Pacquiao eyes Marcial, Ancajas, Magsayo in undercard
Ralph Edwin Villanueva – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Two-time Olympian Eumir Marcial will be back in the ring next month, joining former world champions Jerwin Ancajas and Mark
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House OKs bill expanding seniors’ benefits
Jose Rodel Clapano – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — With 177 affirmative votes and no negative vote, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Wednesday House
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Wives of seafarers detained in Algeria for drug raps seek PBBM help
By Marita Moaje MANILA – The families of three seafarers who are facing drug trafficking charges in Algeria appealed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to urgently intervene in their
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Power crisis places Siquijor province under state of calamity
By Mary Judaline Partlow DUMAGUETE CITY – The growing power crisis in the Central Visayas province of Siquijor has resulted in the declaration of a state of calamity, an official
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Makati police nab 3 Chinese nationals for rape, kidnapping of Vietnamese tourist
Dominique Nicole Flores – Philstar.com MANILA, Philippines — Police authorities have apprehended three Chinese nationals accused of kidnapping and raping a Vietnamese woman in Makati City. The suspects reportedly demanded
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Disqualification junked, Bagong Henerasyon proclaimed
Dominique Nicole Flores – Philstar.com MANILA, Philippines — Bagong Henerasyon Party-list secured its fourth consecutive term after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed it as one of the winning party-lists
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Davao City boosts mpox control efforts
By Che Palicte DAVAO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) has strengthened its efforts to curb the spread of mpox (formerly monkeypox) by intensifying contact tracing and monitoring activities
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Siargao police capture Davao prison fugitive
By Alexander Lopez BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Norte Police reported the capture on Siargao Island of an escapee from the Davao Prison and Penal Farm on Thursday. Provincial
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NBI seizes suspected ‘ecstasy’ from Europe
By Benjamin Pulta MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday confiscated an illegal shipment of the suspected recreational hallucinogen commonly known as “ecstasy” from France. In a
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4.1K Caraga families get DSWD food-for-work aid
By Alexander Lopez BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga Region (DSWD-13) has provided aid to 4,110 households in the region through the distribution of
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