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Climate refugees: losing homes and hopes

by  Purple Romero  on  April 28, 2013

The government must come up with a more nuanced solution to the problem of having climate refugees

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PPCRV gets foreign funding, violates election law?

by  Aries Rufo and Reynaldo Santos Jr  on  April 26, 2013

PPCRV received more than P5 million from an international organization for its volunteers' T-shirts in 2010, but...

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‘Kung walang corrupt, bakit sobrang mahirap ang Samar?’

by  Judith Balea  on  April 24, 2013

A number of COA reports cite a total of at least P674 million of provincial funds that were misused, diverted, missing...

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Samar’s long wait for salvation

by  Judith Balea  on  April 23, 2013

There's been little progress in 15 years. Residents accuse the ruling family of corruption; the Tans blame their...

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Court 'war' over Garcia plea bargain deal

by  Aries Rufo  on  April 22, 2013

A Sandiganbayan justice believes his colleagues broke rules when they formed a special division to rule on the Garcia...

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Lim liable for Luneta bloodbath - Robredo report

by  Aries Rufo  on  April 20, 2013

Malacañang, however, set aside the recommendation to suspend for one month President Aquino's family friend and party...

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Welcome to the party

by  Patricia Evangelista  on  April 20, 2013

Senators are required to debate, to have the courage to clash and question and demand, to impose reason over rhetoric

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Palace names Comelec commissioners

by  Paterno Esmaquel II  on  April 18, 2013

(3rd UPDATE) The poll chief welcomes the appointment of Luie Guia, a watchdog head, and Al Parreño, an IT expert, to...

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Nullify Mining Act or just the DENR order?

by  Purple Romero  on  April 16, 2013

Justice Velasco says amending the department order could be the better option

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SC tackles Mining Act again

by  Purple Romero  on  April 15, 2013

The petitoners say some of its provisions are unconstitutional because they allow inequitable sharing of wealth

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