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Author: Louie Encabo

New Zealand 
February 3, 2019

National are spreading disinformation about the NZ Government’s decision not to support US-backed Venezuela opposition leader

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1086 Views featured, juan guaido, Judith Collins, National Party, Nicolas Maduro, todd mcclay, Venezuela

Despite two of their henchmen, Simeon Brown MP and Chris Penk MP, brandishing the incumbent Coalition Government as “globalists” who “undermine New Zealand sovereignty”,

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The Philippines 
February 2, 2019February 3, 2019

The good work done in Manila Bay will be undone by the planned reclamation projects

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2269 Views city of pearl, featured, manila bay, manila bay reclamation, rodrigo duterte, roy cimatu, solar city

“Breathtaking.” That was the general feedback on Manila Bay after thousands of volunteers cleaned-up the garbage that plagued the once-iconic landmark for decades. It

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New Zealand 
February 1, 2019

Is it time we ditch school uniforms?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1258 Views education in new zealand, featured, school uniforms

February indicates that the start of primary and secondary school terms for the year is drawing near. As the summer break slowly comes to

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New Zealand 
January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

When both public and private transport are costly, how are Aucklanders meant to travel?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1002 Views 2019 auckland local body elections, auckland council, auckland transport, featured, phil goff

Modern cities of the world are known for their free-flowing movements, where commuters are able to travel from their places of residence to their

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The Philippines 
January 30, 2019January 31, 2019

We should welcome the rehabilitation of Manila Bay

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2114 Views featured, manila bay, metro manila, roy cimatu

The year started with the welcome news of a Php47-billion project to rehabilitate and clean-up Manila Bay, once considered the pride of the capital

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New Zealand 
January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Can any “green” party be compatible with the National Party?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1147 Views bluegreens, featured, green party of aotearoa new zealand, National Party, vernon tava

Rumours are rife that a new political party will emerge in New Zealand in the not-so-distant future. One which focuses on environmentalism or “green”

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The Philippines 
January 27, 2019January 29, 2019

Another glimpse of 2019: Part 2 of the CNN Senatorial Forum

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1188 Views 2019 philippine senatorial elections, cnn philippines, featured, florin hilbay, neri colmenares

READ: Part 1 of the CNN Senatorial Forum series With the May 2019 mid-term elections only three months away, the need to know the

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Gloria Arroyo and Rodrigo Duterte montage
The Philippines 
January 25, 2019January 28, 2019

The Administration is now pointing fingers on lowering the age of criminal responsibility

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1057 Views featured, gloria arroyo, gloria macapagal-arroyo, juvenile crime act, penal reform, rodrigo duterte, victor yap

Drawing the ire of the nation, the House of Representatives’ Justice Committee approved a bill amending the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (JJWA)

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The Philippines 
January 22, 2019January 24, 2019

Explaining Duterte’s hatred for the Catholic Church

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1391 Views Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, featured, Pope Francis, rodrigo duterte

While drug addicts, communists and the opposition Liberal Party have bore the brunt of President Rodrigo Duterte’s furor, there is another group that has

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The Philippines 
January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Duterte’s paranoid hold on power has plunged the Philippines into an era of “McCarthyism”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1546 Views act teachers party-list, featured, makabayan bloc, new people's army, red tagging, rodrigo duterte

At the height of the Cold War, prominent figures in U.S. politics took advantage of the paranoia everyday Americans had towards the perceived threat

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