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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 669 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 664 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 602 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 909 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 2275 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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The Philippines 
April 1, 2018April 21, 2018

Mocha Uson: The Philippines’ Queen of Fake News

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2618 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 1650 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 731 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 987 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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Editor's Notes 
March 24, 2018March 24, 2018

From University Town to Ecotourism City

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1126 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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