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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for his unflinching portrayal of the effects of colonialism and the trauma of the refugee experience. Books by Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah are on display at the Swedish Academy in...

José Rizal was born a very small child on this day 160 years ago. His father, Francisco Mercado, was a successful farmer while his mother, Teodora Alonso-Realonda, a gobernadorcillio ’s daughter, had a flour mill, a drug store, and a general store to her name. Rizal’s parents were among the...

A midwife helped a woman give birth on a pavement in Marikina City in the wee hours of Wednesday (May 26). Rozendo Naupan, 24, and his wife Lobilla, 36, were on their way to a maternity clinic aboard a motorcycle when Lobilla's water broke around 2 a.m. in Barangay Nangka, Marikina. “Pinark ko po...

A ray of hope awaits listeners in time for the holiday season via the new musical offering from the OPM Acoustic Princess and GMA Music artist Princess Velasco – her original Christmas song, "The New Born King." Princess holds this single close to her heart as it was first composed by her...