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The Philippines lifted a ban on sending workers to Saudi Arabia this week after reaching an agreement with Saudi authorities to halt the exploitation of Filipino laborers in the oil-rich kingdom, the Associated Press reported. Last year, the Southeast Asian nation stopped sending workers to Saudi...

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The World Briefly

August 26, 2022

A Long-Awaited Return

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A tropical storm forced schools in the northern Philippines to shutter their doors this week, shortly after students around the country returned to in-person classes following two years of COVID-19 lockdown and Zoom-based class sessions, CNN reported. Tropical storm Ma On – known as “Florita” in...

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The World Briefly

May 11, 2022

And Here Come the Children

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The son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. won Philippine’s presidential elections this week, a victory that has raised questions about the future of the Southeast Asian nation’s democratic values and its stance against China’s increasing influence in the region, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Ferdinand...

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Need to Know

May 09, 2022

It Runs in the Family

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Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, a senator in the Philippines who is now running for the president, recently called on authorities to release Filipino Senator Leila de Lima from jail. As the Philippine Daily Inquirer explained, de Lima is one of many of current President Rodrigo Duterte’s...

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The World Briefly

May 04, 2022

Reversing Cock-ups

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte banned online cockfighting amid an outcry over the industry following the disappearance of dozens of workers and concerns over the social impact of the betting sport, CNN Philippines reported Tuesday. Duterte said during an address that “e-sabong will end tonight” – referring...

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