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This handout photo taken on February 8, 2024 and released by the Philippine Coast guard (PCG) on February 11, shows Chinese coast guard vessel with bow number 3105 (back) blocking Philippine coast guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua near Scarborough shoal, in the disputed South China Sea.

BRP Teresa Magbanua left Sabina Shoal — National Maritime Council

The flagship of the Philippine Coast Guard, BRP Teresa Magbanua, has left the Sabina Shoal, the National Maritime Council confirmed on Sunday, September 15.

This handout photo from the Philippine Coast Guard taken and received on Sept. 15, 2024 shows the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua as it arrives at a port in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said on September 15, 2024

China says has 'indisputable sovereignty' over Sabina Shoal after Philippine ship leaves

This photo taken on July 19, 2024, shows the luxury apartments inside a scam center in Bamban, province of Tarlac. Scam centres have mushroomed across Southeast Asia, with crime syndicates luring, kidnapping or coercing workers into predatory online activity, and raking in billions of dollars.

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Estrada vows to restore OVP budget

Estrada vows to restore OVP budget

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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada believes the proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President should be restored...

Palace admits Duran Duran performed at Marcos birthday bash

Palace admits Duran Duran performed at Marcos birthday bash

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English pop rock band Duran Duran entertained guests at a birthday party for President Marcos organized at no cost to the...

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Hontiveros slams KOJC founder’s request for hospital arrest

Hontiveros slams KOJC founder’s request for hospital arrest

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Sen. Risa Hontiveros slammed Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s request for hospital detention, saying there should be no special...

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PNP: Quiboloy sex accusers to surface

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Traffic in flooded Lanao highway back to normal as floodwaters recede

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Children during the "Bakuna Rekorida" in Iloilo received vaccines for pneumonia, measles-mumps-rubella, pentavalent, oral polio, human papillomavirus and tetanus-diphtheria.

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Mountain Province to receive P105-million peace fund

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PLDT, Smart help farmers adapt to digital technology

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