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[Summary] => Recognizing the role of social workers in disaster risk reduction and climate change resilience across Southeast Asia, the Philippines will host on Tuesday the hybrid celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Social Work Day 2025.
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[Title] => Preparing ourselves for the global economy
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[Title] => Higit tatlong dekada na
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[Title] => The role of power in a developing country
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