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Locals walk over the dry part of Intang Lake in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija on April 22, 2024.

Agriculture losses due to El Niño reach P9.89 billion

By Gabriell Christel Galang

Despite El Niño's gradual weakening in June, the Department of Agriculture, through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center (DA-DRRM), recorded the remaining impacts of the hot and dry conditions on food commodities such as rice, corn, and other high-value crops.

In this Facebook post on May 7, 2024 shows Sen. Nancy Binay.

Binay surprised by Escudero’s halt on new Senate building

By Cecille Suerte Felipe

This photo shows former President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Pantaleon Alvarez.

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

By Cristina Chi

LIVE updates: Kanlaon Volcano restiveness

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Filipino martial arts Kali the star of international show ‘Marvel Universe Live!’

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

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

By Jan Milo Severo | 21 hours ago

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

By Daphne Galvez | 11 hours ago

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

Heart Evangelista, Tessa Prieto muses of Gideon Hermosa’s Dolce & Gabbana-inspired installations

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Heart Evangelista, Tessa Prieto muses of Gideon Hermosa’s Dolce & Gabbana-inspired installations

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Inspired by “La Dolce Vita” or “Life is Beautiful,” which he said is one of the festivals in Italy,...

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Netizens comfort Trina Candaza after ex Carlo Aquino marries Charlie Dizon

Netizens comfort Trina Candaza after ex Carlo Aquino marries Charlie Dizon

By Jan Milo Severo | 22 hours ago

Social media users comforted Carlo Aquino's ex-partner Trina Candaza after the actor tied the knot with Charlie Dizon ye...

Here’s why the hate train vs Vice Ganda raised suspicions of a ‘demolition job’

Here’s why the hate train vs Vice Ganda raised suspicions of a ‘demolition job’

By Cristina Chi | 19 hours ago

Here’s what the so-called “demolition job” against Vice Ganda teaches us about two common strategies used...

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Missionary Society of St Paul’s formation head in Manila elected new superior general

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Led by coach Juanito Belandrez, the PCU-D Dolphins pose with UCAL tournament director Horacio Lim after being crowned overall champion in the 3x3 basketball held recently.

PCU-D rules PG Flex-UCAL 3x3 basketball tilt as overall champ

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Wyndham Clark looks to the skies after winning the 2023 US Open.

Clark driven by memory of late mother in US Open title defense

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Wyndham Clark looks to the skies after winning the 2023 US Open.

Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on severely turbulent flight

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AboitizPower officials together with Col. Armand Lacanilao Mc (GSC) of the AFP Health Service Command (left), Ruben Uy Diokno, the local chief executive of Padre Burgos, Lito Morta, AboitizPower-Therma Luzon COO, Pagbilao Mayor Angelica Portes Tatlonghari, Pagbilao Integration Head Dondon Nanual, and Chief of BFAR-NBFTC Dr. Lydia Morales (right) in their MOA signing of 17 approved CSR projects for Pagbilao at the National Brackishwater Fisheries Technology Center.

AboitizPower in 17 CSR project partnerships with Pagbilao, Quezon for 2024

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Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies cuts down the net after beating the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at State Farm Stadium on April 08, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.

Top college coach Hurley turns down Lakers offer

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Yuka Saso of Japan plays her shot from the 14th tee during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer at Seaview Bay Course on June 07, 2024 in Galloway, New Jersey.

Saso drops to No. 8 but remains on Olympic track

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British TV doctor Mosley found dead on Greek island of Symi

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Oliver Austria uncovers the potential of solar energy in his 'Is Solar Worth It in 2024?' video.

Time to go solar: Solar energy now affordable and viable for Filipino homes

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The Financing and Lending Forum 2024 discusses the significance of digital innovation that is vital to their respective companiesâ�� growth as well as that to the country.

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Danilo Chiong, Managing Director of Watsons Philippines announced that Watsons is the No. 1 Personal Care and Beauty Retailer by Campaigns Asia during the HWB Awards 2024

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Members of the transport group Manibela march towards the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Land Transportation Office (LTO) main offices along East Avenue in Quezon City on June 10, 2024 to start their three-day transport strike against the public utility vehicle (PUV) registration and apprehension of unconsolidated passenger jeepneys

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At Ease: RR 4-24 and its impact on individual taxpayers

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Heart: Chiz’s a wiz in fatherhood

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Preventive suspension

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For the last 50 years, Philippine media has been the work of three...

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The Philippines rejected China's claim that permission is needed to access Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

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This photo shows vessels of the Chinese Navy passing through the Zamboanga Peninsula.

'Standard challenge' issued vs 2 Chinese warships monitored in Basilan Strait

According to state-media reports, the AFP monitored a training ship and an amphibious transport dock of the PLA Navy which passed through the Basilan Strait on Thursday.

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Chinese media pushes 'Philippines as aggressor’ narrative before viral Marcos deepfake

A relentless months-long campaign by Chinese state media to depict the Philippines as the aggressor in the South China Sea preceded the viral spread of the “deepfake” audio of Marcos allegedly ordering an attack on China.

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