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Education trafficking. This was a term used by Philippine ambassador to New Zealand Gary Domingo when he denounced unscrupulous individuals and organizations for the scams they ran to hoodwink folk of their hard-earned money. The scam went like this. Certain people misrepresent themselves as agents...

There are a lot of things that can pop up on Facebook’s news feed. These can range from reports from traditional news sites, fan pages, selfies from personal friend, status updates to funny videos that caught our fancy. And, of course, there are the...

Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones called for a change in public mindset towards taxes, in line with the continuous implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN). “A complicating factor in discussions on TRAIN is the general attitude of...

Ratified at last! These were the three words uttered by the Committee on Information of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Central Committee after learning that the House of Representatives had finally passed the much delayed organic law for establishing an autonomous Bangsamoro region. “After a...

A World War gave this province its place in humanity’s darkest history and made this war-torn fishing village one of two starting points to a brutal, long march that saw thousands of Filipino soldiers and hundreds of their American counterparts killed. In April 1942,...

As a young boy, he avidly waited for December, when the trade fair in their seaside town commenced. In the late 80s, Mariveles in Bataan province embraced the holiday spirit with an offering of imported goods—Adidas rubber shoes, Puma sneakers, stateside T-shirts, beanie...