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Mary Jane Veloso is finally home after sixteen years; Carlos Yulo wins a second Asian Games gold by the same razor-thin margin; the Blu Girls open 0-2 in softball; DreamWorks' Filipino-folklore film Forgotten Island hits theaters; the Bangsamoro elects its first parliament; Filipino migrants in Italy on the World Day of Migrants and Refugees; West Philippine Sea tensions; and the legacy of Flor Contemplacion. Lynly and Tata bring you this week's news from the Philippines and Filipinos around the world.

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Lynly and Tata cover the week for Filipinos in Europe and Australia: a Paris embassy warning, a river procession in Vienna, hope for 80,000 Filipinos in Spain, music in Melbourne, aged care heroes in Coolamon, a Sydney diabetes fun run, and a look back at the ancient voyage that linked the Philippines to Madagascar.

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Welcome to the first-ever episode of Filipino Diaspora Review with Lynly & Tata!

In our pilot: the Middle East conflict threatens more than 2 million Filipinos and sparks protests in Manila, remittances are headed for their weakest growth in 25 years, and good news for the 1M+ Filipinos in Saudi Arabia as Riyadh Air launches direct Riyadh-Manila flights. Plus, Filipino American history takes center stage at the Smithsonian.

Our historical lookback: September 1965 in Delano, California — when Larry Itliong and Filipino farmworkers walked off the grape vineyards and started a strike that changed U.S. labor history.

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