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Pagong, Pusa, Lapid surface in OVP secret fund use
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Pagong, Pusa, Lapid surface in OVP secret fund use

By Marc Jayson Cayabyab | 11 hours ago
More names – apparently fictitious – appearing on acknowledgment receipts for disbursed confidential funds of...
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Legarda extends medical leave anew

Legarda extends medical leave anew

By Neil Jayson Servallos | 11 hours ago
Sen. Loren Legarda will be absent from the Senate floor until Sept. 2 after she notified the chamber of another extension...
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Two-thirds to punish a scam

By VIRTUAL REALITY | By Tony Lopez | 11 hours ago
Seventeen so-called senator-judges showed up at the resumption yesterday, Tuesday, Aug. 24, of the trial of twice impeached Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte.
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Are they kin? Lito Lapid grills Acosta over OVP receipts bearing his surname
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Are they kin? Lito Lapid grills Acosta over OVP receipts bearing his surname

By Ian Laqui | 17 hours ago
Taking the floor for the first time at trial, Sen. Lito Lapid spots a familiar surname in OVP confidential fund document...
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Witness Acosta: I don't know why Sara Duterte chose me to disburse funds

Witness Acosta: I don't know why Sara Duterte chose me to disburse funds

By Ian Laqui | 18 hours ago
The former OVP officer said she had no formal training to warrant her hiring as special disbursing officer.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 27, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened a UN General Assembly speech vowing to counter "slanders" at the world body, where many delegates immediately walked out.

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Veteran talent manager Shirley Kuan, who has resigned as Bea Alonzo’s manager, says she finally feels relieved after breaking her silence. ‘I will not give up my dignity, my integrity and my good name,’ she explains her decision to give a media interview.

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Leaders from Global Dominion and Go Negosyo meet to discuss collaborative initiatives aimed at empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the Philippines.
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US President Donald Trump looks on before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026.

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South African Zolani Tete celebrates his win over Japan's Teiru Kinoshita after their IBF super-flyweight title match in Kobe on July 18, 2014. South African police said on August 24 they had arrested four people in connection with the murder of two-time boxing world champion Zolani Tete, who was gunned down last week. Tete, 38, was attacked on August 21 evening as he returned to his home in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape province.

Four arrested in killing of South African ex-world champ boxer Zolani Tete

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Swiss former tennis player Roger Federer attends a match in the Centre Court's Royal Box on the eighth day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2026.

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President Marcos conducts an aerial inspection on August 24, 2026, of areas in Bulacan and Pampanga affected by flooding following the recent typhoons and the enhanced southwest monsoon.

Marcos blames heavy rain for massive flooding

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The funding will support Project NOAH or the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards in enhancing predictive flood modeling and real-time hazard assessments, to help the government respond before disasters strike, the DBM said in a statement.

DBM: Project NOAH gets P1 billion for flood forecasting

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This undated image shows the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines.

US embassy clarifies military presence at steel facility

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The debt watcher said the rating affirmation reflects expectations that the country’s fiscal metrics would stabilize over the next two years as economic growth gradually recovers from the current slowdown and the government remains committed to reducing its budget deficit.

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Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno and LTO chief Markus Lacanilao inspect the surrendered Porsche 918 Spyder registered to actor Derek Ramsay at the LTO central office in Quezon City yesterday as the fake license plate probe continues. The BOC is also set to file a warrant of seizure and detention on the supercar over alleged misdeclaration and underpayment of taxes.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 27, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened a UN General Assembly speech vowing to counter "slanders" at the world body, where many delegates immediately walked out.

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The SM Megamall EDSA Busway Concourse and Pedestrian Bridge enhances pedestrian circulation and seamless access within one of Metro Manilaâ??s busiest commercial and transport hubs.

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