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What’s your score?
You’ve probably seen that interactive travel map of the Philippines on social media. You know, the one where you shade the provinces you’ve either lived in or visited. Better yet, you’ve probably answered it yourself and proudly shared the results to your ...
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"The authorities also harassed activists and protesters," the 2022 CIVICUS monitor report noted.
The harassment of dissenters will undermine the democratic values of any country. Organizations in the Philippines, who work tirelessly to assert their rights in the social and political arena, are a pillar of such. Nevertheless, they face an uphill battle. Unfortunately, the ...
More than a military demonstration, it is a statement.
More than a training exercise or military demonstration, it appears that the Philippines and the United States want to drive a message at this year’s iteration of the Balikatan exercises, incidentally, the largest in history, participated in by more than 17,000 troops ...
Oil spill specialists from Japan are helping contain the slick.
The people of Japan have sent supplies, equipment, and personnel to aid the Philippines in cleaning up the massive oil spill off the coast of Mindoro. The Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Corregidor (AE-891) ferried 5.1 tons of equipment from the Japan Disaster Response ...
It was built sometime in the 1860s.
We've all heard it before, a historical site is in danger of being torn down to make way for new developments in the area. We've seen it happen to the 1930s Capitol Theater, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati, the 1940s Carlos Palanca Mansion ...
Audiences have lauded GMA 7’s portal fantasy as the standard in Philippine television.
“Ang bayang ito ay may kanser!” a trembling Crisostomo Ibarra, played by Dennis Trillo, shouts from the pulpit. A range of emotions flashes through the eyes of Trillo: Pain, indignation, disbelief, surprise, and elation. All in the space of a minute. Maria Clara ...
The Sabrah Light Tank is designed by Israel's Elbit Systems.
The Sabrah Light Tank is one of Israel's most advanced pieces of military equipment. It is developed by Elbit Systems, an international defense electronics company based in Haifa, Israel. The Philippines is one of the first countries in the world to acquire this ...
After 20 years of courting ASEAN, it is finally happening.
Leaders of Southeast Asia’s most prominent bloc have accepted “in principle” Timor-Leste’s 20-year application to the ASEAN. After more than 20 years since it gained independence and applied to be ASEAN’s 11th member state, Timor-Leste, formerly East Timor, finally got the nod of ...
A year after super typhoon Odette, how has Siargao fared?
"In every lineup, our surfers have their share of many good waves. At the same time, they have their share of difficult wipeouts. But, no matter what the wipeout, they get back on their boards and paddle out, ready to reconquer the ...
