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Mara Cepeda

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Philippines Correspondent for @straits_times | AJF ‘21 fellow | @UNRAF ‘23 fellow | 📥 [email protected] | Views are my own.

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Following the publication of our nearly year-long investigation, the Department of Education’s former logistics supplier Transpac, who allegedly held billions worth of materials in subleased warehouses hostage, is finally releasing the supplies to DepEd.

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Hello to Pinoy Gen Z workers here on my feed! Anyone here who was able to negotiate for better pay/benefits or asked for a change in problematic work systems and it was granted by management… and who’s free for an interview today? DM please! Would really appreciate leads 🙏🏻

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Just two weeks before he officially ended his term as Philippine president, known gun enthusiast Rodrigo Duterte registered at least 358 firearms, all with 10-year validities and legal backing through a law he enacted also in 2022.

Just two weeks before he officially ended his term as Philippine president, known gun enthusiast Rodrigo Duterte registered at least 358 firearms, all with 10-year validities and legal backing through a law he enacted also in 2022.
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🚨BREAKING: 🇨🇳 's ships swarmed into Second Thomas (Ayungin) Shoal's interior in an apparent show of force on Monday, the day after water cannoning and disabling the 🇵🇭 ' resupply vessels. Full report with imagery by Planet.👇
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Massively outgunned by China, Manila has been consistent in publicizing Beijing’s rising aggression in the South China Sea this year. How has the Philippines been benefitting from this strategy this so far?

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Massively outgunned by China, Manila has been consistent in publicizing Beijing’s rising aggression in the South China Sea this year. How has the Philippines been benefitting from this strategy this so far? straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/p…
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LOOK: Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr at the BRP Sierra Madre in Second Thomas Shoal on Dec 10. Brawner says he was aboard one of the PH resupply ships that China vessels water cannoned, rammed en route to the shoal. The Straits Times

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LOOK: Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr at the BRP Sierra Madre in Second Thomas Shoal on Dec 10. Brawner says he was aboard one of the PH resupply ships that China vessels water cannoned, rammed en route to the shoal. @straits_times 📷 @TeamAFP
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Before Rodrigo Duterte registered more than 300 guns before his term ended, he signed a law that extended validity and made getting permits easier for former elected officials such as himself.

Reporting by Lian Buan, Jairo Bolledo, and yours truly:

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Over 6 years in jail has not weakened ex-senator ⁦Leila de Lima’s resolve to keep investigating Duterte’s bloody drug war. ⁦The Straits Times⁩ sits down with the woman of the hour.

Photos by ⁦Angie de Silva

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Mapping the businesses of Speaker Martin Romualdez

House Speaker Martin Romualdez and his supposed companies are making big moves. People with business interests have also tried to gain his favor.

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The deadly bombing in Marawi City is a stark reminder that ISIS remains a threat in Mindanao. The Marcos govt is challenged to clamp down on these terrorists, even as the military pushes to reshift its focus to territorial defense.

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