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A fearless Benedictine nun tells her story of being one with the indigenous people’s struggles in Caraga region of Mindanao–despite threats from the military.… 11/24/2015
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Philippines
‘Why I’m here’ — Sr. Stella Matutina, Benedictine nun and human rights activist
Defiant thousands march against Apec
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By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – In spite of security restrictions, road closures and government warnings against foreigners who will join rallies during… 11/20/2015
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APEC leaders close summit by condemning terror attacks
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MANILA, Philippines – Twenty-one Asia-Pacific leaders concluded their annual meeting on Thursday, November 19, by condemning recent terror attacks, which cast a shadow on the… 11/20/2015
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Cardinal Tagle to military: Leave the Lumad in peace
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In one of his strongest statements, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle tells the military to leave the persecuted indigenous communities in Mindanao MANILA, Philippines… 11/11/2015
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‘Laglag’ or ‘tanim bala’ scam, blowing up in the face of the Aquino administration
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya of the Department of Transportation and Communications is again at the center of another scandalous issue… 11/06/2015
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Airport passengers put stickers on baggage to thwart ‘tanim-bala’
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By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – “Pangontra.” Overseas Filipino workers and Filipino immigrants leaving via the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 gladly… 11/06/2015
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IFJ Asia-Pacific launches End Impunity campaign, calls for action on journalist attacks
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Focus: India, Pakistan, the Philippines Today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific, in coordination with its affiliates launches the three-week End Impunity Campaign for… 11/02/2015
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Peasant groups dare presidentiables to address land problem
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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA –- As presidential candidates gear to woo voters, farmers and agrarian reform advocates under the banner of the… 10/31/2015
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UP supports Lumad’s fight for survival
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – The country’s premier state university welcomed some 700 Lumad who traveled from different parts of Mindanao to the… 10/29/2015
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Malnutrition will stay as long as there is poverty, study says
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By Marxze D. Umil MANILA – Rommel Roxas, 43, whose family lives in the streets of Intramuros, Manila is having noodles and rice for lunch.… 10/23/2015
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