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Photo shows a Chinese-made Dalian train set.

MRT-3 adds China-made Dalian train to regular fleet

The train set with three coaches will be deployed on an initial trial run starting Tuesday, the Department of Transportation announced. Read more

Three cadets of the Philippine Military Academy have been confined at the V. Luna Medical Center for possible maltreatment.

3 other 'maltreated' PMA cadets recovering 'very well'

The three other cadets from the Philippine Military Academy who have been possibly "maltreated" are now recovering. Read more

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde addresses PNP members during a flag-raising ceremony at Camp Crame yesterday, announcing he was relinquishing command ahead of his retirement.

Albayalde bids PNP goodbye

Linked to illegal drugs by former colleagues just days before his retirement, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde yesterday... Read more

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Robredoâ��s lawyers filed a 23-page manifestation asking the PET to uphold the rules in resolving the electoral protest filed by former senator Ferdinand â��Bongbongâ�� Marcos.

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Leni to SC: Don’t change rules in VP protest

In an interview with radio station dzMM, AÃ±o yesterday said it would be difficult or even impossible for Albayalde to perform his tasks considering the unresolved issues against him as well as the ongoing investigations of his alleged involvement in illegal drugs.

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PNP chief’s move lauded, but probe to continue

AS IT HAPPENS

1 hour ago - Nearly 70 people have been killed in Japan by Typhoon Hagibis, national broadcaster NHK says, as the search for survivors continued for a third day. The broadc...

1 hour ago - Craving for buko pie? You may not need to go far to satisfy your craving for the well-loved Filipino delicacy as Jollibee introduces the buko pie as its newest ...

2 hours ago - Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo have been holding a vigil outside the Supreme Court since yesterday with the appeal to the magistrates to di...

4 hours ago - A third of the world's nearly 700 million children under five years old are undernourished or overweight and face lifelong health problems as a consequence,...

4 hours ago - MRT-3 adds the first Dalian train set to its regular fleet starting today, October 15, the Department of Transportation says. One Dalian train set whi...

4 hours ago - President Donald Trump says that US troops withdrawing from Syria will remain in the region to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group. "Unit...

5 hours ago - US President Donald Trump urged his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to "stop the invasion" of Syria, Vice President Mike Pence says. Tr...

19 hours ago - Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 159 remands, or sends back, the case of violations of the Securities and Regulation Code filed against Rappler and its executi...

21 hours ago - The Royal Australian Navy and Philippine Navy on Monday launch a weeklong combined maritime operation exercise in the Sulu seas, officials say. The R...

22 hours ago - Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde's going on "non-duty status" does not let him off the hook yet, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon stresses. &quo...

23 hours ago - The Department of Education reminds students that Christmas break this year will start on December 15 and end on January 6 next year.

23 hours ago - Tension between a local terror group and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has escalated after a video showing a terrorist executing an MILF member wounded in a...

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Metro Pacific Hospital defers IPO plan, sells shares to KKR, GIC instead

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Exposure to airborne pollutants increases the risk of "missed" miscarriages in which a fetus dies without a pregnant woman experiencing anyÂ noticeable symptoms, researchers said Monday.

Air pollution linked to 'missed' miscarriages in China: study

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From left: Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in an all-pink suit; actress Heart Evangelista fresh from Paris Fashion Week 2019

In photos: Celebrities, politicians at 2019 Red Charity Gala

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A man walks past damaged homes and debris littering the area near where a river burst its banks in Nagano on October 15, 2019, after Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan on October 12 unleashing high winds, torrential rain and triggered landslides and catastrophic flooding. Rescuers in Japan worked into a third day on October 15 in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful typhoon that killed nearly 70 people and caused widespread destruction. K

Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70

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LeBron James says free speech comes with a cost in Morey-China row

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Basketball player LeBron James waded into the dispute between the NBA and China on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time), saying he...

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UAAP men's hoops: Consistency key for UST, FEU

By Rick Olivares | 1 hour ago

After 10 games, any coach would have worked out the kinks and inconsistencies in one’s game.

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Heavy Metro Manila traffic kills

by: Tony F. Katigbak

Every working day in Metro Manila, motorists experience heavy...

Sea turtles and eagles in Davao City? Wow!

by: Bobit S. Avila

I was invited to Davao City with my friends in the Cebu media,...

Earth, wind & fire

by: Joanne Rae M. Ramirez

One day last week, I was awakened in the middle of the night by...

Five sumptuous years for CDP!

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It’s always a joy to eat at the restaurants of Malou Fores....

Tips for shopping in style

by: Mons Romulo

Suyen Corp. fashion and sales consultant Michelle Hui Lao, who...

Why KZ cried not once, not twice but thrice

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The recent presscon for The Art of Ligaw turned into a weepy event...

On foreign workers and players

by: Rey Gamboa

Two sectors in Philippine society, specifically labor and sports,...

Tax arbitrage at 50%

by: Frylen Y. Manacio

In order to accelerate poverty reduction and to address the growing...

Not a requiem

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Past noon Tuesday text messages and social media broke the news...

A truce

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Fund managers and traders were all glued to their TVs and mobile...

When personal reasons prevail

by: Marichu A. Villanueva

Over the weekend, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin was...

Minorities and their languages

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“Speaking in Tongues: Literary Freedom and Indigenous Languages”...

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