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Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:02:00 +0800
Fact check: Duterte says PDP-Laban got no support from 'oligarchs'
"That's why the gravitation is ano... it's really towards the middle-class. Basically, PDP is middle-class. The rich ones... those Liberals that time... you know the big... you know who they are... they were funded by the oligarchs."

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0800
DOH logs 6,913 new COVID-19 infections, but three labs without data
The country continues to battle a resurgence in cases driven by the hyper contagious Delta variant, which has also spread in neighboring countries.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 14:04:00 +0800
Philippine Paralympics Chess Team takes down Manila; send PCAP notice
If the knock on the Philippine Paralympic Chess Team was they haven't beaten any of the big guns, consider that one off their checklist.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:48:00 +0800
'Inhuman': TUCP urges swift action on reported 'no vaccine, no salary' schemes
"We warn employers that such a scheme to compel workers to get vaccinated is contrary and unlawful pursuant to Article 116 of the Labor Code and is punishable by a fine or imprisonment," Rep. Mendoza said.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:02:00 +0800
Legarda calls for effective implementation of the Magna Carta of the Poor to eradicate poverty
Legarda, principal author of the Magna Carta of the Poor that was enacted in 2019, said that there is a need to ensure that every Filipino rightfully receives the minimum basic needs–right to adequate food, right to decent work, right to relevant a...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:44:00 +0800
‘Farm along da riles’: Tondo youth marry urban farming and bayanihan for food security
In a community in Tondo, Manila, children found a unique way to bond.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0800
A ‘workcation’ at Sonya’s paradise
The pandemic has given birth to new words like “workcation.” It’s the combination of work and vacation, where professionalism is observed while inhaling the freshest breezes. It’s like bringing the boardroom or your office desk to the beach o...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Ha who? Who Ha!
Lav Diaz’s latest film Ang Historiya ni Ha premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 12, before which the director sent a link to Vimeo for an advance screener. He was currently in the boondocks location hunting as usual, with an eye foreve...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Brillante Mendoza honors boxers in Gensan Punch, wins award at Busan filmfest
Award-winning director Brillante Mendoza hopes to “bring attention to hardworking and skilled boxers” in the Philippines and Japan after winning the prestigious Kim Jiseok Award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival last Friday for his fi...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Direk Paul Soriano gets ‘most personal’ in Real Life Fiction
Filmmaker Paul Soriano has created his “most personal” work yet in Real Life Fiction.



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