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#MyPersonalChallenge: What's the hardest challenge you've conquered?
MANILA, Philippines – No matter who you are or where you've come from, you've faced a lot of difficult challenges in your life. The experiences vary from person to person, but at the root of it lies...
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DSWD to #LawinPH survivors: Report relief irregularities
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, November 2, encouraged survivors of Super Typhoon Lawin (international name Haima) to report irregularities...
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Overseas voters' registration for 2019 elections begins December 1
MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos overseas may register for the 2019 midterm elections starting Thursday, December 1.This was announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, November 3.In...
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The Irish connection: Josephine Bracken and Jose Rizal
It’s a small world! Filipinos have a close affinity with the Irish through an Irishwoman named Josephine Bracken - so much, so that it may...
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OFWs in South Korea to benefit from 2017 pay hike
MANILA, Philippines – Good news for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in South Korea! The minimum wage in South Korea will increase by 2017, benefitting all workers in one of Asia’s largest economies...
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Bills seeking to make education more accessible pushed in Congress
MANILA, Philippines - During the first day of the Education Summit hosted by the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development...
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'Till I Met You' actor urges youth: Get tested for HIV/AIDS
MANILA, Philippines – Artist JC Santos is the new ambassador of HIV/AIDS in a campaign that was recently launched by non-profits The Red Whistle and Save the Children.In a video posted by Save the...
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Phivolcs urges youth: Prepare for earthquakes, tsunamis
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) oriented high school students from Metro Manila schools on how to prepare for earthquakes and tsunamis on Friday,...
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CHED chief urges students to take vocational courses
MANILA, Philippines – With the full implementation of the K to 12 program, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson Patricia Licuanan said students should start to consider taking vocational...
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US elections: Fil-Ams cross party lines, make hard choices
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The raucous, divisive campaign for president of the United States ends on November 8, with the election of the new leader of the free world.Who cares about this tight...
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Cagayan needs Yolanda-like rehab plan – Governor Mamba
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba on Sunday, November 6, said the province needs a Yolanda-like rehabilitation plan to cope with the damage brought by Super Typhoon Lawin...
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WATCH: Advocates urge PH Senate to ratify Paris climate deal after Duterte nod
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – As the Philippines marked the 4th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the Paris climate change agreement came into force.Nearly a hundred countries have already...
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U.S. Pinoys for Trump
After its neighboring Latino countries like Mexico, the Philippines has the highest number of undocumented immigrants in the US, at over a quarter of a million according to Homeland Security Department...
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#RescueMarch in Eastern Visayas commemorates Yolanda
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – More than 400 responders from rescue teams, local government units, government agencies, civil society organizations, and volunteer groups participated in the first-ever...
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A race that brought out the ugly underbelly of America
NEW YORK, USA – The 2016 race drew out the darker impulses that seemingly reside just below the surface of life in the United States.From Mexicans are "rapists" to banning Muslims, groping and sexual...
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In Vegas, Fil-Ams mobilize to get out the vote for Hillary
LAS VEGAS, USA - You have to be a morning person.That’s one of the prerequisites to volunteering for the Democratic Party, says Vivian Rudolph, an organizer from the American Federation of Government...
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Yolanda taught Eastern Visayas farmers to diversify livelihood
EASTERN SAMAR, Philippines – Three years after Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan), coconut farmers in Eastern Visayas have improved their farming practices and engaged in diversified...
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Yolanda survivors to Duterte: We demand justice
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Yolanda survivors and activists of the People Surge Alliance of Disaster Survivors in Eastern Visayas urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, November 8, to prioritize...
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On a clear day in November: Voting in Rahway, New Jersey
Rahway is a bandbox of a town in central New Jersey where people never hang around for long.The reason for that are the two train lines which normally chug into Rahway. One is the Northeast Corridor...
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Duterte: P10,000 each for Yolanda survivors who have yet to get shelter aid
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in Leyte who staged protests during the third anniversary of the disaster got what they wanted. (READ: Yolanda survivors to...
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