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Internet users react to Alden Richards' Miss Universe Philippines 2024 hosting

Internet users react to Alden Richards' Miss Universe Philippines 2024 hosting

By Jan Milo Severo | 15 hours ago
Alden Richards trended online after hosting the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 coronation night in Mall of Asia...
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First black Fil-Am to represent Philippines in Miss Universe

First black Fil-Am to represent Philippines in Miss Universe

By Charmie Joy Pagulong | 9 hours ago
A black Filipino-American model from Bulacan won this year’s Miss Universe Philippines.
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'Bulacan Barbie' becomes first Filipino-Black American to win Miss Universe Philippines

'Bulacan Barbie' becomes first Filipino-Black American to win Miss Universe Philippines

By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo | 1 day ago
The 22-year-old stunner from Meycauayan, Bulacan is a Filipino-American who is not new in the pageant scene. 
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Woman of color makes historic win as Miss Universe Philippines 2024

Woman of color makes historic win as Miss Universe Philippines 2024

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte | 21 hours ago
Chelsea Manalo of Bulacan was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2024, besting 52 other hopefuls at the close of glitzy ceremonies...
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Guo has 16 vehicles registered in her name

Guo has 16 vehicles registered in her name

By Romina Cabrera | 9 hours ago
Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has at least 16 vehicles based on documents, a Senate hearing has disclosed.
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A tourist shops at a drug store in Asakusa district of Tokyo on April 30, 2024.

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A tourist shops at a drug store in Asakusa district of Tokyo on April 30, 2024.

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Maxima met with NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan to discuss innovations to address challenges in financial inclusion in the country.

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Vendors wait for customers at a market in Manila on May 9, 2024.

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Residents arrive at a school that serves as an evacuation centre in Marikina on October 29, 2022, following widespread flooding from heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Nalgae.

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Speaker Martin Romualdez, assisted by Tawi-Tawi Rep. Dimszar Sali, leads the distribution of assistance under the Cash and Rice Distribu- tion or CARD program to 5,000 beneficiaries in Tawi-Tawi yesterday.

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Lawyer Froilan Castelo, Globe�s general counsel, said there was a need to strengthen enforcement to stop incidents of spoofing, where fraudsters send malicious texts to SIMs (subscriber identity modules) in a particular area in the guise of legitimate sender IDs using devices called the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) catcher.

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From an average of 115 to 120 kilos, pigs� weight went down to 90 to 100 kilos, the group�s vice chair Alfred Ng said in an interview.

Heat causing stroke, weight loss in pigs

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Fisherfolk group casts fear over galunggong fishing ban A fisherfolk federation expressed fear that a ban on galunggong would have adverse effects on local fishermen.

Palawan fishers anxious about China’s threat to arrest ‘trespassers’

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Officials enter the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER airplane, which was headed to Singapore from London before making an emergency landing in Bangkok due to severe turbulence, as it is parked on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on May 22, 2024. A 73-year-old British man died and more than 70 people were injured on May 21 in what passengers described as a terrifying scene aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 that hit severe turbulence, triggering an emergency landing in Bangkok.

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The correction came from House secretary-general Reginald Velasco, who told reporters a recount of the votes showed that the 126 was incorrect, although the 20 lawmakers who abstained still remained the same.

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President Ferdinand �Bongbong� Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of presidential assistance to farmers, fisherfolk, and families at Barangay Tubig-Mampallam in Municipality of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on May 23, 2024.

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Undersecretary Carlos David assured the public that there would be no water interruption despite the reduction in the allotment for domestic supply after the two water concessionaires, Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water, committed to find alternative sources to fill in the gap of one cms.

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In a report, the Southern Police District (SPD) said Ronaldo Loresca, chairman of Barangay Buli, was gunned down along Manuel L. Quezon street at around 10:16 p.m.

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The SC said it found Larry Gadon, who currently serves as the government�s anti-poverty czar, guilty of gross misconduct for lying under oath when he claimed that former de facto chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno falsified an SC temporary restraining order.

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Malabon Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and city administrator Alexander Rosete (left) sign a memorandum of agreement with Development Bank of the Philippines president and CEO Michael de Jesus at the Malabon Sports Complex on Tuesday to mark the city�s 425th Foundation Day. The agreement aims to strengthen the delivery of social services to Malabon residents.

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A photo of Sens. Juan Miguel Zubiri, JV Ejercito and Sherwin Gatchalian during the last day of the second regular session of the Senate on May 23, 2024.

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From left: Rein Hillary, Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Top 10 finalist; Gazini Ganados, Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2019; Bea Gomez, Miss Universe Philippines 2021; and Billie Hakenson, Miss Universe Philippines 2020 fourth runner-up take pride in being Sparkle GMA artists. They feel blessed and grateful for this milestone in their professional career that will lead them to host a show and headline a TV series.

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