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Video of Filipino actor reciting 'president's speech' falsely linked to ex-leader Duterte
A video of veteran Filipino actor and director Leo Martinez reciting a "president's speech" has circulated online in posts ...
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Pope Francis backed him when he took on a president. Now he's voting in the conclave
President Duterte accused him of ... The role of the Roman Catholic church in the Philippines has changed over its 500-year history in the archipelago. It was closely associated with the Spanish ...
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Assassination and election fraud in 1935
There is a saying that nobody loses an election in the Philippines because losers always claim they were cheated of victory. This goes back to the 1897 snap election at Tejeros, which saw the ...
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Philippines’ Cardinal Tagle, the ‘Asian Francis,’ is papal contender
Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the ...
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Pope Leo XIV elected in fourth ballot, among fastest in papal history — CBCP
Pope Leo XIV’s quick ascent to the papacy places him among the fastest-elected pontiffs in the Catholic Church’s history, ...
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Malacañang Posthumously Awards Four Filipina Icons with Presidential Medal of Merit
President Marcos Jr. honors Nora Aunor, Pilita Corrales, Gloria Romero, and Margarita Forés with the Presidential Medal of ...
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Philippines makes history as first nation to consecrate itself to divine mercy
The Philippines will make history this year on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, by becoming the first nation in the world to ...
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Japan and Philippines to start talks on 2 defense pacts in the face of China's growing aggression
Ishiba and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also discussed in Manila the impact of the barrage of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and China's countermeasures on the global ...