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Sagot ni Karen Gallman ukol sa transgender restroom, inalmahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 01:12 AM

Umalma ang grupong Ang Ladlad sa sagot ni Bb. Pilipinas-Intercontinental Karen Gallman kaugnay sa restroom para sa transgenders.  Read more »

Elias Wicked craft beers find home in Sta. Mesa Heights resto

Kara Santos
Posted at Mar 21 05:04 PM

With its homey ambiance, 13 Ubay Street Comfort Dining has been a popular spot for family gatherings, barkada hangouts and dates since it opened in 2015. Read more »

Japan rejects South Korea mention of wartime 'comfort women' at UN

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 27 06:56 AM

Japan formally complained on Monday after South Korea's foreign minister raised the issue of wartime "comfort women" at the top UN rights body, while warning that it should not be allowed to harm bilateral relations at a critical time in east Asia.  Read more »

Duterte says 'comfort woman' statue a 'constitutional right'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:03 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said the "comfort woman" statue along Roxas Boulevard is a symbol of freedom of expression, which relatives of comfort women and living comfort women are entitled to use.  Read more »

Government forms panel to look into new ‘comfort women’ statue

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 07:59 PM

A spokeswoman from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was "extremely regrettable" that comfort women statues had been erected. Read more »

Manila's 'comfort women' statue

Romeo Ranoco, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 06:30 PM

A vendor pushes a cart past a memorial statue that commemorates the Filipino "comfort women" who worked in Japanese military brothels during World War II, erected along a main street of Roxas Boulevard in this photo taken Friday. Read more »

Japan PM rejects South Korean call for new steps to help 'comfort women'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 01:38 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday rejected South Korea's call for more steps to help "comfort women", a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, and urged Seoul to honour a 2015 pact on the divisive topic. Read more »

Palace tries to smooth over 'comfort woman' statue row

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 03:48 PM

The statue, erected along Roxas Boulevard, had earlier caught the attention of Japanese embassy officials and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more »

Japan voices regret to Duterte over 'comfort women' statue

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 10 10:02 PM

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda on Tuesday voiced displeasure to President Rodrigo Duterte over a statue symbolizing comfort women that was installed by the Philippine government in Manila last month. Read more »

South Korea's Moon says 2015 'comfort women' agreement with Japan 'flawed'

Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 12:53 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that a 2015 agreement with Japan over South Korean "comfort women" was seriously flawed and urged follow-up measures to resolve the contentious issue. Read more »

Japan says ties at risk if South Korea messes with 2015 'comfort women' deal

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 07:55 AM

Japan said on Wednesday any attempt by South Korea to revise a 2015 deal meant to have resolved a row over "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels would make relations "unmanageable" after Seoul said the agreement had failed. Read more »

S. Korea says 'comfort women' row with Japan unresolved despite 2015 deal

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 04:48 PM

A 2015 deal with Japan over South Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels failed to meet the victims' needs, South Korea said on Wednesday, throwing ties into doubt as both countries seek to rein in North Korea. Read more »

Manila 'comfort woman' statue catches DFA's attention

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 12:37 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs has formally asked officials of Manila City Hall and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines to explain why a "Comfort Woman" statue was erected along Roxas Boulevard. Read more »

Japanese embassy, umalma sa rebulto ng 'comfort woman'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 02:01 AM

Umalma ang Japanese Embassy sa itinayong bagong rebulto sa Roxas Boulevard sa Maynila. Read more »

San Francisco mayor agrees to accept 'comfort women' statue

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 23 10:08 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee on Wednesday signed a document formalizing the city's acceptance of a statue that symbolizes Korean women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military, city officials said. Read more »

S. Korean academic convicted of defaming 'comfort women'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 27 05:27 PM

SEOUL - A South Korean professor who challenged the consensus view of Japan's war time sex slaves was convicted of defaming the victims on Friday, after a Seoul appeals court overturned an earlier acquittal. Read more »

'Comfort women', hindi natuwa sa pagbisita ng Japan PM

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 03:14 PM

Hanggang ngayon, humihingi pa rin ng hustisya ang mga kababaihang ginawang "comfort women" noong World War 2. Read more »

Duterte and Abe

Erik De Castro, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 07:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after a joint statement at the Malacanan Palace on Thursday. Abe, who is currently in the Philippines for a 2-day official visit, will be visiting Davao as part of his itinerary. Read more »

QC eats: 7 dishes to try at Porch this 2017

Joko Magalong
Updated as of Jan 10 06:06 PM

Tucked away in Sikatuna Village in Quezon City is Porch, which is part of the Casa Verde restaurant group. Originally the group’s commissary, the place eventually evolved into a bustling restaurant patronized by families, students, and urbanites.  Read more »

Japan to recall envoy from South Korea over 'comfort women' statue

Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 03:27 PM

TOKYO - Japan said on Friday it was recalling its ambassador to South Korea over a statue commemorating Korean women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two and that the statue violated an agreement to resolve the issue. Read more »