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Spain’s ruling Socialists crushed in regional vote

MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s scandal-hit Socialists endured a crushing defeat in a regional election in Extremadura on Sunday, which saw far-right...

AFP nixes extralegal schemes to overthrow gov’t

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday rejected proposals to create an extra-constitutional transition council amid the major corruption scandal facing the...

Nomura cuts Philippines GDP growth outlook

Nomura Global Market Research has lowered its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines to 5.3 percent from 5.6 percent, citing...

Game changer, but what’s the game plan?

THE country is watching yet another corruption scandal unfold. But this time the details are stronger and harder to ignore. People are angry, tired, and frustrated,...

AI’s blind spot: Tools fail to detect their own fakes

We can’t rely on AI tools to combat AI in the long run. WHEN outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral...

Justice before charity

THIS year’s World Day of the Poor was commemorated by the Catholic Church on Sunday, Nov. 16. In his message titled “You are my...

Flood control mess dragged GDP growth to 4.0% in Q3

The Philippine economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly five years in the third quarter of 2025, dragged down by disruptions to government...

Filipinos reject military intervention

“The government must emphasize institutional remedies and civic engagement to maintain public confidence” If the results of an Octa Research survey released last week are...

‘Flood infra culprits to spend Xmas in jail’

Dizon: First arrests to happen in next 2 months SEVERAL personalities involved in allegedly anomalous flood-control projects may spend Christmas behind bars as the Department...

A great blessing

At the Luneta Grandstand Saturday, members of the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide marked the 47th year of their founding with the theme “Holy...

DOJ to help revoke Co’s passport

SPEAKER Faustino Dy III on Friday disclosed that he promptly sought the intervention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to cancel the passport of...

Ping says no ‘Napoles’ scam under Lacson government

Presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson intends to avoid cases of non-government organizations (NGO) being used as dummy entities to extract public funds from the...

Criminal negligence

"This is the latest in the continuing corruption scandal."   First, there was alleged overpricing in the procurement by government of P8.7 billion worth of COVID-19...

Korean shelter head found dead

A woman running a shelter for South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday,...
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