”Officially we have no heroes”: Imee Marcos

August 27, 2019

“The reality is that, officially, we have no heroes,” Senator Imee R. Marcos said Monday, posing the question if National Heroes’ Day is not actually a misnomer. Little do most Filipinos know that ever since the Philippines gained independence, the

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Philippines third highest in measles cases during 12-month period: WHO

August 26, 2019

The Philippines has the third most number of measles cases over the past 12 months, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Based on WHO’s Global Measles Update, the Philippines was ranked third with 45,847 measles cases after Madagascar with

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Army hosts National Heroes Day commemoration at Libingan ng mga Bayani

August 26, 2019

The Philippine Army hosted the National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Monday. Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, Philippine Army spokesman, said House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano represented President Rodrigo Duterte during the wreath

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”Jenny” moves northwest, rains forecast in northern Luzon

August 26, 2019

A low pressure area strengthened into Tropical Depression ”Jenny” as it moves northwest,  the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported on Monday.  According to Pagasa, the low pressure area detected east of Virac, Catanduanes becane a tropical depression

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PNP pays tribute to Filipino heroes

August 26, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday vowed that they will never run out of heroes as they paid tribute to the sacrifices of Filipinos who kept freedom alive. “The Philippine National Police (PNP) joins the Filipino nation in paying

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PNP seeks ”civil and healthy” dialogue with students

August 26, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said a “civil and healthy” dialogue with students is  what they want to address the possible infiltration of campuses by criminal and terrorist elements. “A civil and healthy dialogue is precisely what

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Philippines: National Heroes’ Day

August 26, 2019

Philippine honour guards march past the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate National Heroes’ Day at the Heroes Cemetery in Manila on August 26, 2019. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) Jiji Press

Philippines: Comfort women

August 26, 2019

Filipinos Estelita Dy (L) and Narcisa Claveria (2-L), who claim to have been forced into sexual abuses by Japanese troops during World War II, stand beside a proposed spot for a statue that will honor former ‘Comfort Women’ at the

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