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Lawmaker seeks creation of department for OFWs
MANILA, Phillippines– ACTS-OFW representative Aniceto "John" Bertiz III filed a bill seeking the establishment of a department dedicated to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs): the Department of Migration...
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Duterte falls in line in Malacañang buffet
MANILA, Philippines — When President Duterte walked to the buffet table while surrounded by Presidential Security Group (PSG) officers, nobody expected that he was going to fall in line and wait his...
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Ateneo community mourns death of HS teacher
MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) community mourned the death of Emmanuel Jose "Em-J" Pavia, who was shot on Monday night, July 18. A math teacher, Pavia taught Grade 9...
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Netizens dismayed with SC ruling on Arroyo's plunder case
MANILA, Philippines – Netizens expressed their disappointment on the Supreme Court's decision to acquit Arroyo of plunder as it granted her plea to drop the case against her on Tuesday, July 19.This...
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Leftist groups lament SC ruling on Arroyo's plunder case
MANILA, Philippines – Several groups expressed their disappointment over the landmark Supreme Court (SC) decision acquitting former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of plunder charges on Tuesday, July...
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Environmental groups, advocates to Duterte: ‘Let us talk’
MANILA, Philippines – Let’s talk.This is the message of several environment groups and advocates to President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 19, after his announcement that his administration will...
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#SONA2016: What is the story of the nation?
MANILA, Philippines – Stories from the regions form the story of the nation.On Monday, July 25, President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). The President's...
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Do 'Black Lives Matter' to Filipinos? A call for empathy
As Americans come to terms with the shooting deaths of two black men by police and the subsequent killings of eight officers these past two weeks, I am once again reminded of the complicity that some...
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Peace caravan troops to Manila to present Mindanao issues to Duterte
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A contingent of 3,900 farmers and sectoral representatives from Mindanao are making their way to Manila by road for the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of...
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WATCH: 100 student organizations start publishing on X
MANILA, Philippines – Gabay (Guide), despite being one of the oldest organizations in the Ateneo de Manila University, easily embraced, on Tuesday, July 19, a new platform to share their advocacy of...
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#ThinkPH: Man must learn to dance with machines – Van Geest
MANILA, Philippines – “We are entering a new world. It's not an era of change, it’s a whole new era.”Futurist and New York Times bestselling author Yuri Van Geest on Thursday, July 21, opened Rappler's...
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Thousands of OFWs remain stranded, unpaid in Saudi Arabia
MANILA, Philippines – 36-year old Julius Camarce braved life as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to provide for his wife and 5 children living in Iloilo. Like many other OFWs,...
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#ThinkPH: Country has to solve ‘real world' problems first
MANILA, Philippines – Technology is changing the world every day and at a pace never seen before, but in the Philippines, local problems still hold the future back.“There is transformative technology...
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DILG tests 911 emergency hotline
MANILA, Philippines – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ismael Sueno conducted a test of the 911 emergency number on Thursday afternoon, July 21.Sueno called 911 and...
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Bata, bata, paano magbasa?
MANILA, Philippines – What was your favorite book as a child?While many of us still vividly remember our favorite stories, there are Filipino children who grow up without books in their homes.Although...
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PH 'superheroes’ urge Duterte to scrap Marcos burial at Heroes’ Cemetery
MANILA, Philippines – 'Darna', 'Volta', 'Captain Barbel', and 'Lastikman' have joined forces for a common cause: to stop the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani...
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Senate bill: Restaurants must donate excess food to charities
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV filed a bill aiming to prevent food from going to waste in the Philippines. Senate Bill No. 357, or the Zero Food Waste Act, seeks to...
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Netizens to Duterte: Fight drugs but uphold rights
MANILA, Philippines - Drugs, crimes, and human rights are among the hottest issues that Filipinos expect President Rodrigo Duterte to tackle in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday,...
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Duterte Fil-Am supporters see change for better
CALIFORNIA, United States - President Rodrigo Duterte will guide the Philippines to a new era marked by decisiveness resulting in the supremacy of law, say the new leader's admirers in the United...
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#SONA2016: March to Batasan a ‘breath of fresh air’ for activists
MANILA, Philippines - “It’s a breath of fresh air na ‘di na tayo gaano ka-nirepress ng mga pulis.” (It's a breath of fresh air that we are not that repressed by the police)This was how Josiah Hiponia,...
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