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Brain drain runs deep in the Philippines

Posted on May 15, 2023 By The Unpopular Opinion 3 Comments on Brain drain runs deep in the Philippines
Brain drain runs deep in the Philippines

On one of the iconic double-decker buses of Great Britain, an advertisement about the Philippines sending its best, caught the attention of Filipino netizens. The National Health Service (NHS), a globally-renowned British health institution, employs thousands of Filipino nurses who render valuable services in hospitals and clinics all over the United Kingdom. This is considered…

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Development, Economy, Society

The Ukrainian crisis: why Filipinos must be pragmatic

Posted on March 15, 2022 By The Unpopular Opinion 58 Comments on The Ukrainian crisis: why Filipinos must be pragmatic
The Ukrainian crisis: why Filipinos must be pragmatic

The military conflict involving Kiev and Moscow has been making the headlines of various news outlets all over the world. This Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict officially started when current Russian president Vladimir Putin recognized two people’s republics located in Eastern Ukraine, which are Luhansk and Donetsk. Collectively, they are grouped together as the Donbas region, where…

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Economy, History, Politics, Society

Elvis, Nixon and Enrile

Posted on September 14, 2012March 22, 2019 By Gogs 4 Comments on Elvis, Nixon and Enrile
Elvis, Nixon and Enrile

  “Absolute id crashed into absolute superego…as the uptightset man in America shook hands with just about the loosest.” (Mark Feeney on the ‘Elvis meets Nixon’ meeting)     Elvis Presley is such a universal icon but how many of us know even some of the episodes of his zany life. One of the most…

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