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A cargo consolidator — one of dozens licensed to bundle the lovingly packed boxes that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) send home to their families — has…
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A cargo consolidator — one of dozens licensed to bundle the lovingly packed boxes that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) send home to their families — has…
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Fifteen years ago, I stood on the Great Wall of China with two small boys in tow, exhausted, nearly fainting on the winding stone steps that seemed to go…
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The Senate is ‘perniciously polarized,’ according to a political analyst, and the divide is structural, running through the chamber’s very capacity to function…
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The country's worsening literacy crisis is the result of decades of chronic underfunding and persistent shortages in public schools, the Alliance of Concerned…
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“Good morning, Ed. I read your version of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Well written and deeply painful because it forces us to confront the terrible…
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‘Because of our strong financial position, we are able to offer a higher loanable amount while keeping our housing loan rates among the lowest in the market.’
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TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos felt the love of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as they were…
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BAGUIO CITY — Residents and tourists are being urged to practice water conservation as groundwater levels continue to decline due to the effects of the El Niño…
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The PhilHealth fiasco exposed the brazen way the den of thieves in Malacañang treats protected public funds as disposable cash.
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BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — Hemmed in by a jihadist blockade of the Malian capital, Muslims in Bamako have been forced to spend Eid away from their families this year.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) — India’s power producers have set a record for electricity generation as swathes of the world’s most populous nation swelters in an intense…
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The Philippines recorded 4,633 new HIV cases in the first quarter of 2026 alone. That translates to 51 new diagnoses every day.
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With the impeachment trial looming, wresting control of the Senate is crucial to ensure the removal of Vice President Sara Duterte, which is step 1 of a grand…
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Six weeks since a fragile ceasefire took effect, talks to end the war have made little progress.
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The title is borrowed from a 1957 Hollywood movie best remembered for tense confrontations, simmering rivalries, loyalty and betrayal, escalating paranoia, and…
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The government is opening a new low-interest, collateral-free loan facility aimed at helping returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rebuild their lives,…
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The Philippine government has repatriated 9,854 Filipinos from the Middle East (ME) as tensions in the region continue to threaten overseas communities,…
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