Rising teen pregnancy and the 'cycle of misinformation'
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PIXABAY Rising teenage pregnancy in the Philippines is now a national social emergency. The 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey showed that…
Inflation and high pork prices
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS The national inflation rate is too high for comfort. It stood at 4.9% and 4.8% in August and…
Forget the words of this COP26 deal, follow the money
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PEXELS-PIXABAY FOR ALL THE WEEKS of negotiation and hard-headed diplomacy that go into the text of an international agreement, the words that…
UN climate agreement clinched after late drama over coal use
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REUTERS GLASGOW — United Nations (U.N.) climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as…
US military hid airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians in Syria -- NYT
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WASHINGTON — The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war…
Hackers compromise FBI's external e-mail system
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HACKERS compromised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) external email system on Saturday. The hackers sent out tens of thousands of emails…
Pope thanks journalists for exposing scandals
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AERIAL VIEW of St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City — ALAN LIU-UNSPLASH VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping…
Shipowners make payoffs to free vessels held by Indonesian navy near Singapore
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REUTERS SINGAPORE — More than a dozen shipowners have made payments of about $300,000 apiece to release vessels detained by the Indonesian…
Duterte daughter to run for VP, allies herself with dictator's son
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The daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte will run for vice-president next year in tandem with the son and namesake of…
Ayala Land, BPI Foundation, Bayan Academy join hands to empower social enterprises
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At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, JAZA (fourth from the left) was joined by (from left) Ayala Malls President Chris Maglanoc, Ayala Land Board…