Topic: march-2

March 22 is World Water Day

March 22 is World Water Day

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 06:42 PM

Visitors take a midweek dip at the Wawa dam spillway over Marikina River in Montalban, Rizal on Wednesday. March 22 was designated by the United Nations as the “World Water Day” to raise awareness on the importance of our water resources and ensure access to safe water by 2030. Read more »

Wisconsin ousts defending NCAA champions Villanova

Wisconsin ousts defending NCAA champions Villanova

The Sports Xchange
Posted at Mar 19 11:42 AM

Nigel Hayes scored 19 points and made the winning layup with 11.4 seconds remaining as eight seed Wisconsin upset defending champion Villanova 65-62 in an NCAA Tournament second-round game on Saturday. Read more »

Women say no to death penalty

Women say no to death penalty

Mike Alquinto, NPPA
Posted at Mar 08 10:49 PM

Members of the World March of Women - Pilipinas wear bloodied masks to protest the passage of death penalty bill, during a rally at Plaza Miranda in Manila on Wednesday. The group also raised concern over extra-judicial killings and violence against women in the Philippines. Read more »

Philippines to mark 75th anniversary of Death March

Philippines to mark 75th anniversary of Death March

Ronron Calunsod, Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 01 10:10 PM

MANILA - The Philippines will mark this year the 75th anniversary of Japan's violent conquest of the Southeast Asian nation, earmarking events that will honor survivors from Japan's atrocities and commemorate the lessons from that chapter in the two countries' history, officials said Wednesday. Read more »

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