Read more about the article Mother recounts decade-long search for justice over son’s death in drug operation
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Mother recounts decade-long search for justice over son’s death in drug operation

MANILA, Philippines—For 10 years, Mariza Hamoy has relived the eight-day search for her son after learning he was killed in an alleged drug buy-bust operation. The incident occurred on the…

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Read more about the article ACT flags P107.4-B flood-control allocation amid 160,000-classroom gap nationwide 
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ACT flags P107.4-B flood-control allocation amid 160,000-classroom gap nationwide 

MANILA, Philippines — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines is urging lawmakers to remove a proposed P107.4-billion flood-control allocation from the 2027 national budget and redirect it to address…

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Pax Silica may bring billions, but not Filipino industries, IBON says

MANILA, Philippines — The Pax Silica Initiative, a United States semi-conductor and artificial intelligence (AI) supply chains, could bring high-tech industries and foreign investments, but without building a Filipino-owned industrial…

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Read more about the article Family of missing labor organizer hails Supreme Court order directing military to comment
BRING MY TATAY HOME. Marklen Lariosa calls on the government to surface his father, KMU labor organizer William Lariosa, during a rally on the first anniversary of his father's disappearance. The 63-year old organizer was reportedly taken by the Philippine Army in Quezon, Bukidnon. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Family of missing labor organizer hails Supreme Court order directing military to comment

MANILA, Philippines – The family of William Lariosa, a labor organizer who vanished in 2024, welcomed a Supreme Court order directing military respondents to comment on their petition for review…

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