Root of the Philippines’ Pork Shortage

Root of the Philippines’ Pork Shortage

The meat for the pork adobo or sisig you just ordered at your favorite Philippine restaurant may have been imported.

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Climate Refugees

Climate Refugees

How climate change could increase the flow of Filipino migration and emigration.

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On Tita Bootz’s Bucket List—Stop New HIV Infections

On Tita Bootz’s Bucket List—Stop New  HIV Infections

Filipino senior wants to stop new HIV infections in the Philippines before he dies.

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A Brief Look at the CIA in the Philippines

A Brief Look at the CIA in the Philippines

Here’s why conspiracy theories about the CIA in Philippines abound—it’s been busy there for a long while.

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Wanted: A New Agriculture to Face Climate Change

Wanted: A New Agriculture to Face Climate Change

How are we going to feed ourselves as climate change destroys agriculture as we’ve known it?

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When Art Conquers The Hills

When Art Conquers The Hills

If you can't lick 'em, beautify 'em!  And that's exactly what was done in La Trinidad and is being planned for Baguio's Quirino Hill.

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Where Are Imelda’s (the People’s) Jewels Today?

Where Are Imelda’s (the People’s) Jewels Today?

Why is the Presidential Commission on Good Government being tight-lipped about the Imelda Marcos’ ill-gotten hoard of jewelry?

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Porcelain and Pansit: The Philippine Chinese

Porcelain and Pansit: The Philippine Chinese

Filipinos have an ambivalence toward the Chinese and yet their influence flows freely in our cultural bloodstream.

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Attention, Filipinos: Climate Change Is Here. Now.

Attention, Filipinos: Climate Change Is Here. Now.

When you hear about climate change, people think it’s some distant problem looming on the horizon. Think again.

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The Year That Shocked

The Year That Shocked

From Brexit to Duterte and Trump, 2016 brought shocking events.

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