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(This is my response to the call of the Filipino blogging community to call on the whole maritime industry and the Philippine government to make Sulpicio Lines accountable to the recent tragedy that befell one of their ships)
Filipinos have very short memories, but the recent tragedy will stay in their memories for a long time. [...]
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The cities of Metro Manila were once again taken as hostage when the provincial government of Rizal decided to stop taking in their garbage. Heaps of uncollected wastes are scattered throughout the Metro. Some of those heaps were located on the major thoroughfares like that on EDSA between the Ayala and Magallanes MRT stations in [...]
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Filipina domestic helpers stationed in Jordan are one of the most abused OFWs around the world. Aside from facing the usual homesickness, they are subjected to a culture shock and the subsequent abuse that result from the gap of Filipino and Jordanian cultures. Honor of the family is valued highly in Jordan and many Jordanians [...]
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