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This photo tweeted by News5 AKSYON shows a covered court in Pandag, Maguindanao damaged by the earthquake on Sunday afternoon.

NDRRMC checks for damage after magnitude 6.9 Davao del Sur earthquake

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said assessment operations in the wake of damage caused by the magnitude 6.9... Read more

Called the "City of Pines," Baguio remains a popular destination for tourists.

No Boracay-like shutdown for Baguio City rehabilitation

“Baguio’s problems are so complicated that political will is badly needed to address these problems,” Mayor Magalong said. Read more

President Rodrigo Duterte sent this photo of him watching Netflix at home in May 2019 to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, who asked him about his week-long absence from public events..

Duterte, family safe after strong Davao del Sur quake

President Rodrigo Duterte and his family were safe as a strong earthquake hit parts of Mindanao on Sunday, Malacañang said. Read more

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Earthquake shocks southern Mindanao

This file photo shows Mary Francine Padios, a Filipina pencak silat practitioner at the SEA Games 2019.

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Indonesian martial art pencak silat gets UNESCO heritage status

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1 hour ago - Classes on Monday, December 16, have been suspended at all levels in Davao del Sur. Koronadal City in South Cotabato has announced a similar suspension of clas...

7 hours ago - A truce in the US-China trade war offers Xi Jinping breathing space as he faces a slowing economy and political trouble in Hong Kong, but experts warn 2020 will...

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (C-R) welcomes British Prime Minister Theresa May (C-L) as she arrives at the EU headquarters in Brussels to hold a meeting on Brexit talks on February 20, 2019. AFP/John Thys

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This July 23, 2018 photo shows President Rodrigo Duterte greeting some members of the 17th Congress upon his arrival at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives Complex in Constitution Hills, Quezon City.

Bill seeks standardized wages, mandatory insurance for media workers

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In an article first published by Spin.ph, Bright Akhuetie (L), Kobe Paras (C), and Ricci Rivero announced their return to the UP Fighting Maroons for another season on Sunday.

Perasol unsurprised by return of UP stars

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One of the kidnap victims identify her captors at Camp Crame yesterday.

Fact check: Makati abduction an 'isolated incident'?

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In this file picture taken on July 15, 2007 Bolivian President Evo Morales waves while riding a horse through the streets of Guaqui, 3,800m above sea level, 91 km from La Paz, during a Ch'alla ceremony (a tribute to Mother Earth in native aymara) to inaugurate a tourism complex -Museum of the Titicaca Lake- and a train service linking Tiwanaku and Guaqui.

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Families displaced by conflict in Sulu get relief goods

By John Unson | 8 hours ago

Hundreds of families displaced by hostilities between the military and the Abu Sayyaf benefited from an outreach mission of...

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Cuba-US relations backslide five years after landmark thaw

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United States President Donald Trump has regularly assailed Cuba on Twitter and tightened sanctions over the Communist-run...

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Malditas move up in FIFA World Rankings

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After a successful 30th Southeast Asian Games that led them to their first ever semifinals appearance in the biennial meet,...

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Oh, what fun it is to ski with Santas

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Hundreds of skiers dress up as Santa Claus to ride down the slopes of the Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine, as part of...

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Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children

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PLDT, Smart and MVP Sports Foundation celebrate the success of Filipino athletes

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Addiction to kape takes toll on Duterte

by: Federico D. Pascual Jr.

President Duterte is showing signs of addiction to “kape,”...

MVP: We will work with government

by: Ambassador B. Romualdez

Manuel V. Pangilinan, or simply “MVP”, was doing extremely...

Value of collecting unread books is tsundoku

by: Elfren S. Cruz

I belong to that minority group of the population that still loves...

Simon says

by: Francis J. Kong

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s...

Luzon to export pineapples

by: Mary Ann LL. Reyes

Mindanao-variety pineapples right here in Luzon?...

Francis, the Dreamer

by: Luis Espiritu Jr.

As a child, Francis Libiran dared to dream. Against all odds,...

Not goodbye; just au revoir

by: Babe Romualdez

Over 60 guests coming from the US State Department, ASEAN ambassadors...

The scent-imental man

by: Philip Cu-Unjieng

Picking Christmas gifts for men is often a wooly guessing game....

The lost glass slipper awaits you

by: Büm D. Tenorio Jr.

When Cinderella left her glass slipper at the ball, she left a...

How to keep trim this season

by: Joanne Zapanta-Andrada

‘T is the season to be jolly! While Jose Mari Chan sings carols...

Finding a Dream in the middle of the sea

by: Christine S. Dayrit

Comfort, variety and style characterize the Genting Dream Cruise...

Bela is second to no one

by: Ricky Lo

More than beauty, what defines Bela Padilla are the varied roles...

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