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Paine in the Neck “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.” - James Madison “I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes.” - Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776 “The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.” - Socrates “Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.” - Benjamin Franklin “We are all born igno...

1 of 6 Everyone can agree that 2020 has been an awful year — from the volcanic eruption at the start of the year, through the pandemic which ravaged people’s health and wealth, to the typhoons and floods that have wrought so much damage in the last couple of months. The one good thing to come out of all this has been people’s willingness to help others. From offers of shelter to the refugees from Taal Volcano, to fund drives for PPEs and free meals for the pandemic struck, to free kitchen...

4:40 pm Preparations for the holidays are on its peak, with many of us looking forward to a time of rest and celebration, eager to leave behind the year that was and start anew. And while we may get caught up in all this holiday hustle, let’s not forget what this season is truly about— the spirit of giving.  With 2020 coming to an end, it’s time to sit back and be grateful for coming this far. Quite a year indeed, it has shown us it takes a united community to overcome the...

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December 18, 2020 | 10:23 am Font Size AAA Distribution of relief bags in Lower Curayao, Brgy. Burgos Rodriguez Montalban was led by Standard Chartered Bank Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing Head Mai Sangalang (4th from left), together with (L-R) CouncilorBonna Aquino, Councilor Judith Cruz, Rainier Cruz, Montalban Senior Administrative Assistant Randy Guevarra and PBSP OIC Manager, Corporate Citizenship and CSR Rommel Mercado. Typhoon Ulysses that struck the country last month br...

Koreas freedom of expression being undermined Posted : 2020-12-18 17:02 Updated : 2020-12-21 17:08 A bill banning the sending of anti-North Korean regime leaflets to the North is passed by a unanimous vote at a National Assembly session, Monday, in which 187 lawmakers of the supermajority ruling Democratic Party of Korea and other liberal minor parties participated. The main opposition People Power Party boycotted the vote after its members filibuster to stop the passage of the bill was null...

With today’s vote on the report a strong and social Europe for a Just Transition, the European Parliament is calling on European leaders to make social rights legally enforceable and reach concrete social objectives by 2030. The Socialists and Democrats had pushed for the 2017 adoption of the European Pillar of Social Rights in Gothenburg and are now leading the drive for a Porto Agenda, to be signed by EU leaders under the Portuguese Presidency at the Social Summit in Porto in May 2021.�...

In fresno at age 89. dolores will join us at the end of this hour to tell us why she got arrested in fresno this week and in that discussion i hope we learn something about what it takes to be truly committed to social progress. truly committed to a cause. most of us limit our commitment to social progress to voting and some of us just give up on owher candidate loses. dolores huerta saw her candidate in 1968 get shot and killed right before her eyes, and she did not give up. we have much to lea...

Dolores will join us at the end of this hour to tell us why she got arrested in fresno this week and in that discussion i hope we learn something about what it takes to be truly committed to social progress. truly committed to a cause. most of us limit our commitment to social progress to voting and some of us just give up when our candidate loses. dolores huerta saw her candidate in 1968 get shot and killed right before her eyes, and she did not give up. we have much to learn from dolores huert...

Is the ground shifting, in the sense, and i have heard this is a delay tactic. were not going to have the discussion right now. if theyre trying to delay it, i looked at the front pages of the paper this morning, i didnt see anything on legislation to battle gun violence or action to battle gun violence hasnt already dropped from the national consciousness less than two weeks later. >> i saw in usa today, there was a story about us candidates talking about it, making it an issue. as i said, its ...