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Hacienda Luisita Massacre Benigno Noynoy Aquino III photo collage
The Philippines 
November 17, 2019

Remembering the Hacienda Luisita Massacre: A reminder that impunity is nothing new in the Philippines

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When workers go on strike, they are calling for better work conditions and an increase in pay. But in November 2004, when thousands of

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The Philippines 
February 25, 2019February 26, 2019

Why the People Power Revolution is bigger than the Aquino Legacy

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1459 Views edsa people power, featured, ferdinand marcos, ninoy aquino, noynoy aquino

While many Filipinos will be thrilled to take a day off from work or school on Monday for the commemoration of the EDSA People

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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 1159 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 
November 17, 2013January 16, 2020

Priorities

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2319 Views 2013, anderson cooper, andrew stevens, christian amanpour, CNN, epal, feature story, from the philippines, jejomar binay, louie jerome, Mar Roxas, noynoy aquino, philippines, thank you, typhoon, typhoon haiyan, typhoon yolanda

When a foreign journalist does more to help typhoon victims than their own president, you know something is wrong. In a third world country,

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