OPINION | ACADEMIA: Time for emergency ASEAN Plus Three summit
Flames and smoke rise from the Fujairah oil industry zone on Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters/Amr Alfiky )
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MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Women can build a stronger Cambodia
Women have a labour participation rate of nearly 79% in Cambodia, among the highest in ASEAN. Women’s Affairs Ministry . Dr.
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OPINION | ACADEMIA: Why the Philippines needs dedutertefication What the Philippines needs is a genuine moral reckoning: in schools, in media, in families, in politics.
A relative of one of the victims of extrajudicial killings of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterteʼs drug war cries next
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OPINION-US VISA | IMMIGRATION CORNER: The March 2026 priority dates
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel . . The Philippine Star . March 1, 2026 . Each month, the Visa
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OPINION COLUMN-LIFE+STYLE | Public Lives | On turning 80 By: Randy David –
Public Lives By: Randy David Exactly a month ago today, I turned 80. It was an event I didn’t expect to
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OPINION COLUMN-TOURISM | HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE | My first ASEAN Tourism Forum
ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting 2026 . HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE By Philip Cu Unjieng Last week, I had the privilege
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OPINION-CANADA VISA | MIGRANT MATTERS: One-stop guide to work, practice as an RN in Canada
By Crispin Aranda February 2, 2026 . . . . AN NCLEX-passer registered nurse (RN) from the Philippines may
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OPINION-US VISA | IMMIGRATION CORNER: Filipino’s tourist visa revoked while on vacation
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel . . The Philippine Star . February 1, 2026 . . Imagine taking a vacation
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OPINION-COLUMN | ACADEMIA: Weaving resilience into the fabric of the ASEAN Community
Workers and soldiers complete a Bailey bridge in Beutong Ateuh Banggalang district, Nagan Raya regency, Aceh on Jan 5, 2026
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OPINION-COLUMN ASIA GEOPOLITICS | An opportunity to re-engage with China during our ASEAN chairmanship
Personnel from the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine National Police Maritime Group raise the Philippine flag on Pag-asa
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