By: InterAksyon August 18, 2016 7:26 PM InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 Beyond the misogyny, the hypocrisy, and the plain boorishness of President Rodrigo Duterte in his attack on Senator Leila de Lima, Digong’s latest outburst was an assault on the Senate, on Congress, on media, on all checks and balances enshrined in […]
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Students from the UBC Philippine Studies Series staged their own ‘Track-side DIY Assemby’ at last Sunday’s Pinoy Fiesta in Vancouver. The students engaged the crowd about the #marcosNOTahero campaign. Here are some of the responses: – Hindi talaga bayani! (Marcos is definitely not a hero!) – Bakit kailangang ilibing doon? (Why does Marcos have to be buried
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Davao Today Aug. 15, 2016 ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO DAVAO CITY — While it orders the New People’s Army to continue its operations against drug trade operators and protectors, the Communist Party of the Philippines said it will no longer support the anti-drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, which they say is “bound
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Toronto, Ontario Last month, the Toronto-based Balita lost a defamation suit brought against it by Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. (http://philippi.mywhc.ca/uncategorized/senator-enverga-wins-defamation-suit-against-balita/) which is now under appeal. The long-simmering case has divided the community and even spawned a movement to boycott the paper founded by the late Ruben Cusipag and arguably one of Canada’s longest surviving Filipino
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Vancouver, B.C. Union says employees are having to work up to 10 days in a row without overtime By Ted Alcuitas Air travel from the Vancouver International Airport could face delays if a threatened strike by food and beverage workers could not be averted. “We want to issue a travel alert to Air Canada and
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GMA News Walden Bello tells Duterte: Addressing poverty, not killings, the way to solve drug problem Killings Published August 12, 2016 5:47pm By ROSE-AN JESSICA DIOQUINO, GMA News Former Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello said killings will not solve the country’s drug problem. Bello, who spoke Friday as part of a coalition called In Defense of
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Public to support Duterte even if he declares martial law, says Panelo Published August 11, 2016 3:03pm People will continue to support President Rodrigo Duterte, even if he declares martial law, his chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo said. In his report, radio dzBB’s Benjie Liwanag quoted Panelo as saying he was confident Duterte would still
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Where’s the neck brace? On the day the Supreme Court freed her from plunder, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was pictured smiling and without her neck brace, reports Rappler.com. According to Rappler.com, netizens called her out for this because the Pampanga 2nd district representative is suffering from multiple cervical spondolysis or the wearing off of the
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From the Editor: Forty one days into his administration, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is going full steam with his promises – from the drug war to making peace with the Communists. Invariably, he is faced with fierce opposition as well as unrelenting support. While we have our own opinion about what is happening in the
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Food-O- Rama 2016- So Yummy! Levy Abad August 7,2016 Winnipeg -I had a great time at Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba’s (PCCM) 1st Food-O-Rama 2016 (August 6-7, 2016) event held at the grounds of 737 Keewatin St.! The two-day event was a success, kudos to the organizers, vendors, advertisers, fellow musicians and
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