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Over 100k camp out in Luneta for INC rally

Pot Chavez - November 17, 2025, 12:11 PM

The Manila Police District (MPD) on Monday reported that a crowd of approximately 110,000 stayed in Luneta overnight after the first day of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s (INC) Rally for Transparency and a Better...

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DILG, PNP tasked to ensure public safety amid ongoing rallies

Charles Dantes - November 17, 2025, 12:03 PM

Ombudsman: Warrants out vs. ‘big fish’ by Dec. 15

November 17, 2025, 2:15 PM

Japanese restaurants in Manila reel as violent crime drives away customers

November 17, 2025, 11:09 AM

Ombudsman: Warrants out vs. ‘big fish’ by Dec. 15

Japanese restaurants in Manila reel as violent crime drives away customers

AFP troops renew oath, pray for guidance amid disinformation

November 17, 2025, 11:08 AM

INC members deny receiving cash to participate in rally

November 17, 2025, 10:46 AM

INC members stay in Quirino Grandstand overnight

November 17, 2025, 10:10 AM

UPI gets extension for EDSA People Power Monument rally

November 17, 2025, 9:04 AM

Supreme Court orders suspension of work today

November 17, 2025, 12:25 AM

ICI to probe Mandaue flood control projects

November 17, 2025, 12:20 AM

World

Sakurajima volcano erupts in Japan, ashfall warnings up

November 16, 2025, 12:13 PM

A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted early Sunday morning, sending a plume of ash...

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PNP exercises maximum tolerance during 3-day rallies

November 16, 2025, 11:29 AM

Acting Philippine National Police chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. assured the public that police will exercise...

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Spike Lee gifts Pope Leo Knicks jersey as pontiff meets film stars

November 16, 2025, 11:20 AM

Vatican City, Holy See—American filmmaker Spike Lee presented Pope Leo XIV with a New York Knicks jersey on Saturday...

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8 of 10 richest provinces located near Metro Manila

November 16, 2025, 8:40 AM

Eight of the 10 richest provinces in the Philippines are located near Metro Manila, according to a special...

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Senators expand relief missions for ‘Tino’ victims

November 16, 2025, 10:40 PM

Philippines, US, Japan hold exercise to boost interoperability

November 16, 2025, 10:30 PM

Canada warns visa applicants vs. fake docs

November 16, 2025, 10:20 PM

Iglesia Ni Cristo draws huge crowd to anti-corruption rally

November 16, 2025, 9:50 PM

Pope Leo urges leaders not to leave poor behind

November 16, 2025, 6:37 PM

Ex-abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple arrested for embezzlement

November 16, 2025, 4:19 PM

PNP steps up cyber patrol vs fake news linked to 3-day protests

November 16, 2025, 3:02 PM

Sara not appearing at INC rally but expresses support

November 16, 2025, 1:52 PM

Group vows no ‘seditious statements’ during Sunday rally

November 16, 2025, 1:49 PM

Images

Parade of Giants

November 16, 2025, 11:50 PM

Giant papier-mâché ‘higantes’ tower over crowds as Angono bursts into color for its annual Higantes Festival, highlighted by...

Serbisyo Caravan

November 16, 2025, 11:45 PM

About 750 farmers benefit from a Serbisyo Caravan organized by the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist...

‘AGILAkbay’

November 16, 2025, 11:40 PM

Bing Famoso, founder of the Philippine Botanical Art Society and Philippine Fauna Art Society, joins Ambassador Fos (seated,...

18th Belenismo

November 16, 2025, 10:50 PM

Foreign diplomats pose with the iconic Belen during their tour of the 18th Belenismo in Tarlac – The...

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FIVB World Stint Success Spurs SM MOA Arena’s Position as Home of the World Champions

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Solon Refiles Maternal Healthcare and Immunization Bill to Protect Mothers and Newborns in 20th Congress

November 17, 2025, 12:54 PM

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SM CINEMA UNVEILS THE COUNTRY’S FIRST SCREENX THEATER AT SM MALL OF ASIA

November 17, 2025, 11:41 AM

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Richard Gutierrez champions PH cinema with MMFF comeback

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Keeping the heart in OPM in the age of A.I.

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Hell and high water

Many Filipinos were raised with showing up, no matter what, as a virtue. Industry and persistence are highly valued traits that have made our...

November 17, 2025, 12:16 AM

‘We’re pulling—but the loot keeps leaking.’

Source context: The Department of Justice is beginning hearings on five ghost flood-control projects...

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