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EASTERN SAMAR LIBRARY THRIVES AFTER HAIYAN

In 2007, Regional Trial Court Judge Rowena Tan established a library in her hometown of Llorente in Eastern Samar. Llorente is a third class municipality with a yearly income of $700,000 to below $1m and […]

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WHAT HAPPENED TO NATIONAL READING MONTH?

In 2011, Education Secretary Lasallian Brother Armin Luistro declared every November a National Reading Month aligned with then Pres. Benigno Aquino’s Every Child A Reader program. The literacy program had simple goals: a read-a-thon to […]

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WHO WILL SUCCEED THE GAME OF THRONES?

It’s the pain of every empire—who will succeed to the throne? On 2011, HBO’s Game of Thrones debuted to 2.22 million viewers. Its cult-like following has climbed steadily over the last seven years. Its season […]

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SHOCKING LIVING STANDARDS IN SILICON VALLEY

By Ivy Lopez A Google software engineer can earn a starting salary of $124,000 a year. That’s 43.5% more than the average salary of a software engineer in Florida and 15 times more than one […]

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THE FIRST PRIMER ON PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION

There were 6.62 million arrivals in the Philippines last year. That’s an 11% increase from 2016. It is projected to grow up to 11 million by 2023. “A fast-growing economy, numerous attractive investment opportunities, improvements […]