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Signal No. 1 up in 5 Luzon areas as Super Typhoon Rosal enters PAR
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Signal No. 1 up in 5 Luzon areas as Super Typhoon Rosal enters PAR

By Kristine Daguno-Bersamina | 12 hours ago
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over five areas in Luzon after Super Typhoon Champi entered the Philippine Area...
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'Rosal' slightly intensifies in approach; Signal No. 1 still up in Luzon

'Rosal' slightly intensifies in approach; Signal No. 1 still up in Luzon

By Ian Laqui | 7 hours ago
The cyclone is expected to come closest to Extreme Northern Luzon between Thursday and Friday.
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Vico, Baste among preferred Senate bets in 2028

Vico, Baste among preferred Senate bets in 2028

By Janvic Mateo | 1 day ago
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte are among the most preferred personalities to run for the...
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Second Senate resolution seeking China ambassador's expulsion filed

Second Senate resolution seeking China ambassador's expulsion filed

By Cristina Chi | 9 hours ago
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has formally urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non...
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Senate urged to scrap House GAA infrastructure insertions

Senate urged to scrap House GAA infrastructure insertions

By Aubrey Rose Inosante | 1 day ago
A budget watchdog has urged the Senate to remove infrastructure projects inserted by the House of Representatives into the...
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Days after confirming her 2028 Senate bid, economist and former Finance undersecretary Cielo Magno sat down with The Philippine STAR Editor-in-Chief Amy Pamintuan to discuss her decision to run, the pending 2027 national budget, and the country’s political and economic climate.

‘Disruptor’ Cielo Magno challenges traditional pols

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Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on October 20, 2026

Palace on envoy row: Apology can’t be forced

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In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the two leaders discussed the 4th Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders’ Meeting, which the Philippines and Japan are scheduled to co-chair in November.

Marcos, Japan PM discuss bilateral ties, ASEAN Summit

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Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Engr. Roberto Bernardo sheds tears as he exposes the alleged corruption involving DPWH officials during the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Friday, November 14, 2025.

‘Kickbacks for Co, Bernardo increased under Romualdez’

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Latest DOE data showed peak demand could reach 22,231 megawatts in 2027, up from the 20,088 MW recorded earlier this year.

Peak power demand seen rising amid El Niño

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The development was announced at a briefing by Interior and Local Government Undersecretary for Peace and Order Nestor Sanares, who also leads the country’s Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC).

Philippines retains Tier 1 status in human trafficking report

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Trade Secretary Cristina Roque told reporters on the sidelines of the SGV Tax Symposium yesterday that there is no movement in candle prices so far.

Prices of candles, basic goods stable ahead of Undas

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EDCOM 2 said the issue was raised during the Oct. 16 Senate committee on finance hearing on the Department of Education (DepEd)’s proposed budget for 2027.

EDCOM 2 cites gaps in classroom allocations

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Capital1 escapes

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Ariel Joseph Alegarbes earned the country's second gold medal at the 5th Asian Para Games, dominating the Men’s 100m Backstroke S14 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan!

Alegarbes turns childhood struggles into APG gold

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But don’t expect Group A’s NLEX (9-2) and San Miguel Beer (8-3) and Group B’s Magnolia (6-3) and Rain or Shine (5-3) to slack off one bit as they tackle unfinished business in the preliminaries.

4 teams tackle unfinished business

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Four-time Siargao International Surfing Cup winner John Mark (Marama) Tokong will join the CT event featuring 24 men and 16 women while Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games bronze medalist Jayuard Alciso and teenaged 2026 Mayor Jaime Rusillon Memorial Surfing Cup women’s open champion Mara Lopez will ride the waves in the Philippines Pro CT trials. Tokong, Alciso and Lopez are wildcard entries, giving the host country a local flavor in the competitions.

3 Pinoys in WSL Siargao event

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Gab Manotoc (left) and Kashihara Hirotaka

Manotoc, Hirotaka match South Pacific record

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The Fighting Maroons play the Tigers at 5 p.m. with Goldwin Monteverde’s troops looking to break free from a two-way logjam with the National U Bulldogs at 5-2.

Maroons eye solo lead

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Benilde got to within 10 early in the third quarter, 48-38, before Letran unloaded a 12-4 tear capped off by an and-one play from Denzil Walker at the 2:47 mark to give the Knights a 60-42 lead.

Knights clobber Blazers

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If Blackwater loses to Ginebra, it will finish the conference at 3-7.

Blackwater aims to be razor-sharp

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The DOTr said this is part of Phase 1 of the EDSA busway rehabilitation project, which aims to make the system “more accessible and comfortable for passengers, in line with the President’s directive.â€

3 EDSA busway stations repaired

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The OWWA said a group of 15 OFWs arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 yesterday on a Gulf Air flight after traveling by land from Riyadh to Dammam where they boarded their flight to the Philippines.

99 OFWs repatriated from Riyadh

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PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the figure was 57.2 percent higher compared to the previous period, reflecting intensified enforcement of ordinances in coordination with local government units.

PNP records 9.2 million ordinance violations

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