Corruption China Education Politics Archives

Part 1: The novitiate raid that pulled the Church into EDSA and beyond

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The seeds of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution were planted during an obscure military raid — a turning point for the Church’s practical and moral leadership in the nationwide active non-violent democratization movement

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Trending In Crime

It takes a village to stop the violence

Another school. Another act of violence. Another set of families whose lives will never be the same. — August 22, 2026

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More on Ateneo de Zamboanga High School Shooting
  • Two students die in Zamboanga City school gun attack A junior high school student of the Ateneo de Zamboanga allegedly engaged in a gun attack inside the campus on Tuesday, Aug. 18, or almost two months after the mass shooting inside a Tacloban City school. — August 18, 2026

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  • Philippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting before taking own life, official says A student live-streamed himself shooting and killing another student in a classroom in the southern Philippines on Tuesday before taking ‌his own life, an official said, in the second school attack in the country in less than two months. — August 18, 2026

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  • Jonvic Remulla wants review of Robin Padilla law after Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting Remulla said illegal possession of firearms should be made a non-bailable offense and gun owners should be held accountable when their legally registered weapons fall into the hands of minors. — August 19, 2026

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In History

Part 2: The raid, the Catholic Church, EDSA and beyond

Only in honoring our nation’s historical sacrifices can we learn from the past, and collectively heal as a wounded society — August 22, 2026

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In Culture

In Northern Philippines, Tattoo Artists Attract Travelers in Search of the Most Original Keepsake

Writer Marisol Delarosa makes a pilgrimage to Buscalan, home to 109-year-old Apo Whang-od, the oldest living artist in the country, to meet with the next generation of mambabatoks—and to receive a traditional hand-tapped tattoo of her own. — August 20, 2026

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In Economy

Peso sinks to new record low, drags stock market

The Philippine peso sank to a new record low against the US dollar Wednesday, nearing the 62-to-1 level, as volatile global fuel prices and renewed — August 19, 2026

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In Law & Legislation

Beyond heartbreak: When a canceled wedding becomes a crime

What started as a quiet love story between a police officer and a public school teacher became a Supreme Court decision that redefines where and how liability attaches for a broken promise to marry. — August 22, 2026

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