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New Zealand gun lobby New Zealand First Convention 2019
Editor's Notes New Zealand 
October 21, 2019October 22, 2019

About that “protest” at NZ First’s 2019 Convention

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1105 Views featured, firearms legislation new zealand, gun laws new zealand, new zealand first, new zealand gun lobby

Early on New Zealand First’s annual Convention, a hint of controversy arose which the media predictably pounced on. Firearms enthusiasts had organized themselves to

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Mar Roxas, Nancy Binay and Bam Aquino collage
Editor's Notes The Philippines 
April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

Why I am reluctantly voting for 4 “TraPos”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1713 Views 2019 philippine senatorial elections, bam aquino, featured, Mar Roxas, nancy binay, serge osmena

Any patriotic Filipino voter would be greatly disappointed by the results of the recent May 2019 election surveys, which if brought into fruition would

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
October 1, 2018October 2, 2018

What a migrant NZ First member thinks of the “Kiwi Values Bill”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1328 Views clayton mitchell, featured, kiwi values bill, Louie Encabo, new zealand first

In a packed conference room at Racing Tauranga, about 200 members of the New Zealand First Party engaged in heated – yet civil –

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
August 26, 2018August 28, 2018

Shocking Scale of Filipino Migrant Exploitation in New Zealand Revealed in New Report

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1343 Views catriona maclennan, christchurch rebuild, e tu, featured, migrant exploitation, migrants in new zealand

Last May, Newshub reporter Michael Morrah exposed the story of 16 Filipino migrant construction workers who were made to sign illegal employment contracts and

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Editor's Notes 
June 2, 2018June 7, 2018

Kiwipinos Converge for the Annual Philippine Festival

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1733 Views featured, Filipinos in New Zealand, Kiwipino

It’s a daunting task to leave the comforts of your own country of origin to migrate to a foreign country, whose culture is entirely

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
May 28, 2018

Using Documentaries to Highlight Pressing Social Issues

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1225 Views call her ganda, christchurch rebuild, Filipinos in New Zealand, jennifer laude, normal zafra, obrero, pj raval

Filipinos have long showcased their talent in the arts, particularly film-making, for decades. Most of us will be familiar with the names Lino Brocka

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
May 13, 2018May 22, 2018

NZ First Hits Rotorua: Why it was Significant

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1058 Views featured, fletcher tabuteau, new zealand first, winston peters

“It’s the people we set out to help that should be our greatest purpose. There’s a whole lot of people who’s very life and

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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 1412 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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Editor's Notes 
March 24, 2018March 24, 2018

From University Town to Ecotourism City

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2040 Views burgos promenade, don luis burgos, dumaguete city, eco-tourism, environmentalism, featured, felipe remollo, jackie veloso antonio, Louie Encabo, tourism

The City of Dumaguete in the Philippines’ Visayas region is in a tough spot to compete as a prime tourist destination due to its close

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Editor's Notes 
March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Five Star Ambitions: An Interview with PAL’s Jose E.L. Perez de Tagle

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1606 Views featured, jose perez de tagle, Louie Encabo, philippine airlines, tourism

It was once Asia’s largest and most modern air service, but due to decades of mismanagement and taking a big hit in the 1997

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