Navy men unfurl the Philippine tricolor during a flag-raising ceremony in Imus, Cavite on May 28, 2020 as the nation celebrates Flag Day. The occasion also marks the Battle of Alapan that took place on May 28, 1898 led by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, who displayed the Filipino flag for the first time. Flag Day is celebrated from May 28 to June 12 each year and Filipinos are encouraged to display the flag in all government offices, schools, private homes and business establishments.
Militant groups led by Bayan protest the continued rise of rice prices and other commodities on Thursday at the Liwasang...
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The Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI), chaired by Tingog Party List Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, launch ‘Sining Sa...
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Commission of Elections chairman George Erwin Garcia walks among pallets of printed ballots for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections...
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Both defense and prosecution counsels in the case of the missing ‘sabungeros’ or cockfighting enthusiasts enter the sala of the...
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez listens to a presentation by Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Tereso Panga and...
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Senator Cynthia Villar takes a look at dresses made of bamboo during the launching of ‘KAWAYARN,’ an event featuring the...
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Economic difficulties, including the growth slowdown to 4.3 percent in the second quarter, and rising oil and commodity prices adversely...
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said Friday an interest rate hike is possible in November 2023 and...
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Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday that retiring News Corp and Fox Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch had done...
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Maxicare Life Insurance Corp. (MaxiLife) named Mervin Pobre as new chief executive in place of founding president Pastor Puno effective...
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A teenage driver charged with the murder of a cyclist whose horrifying death was filmed from the car appeared in...
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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.
