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PAGASA ISLAND, West Philippine Sea — In line with the government’s bid to boost Filipino presence in the West Philippine Sea and prevent “illegal incursions of China,” a Philippine Navy barracks and a Super Rural Health Unit will soon be built (...)
Inquirer.net -
16 May 2024
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday while greeting supporters at an event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and (...)
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16 May 2024
Philippines sees remittances rise 2.6 pct in March
MANILA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos reached 3.05 billion U.S. dollars in March, recording a 2.6 percent growth year-on-year, the Philippine central bank said on Wednesday. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (...)
Manila News -
15 May 2024
NEWS BRIEFS | 15 May 2024
Gov. Adiong pushes for welfare of solo parents Wanting to break a taboo, the provincial government of Lanao del Sur conducted a public consultation among Maranao single parents to help in the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 11861 or the (...)
Minda News -
15 May 2024
CEBU CITY, Philippines —A total of nine individuals landed in jail after they were arrested in an entrapment operation at a beach resort in Barangay Pooc, Talisay City, Cebu, last Sunday, May 12, for being part of a syndicate conducting (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
15 May 2024
China Coast Guard issues warnings to trespassing Philippine vessels
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The China Coast Guard on Wednesday issued radio warnings to Philippine ships trespassing into the waters under China's jurisdiction. On the same day, when answering a foreign media question on Filipino fishing boats (...)
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15 May 2024
ROS escapes TNT in thriller, arranges semis dance with TNT
The Rain or Shine was simply too young and too feisty for TNT. The young legs of the Elasto Painters proved to be the difference, outlasting the Tropang Giga in the crunch to hack out with a pulsating 110-109 victory to advance to the (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — Budget Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman has approved the creation of 4,265 positions across various Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to support the implementation of the (...)
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16 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — Five foreign nationals—three Vietnamese and two Chinese—were arrested during a raid on a clinic in Pasay City that allegedly performed illegal abortions. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said the group was (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — With their pet bills now either pending or languishing at the Senate, House leaders on Wednesday took issue with the growing disconnect between the two chambers in terms of priority legislation. During a regular press (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — Local government and barangay officials nationwide should beware of dealing with people who claim they can help facilitate the release of funding for their projects. “These incidents of poseurs claiming to be government (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday said it has already deputized traffic enforcers under 10 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to issue violation tickets under (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board approved on Wednesday the P30.56-billion fund for the repair and rehabilitation of school facilities outside Metro Manila that were damaged by recent calamities. (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — House lawmakers are eyeing a parallel probe of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, who is being investigated by the Senate over allegations she may be a Chinese asset who has infiltrated the government by winning the local (...)
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15 May 2024
MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States—Google on Tuesday said it would introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-generated answers to online queries, in one of the biggest changes to its world leading search engine in 25 years. “I’m excited to announce that (...)
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15 May 2024
WEST PHILIPPINE SEA, Philippines — Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Wednesday shadowed and tried to block the Filipino civilian-led convoy sailing toward Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a resource-rich area (...)
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15 May 2024
OTTAWA, Canada — Canadian author and Nobel laureate Alice Munro set her taut, acutely observed stories in the rural Ontario countryside where she grew up, focusing a stark lens on the frailties of the human condition. Despite her vast success (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — As more Filipinos become part of the silver generation, a party list lawmaker is proposing the setup of “senior citizen day care centers” in every barangay to help elderly Filipinos stay well and active through easy access (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — For the 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has banned the substitution of poll aspirants who withdraw from the race at the last minute to open a spot for reserve candidates. In an interview with (...)
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15 May 2024
It all came down to that third frame Wednesday night, with National University (NU) facing set point in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Bella Belen, who had earlier won her second MVP trophy, steeled the Lady (...)
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15 May 2024
Marcio Lassiter was confident that San Miguel Beer would get the job over Terrafirma that the prospect of being a top seed eliminated by the No. 8 seed in the quarterfinals was far from his mind. Never mind if he was once a part of a stunning (...)
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15 May 2024
MANILA, Philippines — China has dismissed as “sheer rumor” the recent statements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that Beijing may again be building artificial islands in the country’s exclusive economic zone. The PCG over the weekend (...)
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15 May 2024
The Bulldogs wasted precious little time closing out University of Santo Tomas (UST). “I saw in my players going into this game that they really wanted to win today,” NU coach Dante Alinsunurin said on Wednesday, after a 25-21, 22-25, 25-17, (...)
Inquirer.net -
15 May 2024
Worrisome presence
Better late than never. That best describes the decision of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to implement stricter rules on the issuance of tourist visas to Chinese nationals in the wake of reports that fraudulently-obtained passports (...)
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15 May 2024
We have been taught that Philippine society has largely been defined by the influences of two colonial powers that ruled our islands. Referring to our occupation by Spain and the United States, we are said to have spent 300 years in the convent (...)
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15 May 2024
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Joe “Jaw Breaker” Noynay and Japanese Jin Sasaki passed the official weigh-in for their double regional title showdown at the Korakuen Hall scheduled in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, May 16. Noynay, a native of Bogo City in (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
15 May 2024
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The head of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) disclosed that there was a significant decrease in the number of crime incidents recorded in the first quarter of 2024 compared to last year. “We are happy na sa first (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
15 May 2024
