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MANILA, Philippines – The percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past six years, according to the latest… 04/26/2013
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Poverty level in Phl unchanged since ’06
Honasan named in Olalia-Alay-ay case
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A state witness said then colonel Gringo Honasan headed the Special Operations Group, under the Defense department, that abducted and killed labor leaders Rolando Olalia… 04/18/2013
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Senate OKs bill compensating Martial Law victims
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MANILA – The Senate has ratified a bill granting compensation to victims of human rights abuses during Martial Law. The chamber approved the Human Rights… 02/08/2013
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Groups thumb down exceptions in Freedom of Information bill
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Advocates of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill have called for transparency in governance but what if the… 02/08/2013
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DOJ drops charges against political prisoner Ericson Acosta
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Still recovering from a recent kidney operation, poet and songwriter Ericson Acosta was all smiles after receiving the… 02/08/2013
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Defense counsel claims state witness in Olalia-Alay-ay murder case accepted bribes
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By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Former Air Force Col. Eduardo ‘Red’ Kapunan, supported by former Mayor Filomeno Maligaya, bribed state witness Medardo Dumlao Baretto… 02/08/2013
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‘One billion’ to rise against gender-based violence, poverty
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By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – One Billion Rising is taking the world by storm. “It is something that has gone across class,… 02/08/2013
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Rachel Andal: Little Miss Piano Prodigy
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MANILA, Philippines – The moment I heard about Rachel Andal, I was immediately reminded of another story we ran in October 2012 about a 7-year-old… 02/08/2013
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Filipina wants to shake up Oxford dictionary
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MANILA, Philippines – Grammar Nazis take note! A Filipina is part of the team currently working on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and is pushing… 02/08/2013
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Puerto Princesa Mayor Hagedorn fears for life of another Ortega witness
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MANILA, Philippines — Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn fears for the life of a third witness in the killing of journalist and environmentalist Gerry Ortega.… 02/08/2013
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