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Why Filipinos overseas love #AlDub
BRISBANE, Australia – It is almost midnight in Brisbane. I can hear the sound of the clock ticking as if reminding me to go to sleep. But I refuse to go to sleep. My day is not yet complete.The winter...
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Voice of a Lumad widow: Our Land, our blood
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur — She was steady. She was subtle, holding her bag on her lap while waiting for the camera to roll. It was her first time to talk to media crew with filming gear. It was her...
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Shame and pride: A millennial's take on Heneral Luna
Last Monday, coincidentally on the anniversary of Martial Law, I finally got to watch Heneral Luna—the local film that’s been storming the Filipino social media world since its release in theaters....
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#StayNegatHIVe: How life does not end with HIV
ANGELES CITY, Philippines – It is a common misconception that when you get diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it is the end of the line for you, a literal dead.Mikee*, who tested...
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WATCH: Moving PH through social good #SGS2015
MANILA, Philippines – At the 2015 Social Good Summit in the Philippines, MovePH looked back at the issues and initiatives it pursued in the past year.From September 2014 to September 2015, it pushed...
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Social media education pushed at #Connected2015 summit
MANILA, Philippines – Around 600 students gathered in Quezon for the 2nd nationwide convention of the Metropolitan Alliance of Communication Students (MACS) on Sunday, September 27. Entitled...
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Wiretapping or not? MMDA chief urges public to 'video wrongdoing'
MANILA, Philippines – "I still encourage the general public to video wrongdoing. I encourage everyone to utilize various media. We all have that right."This was what Metropolitan Manila Development...
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US education can help, hurt Grace Poe candidacy, say Boston College Fil-Ams
NEW YORK CITY – When Grace Poe announced on September 16 that she is “offering herself” to be the next Philippine president, the news was met with nary a ripple of reaction in Boston College, where she...
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INFOGRAPHIC: HIV epidemic in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The final Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report released by the United Nations (UN) in July showed that globally, new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections declined by...
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Inclusiveness, education major concerns for deaf community
MANILA, Philippines – Members of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s (DLS-CSB) School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies interpreted the presentations during Rappler's Innovation + Social...
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#SGS2015 exhibits provide practical applications of SDGs
MANILA, Philippines - People of different walks of life came together on Saturday, September 26, for Rappler's Innovation + Social Good Summit (SGS), an event that focused on the UN Agenda on...
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VIRAL: Declare known Igorot tattooer a National Artist
MANILA, Philippines – A campaign initiated by Facebook user Loughrenz Aidwourd is calling for a National Artist Award to be given to Igorot tattoo artist Whang-Od Oggay.Since its posting on September...
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Is the military innocent in Lumad killings?
MANILA, Philippines – The military is innocent in the contoversial Lumad killings, a young Lumad is insisting. His hands fell on his lap as he spoke in Bisaya and broken Tagalog. The boy is 18 and had...
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Fil-Ams mount event to promote education vs domestic abuse
CALIFORNIA, USA – Filipino American domestic violence prevention advocates are taking the lead in commemorating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month with their 11th annual Free from Violence...
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Migrants' rights group: 'Sanction recruiter of abused OFW'
MANILA, Philippines – Migrante-Middle East, a Filipino migrants' rights group, is calling for sanctions against the recruiter of a domestic worker who is in coma, and was working in Saudi Arabia.A...
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Lumad from Agusan: NPA, not military, responsible for killings
MANILA, Philippines – Amid reports of the Philippine military’s alleged killings and abuses of the Lumad, the indigenous people of Mindanao, a group of Lumad leaders from Agusan del Sur claimed that it...
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#SaveOFWRina: Blood donations needed for abused Filipina in Saudi
MANILA, Philippines – Rina (not her real name), the Filipina worker in Saudi Arabia who has been in a coma after allegedly being physically abused and raped by her employer, is in need of blood...
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'Cordilleran tattooer should get Nat'l Living Treasure, not Nat'l Artist Award'
MANILA, Philippines – For some netizens, indigenous tattoo artist Whang-Od Oggay deserves a "more special award" than the National Artist Award."For indigenous art forms, Republic Act No. 7355 created...
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HK raises minimum pay, food allowance for domestic helpers
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government announced on Wednesday, September 30, that the Minimum Allowable Wage (MAW) for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) in Hong Kong will be increased by 2.4% or to...
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Mayor De Blasio: TOFA-NY honorees showcase city’s ‘diversity, strength’
NEW YORK CITY – The Outstanding Filipino Americans of New York named this year’s batch of 15 organizations and individuals who have “inspired the community with their passion, conviction, and...
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