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Being away constantly from your spouse and your children are always an everyday hardship for all our Modern day heroes. For mothers who are...

Breaking the Cycle of Vote-buying and Fraud in Philippine Elections

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The long wait for our very own Philippine ID is over. Citizens of the Philippines will finally have their own national ID after President Rodrigo...

High Unemployment Rate in the Philippines: 8 Top Causes

The Philippines has long been a labor exporting market. About 2,500 Filipinos leave the country on a daily basis to seek greener pastures abroad and better provide for the needs of the family, notwithstanding the social impact of this Filipino diaspora. As of January 2019, the unemployment rate in the country is at 5.2 percent. In comparison with our Asia-Pacific...

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