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Duterte declares ‘war on church’ claims priest

  LAST RITES Church officials bless the casket bearing the remains of Fr. Richmond Nilo during funeral rites for the murdered priest on Friday.—ARMAND GALANG A group of activist priests, nuns and laymen is organizing a protest rally on June 21 to show indignation over a series of killings of priests that one of the […]

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Leticia Sarmiento: Pinuri ang buhay kahapon

Leticia’s life was extolled by many including Darla Tomeldan who befriended her during her trial as a legal advocate. (Photo: Philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN) Vancouver, B.C.   Editorial Life of woman who blazed the trail celebrated By Ted Alcuitas Editor & Pubisher philippinecanadiannews.com Linking the Filipino Diaspora She was one among millions of Filipinos who fanned themselves in

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Duterte nang bastos na naman sa simbahan

PILIPINAS   POLITIKO politics.com.ph Last updated Jun 8, 2018 Duterte calls Catholic faith a ‘farce,’ ‘fucking shit’: Your doctrines make God look stupid! “I cannot believe in the basic tenets of the Catholic church. It is really a — portraying God to be so stupid,” said Duterte in a press briefing in Cebu. He urged

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June 7th: National Migrant Workers Day

Filipinas dining out at a Philippine restaurant in Adelaide, Australia. Photo: Jeremaiah Opiniano Updated                                                                                   

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Philippines celebrates National Migrant Workers Day

“Filipinas dining out at a Philippine restaurant in Adelaide, Australia.” (photo by Jeremaiah Opiniano) Has the conditions  of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFWs) improved since the hanging of Flor Contemplacion in 1955 in Singapore? Can they “chart newer tales and tumble down aging stereotypes of themselves?” A Filipino doctoral student in Australia contemplates a new future. By

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Nagbabagong balita: Sunog sa Carcar City karon gyud!

Carcar City, Philippines Breaking: Fire rages in Carcar City By Ted Alcuitas Fire is raging right now in the City of Carcar, 45 kms. south of the capital Cebu City, according to posts from netcitizens. Ironically, none of Cebu’s daily newspapers has posted anything about the fire. This is the second major fire in the

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Mayo Uno: Labour protests expect 150,000

Photo: PhilStar OPINION: Why Mayo Uno 2018 is historic Inday Espina-Varona — scaRRedcat Posted at Apr 30 2018 04:02 PM A confluence of broken promises and tragedies are poised to make Labor Day 2018 a watershed in Philippine protest history. Rival labor federations are uniting for a mammoth march and rally to Mendiola, in front

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Kalalabas: Pareng laban sa mina pinatay

Fr. Mark Ventura was killed by unidentified assailants after celebrating Sunday Mass in Brgy. Peña Weste, Gattaran, Cagayan. MARIA TAN (CBCP News) Pilipinas Anti-mining priest killed before congregation A young Catholic priest was shot dead in Cagayan province on Sunday, becoming the second cleric slain in around four months, reports CBCP News. Fr. Mark Ventura,

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Historian Vicente Rafael speaks on Philippines’ drug war

A woman cradles the body of her husband, who was killed on a street by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug-related killings in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2016. (TRT World and Agencies) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: April 28, 2018, 7:05 AM Witnessing Death: Photographing the Philippine Drug War

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Social realist painter Gene de Loyola gunned down

De Loyola’s last painting of his beloved Montalban and his bullet-riddled hat he wore when he was gunned down on April 18. (Photo: Jess Aznar) Updated: April 22, 2018, 9:31 PM Kodao Productions Artists demand justice for renowned social realist painter By Ted Alcuitas Editor’s note: In 2007, Loyola’s daughter Racquel and son-in-law Mideo Cruz,

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