EDITORIAL Cleaning up Marcos Philippine Daily Inquirer September 14th, 2016 ON SEPT. 11, the Official Gazette of the Philippines decided to mark the 99th birth anniversary of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, by releasing a graphic. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out: Almost everything. The graphic produced by the Gazette carried […]
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We print the following comment from Migrante B.C. to the story we posted: http://philippi.mywhc.ca/canada/duterte-gave-go-ahead-for-veloso-execution-reports/ It is important to get clarifications and here is the most recent statement on the issue of Mary Jane Veloso. Please read below. Press Statement September 13, 2016 Renato M. Reyes, Jr. BAYAN secretary general We welcome clarifications made by Malacanang
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InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 Sept. 12, 2016 (UPDATE 4 – 7:13 p.m.) MANILA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said that President Rodrigo Duterte gave the go-ahead for the execution of Mary Jane Veloso, who is on Indonesia’s death row for drug smuggling, The Jakarta Post said in a report published Monday.
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How the body of Ferdinand Marcos ended up in the Philippines Rappler Posted: 10 Sep 2016 11:00 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the transfer of Marcos from his home province of Ilocos Norte to the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) on September 18, drawing both criticism and
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Teo Mance: Revisited Levy Abad August 13, 2016 Early August, I went to the Forks with my wife to listen to buskers. We hang out at the Human Bean Café to listen to Al and requested him to play Mr. Bojangles when suddenly Tim Miyai, another friend busker, came by to listen to Al, his
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Jojo Yso: Rocking Winnipeg Part 2 Levy Abad Traffikk Jamm On December 2013, the band, Traffikk Jamm, was born. Traffikk Jamm is one of the high impact rock bands of the Filipino community. The members of the band are JojoYso (guitar and vocals), Erwin San Juan (lead guitar/vocals), AC Garcia (lead vocals), Willy Liwanag (bass
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ABS-CBN News Posted at Sep 10 2016 04:54 AM MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday urged journalists to criticize him if he is doing something wrong in his job. Duterte issued the statement during a press conference after he arrived in Davao City from his state visit in Indonesia. “Do not hesitate to attack
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Winnipeg,Manitoba Jojo Yso: Rocking Winnipeg Levy Abad First of a series September 6, 2016 Jojo Yso arrived in Winnipeg in 1987 and right away he looked for a band to join, the name of which he cannot recall anymore. In the following year, he joined the Off Limits Band. The year that Jojo left
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VIENTIANE—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday dismissed as “total fabrication” the reports that he identified former President Fidel V. Ramos as the source of information regarding senior police officials involved in the narcotics trade. READ: Duterte: Drug list not from Ramos Curiously, the President’s statement was released by Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza.
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