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#EDSA30: Remembering Alpha and Delta
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines – Seventy-one-year-old Basilisa "Cely" Tolentino-Ollero is long-retired from her civilian job in the Philippine Army but when someone makes a request, she finds time to tour...
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US, China agree on 'strong' UN North Korea resolution – White House
WASHINGTON DC, USA (UPDATED) – The United States and China have agreed on a UN resolution on North Korea and will not accept Pyongyang as a nuclear weapons state, the White House said Wednesday,...
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Aquino: Marcos doomed to repeat father's mistakes
MANILA, Philippines – On the 30th anniversary of the historic EDSA revolution, President Benigno Aquino III took a swipe at Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos Jr, the son of the late dictator whose...
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Presidential bets on RH, divorce, and LGBT rights
MANILA, Philippines – Who among the presidential candidates are truly standing up for women?Women's rights issues are not exclusive to women, as they also affect men, children, and Philippine...
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Duterte, Cayetano to require facility for poor in all hospitals
MANILA, Philippines – If elected, the tandem of Rodrigo Duterte and Alan Peter Cayetano will require all hospitals in the country to have a facility for treating very poor patients, with the government...
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Iran's women MPs face uphill battle for gender parity
TEHRAN, Iran – It's a statistic that belies claims of equality: women hold just 9 of Iran's 290 parliamentary seats. And they are highly unlikely to reverse the disparity in Friday's (February 26)...
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Australia unveils 'massive' increase in defense spending
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia unveiled a massive new investment in the nation's defense capabilities on Thursday, February 2 to address what Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called "high stakes" and...
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21 Central Luzon cops found with bogus civil service eligibility
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Twenty-one police officers assigned in various areas of Central Luzon have been found to have submitted bogus civil service eligibility when they applied to the police force.In...
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Imelda Marcos sits through Mass for victims of husband's regime
MANILA, Philippines – Imelda Marcos sat through a memorial Mass for victims of her late husband's regime, after the former Philippine first lady arrived at the wrong church service, witnesses said...
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Robredo to Bongbong Marcos: 'Facts don't lie'
MANILA, Philippines – During the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of EDSA, Representative Leni Robredo told her opponent for the vice presidency, Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, "Hindi...
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Seized Boko Haram bomb kills 4 at NE Nigeria police station
KANO, Nigeria (UPDATED) – Four people were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) seized from Boko Haram Islamists detonated at a police station in northeast Nigeria, a rescue official said...
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Egypt hands Christian teens 5 years for contempt of Islam
CAIRO, Egypt (UPDATED) – An Egyptian court on Thursday, February 25, sentenced 3 Coptic Christian teenagers to 5 years in jail for contempt of Islam after they were seen in a video mocking Muslim...
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From EDSA to RH: Church clout weakens in PH
MANILA, Philippines – Up to 10,000 people came. Catholic leaders spoke onstage. The huge anti-government protest was held along the iconic EDSA highway, the site of popular uprisings that ousted two...
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Beijing: South China Sea defenses 'absolutely necessary'
BEIJING, China – China's defenses in the South China Sea are "absolutely necessary", Beijing said Thursday, February 25, as it accused the United States of militarizing the region. The defense ministry...
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Battle lines drawn in US over Supreme Court vacancy
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The battle lines have been drawn between President Barack Obama and Republican rivals in the Senate over filling a tie-breaking vacancy on the Supreme Court.Both sides dug in hard...
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Nearly 100 Indian pupils in hospital after eating school meal
MUMBAI, India – Nearly 100 Indian schoolchildren were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning Thursday, February 25, after eating a free midday meal at a government-run school near Mumbai, officials...
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Who gamed the Rappler election poll?
MANILA, Philippines – We discovered evidence of systematic, organized gaming in the survey that Rappler.com ran in December 2015.At the time, Rappler began a monthly series of 3 digital surveys...
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China to secure 'de facto' control of South China Sea
WASHINGTON DC, USA – China is on its way to securing "de facto" control of the South China Sea, a top US admiral warned Thursday, February 25 amid growing unease over Beijing's continued military build...
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Aid finally getting to Fiji cyclone victims
SUVA, Fiji – Humanitarian aid was finally reaching isolated communities in Fiji devastated by super-cyclone Winston, officials said Friday, February 26 with the government estimating the damage bill...
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Obama warns Russia 'world will be watching' Syria ceasefire
WASHINGTON DC, USA – US President Barack Obama put the onus for upholding a ceasefire in Syria firmly on the regime and its Russian ally Thursday, February 25 warning Moscow and Damascus that the...
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