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Game 5 vs Rain or Shine — not finals — on TNT’s mind, Chot insists

Game 5 vs Rain or Shine — not finals — on TNT’s mind, Chot insists

By Ralph Edwin Villanueva | 15 hours ago
Returning to the finals is the farthest from the minds of the TNT Tropang Giga, head coach Chot Reyes said, despite them being...
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Marcos inaugurates Sorsogon Sports Arena

Marcos inaugurates Sorsogon Sports Arena

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A sports facility patterned after a historical landmark in Rome that saw the triumphs and bravery of gladiators was inaugurated...
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House probe bares OVP had 34 safehouses in 2022

House probe bares OVP had 34 safehouses in 2022

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Liquidation papers submitted by Vice President Sara Duterte herself to the Commission on Audit showed the Office of the Vice...
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Bolts come up short vs Ryukyu for 1st EASL loss

Bolts come up short vs Ryukyu for 1st EASL loss

By Ralph Edwin Villanueva | 17 hours ago
The Meralco Bolts suffered their first loss in the East Asia Super League (EASL) Season 2 after falling short against the...
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Volley Angels cruise past Negros foes

Volley Angels cruise past Negros foes

By John Bryan Ulanday | 9 hours ago
Biñan Tatak Gel enhaced its semifinal bid after cruising past ICC Negros, 25-16, 25-16, 26-24, in the Maharlika Pilipinas...
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In its 72nd edition, Manila FAME brings outs the best of new Filipino brands and alongside globally renowned names as it runs from October 17 to 19 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. 7,000 local and international buyers, exhibitors and visitors from all over the country and from over 60 countries are expected to visit.
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In its 72nd edition, Manila FAME brings outs the best of new Filipino brands and alongside globally renowned names as it runs from October 17 to 19 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. 7,000 local and international buyers, exhibitors and visitors from all over the country and from over 60 countries are expected to visit.

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This combination of pictures created on June 2, 2024 shows a man holding a smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social media platform Tiktok in an office in Paris on April 19, 2024 and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 30, 2024.

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Residents of Barangay Poblacion 9 in Cotabato City and social work students together study the digital child labor data collection program of foreign benefactors and the Bangsamoro government during a series of workshops on Oct.15 to16, 2024.

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PeopleAsia director Sara Soliven De Guzman (far left) and editor-in-chief Joanne Rae Ramirez (far right) with �Women of Style & Substance� 2024 awardees Miro Group CEO Milka Romero, genteelhome owner and principal designer Katrina Blanca De Leon, Wilcon Depot SEVP Rosemarie Bosch-Ong, Boulevard Holdings COO Samantha Panlilio, Luxuri chain owner Alelee Aguilar-Andanar, Miss Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manalo, Olympic fencer Maxine Esteban, Concert Queen Pops Fernandez, Megaworld president Lourdes Gutierrez-Alfonso, Gymnastics Association of the Philippines president Cynthia Carrion Norton and JM Diamond Properties and Holdings CFO and general manager Judy Miranda Abalos.

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Guo: I am not a spy, I love the Philippines Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo reacts to a documen- tary video from Al Jazeera about detained tycoon and self- confessed Chinese spy She Zhijiang during the House quad committee hearing on POGO operations yesterday.

Senate set to wrap up POGO, Guo probe

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Marcos, Robredo meet again at Sorsogon event President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. shakes hands with former vice president Leni Robredo after the inauguration of Sorsogon Sports Arena, Oct. 17, 2024.

Marcos Jr. meets Leni at Sorsogon event

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Fugitive and doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy, who is facing human trafficking charges, arrives at the Pasig Regional Trial Court for an arraignment on Sept. 13, 2024.

Pasig court rejects ‘hospital arrest’ for Quiboloy

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DBM releases P9 billion for NFA palay procurement

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The SC emphasized this in a ruling penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen where the high court�s Second Division acquitted a resident of Barangay Muntay, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte of grave oral defamation.

SC: Sans malice, no slander of public execs

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. talks to Israeli President Isaac Herzog through a phone call on October 16, 2024.

Marcos Jr. thanks Israel for helping Filipino amid regional conflict

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A health worker takes a sample at the Mpox treatment centre of the Nyiragongo general referral hospital, north of the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 16, 2024. Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said in a video message that the country "has recorded 15,664 potential cases and 548 deaths since the beginning of the year", with all 26 provinces affected. The United Nations (UN) health agency was concerned by the rise in cases and fatalities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the spread to Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.

6 new mpox cases in Philippines – WHO

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Former interior secretary Benhur Abalos is vying for a senatorial seat in the May 2025 midterm elections.

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In its 72nd edition, Manila FAME brings outs the best of new Filipino brands and alongside globally renowned names as it runs from October 17 to 19 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. 7,000 local and international buyers, exhibitors and visitors from all over the country and from over 60 countries are expected to visit.

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