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This bill is proposing to tax all online services and subscription-based streaming services to raise much-needed public revenues. Problem is, experts say the burden will only be passed on to consumers.

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Former US President Barack Obama holds his foundation’s first Democracy Forum in New York, with activists and leaders like former VP Leni Robredo sharing their hard-won insights. 

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For World Diabetes Day, we speak to Johanah Co, who has been living with diabetes for 21 years. From constantly checking her blood sugar to planning the food she eats, she lets us in on her daily routine, and tells us what we can do to make life easier for people like her.

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The stakes couldn't be higher for the Philippines as the world deliberates on climate compensation at the UN's climate summit this year. We speak to Atty. Tony La Viña, a climate justice advocate who was part of the Manila Observatory's delegation to COP27.

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Today, the world population crossed a staggering milestone: 8 billion humans. And the symbolic 8 billionth baby was actually born here in the Philippines, at least according to the Population Commission.

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It’s a perennial issue year after year: the families of overseas Filipino workers have to wait months to get their balikbayan boxes for Christmas. Or sometimes it does arrive, spoiled and looted.

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In a male-dominated sport, how do we create more opportunities for women and inspire more girls to take a step and be part of change? First female PBA coach Mau Belen, women’s advocate Mariana Lopa, and PWD athlete Kat Tan discuss their experiences and strategies in transforming the women's basketball landscape in the Philippines. 

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Carljoe Javier gives his thoughts on how society looks at art, film and music. And how this affects public support–or feeds the lack thereof. 

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Few countries take Christmas as seriously as the Philippines – but with inflation set to peak this December, Filipinos are in for a sparse holiday season. 

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Percy Lapid’s killers are finally facing charges after an up-and-down investigation, but the bigger questions remain: How could a kill order have come from inside the national penitentiary? What’s wrong with our prison system?

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