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To celebrate my main channel recently getting 2 MILLION subscribers, I am giving four lucky people $2500 USD. Good luck! gleam.io/ULJkD/darkvi...
DarkViperAU on X: "To celebrate my main channel recently getting 2 MILLION subscribers, I am giving four lucky people $2500 USD. Good luck! https://t.co/4dtpPwanph" / X
To celebrate my main channel recently getting 2 MILLION subscribers, I am giving four lucky people $2500 USD. Good luck! https://t.co/4dtpPwanph
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June 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Just kind of seems like war is almost always a terrible idea.
June 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Workforce gaps threaten Universal Health Coverage: study
Workforce gaps threaten Universal Health Coverage: study
A new study by the Ateneo de Manila University reveals that health system reforms under Universal Health Coverage are being held back by gaps in training, poor working conditions, and restrictive hiring rules.
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June 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Two pertinent graphs from me tonight...

First, U.S. support for bombing Iran is very low — much lower than support was at the time for the American military attacking Afghanistan, Iraq, and ISIS.

Link: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-amer...
June 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Kidney transplant patients entitled to PhilHealth support 'for life', DOH clarifies
Kidney transplant patients entitled to PhilHealth support 'for life', DOH clarifies
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) support for kidney-transplant patients applies for a lifetime, the Department of Health clarified Sunday.
abs-cbn.com
June 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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May 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Philippines uses AI vs traffic violators as NCAP returns
Philippines uses AI vs traffic violators as NCAP returns
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will reimplement the no-contact apprehension by Monday, May 26,
abs-cbn.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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CBS on the cardinals: "One thing we know they're not doing is checking Instagram because their devices have all been confiscated. I believe the kids call it rawdogging."
May 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Ilocos Sur Governor Lupo Biteng was assassinated on 6 January 1932 by his childhood sweetheart Segundina Quilop. A broken promise to marry was confessed as her motive.
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Pinksky is a photo client for Bluesky.

Start using it at pinksky.social
January 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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#OtD 21 Jan 1988 workers at the Pasig Mattel plant in the Philippines blockaded their factory after voting to strike in protest at the firm closing its Cainta plant. Rather than negotiate, Mattel sacked everyone and shut down its Philippines operations. stories.workingclasshistory.c...
January 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Herbosa: DOH to begin free HPV immunization for Filipino girls
Herbosa: DOH to begin free HPV immunization for Filipino girls
The Department of Health will begin the free immunization of Filipino girls from the Human Papilloma Virus or HPV, after its funding was included in the 2025 national budget, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said Thursday.
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January 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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South Cotabato's Lake Sebu is home to National Living Treasures — or GAMABA awardees — who are celebrated for preserving the age-old artistry of the sacred T'nalak cloth weaving https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-culture/lake-sebu-south-cotabato-home-dreamweavers-land-national-living-treas…
Lake Sebu is home of the dreamweavers and National Living Treasures
South Cotabato's Lake Sebu is home to National Living Treasures — or GAMABA awardees — who are celebrated for preserving the age-old artistry of the sacred T'nalak cloth weaving
www.rappler.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Filipino immigrant organization Nafcon says some Filipino caregivers report having to use their own resources to purchase supplies for their patients, whom they evacuated with
Filipino caregivers among affected by California wildfires
Filipino immigrant organization Nafcon says some Filipino caregivers report having to use their own resources to purchase supplies for their patients, whom they evacuated with
www.rappler.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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According to the survey held from December 12-18, 2024, 35% disagree with the Vice President's impeachment while 19% are undecided on the matter
4 in 10 Filipinos favor Sara Duterte's impeachment – SWS
According to the survey held from December 12-18, 2024, 35% disagree with the Vice President's impeachment while 19% are undecided on the matter
www.rappler.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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"We hear the voices of the people under the rubble." Rescuers in Gaza rushing to the scene of Israeli airstrikes save those who they can, but are forced to leave many behind, taking a heavy physical, mental and emotional toll. nyti.ms/4a7xaX1
Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save
Rescuers rushing to the scene of Israeli airstrikes save those who they can, but are forced to leave many behind. “My soul is tired from this war,” one said.
nyti.ms
January 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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"The study is impressive in its scale...cases and deaths dropped by more than 50% and in the Indigenous population the drop was even more dramatic: more than 60%."

Nature Medicine study shows the effects of Bolsa Familia strongest in Black and Indigenous populations

www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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i only get my news from memes
January 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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TIL that a Commonwealth-era Congressman from Cebu died in 1997 at age 104; certainly the longest lived Filipino politician of all time. Enrile has still some years to go before he breaks that record. www.philstar.com/the-freeman/...
Congressman Tereso M. Dosdos
Tereso was born in Borbon, Cebu on October 15, 1892 to spouses Crispin Dosdos and Ana Mondigo. Tereso educated at the Colegio de San Carlos and took his College of Law at the Escuela de Derechos in Ma...
www.philstar.com
December 31, 2024 at 7:35 AM
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What a conversation: a name you hear all over NPR - Anas Baba - our reporter living in Gaza, on the last year. He’s lost nearly half his body weight in the last year, surviving daily strikes, to be record stories for NPR.

www.npr.org/2024/12/29/n...
A snapshot of a year spent reporting and living through war, from NPR's producer in Gaza
NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, reflects on his year of reporting on the war and living through it.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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The Davao Region has Mindanao’s highest minimum wages, at P481 for non-agriculture and P457 for agriculture workers
Labor groups say P23-wage hike in Northern Mindanao ‘inadequate’
The Davao Region has Mindanao’s highest minimum wages, at P481 for non-agriculture and P457 for agriculture workers
buff.ly
December 28, 2024 at 3:50 AM
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One thing that kills me about this is that the NVA weren't just farmers with guns. They were a hardened, properly equipped army with a full, hierarchical command structure.
PSA: Every time you characterize the Vietnam War as "a superpower being beaten by a bunch of rice farmers," you are slandering Comrade-General Vo Nguyen Giap, and frankly I won't stand for it anymore 🫡 🇻🇳
December 28, 2024 at 3:48 AM