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Bamban Mayor Alice Guo attends a Senate hearing on alleged human trafficking and POGO operations on May 22.

Alice Guo may have lied about Filipino mother — senators

Two senators said it is possible that Alice Guo's parents were both Chinese after all based on the investigation of one senator's team who found that Valenzuela City residents allegedly knew Guo's mother to be a certain Chinese national named "Lin Wen Yi."

The Philippine Coast Guard and community members respond to an "oil leakage" in New Washington, Aklan.

Climate and Environment

Barge leaks oil, halts fishing in Aklan town

French gendarmes stand guard near independantists at the entrance of the Riviere Salee disctrict, in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, on May 29, 2024. Riots sparked by a constitutional reform project broke out on May 13. France has lifted a state of emergency across the territory after two weeks of unrest in which seven people died and hundreds were injured

Filipinos in riot-hit New Caledonia urged to stay cautious

Quiboloy to ask SC to reconsider transfer of Davao case

Teves extradition case passed first screening in Timor-Leste — DOJ

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Sara Duterte asks SC to dismiss pleadings vs confidential funds

Sara Duterte asks SC to dismiss pleadings vs confidential funds

By Ian Laqui | 1 day ago

Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petitions assailing the constitutionality of the P125 million...

Owner of pickup truck caught on EDSA busway identified

Owner of pickup truck caught on EDSA busway identified

By Ghio Ong | 18 hours ago

The owner of a pickup truck caught using the EDSA busway on May 26 has been identified and will be issued a show-cause order...

Ayala tunnel road rage suspect nabbed

Ayala tunnel road rage suspect nabbed

By Emmanuel Tupas | 18 hours ago

After a massive police manhunt, the alleged assailant in a road rage shooting at the EDSA-Ayala tunnel in Makati on Tuesday...

Mayor Guo wants mom to come out

Mayor Guo wants mom to come out

By Janvic Mateo | 18 hours ago

Will the real mother of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo please come out?

Ray Parks enters renegotiations with Japan B.League’s Nagoya

Ray Parks enters renegotiations with Japan B.League’s Nagoya

By Ralph Edwin Villanueva | 1 day ago

Another Filipino player has entered the Japan B.League free agency after Bobby Ray Parks’ contract has lapsed.

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FAMAS social media manager reveals Eva Darren not in the final program

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Robredo flags posers using her name, picture on social media

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People collect trash under makeshift houses in Manila on May 6, 2024.

Pag-aaral: Metro Manila isa sa may 'least affordable' housing sa Asia-Pacific

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Screengrab from a livestreamed press conference of the Philippine Statistics Authority presided by Undersecretary Claire Dennis Mapa.

Marcos reappoints Claire Dennis Mapa as PSA national statistician

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Screengrab from a livestreamed press conference of the Philippine Statistics Authority presided by Undersecretary Claire Dennis Mapa.

Eva Darren’s iconic roles remembered after FAMAS mishap

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The Vermosa Green Run is returning this Sunday, June 30.

Vermosa Green Run returns for 3rd edition

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French gendarmes stand guard near independantists at the entrance of the Riviere Salee disctrict, in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, on May 29, 2024. Riots sparked by a constitutional reform project broke out on May 13. France has lifted a state of emergency across the territory after two weeks of unrest in which seven people died and hundreds were injured

200 Pinoy sa New Caledonia pinaiiwas sa mga pampublikong lugar 'dahil sa gulo'

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Charo Santos-Concio and Eva Darren at the 2024 FAMAS Awards

Fans praise Charo Santos for spotting Eva Darren at FAMAS Awards 2024

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Library book returned after 84 years

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PHLPost releases National Heritage Month commemorative stamp

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SM Supermalls is working with RunRio to mount the first-ever Pride Run 2024 during the early morning of June 22 at SM by the Bay, SM MOA Complex.

SM Supermalls holds its first-ever Pride Run

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Land of ‘ghosts’

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Our chat groups and timelines have been buzzing for several weeks...

Capitalism vs social democracy

by: Elfren S. Cruz

I remember a conversation I had with a business tycoon a few years...

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There is a new man in charge at the Philippine Reclamation Authority...

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Beyond price

by: Joe Zaldarriaga

The Philippines is poised to conduct its first-ever online voting...

The road paved with good intentions

by: Ed Francisco

I was invited as a panelist in a recent Philippine Loan Market...

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The road paved with good intentions

by: Gabriel Edjawan

I was invited as a panelist in a recent Philippine Loan Market...

‘Manyaman Festival’ celebrates Pampanga’s heirloom dishes and its people

by: Lai S. Reyes

Ginisang pugang panas, bringhe (Filipino-style paella), buro,...

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Fans flock to IU's HEREH pop-up store in Manila

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