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Campaigning using mobile phones are allowed, according to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez.

Comelec: Campaigning via text allowed

Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez on Sunday said campaigning for candidates using mobile numbers is allowed. Read more

In this March 24, 2019 photo, thousands of motorcycle riders gather at the People Power Monument in EDSA, Quezon City

‘No to doble plaka’: Thousands of motorcycle riders hold nationwide protest

Around 10,000 riders joined the protest dubbed “Unity Ride” in Metro Manila. Read more

A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent examines 276 kilos of shabu concealed in packages of tea following the interception of the shipment from Vietnam at the Manila International Container Port the other night. Inset shows PDEA chief Aaron Aquino using a handheld chemical analyzer to scan for the presence of narcotics in the package.

PDEA tags Golden Triangle

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has again tagged the notorious Golden Triangle syndicate as the group behind the P1.8-billion shabu... Read more

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The move will add the equivalent of a division headquarters and several brigades to ongoing rotations in the Pacific, Gen. Robert Brown, commander of Army forces in the Pacific, told the Stars and Stripes in an interview this week.

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US eyes more troops in Pacific

A man holds back the crowd during the burial rites for murdered teenager Christine Lee Silawan at the Catleya Memorial Garden in Cordova, Cebu yesterday.

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Suspect released as Cebu teen laid to rest

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UP skipper Tots Carlos goes up for a spike against the DLSU Lady Spikers in their second round meeting at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Sunday, March 24, 2019

UP sweeps wasteful La Salle for fifth win

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This photo combination created on March 14, 2019 shows (L) Pakistani waiter Rozi Khan posing for a photograph at Dilbar Hotel in Rawalpindi on February 22, (R) US actor Peter Dinklage at the HBO premiere of "My Dinner With Herve" at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on October 4, 2018. Rozi Khan had never heard of the Game of Thrones â�� or its hugely popular character Tyrion Lannister â�� until his striking resemblance to the dwarf anti-hero got heads turning at home.

Tyrion lookalike: Pakistani finds fame as 'Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage doppelganger

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FEU Lady Tamaraw Celine Domingo goes up for a spike against Adamson in their second round matchup against the Lady Falcons. The Morayta-based squad won both their games against Adamson in five-set matches.

FEU repeats over Adamson in another five-set thriller

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a reception of the brewery sector in Paris on March 22, 2019.

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Macron looks to galvanize EU on China as Xi visits France

By Joseph Schmid | 4 hours ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to the French Riviera on Sunday for the final leg of his European tour, as France's Emmanuel...

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This picture taken on March 12, 2019 shows a passenger boarding a Jakarta mass rapid transit (MRT) coach during a trial run in the city. Indonesia's capital will inaugurate its first mass rapid transit system on March 24, a 1.1 billion USD project seen as crucial to tackling some of the world's worst traffic congestion.

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Traffic-choked Jakarta inaugurates mass rapid transit system

By Dessy Sagita | 5 hours ago

Indonesia's capital inaugurated its first mass rapid transit system on Sunday, a $1.1 billion project seen as crucial to tackling...

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Gay Miss Colombia Valeria Barreneche (R), is being crowned after winning the Colombian version of the Gay Miss Universe beauty pageant in Medellin, Colombia, on March 17, 2019.

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Colombia holds gay Miss Universe beauty pageant

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The Colombian city of Medellin holds its Gay Miss Universe Beauty pageant where transsexuals and drag queens take to the stage...

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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Narathiwat on March 24, 2019, during Thailand's general election.

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Thais go to polls in first general election since 2014 coup

By Joe Freeman | 7 hours ago

Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received...

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Caruana targets first US crown

by: Edgar De Castro

The US Championship, the strongest and richest national championship...

Dallas: A chilling journey back in time

by: Babe Romualdez

DALLAS, Texas – On my way to Houston to inaugurate our new Philippine...

Needed: A sustainable and inclusive water management plan

by: Elfren S. Cruz

Many areas in Metro Manila are in the midst of a mini water ...

Will we always have second chances?

by: Francis D. Alvarez S.J.

A caveat: This reflection does not guarantee warm and fuzzy feelings....

An unusual commencement speech (Part 2)

by: Francis J. Kong

Today is the continuation of the commencement speech delivered...

Sanctity of contracts

by: Mary Ann LL. Reyes

How can our country attract foreign investments if our government...

Play it again, Sam (Billy & James)

by: Ricky Lo

The “Crew-ing” guys are on their way. ...

‘La, La, La Means I Love You!’

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Ramon Estella: Filmmaker, painter

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As filmmaker, Ramon Estella was acclaimed. In the late ’30s,...

Janrey, a security guard’s son, graduates summa cum laude

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China's President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang arrive for the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 15, 2019.

ICC submission of Del Rosario, Morales vs Xi may be 'futile' — Palace

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said while Morales and del Rosario have the right to file a communication before the international tribunal it “may be a futile exercise.”

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Palace won’t stop ‘righteous indignation’ vs China

Private citizens of the Philippines are free to express their “righteous indignation” against China for its construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea and to bring the case before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Malacañang said yesterday.

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President Rodrigo Duterte and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo during the courtesy call at the Kalayaan Lounge, Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Feb. 28, 2019.

US: No request from Philippines to review defense treaty

Despite calls to review the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States, there have been no requests from either side to do so.

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Senate bets back Del Rosario, Morales in ICC submission against Xi

Candidates from an opposition coalition have expressed support of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales for filing a communication before the International Criminal Court.

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China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and Defence Minister Wei Fenghe as they leave after the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2019.

ICC correspondence vs China's Xi: What happens next?

Opening an investigation into allegations of committing crimes against humanity against Chinese President Xi Jinping is now up to the International Criminal Court.

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