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FACT CHECK: Fake Philippine General Hospital page promotes arthritis ‘cure’
Claim: The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) promotes Bee Venom Japan Cream, a product that claims to ‘completely treat’ arthritis pains. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook video...
View ArticleTrevor Project’s first PH survey shows mental health crisis of LGBTQ+ youth
Trigger warning: This article talks about suicide. There has been a simmering crisis in youth mental health over the past decade and a half, exacerbated by the isolation of COVID-19, according to Dr....
View ArticleWith no EO, freeports and ecozones ‘gray area’ in Marcos POGO ban
MANILA, Philippines – Four months after his verbal order to close down all Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) by the end of the year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. still has not issued an...
View Article[In This Economy] Update on the Philippine economy
This week, I had the pleasure and honor of going to Canberra to give a talk at the 2024 Philippines Update, organized and hosted by the Australian National University’s Philippines Institute. The last...
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Arrest of NDFP consultants could derail peace talks – groups
MANILA, Philippines – The recent arrest of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultants could spoil the peace negotiations between the government and communist rebels, a...
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[Ask The Tax Whiz] Estate tax amnesty explained: FAQs for taxpayers
What are the documentary requirements to avail for Estate Tax Amnesty (ETA)? The general requirements for Estate Tax Amnesty, and are part of the submission of the Estate Tax Return (ETAR) are the...
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Trump sues CBS over Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ interview
WASHINGTON, USA – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sued CBS on Thursday, October 3, over an interview of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris aired on its “60 Minutes” news program in...
View ArticleDevin Booker pours in 40 as Suns rally past Clippers
Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points as the visiting Phoenix Suns rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to earn a 125-119 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, California...
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In Cebu, cemetery work and Undas ‘rites’ spring to life
CEBU, Philippines – Thousands of families from distant cities and rural neighborhoods flooded the gates of Cebu’s cemeteries on the Feast of All Saints, November 1. For Manileños, the day is called...
View ArticleGame schedule, results, standings: 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference
MANILA, Philippines – The longest conference in Premier Volleyball League (PVL) history is now set in stone as the 2024-25 All-Filipino tilt offers a whopping six whole months of elite pro volleyball...
View Article[OPINION] The dying gently weeps
When I was a kid, my father steered me in front of the altar at home, showed me a jar on top of the table, and told me it was my sibling. Side by side, we stared at the brown jar. Something that has...
View Article[OPINION] How Duterte’s ‘nanlaban’ directive in drug war corrupted police work
Encounter killings, colloquially referred to as nanlaban (resisting arrest), became a controversial hallmark of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. Under Duterte’s directive, police...
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UN COP16 nature summit creates permanent body for indigenous peoples
CALI, Columbia – Countries at the UN COP16 summit on nature on Friday, November 1, approved a measure to create a permanent body for indigenous peoples to consult on United Nations decisions about...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Ginebra vs TNT – PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, Game 4
MANILA, Philippines – Tim Cone knows Barangay Ginebra is not out of the woods yet. The Gin Kings are still in dangerous territory even after their breakthrough win in the PBA Governors’ Cup finals as...
View ArticleLIST: November 2024 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
MANILA, Philippines – This is a compilation of special non-working days in various localities in the Philippines for November 2024, as proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. November 4 – Quezon...
View ArticleWorld’s largest captive crocodile Cassius dies in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia – A 5.48 meter (18 feet) Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday, November 2. He was...
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Rockets from Lebanon wound 11 in Israel
TIRA, Israel – Rockets fired from Lebanon wounded 11 people in central Israel on Saturday, November 2, Israeli emergency services said, after one of them hit a house, as prospects for a ceasefire...
View ArticleTimberwolves rally past Nuggets in thriller as Jamal Murray falls to...
Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and shot 7-for-14 from 3-point range as the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped with a 119-116 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night (Saturday, November 2, Manila...
View ArticleDance-funk band fuels Jeepney Jazz on November 9
This is a press release from Filipinas Heritage Library. Brass Pas Pas Pas Pas is set to perform hot danceable tunes at Jeepney Jazz next Saturday, November 9, from 8 to 10 pm at Ayala Museum in...
View ArticleCebu’s Basilica Minore del Santo Niño returns to pre-pandemic Mass schedules
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu announced it will return to pre-pandemic Mass schedules, including hourly services on Fridays, starting December 1. The Augustinian...
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