Stock photo shows a woman on a laptop showing “fake news.” (memyselfaneye / Pixabay) MANILA, Philippines — Combating fake news, disinformation and online fraud in the May midterm polls will be undertaken by watchdog groups, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). “It’s very …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Marcos / Facebook Page) MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos should regain control of the budget process, former Senate president Franklin Drilon said yesterday, noting that alignments made by Congress resulted in a “mangled” and the “most corrupt” budget he has ever seen. “I was in the …
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Defense officials from the Philippines and New Zealand begin first round of talks for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement between the two countries on January 23, 2025 hosted by Manila. (Courtesy: Department of National Defense – Philippines) The Philippines and New Zealand have officially started negotiations for the Status …
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Photo shows a man and his child watching fireworks to welcome the Year of the Wooden Snake. (Walter Bollozos) MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of thousands of people welcomed the Lunar New Year in Manila’s Binondo district, home to one of the world’s oldest Chinatowns, according to the Manila Police District …
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While the Philippine economy has likely accelerated further in the last three months of 2024, majority of the private-sector economists polled by Manila Bulletin doubt its degree was enough to reach the government’s growth target. Following the lower-than-expected quarter-three gross domestic product (GDP) rate, private-sector economists monitoring the Philippines anticipate the central …
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UP Los Baños now a COVID-19 vaccination site too This file photo shows the Oblation statue in front of the Humanities Building at the University of Los Baños campus. (Provincial Government of Laguna) MANILA, Philippines — A professor from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) has developed an educational …
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THE Navy on Tuesday said it spotted fewer China vessels during the latest resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship that the Philippines deliberately grounded on Ayungin Shoal in 1999 to serve as a military outpost in the disputed South China Sea. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy …
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ENTER THE WOODEN SNAKE. People crowd Ongpin Street in Binondo Manila to purchase lucky charms and food for today’s Chinese New Year celebrations. Danny Pata President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to embrace the Chinese New Year as a moment of self-improvement and ambition, urging the nation to …
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“He’s [Dr. Edsel Salvana] telling me there’s a new subvariant. There’s a new variant that’s quite more infectious and this is the reason we’re finding this increase in cases. And he’s telling me it’s been happening even before. We’re now just detecting it because we’re concentrating so much on COVID-19,” …
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Maharlika Investment Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Rafael Consing Jr. (right) and DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla Jr. speak during a press briefing on January 28, 2025. (Philstar.com / Jean Mangaluz) MANILA, Philippines — The Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) is open to acquiring shares of the State Grid Corp. of …
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