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Sunlife recently announced that domestic and common-law partners, as well as same-gender partners, could now be enrolled as qualified dependents under its new HMO policy. Two financial advisers — who are also an LGBT couple — say this means there is hope for LGBT rights in the Philippines. 

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The president of Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Meah Ang See, breaks down the history of racism against the Chinese in the Philippines–and what the community is doing about it

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We take you on an audio walking tour of the Panciteria Macanista de Buen Gusto, a Spanish-era restaurant made famous by our national hero–before it gets demolished.

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Ukraine shocked the world when it held off a Russian invasion that analysts expected to last mere days. But the country has paid a high price and continues to look to democracies, including the Philippines, for support.

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The Department of Transportation just spent P12 billion to buy 120 new train cars to help commuters, only to discover the wagons were faulty and leaking once they got here. But wait — haven’t we seen this before?

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After hosting one of the Metro’s first protected bike lanes during the pandemic, Makati announced on February 10 that bike lanes along Ayala Avenue would soon be converted to shared lanes with public vehicles. In contrast, Quezon City is ramping up its cycling infrastructure. We head down to both cities and investigate.

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The Philippines, one of the world’s top providers of nurses, is quite ironically facing a nursing shortage itself. Some countries are so desperate, they’re offering scholarships for Filipino nurses to finish their studies abroad.

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Filipina women continue to face cultural and logistical barriers to pursuing reproductive health, and the pandemic has only made things harder. Jess De Mesa, co-founder of Kindred Health, shares her perspective on femtech and improving health outcomes for women.

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Even with one of the longest shorelines in the world, the Philippines has to bring in roughly 93% of our salt needs. What went wrong here?

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Harvard Business School graduate Rebecca Kersch talks about TANGapp, the remittance service she founded for Filipino migrant workers and their families.

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