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How La Mesa Dam became part of Metro Manila’s water supply system

By Severino Samonte/PNA MANILA -- Did you know how La Mesa Dam in Novaliches, a former town now divided between Quezon City and Caloocan City, became part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system...

Why only 12 are elected every 3 years for the 24-member Senate?

By Severino Samonte/PNA MANILA -- If you are voting for the first time in this year’s mid-term polls, then you may be among those wondering why the country is electing only 12 members...

Climate Protest the Latest Youth Action for Social Change

Markus Meyer-Gehlen | VOA-NEWS In every generation, young people have led movements for social change — from the black teenagers who staged lunch counter sit-ins in the 1960s to desegregate public spaces...

FVR sharp as ever at 91

By Ben Cal/PNA MANILA -- At 91, former president Fidel V. Ramos has retained his sharp mind and memory through the years when he called names of his friends, one at a...

A lawyer to the Poor

By Santosh Digal/PNA MANILA -- “Avoid corruption and help the poor who need legal services,” is a life principle of Nelson B. Borja, a senior trial lawyer specializing in criminal cases, who distinguishes...

All-female Legal Group Fights for Women, Girls in Sierra Leone

Salem Solomon/VOA-NEWS In Sierra Leone, cases involving the abuse of women have rarely been prosecuted. Spousal abusers, child abusers and even rapists have, too often, walked free. A group of lawyers and judges...

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