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‘Military, police rights abuses still hound PH’
Human rights abuses of state and paramilitary forces and police impunity continue to hound the Philippines, the US State Department...
Kin of Imelda douse rumors of her death
"Still strong and kicking!" This was how a niece of former First Lady Imelda Marcos doused rumors that the 93-year-old...
El Niño likely to start in 2nd half of ‘23
An El Niño episode characterized by below-normal rainfall may persist until 2024. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
As Muslims mark Ramadan, PBBM calls for solidarity
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged all Filipinos, especially the Muslim community, to unite in celebrating the start of Ramadan. SPRITUAL...
Presidential help desk to be set up for medical aid
The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will establish a Presidential Help Desk to address the financial and medical requests...
Teves suspended for 60 days
House plenary, voting 292-0-0, finds him guilty of ‘disorderly conduct’ The House of Representatives has slapped a 60-day suspension on...
DOJ says 5 or 6 directly planned Degamo slay, brains known soon
Five or six “direct conspirators” were behind the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla...
House passed 23 priority bills, says Speaker
The House of Representatives succeeded in approving on third and final reading 23 of 31 bills identified by the Legislative-Executive...
President: New EDCA sites scattered around PH
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday the four new military bases that US troops may use under the Enhanced...
23 cracks on ship’s surface counted, option to plug or siphon oil raised
The Japanese remotely operated vehicle (ROV) tasked to find the sunken tanker that caused a massive oil spill off Oriental...
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (left) receives a certificate of appreciation from Federation of Filipino-Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc....
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Malacañang on Friday confirmed the resignation of Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief David Thaddeus Alba. Meanwhile, SRA board member Paolo...
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Government agents assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have seized a parcel allegedly containing shabu worth more than...
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Firefighters train their hoses on a burning building along Muelle De Binondo in Manila.
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.