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Author: Louie Encabo

New Zealand 
June 2, 2014

Blessie Gotingco's Death is An Eye-Opener

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1314 Views Amy Farrall, Auckland, Blesilda Gotingco, Blessie Gotingco, crime, Kylie Jones, louie jerome, murder, new zealand

The Filipino community of New Zealand received a shock last week. One of our own, a mother of three in Blesilda Gotingco went missing

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International Solidarity 
May 10, 2014

Bring Back the Girls

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1115 Views Abubakar Shekau, al-qaeda, Boko Haram, Chibok, Islamist, louie jerome, Malala Yousafzai, Nigeria, school abduction

This Sunday most of the world celebrates Mother’s Day, a solitary day of the year when we are actually required to show appreciation to

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International Solidarity 
May 8, 2014April 11, 2019

Examining Brunei’s Morals

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1753 Views Brunei, Brunei sharia law, Darussalam, Hassanal Bolkiah, Islam, louie jerome, Muslim, Prince Azim, Prince Jefri, sharia, Sultan

Amnesty International describes it as a “return to the dark ages”. The Sultan of Brunei has announced the commencement of a highly controversial sharia penal

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The Philippines 
November 17, 2013January 16, 2020

Priorities

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2323 Views 2013, anderson cooper, andrew stevens, christian amanpour, CNN, epal, feature story, from the philippines, jejomar binay, louie jerome, Mar Roxas, noynoy aquino, philippines, thank you, typhoon, typhoon haiyan, typhoon yolanda

When a foreign journalist does more to help typhoon victims than their own president, you know something is wrong. In a third world country,

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