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Chinese tourists back in PH
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Read moreWidodo arrives for state visit
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Abus eyed in bombing
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Read more‘Amang’ hits land; storm warning up
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan TROPICAL storm “Amang” made landfall at Dolores, Eastern Samar around 5 p.m. on Saturday, spurring the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
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Oil price rollback set at P1 per liter
Prices of petroleum products are expected to drop by at least a peso per liter on Monday, if the independent oil companies make good on...
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Manila cools down to 18.9°C
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan THE temperature in Metro Manila on Saturday dropped to 18.9 degrees Celsius due to the strong northeast monsoon that continues...
Read moreSK poll period begins Jan. 22
By Ferdinand G. Patinio THE 45-day election period for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Feb. 21, 2015 starts later this month. Based on Commission on...
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