Philippines Editor’s note: August is celebrated as Language Month in the Philippines. This article by Thinking Machines is instructive in light of the debate as which is the correct way to call the Filipino language. Recently Statistics Canada released new findings on languages spoken and ‘Tagalog’, as has been commonly called, is again […]
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Philippines Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the Philippines, citing the rising threats of terror attacks and kidnappings by Islamist militants, Yahoo Philippines reports. Fresh alerts from Britain, Canada and Australia were released this week after President Rodrigo Duterte extended military rule across the southern
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Balikbayan Box Bago na ang patakaran sa Agosto 1 Senders of balibayan boxes will be facing stricter rules beginning August 1st as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) implements new rules, Customs Memorandum Order 04-2017 designed to curb smuggling. Among new regulations: ▪ senders of balikbayan boxes to list items, include receipts ▪ restrict recipients to
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Winnipeg and Toronto Canada’s first woman of colour to head a provincial party By Ted Alcuitas Flor Marcelino, leader of the Manitoba NDP party is one of two Filipinos in the 2017 RBC Top Immigrants in Canada. Marcelino and Agnes P. Miranda of Toronto are among Top 25 Canadian immigrants in the annual search
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Philippines New head could mend fences? By Ted Alcuitas A thawing of relations between President Rodrigo Duterte and the Catholic Church could happen with the election Saturday, July 8 of Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao as new head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao – who once
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bayanmo’s profile Tweets Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo @bayanmo Citizen journalism arm of ABS-CBN News. Send your reports, photos and videos by tagging @bayanmo or using #bayanmoipatrolmo Quezon City, Philippines facebook.com/bayanmoipatrol… Joined August 2009 Tweets Nawasak ang ilang bahay sa Tongonan, Ormoc City, Leyte dahil sa 6.5 magnitude na lindol. Bayan Patroller Aljay Riño 2:58 AM
Philippine quake knocks down building, kills 2, injures 100 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACLOBAN, Philippines — Jul 6, 2017, 11:30 AM ET A strong, shallow earthquake shook the central Philippines on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and injuring more than 100, including several in a collapsed building where others were trapped for several
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Resorts World Manila complex on lockdown after attack SITE intelligence group reports ISIL opertive has claimed responsibility for attack in the Philippine capital. Al Jazeera The Resorts World complex is located opposite Manila’s main airport [Al Jazeera] A resort and casino complex in Manila is on lockdown after reports of gunfire and explosions from the
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Rappler: Newsbreak FAST FACTS: What you should know about the Maute Group Posted: 23 May 2017 08:02 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law over Mindanao on Tuesday, May 23, prompted by a raging gun battle between government forces and members of the Maute group in Marawi City. The local terrorist
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“Martial law of Mr Marcos was very good,” :Duterte INQUIRER.net / 06:30 PM May 24, 2017 He says “if I think that ISIS has taken a foothold also in Luzon,” the main northern island, “and terrorism is not really far behind, I might declare martial law throughout the country.” Duterte also said that militants who
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