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Fixing the party list

by  Miriam Grace A. Go  on  April 06, 2013

More than a decade later, the Carpio decision brings the party list back to its intended concept

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Will Comelec assemble PCOS on time?

by  Paterno Esmaquel II  on  April 05, 2013

Less than a month before deadline, the Comelec deploys less than half of the needed PCOS machines

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Jonas Burgos: Trapped in a web of lives

by  Glenda M. Gloria  on  April 02, 2013

'Unless you forgive, you can’t do things objectively. I am single-minded on one objective: to recover Jonas alive.'

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New evidence in Jonas Burgos case

by  Purple Romero  on  April 01, 2013

Burgos' mother asks the Supreme Court to have his case referred back to the Court of Appeals for further hearing

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How captivity killed Lolong

by  Carlos Santamaria  on  March 29, 2013

Rappler learns how Lolong died due to multiple organ failure due to stress from how he was held in captivity

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Politicians and their lovers

by  Natashya Gutierrez  on  March 28, 2013

Isn't a person's true character most telling with the way they deal with those closest to them?

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Batangas in 2013: Gearing up for Holy War

by  Aries Rufo  on  March 27, 2013

The Archdiocese of Lipa, with an unquestionable influence in local elections, wants to create a Catholic vote in the...

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Flood control: Our problem, not our solution

by  Purple Romero  on  March 27, 2013

Local government officials say they were not consulted on the significant aspects of the Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas...

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TIMELINE: The Camanava flood control project

by  Purple Romero  on  March 27, 2013

Based on its original deadline, the project was supposed to have been completed by 2007

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Elbert of Aragon after Typhoon Pablo

by  Patricia Evangelista and Geloy Concepcion  on  March 26, 2013

Elbert Reyes of Aragon in Cateel, Davao Oriental returns to his fields, planting for a future after Typhoon Pablo

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