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April 12, 2017

The Opening Salvo

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1439 Views abu sayyaf, bohol encounter, war on terrorism

It came as a shock when the United States Embassy in the Philippines issued a travel advisory warning for the Central Visayas region. The area

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The Philippines 
April 9, 2017December 6, 2020

A Wake-Up Call

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1939 Views decongest metro manila, earthquake risk metro manila, earthquakes in the philippines, the big one

More so than the news of two ISIS operatives being apprehended in Taguig, Metro Manila was rocked by two sizable earthquakes in less than a

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The Philippines 
April 8, 2017

The Enemy is Here

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1333 Views isis in the Philippines, islamic state, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, war on terrorism

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is in custody of two foreign individuals suspected of being members of the global terrorist network, Islamic State (IS).

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The Philippines 
April 6, 2017

Let Them Have Housing

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1322 Views kadamay, national housing authority, rodrigo duterte, social housing

After weeks of uncertainty, President Rodrigo Duterte has made a definitive statement regarding the occupation of government housing units by activist group KADAMAY. True

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The Philippines 
April 4, 2017

Farewell, Mike Sueño

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1326 Views department of interior and local government, ismael sueño, mike sueño, rodrigo duterte

With less than a year in office, President Rodrigo Duterte has already sacked a high-ranking Cabinet official of his administration. Interior and local government (DILG)

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The Philippines 
March 31, 2017

Too Much Rest?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1248 Views economic growth, holiday in the philippines, immaculate concepcion

Jack Nicholson’s character in ‘The Shining’ immortalized the old adage: “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The proverb describes the

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The Philippines 
March 28, 2017November 18, 2017

Classic Pinoy Commercials We All Miss

Posted By: Louie Encabo 5232 Views filipino commercials, filipino culture, nostalgia

Before the digital age when a majority of the population use the internet for their entertainment and information needs, television sets were an integral

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The Philippines 
March 28, 2017

Happy Birthday, President Duterte

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1702 Views rodrigo duterte

They say as you get older, you get better. At 72 years old, you should be a stellar role model to your contemporaries. You should be

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The Philippines 
March 27, 2017

An Enemy in our Backyard

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1304 Views abu sayaff, islamic state, war on terrorism

Not long ago, the Abu Sayaff were deemed too weak to even be considered a “terrorist group” and were instead dismissed as a decrepit

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The Philippines 
March 24, 2017March 23, 2019

Remembering Marlene Esperat

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2698 Views fertilizer fund scam, gloria macapagal-arroyo, jocjoc bolante, marlene esperat

Being a whistleblower for government corruption should reward you as a hero, unfortunately in the Philippines exposing injustice in the bureaucracy would devastate your

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