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Palace: DOH ‘closely monitoring’ plague concerns in Russia

By Renalyn Ramirez | 1 day ago
The plague concerns came following the death of a laboratory technician in Russia who was working at a plague research i...
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Mark Villar joins Senate majority

Mark Villar joins Senate majority

By Mark Jayson Cayabyab | 10 hours ago
Sen. Mark Villar yesterday bolted the minority led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to join the majority, beefing up the composition...
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Defense team ready to present witnesses

Defense team ready to present witnesses

By Evelyn Macairan | 10 hours ago
With the prosecution panel wrapping up its presentation of witnesses, Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team has...
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BIR: VP Sara tax returns, SALN don’t match

BIR: VP Sara tax returns, SALN don’t match

By Delon Porcalla | 10 hours ago
Spouses Vice President Sara Duterte and Manases Carpio earned only a total of P85.3 million as lawyers in a span of 18 years...
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Senate OKs bill restricting socmed for under-18s

Senate OKs bill restricting socmed for under-18s

By Marc Jayson Cayabyab | 10 hours ago
The Senate impeachment court took a short break yesterday, allowing senators to hold a legislative session in the afternoon...
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From left: LENTE president Noel Ferrer, vice president Nathalie Tomada, secretary Robert Requintina, treasurer Marinel Cruz, committee head Allan Policarpio, auditor Gerry Olea and committee heads Gorgy Rula and Allan Diones during an oath-taking ceremony. They are joined by fellow journos and TV personalities Atom Araullo, Karmina Constantino and Kim Atienza.

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Luis Manzano has built a successful showbiz career of his own while openly embracing the influence of his famous parents, Vilma Santos-Recto and Edu Manzano.

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Actor-comedian Michael V., also known as Bitoy, relishes his stint as the guest host of the game show ‘Family Feud.’ It’s a breather from his weekend gag and sitcom shows. He considers it an unexpected blessing for this year, fulfilling a dream to present the popular show, which is very close to Pinoys’ heart.

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Presented by Live Nation Philippines, Be:First’s Manila showcase was in support of their newly-released EP, ‘Watch Me.’

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At the ASEAN Transportation Forum organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Transportation Undersecretary Mark Steven Pastor said the DOTr has concluded the pre-feasibility study, funded by a grant from the World Bank, for the new busways in Metro Manila.

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