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Photo Courtesy: UNICEF Philippines/2019/Jeoffrey Maitem For millions of children in the most remote corners of the Philippines, the school bell isn’t a sound that echoes down a hallway—it is a goal that lies at the end of a grueling four-hour trek. These are the “last-mile” students, young learners in upland trails, island coastal paths, and…

PASAY CITY, Philippines — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and legal representatives for former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez separately moved to dismiss allegations raised in a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, citing a total lack of documentary evidence and contradictory sworn testimonies. Senator Lacson clarified that the information currently gathered by the committee…