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‘We want to be free’: Filipinos demand right to divorce

Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years. The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce is outlawed.

North Korea spy satellite crashes into sea, Seoul salvages wreckage

North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.

Hurt dolphin washes ashore in Occidental Mindoro

An injured dolphin washed ashore in Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro Wednesday morning, May 31, the provincial government said. 

More Pinoy trafficking victims repatriated from Thailand, Myanmar

Two batches of human trafficking victims who were recruited to work for “seemingly-good call center jobs” in Thailand and Myanmar were repatriated earlier this week, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said.

PNP probes killing of Oriental Mindoro broadcaster

The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to bring to justice the masterminds and killers of a 50-year-old broadcaster in Oriental Mindoro.

Negros Oriental governor dies

Negros Oriental Governor Carlo Jorge "Guido" Reyes has passed away on Wednesday, May 31.

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