THE PREZ AND THE PRESS (Pooled editorial) INDAY ESPINA-VARONA·TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 REGRETTABLY, the conversation between President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and the news media has turned sharp and shrill. All but lost in the noise is the two parties’ common duty in law and tradition to serve and to inform the Filipino people on issues, events
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USW and Philippine Labour Association to assess Telus in Philippines The USW and BIEN, an industry-wide labour association in the Philippines, are cooperating to assess the scope of operations of Telus International in the Philippines, including the working conditions in Telus workplaces, the community impact of Telus in its various locations and other issues, the
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Local church members oppose refugee claim By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver, B.C. – A former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister is on the run for his life and is seeking refugee status in Canada. Lowell Menorca told CBC News he is being stalked and his family members are being threatened by church members in
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Trudeau vows to find killers of Canadian hostage in Philippines Toronto Star June 13, 2016 With the second of two Canadians taken hostage last year in the Philippines murdered by his captors, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau affirmed Canada’s policy Monday of not paying ransoms to terrorists. The Toronto Star reported Monday (June 13) that the Prime
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MANILA, June 7, 2016— Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila will lead a retreat for US Catholic bishops next week, offering reflections on ministering with the family. The retreat is part of a special assembly of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) which is composed of 449 active and retired bishops, including four cardinals.
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B.C. Premier Christy Clark opens trade office in Manila By Ted Alcuitas A new trade office was opened in Manila by Premier Christy Clark on Thursday, May 27, 2016. The office is B.C.’s first in Southeast Asia and will support B.C. companies seeking to do business in the Philippines while helping Philippine companies find investment
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PRESIDENT-ELECT D*&%!^3 – EXCLUSIVE! by The Professional Heckler “The problem with political jokes is they get elected.” (see also Mickey Bustos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laa0wrASJ4U) PRESIDENT-ELECT Rodrigo Duterte granted this blogger an exclusive interview but questions were pre-screened by his staff. Here’s the unedited transcript. Good evening Sir! President ho ba o mayor ang itatawag ko sa inyo? Aba,
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This week’s ‘elbowgate’ incident in Canada’s parliament spawned a plethora of memes including the website Beaverton.com which posted an article claiming that the whole NDP caucus arrived in Parliament the following day in neckbraces and wheelchairs. The Beaverton is a news satire and parody publication and its stories are fictitious. The post was obviously a
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The man who rules a kingdom is ‘losing’ it By Ted Alcuitas He vowed to lead a revolution if Duterte was not elected, seemingly in tandem with Communist Party founder Jose Maria Sison’s assurance that the CPP would back a revolution if Duterte was cheated out of victory. Quiboloy, 66, claims to be the “appointed son
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EDITORIAL Blatant horse-trading Philippine Daily Inquirer May 21st, 2016 02:15 AM When even your closest friends publicly disagree with you on your choices, perhaps you should pause and take stock. Evangelist Apollo Quiboloy, a longtime friend of Rodrigo Duterte, is not happy with the Cabinet appointments announced so far by the incoming president’s team. He
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