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Issue No. 24042 | Nov 3, 2024
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Woman breathes new life into Negros Occidental graves for over 30 years

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In Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, a family turns All Saints' and All Souls' Days into an opportunity for income, while helping in maintaining a tradition of remembrance

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Trending In War on Drugs

Duterte admits he kept a ‘death squad’ as mayor to kill criminals

Former President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry Monday, October 28, 2024, that he had maintained a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals when he was mayor of Davao City. — October 28, 2024

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More on Duterte Admits to Death Squad as Davao Mayor
  • Duterte claims responsibility for drug war but offers no apologies In the presence of families of those who died during the war on drugs, former president Rodrigo Duterte appeared to express little remorse regarding his administration’s crackdown on illegal substances. — October 28, 2024

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  • Rody: I take full responsibility Defends bloody war on drugs; admits existence of death squad Former President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full legal responsibility for his administration’s war on drugs — October 28, 2024

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  • 'Kailangan managot': Families of drug war victims call for Duterte's prosecution The families of the victims of the Duterte administration's bloody war on drugs gathered on Sunday at the Siena College Chapel to mark the eighth anniversary of remembrance for their slain loved ones. — November 3, 2024

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In Culture

‘Antoway’: Bontoc’s unique mourning for the dead at risk of dying

Manila, Philippines—Like every night, it was silent in a community in Bontoc, Mountain Province on Oct. 15, except for a house where an 87-year-old matriarch died, as people, most of them elders — October 30, 2024

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In Public Works

Who are accountable for billions allocated for flood control?

The Senate will scrutinize the utilization of the government’s flood control budget when it resumes its hearing on the proposed 2025 national budget next week in the aftermath of the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine.” — October 31, 2024

mb.com.ph

In Typhoons

A Philippine town in the shadow of a volcano is hit by landslides it never expected

Residents of a northern Philippine town are picking up the pieces following one of the deadliest storms to hit the country this year. — October 27, 2024

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In Health

Philippines baby food: Added sugars worry experts

The BBC takes a closer look at the products more and more parents are turning to for their children. — October 31, 2024

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