Geopolitics and the Philippine economy
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KATEMANGOSTAR/ NATANAELGINTING/FREEPIK The Philippines may be islands in the Pacific, but it’s not isolated from geopolitics. Geopolitical events have affected the Philippine…
More bureaucracy at the Philippine Ports Authority
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TAWATCHAI07-FREEPIK Last September, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) issued an administrative order entitled “Container Tagging and Tracking System” (later on changed to…
Bangsamoro women at the helm of peacebuilding and community resilience in BARMM
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FREEPIK THROUGHOUT the history of the Bangsamoro, the harsh realities of poverty, underdevelopment, and violence amid armed conflict have disproportionately impacted Bangsamoro…
Ukraine claims control over Kyiv
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Ukraine and Russian flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 1, 2022. — REUTERS BUCHA, Ukraine — As…
China finds new virus subtype as daily cases exceed 13,000
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CHINA added more than 13,000 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections with state media reporting a case infected with a new subtype…
Sri Lanka throttles social media, protests amid increasing unrest
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SRI LANKAN military officer lowers the national flag at the flag square in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 23, 2021. — REUTERS SRI…
Still fearing COVID, Filipinos are mobile out of necessity — survey
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS Although working Filipinos still fear coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), they are now more willing to go out, a…
JCI announces 10 TOYM awardees
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The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines announced the 10 winners of the 2021 The Outstanding Young Men and Women (TOYM) awards, who…
Hong Kong govt ‘strongly opposes’ UK, US report on city’s diminishing freedoms
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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. — Photograph courtesy of Hong Kong Architectural Services Department. HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said…
Taiwan puppeteers look to NFTs to keep their art alive
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VeVe Digital Collectibles YUNLIN, Taiwan — A group of Taiwanese puppeteers are looking to use non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, to help bring…