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Last night, August 10, President Rodrigo Duterte’s public address to the Filipino people was aired. It was still a story of hoping for a vaccine as a solution to the mounting problems the government has brought on themselves. His story at this time is the “letter” he received from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia’s…
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“Mahalaga ang papel ng broadcast media sa paghubog ng kinabukasan ng bansa.” Iyan ang unang linya sa House Bill 4997 ni dating Isabela Rep. Giorgidi B. Aggabao, noong taong 2014. Ang panukalang ito’y para sa renewal ng prangkisa ng ABS-CBN Corp., anim na taon bago ang inaasahang pagkapaso ng prangkisa, bago ang kasalukuyang hinaharap natin….
‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture goes viral after 911 call
Recently, a life-size bronze sculpture of Jesus, called Homeless Jesus, went viral after someone made a 911 call about a homeless man on a bench. The bronze sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz depicts Jesus, identifiable by the wounds on his feet, sleeping on a street bench wrapped in a blanket. With replicas located in…
Dismissed Jollibee workers call for public support through #BoycottJollibee campaign
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People have the power: EDSA 32 years on
Some called it a revolution, but it was hardly ever one. After the fall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos on February 25, 1986, the Philippines’ so-called restored democracy meant no land for farmers, low wages for contract workers, land grabbing and militarization for indigenous peoples. Nothing much has changed since then except the names and faces…