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FAST FACTS: What is uranium?
MANILA, Philippines – The element uranium is most well known for its toxic and radioactive properties, which could be lethal to humans. It has different forms depending on the application, but it is...
View ArticlePH men’s football salvages draw against Myanmar in Mitsubishi Cup opener
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine men’s football team opened its 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup campaign settling for a draw against Myanmar, 1-1, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Thursday,...
View ArticleBulacan records P200 million in confidential spending in 2023; zero for...
MANILA, Philippines – Aurora and Nueva Ecija reported no confidential expenses for the second straight year, while the five other provinces in Central Luzon released funds labeled as such for 2022 and...
View ArticleUS announces new arms aid package for Ukraine worth $500 million
WASHINGTON, USA – The administration of Democratic US President Joe Biden announced another package of weapons aid for Ukraine on Thursday, December 12, valued at $500 million, Secretary of State...
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Mac Ayres revisits his humble beginnings in the 15-track record ‘cloudy’
MANILA, Philippines – Mac Ayres dropping out of college to pursue a full-time career in music is a fact that many of his longtime listeners already know about him. “I remember building up the courage...
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The Green Report: Talking love, life, and death with Tony La Viña
MANILA, Philippines – Tony La Viña wrote his memoir Ransomed by Love as a way to say goodbye when he was diagnosed with cancer. But as life would have it, La Viña is now living through illness and...
View ArticleWhite House releases strategy to counter anti-Muslim, anti-Arab hate
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Joe Biden on Thursday, December 12, released a long-awaited strategy for countering anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate, up sharply since the start of the Israel-Gaza war,...
View Article[Vantage Point] Sorry state of PH education blamed on outdated Teachers...
The current state of Philippine education is deeply concerning. Currently, nine out of 10 young Filipino learners struggle with basic reading skills. They are also the world’s weakest in math,...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Announcement of 2024 Bar exams results
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court’s (SC) Office of the Bar Chair released the results of the 2024 Bar Examinations on Friday, December 13. The results were flashed on a big screen placed on the...
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LIVE UPDATES: The Game Awards 2024
The Game Awards 2024 happens on Friday, December 13, 8:30 am, Philippine time. Top titles RPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and platformer Astro Bot lead the nominations with 7 apiece, including Game of...
View ArticleMaya champions unified QR Ph to simplify payments across the Philippines
Filipinos are moving away from cluttered counters of competing QR codes as the new unified QR Ph system simplifies payments nationwide. Behind this shift is Maya, the Philippines’ leading Digital Bank...
View ArticleGinebra puts 4th-quarter clamps on Phoenix, coasts to 2-0 start
MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra prides itself on its defense and it showed in its latest win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The Gin Kings clamped down on pesky Phoenix in the fourth quarter and...
View ArticleFrance’s Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister
PARIS, France – French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, December 13, charging the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its...
View ArticleSouth Korea opposition leader urges president’s party to back impeachment...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said on Friday, December 13, the best way to restore order was to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day ahead of a planned...
View ArticleHouse quad comm releases Cassandra Ong | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: House quad committee frees Cassandra Ong Cassandra Ong, the POGO worker linked to a scam hub in Porac, Pampanga...
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In fight against climate crisis, OFWs need support too
In Mariette’s* home province Nueva Ecija, there are so many tropical cyclones that affect her family that she can no longer keep track of them. The weather disturbances were one of the reasons why she...
View Article[REFLECTION] Our country and the Ten Commandments
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas prepared the following pastoral letter dated Monday, December 16, in time for the first Simbang Gabi this year. While it is addressed to the Archdiocese...
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‘Barcelona’ and ‘The Apollo Centennial’: Imagining a frightening future for...
MANILA, Philippines – One tale is set in 2050. The other in 2069. Both paint a dark, frightening future for the Philippines. In Criselda Yabes’ Barcelona, Manila is a sinking, dying city. Manila Bay...
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2024 Bar exams passers’ journey: No deadline for dreams
MANILA, Philippines – Charmaine Arce Gabelo, 42, had to shelve her dreams to become a lawyer to pursue another profession that will help her make ends meet. She settled down, started her own family,...
View Article[WATCH] Impeachment: Who may replace VP Sara Duterte if she is convicted?
MANILA, Philippines – At least two impeachment complaints have been filed against Vice President Sara Duterte stemming from her verbal threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., alleged misuse of...
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