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79% of Muslims in favor of Bangsamoro Organic Law — SWS

Majority of Muslims nationwide are in favor of the approval of the proposed Bangsamoro Organic Law, according to the latest Social Weather Stations... Read more

Comelec: 'Bangsamoro Organic Law voting successful'

Despite delays in the opening of polling precincts in Cotabato City, the Commission on Elections and the police have declared “successful”... Read more

Rolando Andaya Jr. quits as majority leader, heads appropriations

The key official of the House of Representatives who spearheaded the probe on the alleged flood fund scam and budget insertions of Budget Secretary... Read more

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Duterte not giving up on federalism

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Tropical Depression 'Amang' forces evacuation in Visayas-Mindanao

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1 hour ago - Moro activist group Suara Bangsamoro says reports of intimidation and tension during the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law "testifies to how the dem...

3 hours ago - "Amang" has weakened into a low pressure area, PAGASA says late Monday as it lifts all Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals. It says, however, that light...

17 hours ago - The STAR sports columnist Quinito Henson posts an update on the break-in at Manny Pacquiao's Los Angeles residence. According to him, LA police reporte...

17 hours ago - The Senate approves on third and final reading the proposed P3.757 trillion national budget for 2019. — with Paolo Romero

21 hours ago - The Securities and Exchange Commission affirms its November 2017 decision delisting agribusiness firm Calata Corp. "The PSE held Calata Corporation liab...

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Dingdong Dantes calls for 'enabling environment' for children, not criminalization

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US announces one-year ban on temporary work visas for Filipinos

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Lack of psychologists in gov’t hospitals hampers healing of abused children

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Baguio City chill drops to 10.4 °C

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WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight 'fake news'

Facebook-owned mobile messaging platform WhatsApp announced Monday it was restricting how many times any given message can...

Technology

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Israel says strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket

Israel struck what it said were Iranian targets in Syria on yesterday in response to missile fire it blamed on Iran, sparking...

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Greek MPs to vote on Macedonia deal amid political turmoil

The Greek parliament is expected to vote Thursday on a deal to change Macedonia's name to the Republic of North Macedonia...

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Spanish rescuers don't expect to reach toddler before Tuesday

Spanish rescuers working round-the-clock to find a two-year-old boy who fell into a deep well said yesterday they do not expect...

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COLUMNISTS

Christmas is finally over in Cebu

by: Bobit S. Avila

As the old folks used to say, now that the Sinulog Festival is...

Reviving Manila Bay

by: Tony Katigbak

I am glad to hear that the government is taking concrete steps...

Bracing for effects of impending rice imports

by: Rey Gamboa

The die has been cast. Neo-liberal economic policy-makers have...

More wealth from savings on VAT

by: Rolan L. Bentulan

Health is wealth. ...

Robin: Playing Bato a big challenge

by: Ricky Lo

Having played a few real-life characters (among them Baby Ama...

Odette x Gallery by Chele: A perfect way to cap 2018

by: Pepper Teehankee

Chef Chele Gonzalez established “Serie Kulynarya,” a collaborative...

Create new happy memories & exercise!

by: Joanne Rae M. Ramirez

Last week’s death of a popular Filipino rock star who fell down...

Rodolfo Gan’s pieces of advice for young artists

by: Mons Romulo

Rodolfo Gan is one of the most promising abstract artists in the...

What to do if you have a red, itchy rash all over the body

by: Grace Carole Beltran MD

A week after I arrived from Japan, a patient from four months...

Closed-door bicams are illegal, immoral

by: Jarius Bondoc

The sinister conduct of Congress bicameral committee conferences...

Better than inutile FOI

by: Marichu A. Villanueva

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy”...

Our workers abroad

by: Boo Chanco

Remittances from our workers abroad have been a mainstay of our...

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Business permits registration in Bacolod reached an all-time high of 23,187 in 2018 – an increase of 23.2 percent or 4,370 new businesses – compared to 2016, according to the records of the municipal government.

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Parañaque leads launch of simplified business permit renewal system

The city government of Parañaque started this year the implementation of a simplified and integrated business permit renewal system in a bid to enhance investor confidence and improve service delivery to local and foreign investors.

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PATTS strafes PSBA in NCRAA; De Ocampo blasts NCBA

Jestoni Loyola went a rebound away from posting a double-double performance in powering PATTS College of Aeronautics to an 86-57 demolition job of Philippine School of Business Administration-QC in the resumption of the NCRAA men’s basketball tournament at the A.R. Valdez Hall of PATTS College in Sucat, Parañaque.

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For God . . . made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. — 2 Corinthians 4:6

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"God’s love for us is as expansive as the open arms of Christ on the cross."

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