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TAJ MAHAL, “A Love Poem In Marble”

TAJ MAHAL, “A Love Poem In Marble”

Gem and Lita

It was a hot summer day in August when I boarded a Pakistan International Airlines direct flight from the city of Lahore in Pakistan to New Delhi, India, to quench my thirst to see

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Got a time to forget COVID-19? Then, Staycation is the answer! Let’s Go!

Got a time to forget COVID-19? Then, Staycation is the answer! Let’s Go!

Rod Cantiveros

Now that the US cross-border vacation or one-day shopping; or even going to other countries in Europe or in Asia or in the Carribean, is next to impossible because of COVID-19, this is the

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Pagkabalisâ ng Isáng Minéro

Pagkabalisâ ng Isáng Minéro

aLfie vera meLLa

Hanggáng kaylán masásadlak sa dilím? Tánging nakikíta’y pángil na matalím Ni waláng sínag o bakás ng liwánag Damdáming may lámat mukháng mababásag Ba’t di pare-parého ang kapaláran? Síno ang may susì ng katotohánan Nang

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Mabubuting Kabataan Ngayon

Mabubuting Kabataan Ngayon

aLfie vera meLLa

(Pag-asa Pa Rin ng Bayan) Maraming nagsasabi na ang mga kabataan daw ngayon ay iresponsable. Hindi ako pabor dito. Dreams for the Future My now 11-year-old son has so many plans and dreams for

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Trump’s voter suppression strategy

Trump’s voter suppression strategy

Perry Diaz

Last July 30, two bombshells were dropped in Washington DC. The first was the announcement that the U.S. economy shrunk at an annualized rate of 32.9% in the second quarter, the biggest decline since

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Why I Signed Up to be a Climate Reality Leader

Why I Signed Up to be a Climate Reality Leader

Jomay Amora-Dueck

I am officially a Climate Reality Leader, and that’s some great news! Back in July, I took part in the 9-day Climate Reality Leadership Corps: Global Training. Around 10,000 participants from around the world

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Education Minister Goertzen Comments on School Re-opening Concerns

Education Minister Goertzen Comments on School Re-opening Concerns

Kris Ontong

Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen joined the televised COVID-19 update by the province’s chief medical officer, Dr. Brent Roussin on July 30 to announce the resumption of classroom learning on September 8. The news conference

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Philhealth is under Congressional investigations for corruption

Philhealth is under Congressional investigations for corruption

The House of Senate, the office of the Special Assistant to the President and the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission, have hearing on the alleged corruption going on at the Philhealth Insurance Corporation, as the result

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Mandatory wearing of face shield begins August 15 for transport goers

Mandatory wearing of face shield begins August 15 for transport goers

The Department of Transportation has announced the mandatory wearing of face shield by those who will be using public transport effective on August 15 as one of the precautionary measures to lower the COVID-19

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House of Representatives approves Ph162-billion Bayanihan 2; Ph12 billion allocated to Social Amelioration Program (SAP) 2

House of Representatives approves Ph162-billion Bayanihan 2; Ph12 billion allocated to Social Amelioration Program (SAP) 2

President Rodrigo Duterte’s standby fund to support response measures to address the COVID-19 pandemics, including the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program 2 (SAP) worth Ph12 billion as emergency subsidy for many millions of

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