POLITICS-ELECTION 2019: MANILA – Liberal Party (LP) scrambles to complete its senatorial slate for 2019 elections
The Liberal Party is not even sure whether it can complete a 12-person roster, according to Vice President Leni Robredo.
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POLITICS-SAFETY: VIENTIANE – The National Regulatory Authority (NRA) seeks more funding for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) clearance
Funding for unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys and clearance is needed from various sources as there is currently a funding shortfall,
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US & CANADA-POLITICS: NEW YORK – Clooney to defend Reuters journalists held in Myanmar
British-Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband, actor George Clooney, arrive at the Refugee Summit at the United
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US & CANADA-POLITICS: WASHINGTON – Fired Veterans Affairs secretary says privatization advocates doomed him
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testifies in Washington in March. In a New York Times op-ed Thursday, he blasts a
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TRIVIA: MANILA – ‘RP sending trade mission to Russia’ – PAGE FROM THE PAST, MARCH 29, 1972, The Manila Times
FLASH BACK – “History Repeats Itself Comment: NEWS PRELUDE TO FM DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW: Rallies were held
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ASIA: VIENTIANE – PM departs for Vietnam to attend 6th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit
Government leaders from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) will hold talks in Hanoi, Vietnam,
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PHIL. WEST SEA-CHINA: CAVITE – Philippines to patrol disputed shoal despite China protest
Filipino sailors wave flags next to a Beechcraft TC90 aircraft from the Japan Ministry of Defence during a transfer ceremony
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EDUCATION: KUALA LUMPUR – ‘Study in Taiwan’
The 2018 Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) are now open for application until March 31. Offered by Taiwan’s
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USA-CANADA POLITICS: WASHINGTON – Trump lawyer and fixer demands apology from Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels speaks with Anderson Cooper during the March 25 episode of “60 Minutes.” (CBS News / Associated Press)
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TRIVIA: MANILA – ‘Solons not free from arrest-SC’ – March 26, 1971, The Manila Times – PAGE FROM THE PAST
FLASH BACK – “History Repeats Itself Comment: NEWS PRELUDE TO FM DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW: Rallies were held
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