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America’s 250th

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By Jose Antonio Custodio

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Jul 4, 2026

That is where the U.S. finds itself now on its 250th birthday… The country is being led by a man who has been smeared for his grift, lasciviousness and corruption, while his administration is filled with sycophants, incompetents and individuals with weak moral foundations. A real honest to goodness 21st Century Idiocracy.

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Ten years of grief: Drug war families launch DEKADA movement for justice

School killings were rampant under Duterte

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By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Jun 27, 2026

Propagandists thought it was easy to exploit the Tacloban City shooting and say there was ZERO school shootings under Duterte. FALSE.Duterte himself set the example when he shot his law classmate Octavio Goco. He never went to jail for it. That's the real impunity, not the Juvenile Justice Law. But if it's Tatay who says it, applause.

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GlobalFact 2026: Truth carries on as fact-checkers worldwide endure

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By Valerie Joyce Nuval

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Jun 25, 2026

In a time of increasing global pressures, the fight for truth must endure. Fact-checkers from different parts of the globe gathered in the historic capital city of Vilnius, Lithuania for the annual Global Fact-checking Summit to reaffirm this commitment.

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Filipino women in provinces turn to livestreaming and microdrama apps for extra cash

FACT CHECK: Viral list of online games banned for being violent SATIRE

Neither the national government nor any local government unit released an official list of banned violent online games. The viral photo claiming that 43 games had been banned is satirical.

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ICC rejects Prosecution request for Duterte’s keys, allows access to other items

The International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III, which presides over the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte, has rejected the request of Prosecution for the keys taken from him when he was arrested and brought to The Hague on March 12 last year, stating that access to them is “neither necessary nor proportionate.“

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China’s hostility strengthens Japan-PH relations

In its reckless manner of bullying countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia, China has managed to make two nations become close military partners despite having been adversaries during the Second World War.