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Eala stretches grass streak, disposes of Zhang in Queen's Club opener

Eala stretches grass streak, disposes of Zhang in Queen's Club opener

By Ralph Edwin Villanueva | 7 hours ago
Alex Eala continues to roll in grass. 
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Ateneo confirms death of 2 varsity cagers

Ateneo confirms death of 2 varsity cagers

By Bella Cariaso | 7 hours ago
The Ateneo de Manila University has confirmed the deaths of two men’s basketball student-athletes.
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Gatchalian rejects signature sharing with Cayetano

Gatchalian rejects signature sharing with Cayetano

By Neil Jayson Servallos | 1 day ago
Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian has shot down Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposal for an interim sharing...
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Cayetano should tell Legardato admit receiving ‘maletas’

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | 7 hours ago
Besieged Alan Cayetano screeches that all his critics are “pro-Marcos.” His they-or-us politics insults thinking Filipinos. He mimics Duterte Diehard Supporters’ branding of critics of their idol...
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13th senator jumping to Gatchalian bloc?

13th senator jumping to Gatchalian bloc?

By Neil Jayson Servallos | 1 day ago
Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian’s bloc may have already secured the 13th vote necessary to officially cement...
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13th senator jumping to Gatchalian bloc?

‘Intense trauma’: Witness films in escape from Mindanao quake

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El Niño typically increases the likelihood of below-normal rainfall conditions across much of the country, raising the risk of dry spells and drought, particularly in vulnerable areas.

El Niño conditions now present – PAGASA

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In this photo uploaded on Facebook on Nov. 20, 2025 shows Executive Secretary Ralph Recto.

Plunder, graft raps vs Recto dismissed

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PNP intensifies hunt for remaining flood scam fugitives

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Department of Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez and other DOTr officials inspect earthquake damage at General Santos Airport yesterday.

DOE: Energy contingency plan ready for ‘The Big One’

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Senate employees leave the Senate building in Pasay at the end of the workday yesterday.

Senators raise alarm after potential security threat

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The Department of Education also secured P258.98 million to support the printing and rapid delivery of prepositioned learning packets for learners whose education was disrupted by the disaster.

DepEd allocates P235.1 million for learning continuity in quake-hit schools

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Allan Peter Cayetano and First Lady Liza Marcos

‘Settle issues before President calls special session’

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Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.

Brawner: The AFP will remain apolitical

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Soldiers and civilian emergency responders are working together to remove debris scattered along thoroughfares from buildings in General Santos City that were damaged by a strong earthquake that struck the city and nearby towns and cities in Region 12 on June 8, 2026.

Prioritize safety of evacuees, patients in Mindanao – Marcos Jr.

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One of the many buildings in General Santos City destroyed by the 7.8 Magnitude earthquake that rocked the area on Monday morning, June 8, 2026.

Japan PM, international community express sympathy in earthquake aftermath

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Members of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office prepare search and rescue equipment to be deployed to earthquake-hit areas in Mindanao yesterday.

Safety checks pushed after Mindanao quake

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In a statement, the military asked the media not to refer to the individuals as the “18 ex-Marines†or any similar term that suggests an association with the uniformed service.

18 ‘bagmen’ face libel raps anew

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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Chinese actress Zhang Yingfei and officials of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. distribute supplies and hygiene kits to 500 students of the Quezon City High School yesterday. EDD GUMBAN Members of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office prepare search and rescue equipment to be deployed to earthquake-hit areas in Mindanao yesterday. 18 ‘bagmen’ face libel raps anew By JOSIAH ANTONIO and DELON PORCALLA After being accused of receiv ing suitcases filled with “dirty money,†Manila Rep. Benny Abante Jr. has filed cyberlibel and libel charges against 18 men and their lawyer Levito Baligod. “I vehemently deny the incorrect, baseless and misleading allegations made (during a Feb. 24 press confer ence),†Abante said in his complaint affidavit filed before the Department of Justice. The 18 men have been criticized for their flip-flopping claims that lawmakers received kickbacks from anomalous flood control projects. luggage and strangers, establishing nothing.†Abante argued that the respon dents publicized their accusations before authorities could evaluate the same, resulting in a trial by publicity. “To make matters worse, the press conference paraded the libelous sa laysay (affidavit) – then still unsigned by the 18 respondents and unnota rized, thus not under oath – before the public eye,†Abante said. “I have never dealt with or ever seen any of the 18 (men). I have no dealings with regard to deliveries of money from former congressman Zaldy Co,†he added. Abante said the allegations lack specific dates “or circumstance of the claimed delivery and receipt, while photographs show only cash, “Coupled with their groundless tale, this amounts to nothing more than smoke and mirrors slander,†Abante said. Inconsistencies remain in the un signed document and the notarized affidavit submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman as well as Baligod’s statement implicating Rep. Leila de Lima, Abante noted. These developments demonstrate “a reckless disregard for truth†and reveal that the accusations were “pa tently unreliable and contrived,†the complaint stated. Prosecutors should find probable cause and file charges against the respondents, Abante said. QC cop reinstated after wrongful termination By GHIO ONG The Court of Appeals has ordered the reinstatement of a policeman who supposedly resigned amid an internal cleansing effort in 2023.

Quezon City cop reinstated after wrongful termination

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In a statement yesterday, UP professors opposed the Reframed General Education Curriculum Component of CHED.

UP professors want reframed GE curriculum scrapped

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Katipunan jeepney drivers relocated

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Former Philippine Airlines COO Stanley Ng takes his oath as the new Department of Tourism Undersecretary before Tourism Secretary Ma. Bernardita "Dita" Angara-Mathay on June 8, 2026.

Ex-PAL president named DOT undersecretary

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Preliminary results of the PSAâ??s Labor Force Survey showed that the jobless rate eased to 4.7 percent in April from the previous monthâ??s five percent, but went up from 4.1 percent in the same month last year.

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This is the Filipina starâ??s second WTA 125 title, after topping the Guadalajara Open in Mexico last year.

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