Mt. Mattheos I with 14 Filipino Seafarers released from captivity
Philippine Ambassador to Spain Carlos Salinas made an initial report to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that MT Mattheos I, with 14 Filipino seafarers on board, was released from
captivity today and is proceeding to a neutral port.
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21 OFWs to arrive from Syria
The Philippine Embassy in Damascus reported that 21 Filipinos are expected to arrive from Syria onboard a Qatar Airways flight this evening in light of the Philippine government’s raising of alert level 3 (voluntary repatriation) in said country.
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Read More...Hotel jobs, sinigang na hipon waiting for Qaddafi’s kasambahays
A tearful, joyful homecoming, a steaming bowl of “sinigang na hipon”, and assured jobs in a well-known hotel in Cebu await Diana Jill Rivera and Mary Anne Ducos, two domestic workers recently rescued from the residence of Col. Moammar Qaddafy’s … Read the rest
Batas Militar: 1972-1986 (1)
Ni Dante L. Ambrosio (1951-2011)
Unang Bahagi: Isa itong pahapyaw na pasada sa panahon ng batas militar ng Pilipinas na sinulat noong 1997 para sa isang teksbuk ng Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa kasamaang palad, di ko na nalaman ni natuklasan … Read the rest
Read More...Batas Militar: 1972-1986 (2)
Ni Dante L. Ambrosio (1951-2011)
Ikalawang Bahagi: Kilusang Antidiktadura
Hindi pa nakalipas ang isang linggo nang tugunin ng pagtutol ang batas militar. Unti-unting lumakas ang kilusang antidiktadura mula nang ipataw ang batas militar noong 1972 hanggang sa Pag-aalsang EDSA noong … Read the rest
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Ni Dante L. Ambrosio (1951-2011)
Ikatlong Bahagi: Pag-aalsang EDSA
Malaki na nga ang iniunlad ng pakikibakang antidiktadura sa pagpasok ng dekada 1980. Pati na ang pampulitika at pang-ekonomiyang kabuhayan ay tila nagbabadya ng di magandang hinaharap para sa rehimeng batas … Read the rest
Read More...Roots of Mindanao Conflict
An Analysis by Manuel R. Tawagon, Mindanao State University – Marawi
Let me start by sharing with you a story of three strangers (Japanese, American and Filipino) who accidentally met somewhere, introduction immediately followed and over a cup of scaldingly … Read the rest
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