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Bacolod, Cebu transport groups vow to hold more protests vs jeepney phaseout

BACOLOD CITY—Jeepney drivers and operators in Cebu and Bacolod cities planned to keep up with protest actions until the government addresse...
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Pangasinan town’s 400-year history packed in museum

BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan, Philippines — Every day, curious students from this agricultural town queue at the Bayambang Museum, almost innocent...
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Phaseout of traditional jeepneys will have ‘profound impact’ – Castro

MANILA, Philippines — The phaseout of traditional jeepneys will have a “profound impact on transportation and economy, directly affecting a...
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7 public hospital workers in Negros Occidental test positive for drug use

BACOLOD CITY—At least seven employees in two provincial government-run hospitals in Negros Occidental have tested positive for the use of i...
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Black Nazarene to roll again after 3-year break

The mammoth Black Nazarene “Traslacion” procession in Manila will be held again after three years, Quiapo Church authorities confirmed on T...
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Top NPA leaders among those slain in Bukidnon clash

ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Philippines — Two leaders of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) and their daughter were among those killed...
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Baguio, BCDA seek talks over Camp John Hay row

BAGUIO CITY—A dialogue between the city government and the custodian of Camp John Hay is expected to resolve their dispute over taxation, s...
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Cebu City’s 80 villages get free Wi-Fi

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Public schools, barangay halls, public markets, and gymnasiums in all 80 villages here now have free Wi-Fi c...
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Activists picket military camp to search for ‘desaparecidos’

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—At least 50 protesters, led by activists, families and friends of four “desaparecidos” (victims of enforced disappeara...
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Davao drivers’ wish for New Year: No jeepney, PUV phaseout

DAVAO CITY—Traffic in some routes in this city almost ground to a halt on Wednesday as local jeepney drivers and operators joined the call ...
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20 Negros Occidental gov’t employees test positive for drugs

BACOLOD CITY — At least 20 employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government are facing investigation after they tested positive for...
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2 die as military truck rams Davao shoppers; AFP probe starts

DAVAO CITY — The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has ordered a probe into the ramming incident...
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BI agents arrest Indonesian Pogo worker

An Indonesian national, who used to work for a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) facility that was raided by law enforcement agent...
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Cebu council slashes mayor’s proposed 2024 budget by 78%

CEBU CITY — In an unprecedented move, the Cebu City Council has decided to severely cut the budget request for 2024 of Mayor Michael Rama, ...
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8 injured by firecrackers ahead of New Year revelries

At least eight minors were reported injured due to firecrackers, more than a week before the New Year revelries, according to the Departmen...
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LTO: Don’t drink and drive this Yuletide season

Amid numerous parties during the holidays, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) appealed to motorists not to get drunk to ensure their own ...
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Private sector workers in Northern Mindanao get wage hike

The regional wage board in Northern Mindanao has granted a new round of wage increases for about 144,133 private sector workers, setting th...
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‘Guinakit’: A show case of Bangsamoro culture

COTABATO CITY — As sunlight shone on the Rio Grande de Mindanao on Dec. 19, a resplendent display was created among some 94 colorful decora...
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2024 nat’l budget keeps unprogrammed funds

President Marcos did not veto the P449.5-billion increase in the unprogrammed appropriations, which were inserted by some members of the co...
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BuCor bans freed ex-convicts from prisons

Ex-convicts are barred from going back to the prisons where they served their sentence or to any of the facilities of the Bureau of Correct...
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Pagasa sees generally fair weather on Christmas

As Filipinos prepare to celebrate Christmas and the upcoming long weekend, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service...
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BARMM parliament OKs split of 2 Maguindanao del Norte towns

COTABATO CITY — The parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Wednesday gave the green light for splitti...
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985 inmates released from prison

Almost 1,000 inmates from different Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) facilities were freed a few days before Christmas Day. Of the 985 inmates...
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PH sustains campaign for UN Security Council seat

The Philippine delegation to Vienna, Austria, has continued the government’s campaign to get a nonpermanent seat at the United Nations Secu...
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Kabayan displaces over 86,000 in Mindanao

DAVAO CITY—The number of people affected by floods triggered by heavy rains accompanying the low pressure area formerly known as Tropical S...
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Transport strike disrupts commute in Metro Manila, provinces

MANILA, Philippines — Commuters in various parts of the country were taken by surprise on Monday morning by a transport strike that finally...
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Thai rice farmer makes art with plantings depicting cats

BAN KHON SUNG, Thailand — A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice fi...
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COVID-19 cases daily surge by 50% nationwide

MANILA, Philippines — Daily confirmed COVID-19 infections nationwide rose by 50 percent over the past week, official data showed. The seven...
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BOC intercepts smuggled fuel in Bataan

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted over the weekend some 146,000 liters of unmarked fuel suspected to have been smuggled in Mariveles,...
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Heirloom dishes shine in Pampanga food fest

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines —“Poklo,” a rare food in Pampanga, was rediscovered during a cook-off of heirloom dishes in the...
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Negros region bill hurdles second reading in Senate

BACOLOD CITY — The Senate on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill to establish the Negros Island Region (NIR). Senate President Juan...
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10 netizens face rap over bomb joke in Pagadian

PAGADIAN CITY — The local government here is pursuing charges against 10 people who posted a bomb joke on social media during the city’s Ch...
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P1.13B set for Marawi compensation in ’24

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Congress has allocated over P1 billion in the 2024 budget to compensate victims of the Marawi siege in 2017. This was contai...
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House renews push for economic Cha-cha

The House of Representatives will push once more to amend the 1987 Constitution’s “prohibitive” economic provisions in 2024 to make it “mor...
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87 candidates in 2023 barangay, SK polls disqualified so far

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 87 candidates in the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) have so far been disqualified...
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1 in 3 Filipino students bullied in school – Pisa study

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) assured the public on Saturday that it was implementing programs to address bully...
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Ex-encyclopedia salesman now sells PH investment story

MANILA, Philippines — In 1989, a young encyclopedia salesman knocked on the doors of investment banker Ricardo “Moy” Fernandez, who was the...
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Lawmakers seek longer terms for barangay officials

Just a month after the Oct. 30 barangay and youth polls, two Mindanao lawmakers filed measures that sought longer terms for elected baranga...
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P500,000 bounty up for killers of village chief

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) offered a P500,000 reward for any information that would lead to the capture of ...
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Eagles thrive in forests guarded by Bukidnon tribe

MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon, Philippines — On the cold morning of April 26, a Wednesday, a team of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) from ...
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Dating app abductions raise fears for LGBT+ safety in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Thabsie Mabezane, a transgender woman and LGBT+ activist in South Africa, was aware of personal safety when she met a man on...
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She’s aiming to reach ‘finals,’ one of them off-court

At the waiting area of Laguindingan Airport, located some 34 kilometers away from Cagayan de Oro City, the Akari Chargers were waiting for ...
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