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Davao accountant admits past role in audit firm of Duterte-linked businesses
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Davao accountant admits past role in audit firm of Duterte-linked businesses

By Ian Laqui | 7 hours ago
The third defense witness claimed she struggles to recall details of her partnership in the firm and whether she was paid...
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Jail warden changes tune on Martin’s personal assistant

Jail warden changes tune on Martin’s personal assistant

By Ghio Ong | 1 day ago
After drawing flak for saying former House speaker Martin Romualdez has a personal assistant in his cell, the Quezon City...
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Swiss sportswear brand On opens 1st Philippine store

Swiss sportswear brand On opens 1st Philippine store

By Kristofer Purnell | 12 hours ago
On now has a dedicated store in the Philippines.
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Sara won’t quit amid ‘numbers’ to convict

Sara won’t quit amid ‘numbers’ to convict

By Bella Cariaso | 1 day ago
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte maintained that she will not resign amid speculative reports that the senators have...
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Sara witness admits China trip with Davao officials after grilling
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Sara witness admits China trip with Davao officials after grilling

By Ian Laqui | 1 day ago
Davao City Assessor Jaime Adalin faced scrutiny over conflicting statements at trial Monday.
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San Miguel hotshot CJ Perez goes for a layup as Ginebra players RJ Abarrientos, Stephen Holt and Scottie Thompson look on early in Game 5 of their PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals showdown at the Ynares Center-Antipolo last night.

Kings deny beeracle

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Hail Cesar! 800m bet wins silver

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Angelo Que with Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand and Travis Smyth of Australia.

Que leads local charge in Philippine Open

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Trisha Tubu unleashed a performance to remember, dropping 30 points, all coming off attacks as the Foxies kept their precious position with a 4-2 record – well on track for a semifinal entry.

Farm Fresh outlasts PLDT, boosts semis bid

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The 31-year-old Olympiad mainstay finished with 6.5 points including a seventh and final round draw with Mongolian FIDE Master Ganbat Tenguundalai to deliver the lone gold of the host country in this weeklong event sponsored by host Gov. Henry Oaminal Sr. and backed by the PSC and WR Chess.

Garcia tops ASEAN rapid chess

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The Knights sealed their top finish in Group B with a 9-4 card while the Altas wound up with a 4-9 mark, good for fifth in the bracket.

Knights, Jr. Altas seal top spots in quarters

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Learning from their scrambling 59-58 victory in Game 1, the Abra Weavers stepped up in the second half before cooling down in the last minute for a 2-0 lead, a win shy of sweeping the best-of-five series.Abra, the country’s lone representative to the EASL (East Asia Super League) 2026-207 Season, will try to end the series in Game 3 on Saturday.

Abra Weavers on cusp of division title

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Tim Cone will guide Gilas Pilipinas in at least two friendly games against KBL teams to intensify its build-up before flying straight to Achi and Nagoya, Japan, for the Asiad men’s basketball tourney starting on September 10.

Who will play for Gilas?

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Based on the World Meteorological Organization, 2026 is on track to be one of the four warmest years on record, with global average surface temperatures from January to September reaching approximately 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

‘Exceptional’ temperatures to continue until year-end

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa

Defense wants 2 ICC witnesses vs Duterte, Bato dropped

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Leni Robredo, Raffy Tulfo, Sebastian Duterte and Robin Padilla

More Pinoys back Leni-Raffy vs Baste-Robin – OCTA

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Entitled “Addressing School-Based Violence: A Multisectoral Forum on Preventing NVE†held last Nov. 6 in Pasig City, the program also discussed the measures taken to counter them.

JuanHand spearheads multisectoral forum to address school-based violence

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Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio on August 19, 2024.

Carpio: Lawmakers can discuss, oppose foreign policy

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Gilbert Teodoro Jr.

Gibo warns Pinoys of being brainwashed while in China

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The STAR Cover (November 11, 2026)

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Atty. Ferdinand Topacio on May 29, 2026

DOJ wants cyberlibel raps filed vs Topacio, 5 others

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Sen.Jinggoy Estrada leaves the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City after attending his scheduled arraignment on the graft case filed against him at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City on June 2, 2026.

DPWH engineer links Jinggoy to P1.6 billion budget insertions

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PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said he had directed all regional police commanders to intensify operations to bring the number of wanted persons down to zero.

After arrest of 200,000 fugitives, PNP targets zero backlog

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Driver members of the transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) get ready to take part in the Caravan protest from Quezon City to Mendiola in Manila slated today, January 16, 2024.

Transport strike set for Trump’s arrival

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Based on an official intelligence assessment published by the group covering monitored underground disclosures from Nov. 5 to 7, the leaks involve millions of personal, corporate and administrative records, along with one website defacement event.

Massive cyber attacks hit 23 government, private sites

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U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to members of the media as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House on November 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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The countryâ??s external debt service burden (DSB), or principal and interest payments on foreign obligations, rose by 5.2 percent to $8.25 billion from January to July compared to $7.84 billion in the same period last year.

Foreign debt payments hit $8.25 billion in 7 months

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San Miguel hotshot CJ Perez goes for a layup as Ginebra players RJ Abarrientos, Stephen Holt and Scottie Thompson look on early in Game 5 of their PBA Governorsâ?? Cup quarterfinals showdown at the Ynares Center-Antipolo last night.

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Singer Jona is set to do â??JONA: CHAPTERS,â?? a show on Nov. 14 at the New Frontier Theatre in Quezon City. It will be a special benefit concert supporting the Animal Welfare Advocacy for Stray Animals Spay and Neuter Program.

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