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Central Luzon anti-trafficking drive picks up momentum

By JOSHUA LANSANGAN, CLTV 36 ANGELES CITY — Former home of giant American military bases, Central Luzon has become almost synonymous with human trafficking, especially for sexual exploitation, for decades. The opening of an international airport at the former US Air Force facility in Clark, Pampanga in recent years has kept anti-trafficking advocates in and out

Central Luzon anti-trafficking drive picks up momentum

Filipino workers paying the price for Malacañang’s bungling

  By ELLEN TORDESILLAS. IT took a week for President Aquino to realize that the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by a member of the Philippine Coast Guard team in the disputed waters of South China Sea could lead to serious repercussions for the country. On the seventh day  of the incident, President Aquino last

Filipino workers paying the price for Malacañang’s bungling

Hits and misses in the struggle for free press

By DARLENE CAY Fighting for press freedom is like flying a kite, some journalists found out today. Both have hits and misses and their share of disappointments. Journalists from different media organizations flew about a dozen kites to commemorate World Press Freedom Day at the University of the Philippines Diliman Oblation Grounds. Nine kites had

Hits and misses in the struggle for free press