biodiversity Management Bureau seized illegally-traded wildlife in a raid on a house in Pasay City. The raiding team found animals like the Philippine sailfin lizard, blue-tongued skinks, and Palawan Hill Mynahs in the backyard and basement of the house, GMA News' "24 Oras" reported Thursday. Also found during the raid were an elongated tortoise, a white-bellied sea eagle, a Palawan hornbill, and a black palm cockatoo. Water in the basement was used to soundproof the house, the report said. According to Senior Superintendent John Guyguyin, head of the Philippine National Police Anti-Transnational Crimes Unit, it is difficult to track illegal operations like this because business is done through text. "Meron tayo kasing markets talaga diyan, so 'yun yung medyo mahirap. Yung supply and demand din yung nagdi-dictate," Guyguyin added. Abraham Bernales, the owner of the house, had reportedly been a long-time resident of Bgy. 188 Zone 20, but Barangay Chairperson Herminia Flores said they didn't know of his illegal activities. "Sabi ng tanod ko, ang napupuna niya lang dito, mga malalakas ang tugtog. Siguro para masabayan na hindi marinig," she said. "Ang alam ko lang may pet shop sila. Hindi...
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...Spies have many predicaments that arise different issues in their lives. Such issues as personal life issues, ability to trust, and loyalty and betrayal problems play a huge part in the way a spy can carry on their lives. Focusing in on the issues regarding loyalty and betrayal, we can see that in the novel, “Cause for Alarm” by Eric Ambler, the main character Nick Marlow Encounters many problems regarding these spy problems. Marlow is involved in a few different parties and with the variety of involvement comes with vast issues regarding who and what he is actually loyal to, and whom he is betraying in regards to his actions that he takes throughout the novel. One of the early loyalty issues we come across through this novel is when Marlow decides to take the job of going to Italy and selling the machine parts to the enemies of his home country of England. To some it would be viewed as betraying your country by aiding the enemy with their munitions processing. By the Italian government have a huge hand in buying Marlow’s product, he is helping out the enemy and he is in a large state of betrayal. Marlow insists that by doing what he is doing is just his job, and he has no moral or political positioning in what he does, just simply that he is doing it because he is doing what his employer has asked him to do. Marlow states his loyalty to his employer by saying “ My company purchases my loyalty by paying me to represent it,”(95) This suggests that Marlow is bluntly showing...
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...Graduate School of Development Studies POP POLITICS: Popular culture as a democratic space for active citizenship among Filipino youth A Research Paper presented by: Marie Angelie Resurreccion Philippines in partial fulfillment of the requirements for obtaining the degree of MASTERS OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Specialization: Children and Youth Studies (CYS) Members of the examining committee: Dr. Linda Herrera [Supervisor] Prof. Dr. Ben White [Reader] The Hague, The Netherlands November, 2009 Disclaimer: This document represents part of the author’s study programme while at the Institute of Social Studies. The views stated therein are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Institute. Research papers are not made available for circulation outside of the Institute. Inquiries: Postal address: Institute of Social Studies P.O. Box 29776 2502 LT The Hague The Netherlands Kortenaerkade 12 2518 AX The Hague The Netherlands +31 70 426 0460 +31 70 426 0799 Location: Telephone: Fax: ii Contents Acknowledgments List of Figures List of Acronyms Abstract Key Words Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Filipino Youth and Media in Recent Philippine History The Marcos Regime: Youth in the Streets The 1986 People Power: The Culmination of Protests The Post-1986 Youth: Disengaged or Disillusioned? People Power II: The Rise of GenTxt Postscript 2001: ‘People Power Fatigue?’ Media and Technology: Expanding Youth Spaces 1.2 Research Objectives and...
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