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Kuwait jails Filipina for joining ISIS
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – A Kuwaiti court on Monday, December 26, sentenced a Filipino woman to 10 years in jail after convicting her of joining the Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS or the...
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Typhoon Nina affects over 100,000 in PH
MANILA, Philippines – At least 27,085 families or 116,154 people in 395 barangays have been affected by Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten), according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Here is...
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PH customs seeks Malaysia's help in smuggled diamonds probe
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday, December 27, said it is seeking help from its Malaysian counterpart in tracing how 22 pieces of allegedly stolen diamonds were...
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Typhoon Nina destroys at least P25-M worth of crops
MANILA, Philippine – Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten) destroyed at least P25.14 million* ($505,241) worth of crops across 3 regions, according to an initial report released by the National Irrigation...
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Briones inspects schools devastated by Typhoon Nina
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday, December 27, personally checked the situation of schools in areas heavily affected by Typhoon Nina...
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Did your disaster officials perform well during Typhoon Nina?
MANILA, Philippines - During disasters, our local disaster officials and responders also risk their lives in order to save others.And just like the most recent storm that hit the country on Christmas...
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Partnerships to Move the Philippines forward
MANILA, Philippines – If there’s one buzzword that will forever be associated with 2016, it’s the word “change.” From political leaders to the climate, nothing has remained static. True to our mandate,...
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How to observe a safe New Year
MANILA, Philippines – Last year's celebration to greet 2016 resulted in at least 932 cases of injuries. It was higher by 72 cases or 8% compared to 860 injuries in the previous year.The record from...
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DOST scientists receive AFP 'Gawad sa Kaunlaran'
MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) awarded the “Gawad sa Kaunlaran" medal and ribbon to 3 scientists from the Project Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (Project...
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The 'bagong bayani' of the Philippines
Sit at any airport in the Philippines and you can palpably feel the pulse of Filipino migration. Overseas workers saying goodbye to their loved ones or returning home to be greeted by an ecstatic...
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Gov't provides over P92-M assistance to Typhoon Nina victims
MANILA, Philippines – The government has so far provided P92.8 million worth of assistance to those affected by Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten) in the regions of Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Region 5, the...
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Part 1: An undocumented OFW’s most awaited Christmas
The story starts at an upscale hotel on Drury Lane in London one summer day in June of 1997. Regina "Regie" Laborce, then 31, was desperately dialing the number of somebody she was told might be able...
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Part 2: An OFW's special London Christmas with her daughter
Part 1: An undocumented OFW’s most awaited ChristmasGienell Laborce was born in London in 1997. For every Filipino family gambling their fortune to send or take their children overseas, Gienell had a...
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Oriental Mindoro takes stock of Typhoon Nina damage
ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines – Calapan City resident Gloria Dapito always checks her backyard filled with fruit-laden banana trees every morning. The 74-year-old was expecting a final good harvest...
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MovePH 2016: Online campaigns and the communities they served
MANILA, Philippines – To say that 2016 is an eventful year on social media is an understatement. From combatting trolls to online bullying, this is the year when we saw the dark side of social media...
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Fil-Am shortlisted to become US solicitor general
MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino-American lawyer who graduated from Yale Law School and Harvard College is shortlisted to become the US solicitor general under President-elect Donald Trump, according...
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Power restored to 811,000 Nina-hit households
MANILA, Philippines – Power has been restored to more than 811,000 households in the Bicol and Southern Tagalog regions following outages caused by Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten), the National Electrification...
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WATCH: Duterte: Say 'No' to corruption
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte promised change was coming when he won the presidency last year, and one of his campaign promises was to rid the government of corruption.Corruption has...
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Over 7,000 families affected by Typhoon Nina still in evacuation centers
MANILA, Philippines – More than 7,000 families welcomed the new year in evacuation centers a week after Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten) hit Southern Tagalog region.Typhoon Nina left 388,943 families displaced...
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OFWs suffer long lines in NAIA due to broken system
MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) suffered long lines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after the breakdown of a system meant to speed up processes for...
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