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MARTIAL LAW: PROS AND ANTIS

October 2, 2018

Were there human rights violations during the martial law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos? In an Sept. 20 interview by former Senator Bongbong Marcos, only son of the late strongman, former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who was then martial

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WATCH: TYPHOON OMPONG REVISITED

September 22, 2018

A Manila Shimbun team was in Baguio City a day before Typhoon Ompong made land in Baggao, Cagayan province on Sept. 15, 2018. The state-run Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Typhoon Signal No. 3 in Baguio

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PAGASA raises Signal No. 4 in Cagayan, Northern Isabela as Ompong nears Northern Luzon

September 17, 2018

PAGASA raises Signal No. 4 in Cagayan and Northern Isabela as of 4 pm and later on added Abra and Apayao at 8 pm Friday to the list of provinces expected to bear the destructive impact of Typhoon Ompong. PAGASA

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Typhoon ‘Ompong’ to make landfall this Saturday, Sept.15

September 14, 2018

PAGASA forecasts typhoon ‘Ompong” to make landfall in northern Cagayan on Saturday, September 15. PAGASA forecaster Nikos Peñaranda provides Manila Shimbun an update on the typhoon’s progress at 10 am, Sept. 13, 2018.

Japan delivers last 2 MRRVs to Philippine Coast Guard

September 11, 2018

The Philippine Coast Guard received the last two of the ten 44-meter multi-role response vessels from Japan which were first delivered in 2016. The BRP Cape Engaño and BRP Bagacay were turned over in a ceremony held at PCG Headquarters

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“I’m an easy target because i came from show business.”

August 23, 2018

In part 2 of the Manila Shimbun EXCLUSIVE interview with PCOO Asst. Secretary Margaux “Mocha” Uson, the controversial social media icon of the administration talks about why she won’t give up working for the President; what she thinks about the

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FEDERALISM: PROS AND ANTIS

August 16, 2018

With the administration pushing for federalism, the debate over its adoption has intensified. We have here advocates for and against charter change. Atty. Martin Loon, youngest member of the consultative committee, and analyst Ramon Casiple spoke at Kamuning Bakery Cafe’s

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Philippine-made cube satellite Maya-1 deployed into space

August 15, 2018

The Philippine-made cube satellite, named Maya-1, was deployed into orbit from the “Kibo Module” at the International Space Station. The deployment was beamed locally from Japan’s Tsukuba Space Center on August 10, 2018 at the UP Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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