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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...

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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...

Should Sari-Sari Stores Sell Prescription Medicine?

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DOLE: OFW ID More Than Just OEC Replacement

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