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Author: Louie Encabo

New Zealand 
May 5, 2018May 7, 2018

It’s Time We Talked About Education

Posted By: Louie Encabo 971 Views chris hipkins, education in new zealand, featured, Louie Encabo, new zealand first, new zealand labour party, tracey martin

This weekend, an estimated 800 individuals will converge at the Education Summit in Christchurch which will be the biggest gathering of different stakeholders in

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New Zealand 
May 1, 2018May 10, 2018

A Billion Trees for Employment and the Environment

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1092 Views coalition agreement, environment, environmentalism, featured, Louie Encabo, one billion trees, provincial growth fund, shane jones

Last month, the government’s highly ambitious 1 Billion Trees Planting Programme commenced spearheaded by the Minister for Forestry and for Regional Economic Development, Hon.

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The Philippines 
April 30, 2018April 20, 2018

In Defense of Rallies

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1452 Views activism in the philippines, featured, Haymarket Massacre, Louie Encabo, May Day protests, philippine protests, Robert Owen, student activism, trade unions

Aside from a day off from work, another expected feature on Labour Day are the protest demonstrations or rallies conducted by different advocacy groups.

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The Philippines 
April 29, 2018May 1, 2018

Supporting the Administration Proves Profitable for the Tulfos

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1335 Views bitag media unlimited incorporated, erwin tulfo, featured, Louie Encabo, ptv-4, wanda tulfo-teo

Highly influential media broadcasters, the Tulfo brothers composed of Ben, Raffy, Mon and Erwin are among President Rodrigo Duterte’s most vocal supporters. They are

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The Philippines 
April 26, 2018April 26, 2018

Boracay Fiasco Exposes the Administration’s Incompetence

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1415 Views boracay island, department of tourism, featured, harry roque, rodrigo duterte, silvestre bello, tourism, wanda tulfo-teo

Today, the 26th of April, commences the official shutdown of the tourist island of Boracay to the public. Starting today, only residents as well

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New Zealand 
April 25, 2018April 25, 2018

On ANZAC Day, Let’s Remember Our Moral Obligation to Our Veterans

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1175 Views ANZAC Day, featured, Louie Encabo, ministry of defence, returned services association, ron mark, RSA

While ANZAC Day is widely seen as a day to remember those who fought and died in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I,

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The Philippines 
April 21, 2018April 27, 2018

We Need a Better Political Opposition than the Liberal Party

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1131 Views featured, korina sanchez, kris aquino, Leni Robredo, Liberal Party of the Philippines, Louie Encabo, Mar Roxas, noynoy aquino

At a time when the incumbent administration is arresting peaceful activists, eroding the essence of our democracy and allowing a foreign military to take

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The Philippines 
April 14, 2018April 22, 2018

Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1039 Views Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, divorce in the philippines, featured, Louie Encabo, pantaleon alvarez, philippine aerospace development corporation, taxing the churches

There’s an old saying that states “even a broken clock is right twice a day”. Literally, this means that even a clock which no

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
April 5, 2018April 22, 2018

Lumad Activists to New Zealand: “Help Us Stop the War Against Lumad Schools”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1387 Views featured, Louie Encabo, Lumad, lumad schools, martial law, save our schools network, the war against indigenous schools

In an event organized by the Auckland-Philippines Solidarity and the Catholic Justice & Peace Commission, I had the chance of listening to Lumad activists

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New Zealand 
April 3, 2018April 13, 2018

Erwin Tulfo’s New Zealand Visit Leaves Behind a Cloud of Misinformation

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3601 Views ambassador gary domingo, erwin tulfo, featured, Filipinos in New Zealand, Louie Encabo, migrate to new zealand, new zealand, nina mabatid, pinoycare, pinoycare visa center inc

He is known for his hard-hitting style of broadcast journalism, exposing scalawag cops and publicly shaming errant taxi drivers, proclaiming it to be public

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