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Chinese accounts pounce on Mindanao secession issue to warn of 'civil war' in Philippines

By Cristina Chi

The call to secede Mindanao triggered not just a flurry of controversy among Filipinos. It also fed a coordinated campaign by Chinese social media users to spread rumors of a supposed civil war in the Philippines caused by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “provocations.”

In this handout photo taken on June 3, 2024 by Irish Casag and released on June 4, shows Mount Kanlaon volcano spewing a large plume of ash during an eruption as seen from La Castellana town, Negros occidental province, central Philippines Mount Kanlaon on Negros island exploded for six minutes, sending a plume of ash, rocks and gases five kilometers (three miles) into the sky.

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Gretchen Barretto bought a necklace with the price of a condo — RS Francisco

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Businessman RS Francisco revealed that actress Gretchen Barretto once bought a pearl necklace worth $1.5 million.

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Teves freed, rearrested in Timor-Leste

Teves freed, rearrested in Timor-Leste

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Expelled lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr., tagged as the mastermind of the March 2023 assassination of Negros Oriental governor...

Marcos inaugurates Philippine’s largest solar-powered pump irrigation

Marcos inaugurates Philippine’s largest solar-powered pump irrigation

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President Marcos inaugurated yesterday the country’s biggest solar-powered pump irrigation project that is seen to boost...

Netizens comfort Trina Candaza after ex Carlo Aquino marries Charlie Dizon

Netizens comfort Trina Candaza after ex Carlo Aquino marries Charlie Dizon

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