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Metro Manila has ‘worst traffic on Earth’ – Waze
MANILA, Philippines — Manila, on a city level, has the “worst traffic on Earth,” according to the popular navigation app Waze.The Philippines is the 9th worst place to drive, revealed the 2015 Global...
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'Powerful' El Niño to cause hunger among world's poorest people – report
MANILA, Philippines – Millions of people are at risk of suffering from hunger and poverty in 2015 as one of the powerful El Niño climatic events in history continues to threaten several countries,...
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Bayani Brew: Helping farming communities become 'agripreneurs'
MANILA, Philippines – A small bundle of talbos ng kamote (sweet potato leaves) can be bought from any market for about P5 to P10 ($.10 to $.20)* but only less than half of the income goes to the rural...
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Cloud Nine incident: Filipino surfers refute Australian surfer's story
MANILA, Philippines – An incident in the popular surf spot of Siargao involving a foreign surfer has the Philippine surfing community up in arms over what they say are lies and false accounts of what...
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Change.org petition to Aquino: Apologize over 'offensive' LP show
MANILA, Philippines — Public officials getting a public lap dance? On Thursday, October 1, the Liberal Party (LP) held an oath-taking ceremony for members in Sta Cruz, Laguna. After the ceremony, women...
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DSWD launches new system for packing relief goods during disasters
Learning from previous disasters, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launches a new mechanized production system that makes repacking of relief goods faster and more efficient...
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Netizens support #WhangOd, share tattoo photos
MANILA, Philippines – Do you have a tattoo made by Whang Od? Let the world see it.Netizens shared photos of their tattoos made by Whang Od to support the call to recognize the Cordilleran tattooer as a...
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How do you solve Metro Manila traffic? You don't
Let’s be realistic. There is nothing that anyone can do to solve the traffic woes of Metro Manila, even with the ingenuity and hard work of the MMDA chairman.Here’s why:With its current population of...
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Advocates call for improved senior pension for Pinoys
This is a public service announcement from COSE:MANILA, Philippines – Do you love your grandparents?The Confederation of Older Person Associations of the Philippines (COPAP) and the Coalition of...
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Miriam: Wang-od Oggay and Ligaya Amilbangsa, national living treasures
If Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago had her way, noted Igorot tattoo artist Wang-od Oggay and traditional dance advocate Ligaya Fernando Amilbangsa should be considered "national living treasures."“The...
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‘Understand needs of communities to reduce disaster risks’ – climate change...
MANILA, Philippines – How can civil society organizations (CSO) and non-governmental organizations (NGO) help communities in reducing of disaster risks?“Disaster risk reduction is not a humanitarian...
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Thoughts of a woman who had an abortion
Whenever I pass by this man's office, I paint a picture of me strangling him, kicking his groin, and eventually stabbing him to death. I also imagine bumping into him inside a mall and asking him,...
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Remembering the Delano grape strike
CALIFORNIA, USA – Half a century ago, leaders of Filipino farm workers agreed to escalate their clamor for better wages and working conditions by walking out of their jobsites and sparked what would be...
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#KeepUsInTheRoom: Civil society protests lockdown of Bonn climate negotiations
BONN, Germany – Civil society organizations (CSOs) staged a protest Wednesday morning, October 21, during the 3rd day of the climate negotiations in Bonn.The CSOs were locked out from the climate...
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Behind the scenes: Task Force Ground Zero formed in Casiguran
MANILA, Philipines – On October 21, the first C-130 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) carrying cabinet officials and relief goods from the national government reached Casiguran, Aurora. The...
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Programs for women have 'stronger' impact vs malnutrition
MANILA, Philippines – Social protection programs that are targeted at women have a higher chance of effectively addressing food insecurity and malnutrition, a recent report by the Food and Agricultural...
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Japan’s dirty coal in PH
In Bonn, Germany, the fourth day of negotiations started with protesters chanting “Sekitan, Yamato, stop coal finance!” hitting on Japan, the world’s largest provider of coal finance.Between 2007 and...
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Davao takes the #PHvote challenge using social media
MANILA, Philippines – The election forum organized by MovePH and the Philippine Women's College of Davao (PWC) in Davao City on Friday, October 23, emphasized the power of social media to empower the...
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Youth representative seeks probe on military 'surveillance' in UP Diliman
MANILA, Philippines - Kabataan Partylist Representative Terry Ridon denounced on Friday, October 23, the reported surveillance that took place in the UP Diliman campus earlier this week.As part of the...
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'Abused' OFW in Saudi Arabia dies – migrants' group
MANILA, Philippines – The Filipina worker in Saudi Arabia who has been in a coma after allegedly being physically abused and raped by her employer has died, according to migrants' rights group...
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