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April 29, 2018May 1, 2018

Supporting the Administration Proves Profitable for the Tulfos

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2023 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 2050 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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The Philippines 
April 21, 2018April 27, 2018

We Need a Better Political Opposition than the Liberal Party

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1683 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 1551 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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The Philippines 
April 1, 2018April 21, 2018

Mocha Uson: The Philippines’ Queen of Fake News

Posted By: Louie Encabo 4918 Views fake news, featured, Louie Encabo, mocha uson, pcoo, pinoytrending, rodrigo duterte, verifiedph

Today is widely known in the Western world as “April Fool’s Day”, a day where peers pull practical jokes on each other and spread

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The Philippines 
March 29, 2018April 2, 2018

Activism is Not Terrorism

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3374 Views activism in the philippines, featured, Louie Encabo, myles albasin, new people's army, rodrigo duterte, student activism, terrorism

If you had been travelling during the 28th and 29th you would have noticed the heightened security measures in airports, seaports and checkpoints on

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The Philippines 
March 27, 2018April 3, 2018

Closing Boracay: What is Duterte up to?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1965 Views boracay island, chinese foreign investments, chinese invasion, featured, foreign control, Louie Encabo, oligarchy, rodrigo duterte

The only bigger mess than the green algae which pollutes Boracay Island is the uncertainty over its future.

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The Philippines 
March 25, 2018April 2, 2018

The Ruin of Boracay

Posted By: Louie Encabo 3116 Views boracay island, eco-tourism, environment, environmentalism, featured, Louie Encabo, pollution, rodrigo duterte, roy cimatu, tourism

Its pristine beaches and sugary, white sand gave it worldwide recognition as one of the world’s best tourist destinations, but today the island of

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The Philippines 
March 13, 2018March 14, 2018

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2516 Views featured, kerwin espinosa, Louie Encabo, operation tokhang, peter co, peter lim, rodrigo duterte, war on drugs

The war on drugs is arguably the strongest campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency, this is proven by the intense police crackdown on the

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Editor's Notes The Philippines 
March 10, 2018March 15, 2018

A Glimpse of the Past in Silay City

Posted By: Louie Encabo 4909 Views Louie Encabo, negros occidental, Silay City, tourism, travelling to the philippines

You can be forgiven for thinking that the city of Silay in Negros Occidental is merely the place you land in to get to

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