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The Prince of Tagurabong

I lived in a big house with my widowed mother, a grandmother and an unmarried aunt. My mother, Sofia Villasin Peñaranda, was a schoolteacher....

“Let a million sampaguitas bloom again”

Tourism & the revival of San Pedro’s Sampaguita industry In 1934, the sampaguita was declared as the country’s national flower by American Governor-General Frank Murphy.       ...

South Korea and the Philippines: Focus on defense cooperation

Whenever the matter of South Korea comes up, the issue of reunification of Korean peninsula is always part of the discussion. This was among the...

Memories of Balangiga

I grew up in the remote town of Balangiga in Eastern Samar, which, as history described, became a “howling wilderness” during the Philippine-American War...

Labor group welcomes appointment of new NBI Chief

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) extended its warm congratulations to Retired Judge Jaime Santiago on his appointment as the new Chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). FFW President, Atty. Sonny Matula, expressed his confidence in Santiago’s capabilities to lead the...

Rumble in Geneva: Labor group assails DOLE position on slain BPO trade unionist

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has called out the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for “appearing to intentionally mislead the Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) of the 112th Session of the International Labor Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.” Atty. Sonny...

The Collected Essays of Nicanor G. Tiongson Vol. I, II, and III

A book launch will be held at Gimenez Gallery, University of the Philippines-Diliman on June 17, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be hosted by Missy Maramara and Anril Tiatco, and will include speeches from notable individuals in the...

Palihang Rogelio Sicat to hold its 17th workshop in June; political detainee among its 15 chosen writers for 2024

The prestigious Palihang Rogelio Sicat (Rogelio Sicat Writers Workshop) will hold its 17th iteration at the Clark Free Port Zone in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, from June 5 to June 9. And for the first time since it was conceptualized in 1984, the PRS is...

Labor groups hail removal of ‘escrow’ in Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers Bill; urge PBBM to sign law

A congressional decision to delete the “escrow” provision in the proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers have been hailed by various labor groups who called the deletion “a victory for seafarers.” The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and the Association of Marine Officers and...

Weeks after Labor Day, workers urge Congress for decisive wage hike

Welcomes DOLE pronouncement that should Congress adopt a new wage law, the Labor Department will adopt it The labor group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) urged the House leadership to pass the ₱150 wage hike across the nation as an emergency measure to cope...

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