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'Cheapest' in the world? Immigration cites foreign fees in defending P240 border charge

'Cheapest' in the world? Immigration cites foreign fees in defending P240 border charge

By Renalyn Ramirez | 19 hours ago
Immigration says its proposed P240 border fee is cheapest. Are the foreign charges comparable?
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Janus del Prado reveals threats amid critical, humorous posts

Janus del Prado reveals threats amid critical, humorous posts

By Jan Milo Severo | 9 hours ago
Actor Janus del Prado said he received a death threat after poking fun at singer-lawyer Jimmy Bondoc in a social media post...
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Sandiganbayan summons Cardinal Santos doctors

Sandiganbayan summons Cardinal Santos doctors

By Daphne Galvez | 1 day ago
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered four doctors of former House speaker Martin Romualdez to testify on his medical...
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Wage board clears P60 NCR wage hike while P85 order remains frozen

Wage board clears P60 NCR wage hike while P85 order remains frozen

By Renalyn Ramirez | 14 hours ago
Metro Manila's wage board approved a new P60 daily minimum wage increase while the earlier P85 hike remains tied up in...
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Amici curiae: Impeach court to tap legal experts on voting threshold

Amici curiae: Impeach court to tap legal experts on voting threshold

By Neil Jayson Servallos | 1 day ago
Constitutional experts will be tapped by the Senate impeachment court – as amici curiae or friends of the court –...
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Lea Salonga on latest international achievement, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘What an extraordinary journey this has been. And the best part is I’m not done yet.’

Lea Salonga: A star in Hollywood, a National Artist next?

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Baron Geisler’s wife, Jamie, is the buzz du jour because of her cryptic post, which has since been deleted.

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Photos, from left, show cast members of Louie Ignacio’s intriguing horror-suspense thriller, ‘Mantsa’ (Stain), namely, Pilar Pilapil, Gelli de Belen, Jass dela Torre, Shira Tweg and Khai Flores

‘Mantsa’ explores things scarier than ghosts

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Photos provided by the Philippine National Police show a secured room ready for Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez at the PNP General Hospital in Quezon City yesterday.

Ombudsman to oppose Martin’s bid for hospital detention

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Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian tells reporters he hopes the impeachment court will reach a verdict before December, at the Senate yesterday.

Some senators want SC to decide on impeach vote threshold

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PAGASA said the weather disturbances would be given the names Queenie, Rosal and Samuel once they enter or develop inside the PAR.

Up to 3 cyclones expected

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The cauldron waits to be lit, signaling the start of the 2019 SEA Games at New Clark City in Tarlac in this file photo from November 2019.

NBI discovers ‘double payments’ for SEAG cauldron

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Manases Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, arrives with his lawyer at the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office to on Monday, April 27, 2026 to file charges over the alleged disclosure of bank records.

Mans Carpio’s bank records disclosure complaint junked

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Kabataan issued the statement as the Senate passed on second reading the bill postponing the upcoming Nov. 2 BSKE and extending barangay and SK officials’ terms to five years.

Barangay execs’ term extension slammed

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Photo shows the firearm of an officer guarding the wake of Degamo in Dumaguete City.

3 Degamo murder suspects convicted

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Pedestrians struggle with their umbrellas against strong winds during a sudden heavy downpour in Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

Classes in Metro suspended

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The seafarers arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday where they were received by officials from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.

14 Pinoys return home after Hormuz attack

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Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa talks to media at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila on May 13, 2026.

Manhunt for Bato ‘relentless,’ says PNP

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Phi­lippine National Police (PNP) Chief PLtGen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr.

PNP probes unlicensed police car

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Cases of kidnapping for ransom and serious illegal detention were filed against the suspects before the Department of Justice, police Anti-Kidnapping Group director Brig. Gen. Edwin Balles said yesterday.

5 Indians charged for kidnapping

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Former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

Ilocos Norte marks late Marcos’ 109th birth anniversary

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Among the fatalities was a barangay health worker who was run over by a pick-up truck in Barangay Bilucao in Pitogo at past 6 a.m.

3 dead in Quezon road mishaps

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DENR’s air quality index showed that as of noon yesterday, the air quality in Mimaropa was “very unhealthy†while Bicol and the rest of Luzon were at “fair†and “good†levels, respectively.

Poor air quality detected anew in Luzon, Visayas

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Rajendra Dawadi, 47, principal of the Trishuli Bazaar secondary school poses for a photograph in a garden next to his home in Nepal's Nuwakot District on September 4, 2026.

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Data from the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) showed the average Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) price in the Visayas spiked by 64.9 percent to P18.59 per kWh in August from the prior monthâ??s P11.29 per kWh.

Power spot prices highest in 20 years

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Abraham â??Bambolâ?? Tolentino.

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Lea Salonga on latest international achievement, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: â??What an extraordinary journey this has been. And the best part is Iâ??m not done yet.â??

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Switzerland in winter

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