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Halal certification pushed in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- “Halal” -- it is a sign that hangs at some beef and poultry shops as well as eateries here, in an attempt to lure Muslims to patronize stuff from...

PH used to mark Nat’l Thanksgiving Day on Sept. 21

MANILA -- Not many of the millennials today may be aware that the Philippines used to celebrate National Thanksgiving Day every Sept. 21 from 1973 to 1985. The date of such celebration differed...

How Muslim women deal with pain, trauma 5 years after Zamboanga siege

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Five years after the Zamboanga siege, majority of the displaced residents of the four barangays that comprised ground zero of the crisis are Muslims. Many of the estimated 10,000 houses...

Filipino ingenuity at its best

MANILA -- If you think the CCTV (closed-circuit television) camera is sufficient enough as a security device to protect you, you better think twice. Now, it can be told that Filipinos are really...

JICA digital art competition on Sustainable Development Goals last call for participation

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announces its last call for entries for its digital art competition highlighting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Filipino college students. The SDGs refer to the...

The process and health benefits of blood donation

MANILA -- After realizing the value of donated blood to an ailing loved one, Sharmila Navarro decided to be a regular blood donor. “I started almost two years ago, Jan. 28, 2017, because...

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