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Dolly de Leon’s lacerating solitude in ‘Request sa Radyo’
What would we learn if we shut up and just watched people? Observed them? It’s said that language is what separates people from all other animals. And by that, they meant verbal language: words,...
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Discriminatory? Cebu basilica dress code draws mixed reactions
CEBU CITY, Philippines – It took couple Ping Panilay, 17, and Jomar Abella, 18, two hours to get to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño from the City of Naga in southern Cebu. As they were about to...
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For this Filipino worker in Singapore, love happened at the right time
SINGAPORE – Leaving your home and family behind, and moving to a new city in search of a better life is one of the most challenging things one a person can do. Mieviy Dasal, 47, did it not once or...
View ArticleIn Hiroshima, Nobel Prize brings survivor hope, sense of duty
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Almost eight decades after an atomic bomb devastated her home town of Hiroshima, Teruko Yahata carries the scar on her forehead from when she was knocked over by the force of the...
View ArticleHezbollah fighting Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramiya village; 3rd UN...
CAIRO, Egypt – Hezbollah said on Sunday, October 13, it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in southern Lebanon, as a third UN peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Manifesto BGC
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In this episode, Kitchen 143 host Michelle Aventajado of Momma ‘N Manila visits...
View ArticleLa Union tops sports tourism initiatives again at ATOP Awards
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – La Union’s flagship tourism event has been inducted into the Hall of Fame at the just-concluded Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards. The...
View ArticleUN says Israeli tanks burst into peacekeeper base, Israel gives different...
The United Nations said on Sunday, October 13, Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and...
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7 new films to haunt us during Halloween 2024
We love a good horror film. In 2023, we had the likes of Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme and Sister Death to torment us. Now that it’s October once again, there’s a new batch of horror films that...
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[EDITORIAL] Ito na ba ang simula ng katapusan ng Davao Death Squad?
Parang jigsaw puzzle, nabubuo na ang larawan ng mafia network ni dating pangulo Rodrigo Duterte. “Mosaic of gore and plunder” ang tawag nga riyan ni Inday Espina-Varona. Tulad ng isang gangster...
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NLEX Connector to implement toll hike beginning October 15
MANILA, Philippines – Toll rates at the NLEX Connector — which links NLEX to the Metro Manila Skyway — will increase beginning Tuesday, October 15, just weeks before the Undas holiday rush. The new...
View ArticleChauncey Billups, Vince Carter among inductees into Hall of Fame
Chauncey Billups and Vince Carter were among those enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Sunday, October 13 (Monday, October 14, Manila time). Billups...
View ArticleOmbudsman dismisses union’s complaint vs 2020 Bacolod water deal
BACOLOD, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed a complaint filed against 13 officials of the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), the Manny Villar-led Primewater Infrastructure...
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Climate Story Lab Awards Seed Grants for Filipino Short Films Addressing...
Manila, Philippines — DAKILA and its human rights education center, Active Vista, in partnership with Picture People and iMedia, with support from the British Council and the Rockefeller Foundation,...
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Megaworld heads up north with 84-hectare Laoag township
MANILA, Philippines – Megaworld Corporation is bringing its signature townships up north in Laoag City as the property firm hopes to ride the wave of Ilocos Norte’s growing economy. In a stock...
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FACT CHECK: North-South Commuter Railway not extending to Baguio City
Claim: The North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) will extend its routes to Baguio City. Rating: FALSE Why we fact checked this: The NSCR aims to connect Clark, Pampanga to Calamba, Laguna, cutting...
View ArticlePorac councilor suspended over Lucky South 99 POGO has been dead for over a year
PAMPANGA, Philippines – One of the officials in Porac, Pampanga, suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman over the Lucky South 99 offshore gaming operations in the town has been dead for more than a...
View ArticleTaiwan details record surge in Chinese warplanes involved in war games
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s defense ministry on Tuesday, October 15, detailed the surge in Chinese warplane activity around the island during war games the previous day, saying it had detected a record...
View ArticlePhilippines says ‘Chinese maritime militia’ boat sideswiped fisheries vessel
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries said a “Chinese maritime militia” boat deliberately sideswiped one of its two vessels that were conducting a routine maritime patrol in the...
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Giant rooster structure in Negros Occidental city sets Guinness record
BACOLOD, Philippines – Talisay City, Negros Occidental has earned a Guinness World Record for being home to the world’s largest chicken-shaped structure. Ricardo “Cano” Tan, owner of Campuestohan...
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