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		<title>&#8220;Disgust&#8221; as an energy source</title>
		<link>http://raissarobles.com/2013/05/17/disgust-as-an-energy-source/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the perks of being married to a humorist is I get to read the funny pieces first. Alan never ceases to amaze me with his wit. In this piece, he suggests how to use a widespread emotion to power up our homes: Inventor wants to tap disgust as an energy source Hot Manila &#8211; by Alan Robles Posted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan should &#8220;remember who its friends are,&#8221; says Manila&#8217;s former envoy to UN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diplomacy and geopolitics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Raïssa Robles I would like to share with you guys my articles on the Taiwan-Philippine dispute published by South China Morning Post. This one appeared today: Former envoy Lauro Baja tells Taiwan to &#8216;remember who its friends are&#8217; Raissa Robles in Manila Friday, 17 May 2013 A former top Philippines diplomat has urged Taiwan to &#8220;remember who its friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My 15 minutes as a TV election analyst</title>
		<link>http://raissarobles.com/2013/05/15/my-15-minutes-as-a-tv-election-analyst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2013 Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging and writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Raïssa Robles “Raissa” KAREN DAVILA said, “were you surprised, nagulat ka ba sa resulta (ng eleksyon)?” That’s how my 15 minutes as an election analyst started. After thousands of hours conducting interviews in all sorts of places &#8211; including the garage of one politician who didn&#8217;t want me stepping inside his house &#8211; it was my turn to be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>86</slash:comments>
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		<title>How I rate the top senatorial contenders</title>
		<link>http://raissarobles.com/2013/05/12/how-i-rate-the-top-senatorial-contenders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 14:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2013 Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Raïssa Robles Understanding the Elections &#8211; Part 2: This is a very difficult piece for me to write. Perhaps it’s the reason why I’ve been putting off writing it for so long. Disclosing my personal choices of candidates for political office goes against my professional upbringing as a journalist. I won’t give a specific list of choices, except in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN arbitration was &#8220;last resort&#8221; to resolve South China Sea conflict &#8211; PH foreign secretary</title>
		<link>http://raissarobles.com/2013/05/11/un-arbitration-was-last-resort-to-resolve-south-china-sea-conflict-ph-foreign-secretary/</link>
		<comments>http://raissarobles.com/2013/05/11/un-arbitration-was-last-resort-to-resolve-south-china-sea-conflict-ph-foreign-secretary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 11:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Raissa Robles in Manila Manila is determined to pursue arbitration through the United Nations in the dispute over maritime territory in the South China Sea because it is &#8220;the last resort&#8221;, the Philippine foreign minister said yesterday. China formally rejected the UN arbitration on February 19. A Chinese diplomat had told the South China Morning Post that Manila was making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wooden Spoon, Iron Heart</title>
		<link>http://raissarobles.com/2013/05/09/wooden-spoon-iron-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manila&Beyond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bong Daza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaurant review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Daza]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When in Manila - By Raïssa Robles One of the few pleasures in Manila is eating out. So whenever my family gathers together, we carefully pick out a restaurant to enjoy. We pick it for the cuisine and the ambience that make dining a gastronomic delight. When my mother-in-law turned 85 early last month, we recommended to her several restaurants. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Loren Legarda rents out her New York condo for US$3,095 a month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 05:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Senator Loren Legarda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Loren Legarda's New York condo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Exclusive By Raïssa Robles Three weeks ago, Senator Loren Legarda quietly rented out her New York condo, turning her into a landlady on posh Park Avenue, according to the New York real estate website Blocksy.com. The monthly earning from the rental lease is much more than the monthly basic pay of a Philippine senator. There is nothing wrong with investing [...]]]></description>
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