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Estonian nationalists mark independence

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An innocent kiss

"It isn’t shocking to see that a kiss, and not war, is what horrifies and offends people more."   A drunk sailor, overjoyed that World War...

‘Kissing sailor’ in iconic photo dies, 95

Washington—The sailor pictured kissing a woman in Times Square as people celebrated the end of World War II has died at age 95, his...

PH, Japan mull joint exercises to boost ties, enhance stability

Military authorities said on Tuesday that Manila and Tokyo are planning to conduct joint naval exercises in a bid to boost defense ties and...

War veterans’ monthly pension raised to P20,000

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law increasing the monthly old-age pension of war veterans. Under Republic Act No. 11164, veterans who saw action in...

6,000 war vets to get P20k pension

THE more than 6,000 Filipino World War II, Korean and Vietnamese war veterans will receive a total of P20,000 monthly old-age pension once the...

Girl on a chair

"Her shadow is that of a weary old woman."     On my home office desk is a souvenir from a recent trip to Seoul. It is...

Canada’s Trudeau apologizes for turning away Jews

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Japan joins PH-US armed exercises

San Antonio, Zambales—Japanese troops stormed a beach in the Philippines Saturday in joint exercises with US and Filipino troops that officials said marked the...

Akihito cancels duties for second day

Tokyo"•Japan’s aging Emperor Akihito canceled his official duties for a second day Tuesday, after being treated for insufficient blood supply to the brain. The 84-year-old...

PVAO marks 73rd year of Battle of Bessang

The historic Battle of Bessang Pass, the greatest victory scored by Filipino guerrillas against the mighty Japanese Imperial Army in World War II, will...

The horrible Iran nuclear deal

By Eric Jurado What is evil? We say that evil is dark. But this metaphor is imprecise. Evil is actually intensely bright. So painfully bright that...

A reminder of the atrocities of war

The removal of a statue commemorating Filipina “comfort women” from Roxas Boulevard is a disservice not only to the women being remembered but also...

Down but not out

This file photo taken, on Jan. 11, 2018, shows a horse-drawn carriage passing a memorial statue for World War II ‘comfort women’ who were...
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