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FACT CHECK: No sale of travel cards for ‘free subway rides’– DOTr
Claim: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agency Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) are selling travel cards offering 12 months of free subway rides for P168. Rating: FALSE...
View ArticlePUP’s first face-to-face entrance tests after 3 years draw over 20,000 examinees
MANILA, Philippines – More than 20,000 aspiring national scholars took the Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ (PUP) first face-to-face entrance tests on Sunday, January 28, after a three-year...
View ArticleRECAP: Michelle Arceo’s 2nd runner-up finish in Reina Hispanoamericana
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine bet Michelle Arceo was hailed second runner-up during the Reina Hispanoamericana 2023 competition in Bolivia on Sunday night, January 28 (Monday morning, January 29 in...
View ArticleReversal of fortune: NBA-worst Pistons stun West-leading Thunder
The Detroit Pistons unleashed a dominating scoring run midway through the second half and the team with the NBA’s worst record earned a 120-104 home victory over the Western Conference-leading...
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GenSan creates Task Force to push info about El Niño threats, what to do
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – Anticipating possible adverse effects on livelihood and the local economy of dry conditions and dry spells associated with El Niño, the local government of General Santos...
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Charter change roadblock: Comelec halts proceedings related to people’s...
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said all offices nationwide will stop accepting signature sheets, whose ultimate purpose is to amend or revise the 1987 Constitution. In a...
View ArticleVietnam, Philippines seal deals on South China Sea security
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam and the Philippines agreed on Tuesday, January 30, to boost cooperation among their coastguards and to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea, in an announcement...
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[Vantage Point] NGCP – what’s wrong with it?
Panay Island welcomed the New Year in total darkness. The 135-megawatt (MW) of Palm Concepcion Power Corporation tripped, causing a massive blackout in the entire island. The Senate, which is probing...
View ArticleHong Kong leader starts push for new security laws, says city ‘can’t afford...
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s leader confirmed on Tuesday, January 30, his intention to pass tighter national security laws soon to build on sweeping legislation Beijing imposed on the city in 2020, saying...
View ArticleUS Senate panel urges Treasury Dept to make tech firms comply with sanctions
The US Treasury Department should do more to ensure that major tech firms, including Meta Platforms and Alphabet, comply with sanctions against foreign firms that advertise on their platforms, a top...
View ArticleJalen Green, young Rockets clobber surging LeBron James-led Lakers
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun posted near-matching double-doubles as the Houston Rockets blistered the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 135-119 on Monday (Tuesday, January 30, Manila time). Green produced...
View ArticleREVIEW: The ‘Mean Girls’ musical is derivatively fun, but not as ‘grool’
Upon sharing online that I’ve seen the latest version of Mean Girls, the feature directorial debuts of Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., the immediate question I got from a friend is how this...
View ArticleNew career-highs: Alex Eala jumps 63 places in doubles, breaches No. 184 in...
MANILA, Philippines – The march to global tennis prominence for Filipina teen tennis star Alex Eala received a major boost as she achieved new career high world rankings in both singles and doubles....
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Not ‘just’ a barista: What it takes to win the Philippine National Barista...
MANILA, Philippines – As a casual coffee drinker, nothing could have prepared me for the passion-induced frenzy that was brewing at this year’s Philippine National Barista Competition on January 20 at...
View ArticleA tale of two dynasties: The Marcos-Duterte ties that bind
MANILA, Philippines – In November of 2021, the Marcos-Duterte tandem was more than just a vehicle for the 2022 presidential elections. Public surveys would affirm what operators and interlocutors from...
View ArticlePuerto Princesa waste pickers see tripled incomes with waste management...
PALAWAN, Philippines – In Puerto Princesa, where unsorted solid waste reaches an alarming daily volume of 155 to 170 tons, a private initiative is beginning to make waves in waste management. The...
View ArticleSultan Ibrahim of Johor state installed as Malaysia’s 17th king
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia’s Sultan Ibrahim from the southern state of Johor was installed as the country’s 17th king on Wednesday, January 31, taking the oath of office in a ceremony at the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Dolly de Leon’s latest film, ‘Between the Temples,’ is a true...
This review contains minor spoilers. Between The Temples is a funny, irreverent, and occasionally surrealist depiction of Jewish processing of grief and personal crisis. The film features Jason...
View ArticleFormer NBA champion Rajon Rondo arrested on gun, drug charges
Former NBA guard Rajon Rondo was arrested on gun and drug charges in Indiana on Sunday, January 28. Rondo, 37, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana,...
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REVIEW: While ‘Argylle’s’ threads might fray, the action keeps it together
Argylle (the film and the novel within the film) keeps coming back to its tagline: the bigger the spy, the bigger the lie. It’s cool in that it rhymes, even if I’m not sure it makes sense. I suppose...
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