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STREET DANCERS
A group performs during the street dancing competition, one of the highlights of the Daragang Magayon festival in Bicol region. Each municipality sent a delegation of dancers for the contest. PHOTO BY...
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Megan’s stamps
Miss World 2013 Megan Young and Postmaster General Josie de la Cruz unveil a plaque showing the special stamps and First Day Cover issued to celebrate Megan’s victory. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
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Representation, development, equity: OPM’s dilemma
by: Katrina Stuart Santiago The first Pinoy Music Summit’s (PMS) dilemma might be measured by the reactions it has since generated, where social media has become the space for cultural...
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What price peace?
by: Efren L. Danao The Philippine government is set to sign tomorrow the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The CAB’s major components are the...
View ArticlePH ONE OF HARD-HIT COUNTRIES: Millions dying from air pollution – WHO
by: GENEVA: Air pollution by sources ranging from cooking fires to auto fumes contributed to an estimated seven million deaths worldwide in 2012, the UN health agency said on Tuesday. The Philippines...
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‘Sipag at Tiyaga’ is crap. Success is about surnames
by: Marlen V. Ronquillo Across societies that are free, there is this belief that one’s station in life is not shaped by genetic determinism. Plus the belief that opportunities are limitless for those...
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Ferrer on peace pact signing: World looking up to us
by: Catherine S. Valente ReporterIn this file photo taken on February 11, 2012, President Benigno Aquino (right) shares candies with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief Murad Ebrahim during a...
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BLACK BOX KEY TO SOLVING MYSTERY OF MISSING JET
by: A distraught relative (center) of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 participates in a protest outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO PARIS: Recovering...
View ArticleMore young Filipinos HIV-positive
by: Ghio Ong and Reina Tolentino ReportersTHE Philippines is one of nine countries where the number of human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV- AIDS) cases is growing. But...
View ArticleMeralco eyes staggered Jan rate hike collection
by: Madelaine B. Miraflor ReporterTHE Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on the legality of the P4.15 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase that the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) imposed late last...
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Supreme Court: PLDT mocks the Constitution
by: Rigoberto Tiglao[Seventh of a series on the Salim Empire in the Philippines.] That’s what the Supreme Court said of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s ownership structure, which the...
View ArticleGood guys must not lose in Taiwan
by: We hope no news is good news in Taiwan. Last Monday, riot police had to use water cannons to force out hundreds of demonstrators who had stormed the government’s main headquarters, the Executive...
View ArticleCathedral set for April 9 formal reopening
Robertzon F. RamirezAn official of the Manila Cathedral Basilica Foundation announced on Wednesday that the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila, will formally reopen on April 9, a few days before...
View ArticleLawmakers want ERC to determine power rate hike
Llanesca T. PantiLawmakers have raised doubts on the reduced power rate hike proposed by power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), citing Meralco’s failure to recall its P4.15 per kilowatt-hour...
View ArticleNPA vows more attacks
ZAMBOANGA CITY: New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have vowed to intensify its offensives in the Philippines following the capture of two top leaders of the communist group in Cebu province. Security...
View ArticleForfeiture of Corona assets ordered
Jing Villamente reporterThe Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday ordered the filing of a forfeiture case at the Sandiganbayan against former Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife Cristina after it...
View ArticleP5-B Pasig project anomalous – Aquino
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterTHE P5-billion project involving the dredging of the Pasig River four years ago was tainted with irregularities and President Benigno Aquino 3rd wants the contractor, a...
View ArticlePalace opens doors to former rebels against PH Republic
Joel M. Sy Egco and William DepasupilTODAY’S signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) is by far the biggest and grandest event to be held on the grounds of Malacañang with more...
View ArticleCAB timeline
Today’s sealing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) began with the signing of the framework agreement on the formation of the International Contact Group for the Peace Process with...
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MAGUINDANAO TURNS GREEN
Members of various Muslim organizations supporting the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro hold a “Unity Walk” on Wednesday at the Muslim community in Manila’s Quiapo district.Photo By Ruy L....
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