Abus eyed in bombing
THE police are questioning at least one person linked to the blast that killed two people near a bus terminal in Zamboanga City on Friday...
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‘Amang’ hits land; storm warning up
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan TROPICAL storm “Amang” made landfall at Dolores, Eastern Samar around 5 p.m. on Saturday, spurring the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
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Oil price rollback set at P1 per liter
Prices of petroleum products are expected to drop by at least a peso per liter on Monday, if the independent oil companies make good on...
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Manila cools down to 18.9°C
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan THE temperature in Metro Manila on Saturday dropped to 18.9 degrees Celsius due to the strong northeast monsoon that continues...
Read moreSK poll period begins Jan. 22
By Ferdinand G. Patinio THE 45-day election period for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Feb. 21, 2015 starts later this month. Based on Commission on...
Read moreMoro disarmament body set to convene
By Lilian C. Mellejor THE Independent Decommissioning Body that will oversee the phased demilitarization of weapons of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will convene this...
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Read moreWashington, United States - The United States announced sanctions Tuesday on a China-based network for producing and distributing chemicals used...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday announced the lifting of the rice price cap. This comes just a day after...
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Washington, United States - Meta is proposing to offer European users a subscription-based version of Instagram and Facebook if they...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday extended his condolences to the families of three Filipino fishermen who died in a...
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