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Category: Editor’s Pick

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Group warns of more environmental harm due to Cimatu order

    By Alanah Torralba  |  Jul 17, 2017 10:16 PM

    The country may have to brace for harsher environmental degradation, increased health risks and possibly more expensive electricity as a result of less rigorous scrutiny of applications for environmental compliance certificates (ECCs), an environment group has warned.

    Center for Environmental Concerns, DENR, Gina Lopez, Roy Cimatu

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Cigarettes more affordable despite ‘sin tax’ law

    By Jake Soriano, Verlie Q. Retulin and Daniel Abunales  |  Jul 03, 2017 6:48 AM

    Bobby Falible was only 17 years old and a high school drop out doing farming jobs in Romblon when he started smoking, a habit he picked up from his friends.

    Sin tax

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    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK News

    A year under Duterte: Curses and insults

    By VERA FILES  |  Jun 30, 2017 4:32 PM

    Many were hopeful when he promised there’d be “no more p*t*ng *n*s” when he assumed office.

    Duterte, duterte one year

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    PHOTOS: Prayers of thanks in the midst of war

    By Luis Liwanag  |  Jun 26, 2017 4:03 PM

    Photojournalist Luis Liwanag shares images of how the beleaguered people of Marawi observed Eid’l Fitr.

    Eid’l Fitr, marawi, Ramadan

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    Categories ARMM Watch Editor's Pick News

    PHOTOS: Marawi City, 30 days of misery

    By Luis Liwanag  |  Jun 23, 2017 5:30 PM

    Photojournalist Luis Liwanag captures Marawi City today, on the 30th day of the crisis.​

    Marawi City, Maute group

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    MULTIMEDIA: Children of Marawi

    By Luis Liwanag  |  Jun 07, 2017 8:11 PM

    Uncertain about when the war will end, over 2,000 of them have been temporarily enrolled in different schools all over the country.

    children of Marawi, Marawi city crisis

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    Categories Editor's Pick

    Teacher education regains popularity

    By Frances Josephine Espeso, Danielle Nakpil and Arianne Christian Tapao  |  Jun 05, 2017 1:18 AM

    Riena Mercene is weeks away from graduation. On June 25, the 22-year-old will bid farewell to the University of the Philippines College of Education where she just finished a bachelor’s degree in secondary education.

    Teacher Education

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    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Trump calls Resorts World incident a ‘terrorist attack’; was it?

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 02, 2017 4:45 PM

    Was the Resorts World incident a ‘terrorist attack’ as Trump says?

    fact-check

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Duterte bestows ISIS status on Maute group

    By Charmaine Deogracias  |  May 29, 2017 10:16 PM

    The Maute Group is now an international terrorist organization, thanks to President Rodrigo Duterte and his declaration of martial law in Mindanao.

    ISIS, Maute group

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Martial law in Mindanao ‘dress rehearsal’ for authoritarian rule — Monsod

    By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL  |  May 28, 2017 2:21 PM

    Christian Monsod said there was a “a bigger agenda” in the declaration of martial law.

    Duterte, Martial Law, Maute group

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