Why Canada’s immigration system stands above the rest

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:52:09 +0000

Countries across the western world, whether Japan or Germany, Australia or Austria, need more immigrants to help offset the negative economic impacts of their aging populations and low birth rates. Anti-immigrant sentiment, however, has grown in prominence throughout much of the western world in recent years. There are concerns that welcoming immigrants hurts the economy […]

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Otso Diretso’s defeat in polls ‘not a total loss’ — Robredo

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:22:34 +0000

Otso Diretso's defeat in polls ‘not a total loss' — Robredo

Vice President Leni Robredo described the defeat of the Otso Diretso senatorial candidates in the midterm polls as “not a total loss.”

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LOOK: Senators-elect do Duterte fist bump except Poe, Binay

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 06:00:33 +0000

LOOK: Senators-elect do Duterte fist bump except Poe, Binay

All newly-elected senators, except for senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay, made President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature fist bump during the proclamation of winning senators on Wednesday.

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JV Ejercito accepts fate, leaving Senate with ‘integrity intact’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 23:38:09 +0000

JV Ejercito accepts fate, leaving Senate with ‘integrity intact’

Senator JV Ejercito said he would be leaving the Senate with his “integrity intact.” Ejercito made the statement as he conceded defeat.

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Son, father, daughter win top elective posts in Catbalogan City

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 05:37:08 +0000

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A son-and-father tandem was elected mayor and vice mayor of Catbalogan City, Samar, with another member of the family topping the race for the Sangguniang Panglungsod seats.

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Vico Sotto on Eusebio’s plan to protest: ‘Nakakatawa’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 03:33:58 +0000

Vico Sotto on Eusebio’s plan to protest: ‘Nakakatawa’

“Medyo nakakatawa naman.” This was Pasig City mayor-elect Vico Sotto’s reaction to outgoing Mayor Robert “Bobby” Eusebio’s plan to protest the election’s outcome. 

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Proclamation of winners of nat’l posts to take place this week — Comelec

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 09:00:33 +0000

The proclamation for the newly elected senators and party-list representatives may happen at most this Wednesday.

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Sereno asks Comelec: How free were midterm polls from vote buying?

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 08:42:11 +0000

Former Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno on Sunday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain different election-related complaints, particularly the alleged cases of vote-buying in the country during the polling season.

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