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+*'''Philippines, China agree to upgrade bilateral ties'''
+*August 15, 2011
+:The Philippines and China have agreed to upgrade the level of bilateral trade and investment during the 27th Meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in Shanghai last week.
+:The discussions, co-chaired by Trade and Industry Undersecretary for Policy Adrian Cristobal and his Chinese counterpart Vice Minister for Commerce Chen Jian, covered the entire range of bilateral economic cooperation, including measures which could lead to an expansion of bilateral trade and investments, China’s overseas development assistance to the Philippines, technical cooperation on statistics, standards, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), and factors in the existing environment which hamper the smooth flow of goods, investment and services.............[http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2011/august/15/nation2.isx&d=2011/august/15<font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
 *'''Blasphemy a UN-guaranteed human right, PHL group says'''
 *August 14, 2011
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 :(Updated 4:54 p.m.) The Philippines is bound by a United Nations (UN) covenant “upholding blasphemy" as a human right, an advocacy group member said Sunday.
 :Garrick Bercero, a member of the group Filipino Freethinkers, pointed this out amid the furor caused by the Poleteismo artwork that allegedly offended Christianity..............[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/229410/nation/blasphemy-a-un-guaranteed-human-right-phl-group-says<font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
-*'''Save the Children lauds passage of Positive Discipline Bill'''
-*August 13, 2011
-:MANILA, Philippines—International child rights group Save the Children has welcomed the passage of the Positive Discipline Bill in the House of Representatives, which seeks to ban the use of corporal punishment.But the group stressed that the bill, if enacted into law, will not send to jail all parents and teachers who spank and scold their children, except in cases where the punishment results in extreme physical injuries and psychological damage.
-:“What the bill does is to encourage and support parents in effectively disciplining their children by teaching or training them to use positive and nonviolent forms of discipline,” said Stephen Ashby, country director of Save the Children.............[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/41079/save-the-children-lauds-passage-of-positive-discipline-bill<font size=4 color=green>Full Story »</font>]
 ===Featured Sport Event in the Philippines===