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Stranded passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 wait for their chance to take the next available flight after the Philippine Airlines cancelled 50 domestic and international flights on Sunday, October 16 due to Typhoon Karen (international name Sarika). (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

What happened to Zero Remittance week?

The Zero Remittance Week pushed by a group of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in protest of the arrest and trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to have passed without traction.

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Read more about the article FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. administration, ICC plot to kill PRRD false

FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. administration, ICC plot to kill PRRD false

The Facebook page “Die Hard Rodrigo Roa Duterte Fans” posted on March 13, 2025 that former President Rodrigo Duterte was hospitalized after his detention in the International Criminal Court (ICC) and claims that the Marcos Jr. administration and ICC are conspiring to kill the former president.

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Read more about the article Duterte’s lawyer Kaufman tells supporters to respect ICC process
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appearing for the first time before the judges of the International Criminal Court's Pre-Trial Chamber I on March 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy of ICC)

Duterte’s lawyer Kaufman tells supporters to respect ICC process

Duterte's lawyer to the ICC, British-Israeli attorney Nicholas Kaufman, told reporters in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday, April 1, that Duterte's family asked him to tell their supporters “that the judicial process must be respected.”

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Read more about the article Journalists mourn Julie Alipala, Mindanao conflict and peace reporter
Photo from Julie Alipala's Facebook account

Journalists mourn Julie Alipala, Mindanao conflict and peace reporter

The news community mourns the death of Julie Alipala, journalist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer known for her conflict reporting and press freedom advocacy, who died of complications from endometrial cancer on Thursday April 3 in Zamboanga City.

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