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TIMELINE: When Foreign Secretary Yasay was a foreigner
MANILA, Philippines – To escape the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, lawyer Perfecto Yasay Jr fled the Philippines to seek refuge in the United States, where he eventually became a citizen.Nearly 4...
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FACT CHECK: Did Calida flip-flop on Napoles illegal detention case?
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed in January this year a controversial manifestation before the court, saying Janet Lim Napoles is not guilty of serious illegal...
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Pacquiao tells LP they can keep some posts: 'May awa din ako'
A neophyte senator calling the shots?“May awa din naman ako." (I also have mercy.)This is what world-boxing-champion-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao said in jest when asked what would happen to the...
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Criminal charges filed by Central Bank still haunt Yasay
MANILA, Philippines – Before a perjury case can even be filed against him for allegedly lying about his citizenship, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr is already facing criminal charges filed by the...
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Andanar secretly invited to Senate dinner, ignored by media
It was supposed to be a dinner hosted by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III for members of the Senate media at a restaurant in the Mall of Asia.Unknown to the journalists, however, Pimentel also...
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Bridging the digital divide: Tech4ED brings new tech closer to Filipinos
MANILA, Philippines – For Maricel Panayas, not knowing how to use a computer was a source of embarrassment. So when a community center under the government’s Tech4ED project opened in M’lang, she...
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Will anyone live in these NHA housing units in Pagadian?
PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines – The National Housing Authority's (NHA) 1,350-unit, nearly half-a-billion-peso Kagitingan Heights housing project in Barangay Bogo in this city looks like a ghost town.Only...
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Quiet birthday celebration for Robredo as she turns 52
It's a quiet Sunday for Vice President Leni Robredo as she spent her first birthday as the country's second top official by just staying at home."The Vice President is going to spend her birthday with...
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Where the drug war began
Rappler tracks the killings in Police Station 2-Moriones in Tondo, Manila, where the first drug fatality after Rodrigo Duterte's inauguration was shot in the early hours of July 1, 2016. Of the 2,555...
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The bigger hurdles to having ICC prosecute Duterte
On April 24, Jude Josue Sabio, lawyer of self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato, submitted a 77-page “communication” to Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC). He...
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PH plans for Pag-asa to test Duterte's friendship with China
PAG-ASA ISLAND, Philippines – From the cockpit of a C130 plane of the Philippine Air Force, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana saw for himself what has become of the reefs that China, and even Vietnam,...
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What challenges will complaint vs Duterte face before ICC?
MANILA, Philippines – On Monday, April 24, lawyer Jude Sabio requested the International Criminal Court to hold President Rodrigo Duterte accountable for alleged "mass murder" in the Philippines....
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How safe are road users in ASEAN countries?
MANILA, Philippines – Traveling around Southeast Asia can be an adventure in itself: one has the choice to ride trains, buses, tuk-tuks, tricycles, and kalesas. But the transport infrastructure in the...
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Witnesses name Manila policeman behind drug-related summary killings
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Witnesses accused a policeman of being behind at least 4 drug-related deaths within the jurisdiction of Police Station 2-Moriones in Tondo, Manila, a Rappler...
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How Duterte's drug war has affected rich users
MANILA, Philippines – When millennials descend upon Boracay island to party over Labor Day weekend, so will the drugs.It’s high season for the drug dealers, who make sure they are well stocked for...
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Manila police chief offers 'free' jail accommodation to media, CHR
Talk about a case of the wrong joke at the worst possible time.Amid outcry over a cramped, unventilated, and hidden detention facility inside a police station in Tondo, Manila, the director of the...
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Is it time for a national minimum wage?
MANILA, Philippines – Setting a standardized minimum wage for the entire country has been the clamor of labor unions for years. They found a champion in President Rodrigo Duterte as he appeared keen on...
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Avoid these 4 EDSA Southbound chokepoints
We are reposting with permission this blog post by data science company Thinking Machines.MANILA, Philippines – Imagine you're the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and you're facing a...
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Anger, helplessness drive kin of drug war victims to name 'killer' cop
MANILA, Philippines – Anger and helplessness have driven families to identify a policeman who allegedly killed several drug suspects in areas under the jurisdiction of Police Station 2-Moriones in...
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Duterte jokes about canceling November ASEAN summit
After a long day hosting various activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, President Rodrigo Duterte joked that he prefers to cancel another ASEAN summit to be held in the...
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