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[Title] => Senator Bong Go extends help to detained harmonica player
[Summary] => The arrest of Ireneo Selma, a 68-year-old harmonica player in Cebu City, for allegedly violating the city’s Anti-Mendicancy Ordinance caught the attention of Senator Bong Go, prompting his team to provide assistance after the incident sparked public concern, particularly on senior citizens.
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[Title] => USCIS announces updates to increased screening and vetting procedures
[Summary] => On March 30, 2026, USCIS announced updates to its enhanced vetting procedures.
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[Title] => U.S. Department of State Assistance to U.S. citizens in the Middle East
[Summary] => With the ongoing regional turmoil in the Middle East, the U.S. Department of State is undertaking significant measures to support American citizens seeking to depart the Middle East and return to the United States.
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[Title] => Legal hub for complaints vs corruption to rise soon
[Summary] => Ordinary citizens will soon be able to take part in the battle against corruption through a public platform dubbed as the People's Legal Hub for Whistleblowers and Truth Tellers.
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[Title] => Quezon City approves P43 billion budget for 2026
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[Title] => What do we do now?
[Summary] => The Speaker of the House has resigned. It may seem that a large head has rolled.
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[Title] => Crossroads in history
[Summary] => Our nation is possibly in transition.
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[AuthorName] => Ariel Nepomuceno
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[Title] => Shall we lose our EU’s GSP+ eligibility?
[Summary] => Have interacted with a lot of well-meaning citizens (most of them are old friends) with different political leanings a couple of weeks ago and noted a huge difference.
[DatePublished] => 2025-09-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => Forum tackles how government protects the media
[Summary] => To explain how the government protects journalists and provides legal assistance, the Cebu Citizens Press Council (CCPC) yesterday held a forum titled “Harassing, Killing Journalists: How ‘Media Security’ From Government Works”.
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[Title] => Caring for senior citizens
[Summary] => Sometimes I wonder if this is still the same country I grew up in.
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[Title] => USCIS announces updates to increased screening and vetting procedures
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[AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin
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[Title] => U.S. Department of State Assistance to U.S. citizens in the Middle East
[Summary] => With the ongoing regional turmoil in the Middle East, the U.S. Department of State is undertaking significant measures to support American citizens seeking to depart the Middle East and return to the United States.
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[Title] => Legal hub for complaints vs corruption to rise soon
[Summary] => Ordinary citizens will soon be able to take part in the battle against corruption through a public platform dubbed as the People's Legal Hub for Whistleblowers and Truth Tellers.
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[Title] => Quezon City approves P43 billion budget for 2026
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[Title] => Shall we lose our EU’s GSP+ eligibility?
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[Title] => Forum tackles how government protects the media
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