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Sara’s senator-allies: Digging her deeper into the hole

By THE POLITICAL HECKLER | By Ronald Llamas | 12 hours ago
This week’s impeachment trial was entertaining, thanks largely to the awkward and often self-defeating defense mounted by senators openly sympathetic to twice-impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Lawyer to oppose longer terms for barangay execs

Lawyer to oppose longer terms for barangay execs

By Rhodina Villanueva | 12 hours ago
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal is ready to oppose a Senate bill seeking to extend the term of barangay and Sangguniang...
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Marcos admits leaving out issues from SONA 2026 due to time

Marcos admits leaving out issues from SONA 2026 due to time

By Kristine Daguno-Bersamina | 18 hours ago
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. admitted that several issues were left out of his fifth State of the Nation Address because...
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Beijing reveals 2 deaths nearly year after Philippine vessel chase in South China Sea — report

Beijing reveals 2 deaths nearly year after Philippine vessel chase in South China Sea — report

By Kristine Daguno-Bersamina | 1 day ago
China has confirmed the deaths of two coast guard sailors nearly a year after they were killed in a collision involving...
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PNP dismisses 1,337 cops from service

PNP dismisses 1,337 cops from service

By Emmanuel Tupas | 12 hours ago
The Philippine National Police has dismissed 1,337 cops who committed grave offenses since August last year, a PNP data released...
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Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines plays her shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G 2025 at TPC River's Bend on September 14, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Pagdanganan rallies with 68, posts Top-10 finish

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The new Lambassador, Chef J Gamboa, of Cirkulo Restaurant

'Lambassador' chef shows how lamb fits into Filipino palate

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File photo of the building of the Civil Service Commission.

CSC suspends civil service exams in Luzon due to bad weather

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Rico Hoey of the Philippines plays a shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship 2026 at the Sedgefield Country Club on August 06, 2026 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Hoey loses ground after putting struggles at Wyndham

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Mexican Avocado Potato Toast

Avocado Toast with Mexican twist for breakfast

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BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 03: An aerial view of a Flock Safety camera mounted to a light pole on August 03, 2026 in Burbank, California. Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras have been deployed in over 120,000 locations across 49 states, using artificial intelligence to identify vehicles by their license plates, make, model and color to help law enforcement investigate crimes, while also drawing criticism from privacy advocates over concerns about mass surveillance and the collection of motorists' location data.

Angers mounts in US over vast network of car license plate cams

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TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 08: Diana Shnaider returns a shot to Jessica Pegula of the United States during day seven of the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers at Sobeys Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario.

Shnaider upsets Pegula to book Toronto quarterfinal with Swiatek

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Sweden's Armand Duplantis reacts after competing during the men's pole Vault competition of the Gyulai Istvan Memorial Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary on July 14, 2026.

Duplantis bids for fourth European title as stars align in Birmingham

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Benguet police personnel conduct OPLAN TANGGUYOB at the Ambalanga River in Poblacion and Camp 1 Acupan in Barangay Virac, Itogon, Benguet, amid the continuing effects of habagat on Aug. 7, 2026.

6 reported dead due to typhoons, habagat

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Cop dies saving companions from raging river

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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on January 16, 2026.

Marcos answers SONA questions from citizens

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Motorists and pedestrians are drenched by heavy rain in Quezon City as the enhanced southwest monsoon (Habagat) continues to batter Metro Manila and neighboring provinces with strong winds and heavy rainfall on August 8, 2026

What causes extreme monsoon rains? Scientists explain

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Rep. Leandro Leviste and former Negros Oriental congressman Jacinto Paras.

4 lawyers summoned over plot vs Recto

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12 hours ago
Infanta, Quezon Mayor L.A. Ruanto inspects one of the swords believed to have belonged to prominent Katipunero Col. Pablo Astilla, the first and only governor of the former province of Infanta.

Century-old swords of Katipunan leader found in Quezon

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Costly, ineffective GOCCs on chopping block – DOF

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Members of the Quezon City Police District dust a casket for fingerprints after it was found at the Boy Scout Circle early yesterday. Five caskets with anti-Chinese messages (insets) were unloaded by unidentified persons in Manila, Caloocan City, Quezon City and Makati.

Police gain lead on group behind metro casket dumps

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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on January 16, 2026.

Photojourns stage â€In Focus: Marcos Presidency’

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Despite being stripped of committee and leadership posts by the Solid Bloc before sine die adjournment, the bloc of Alan Peter Cayetano managed to get inside the plenary hall and hold their scheduled “hearing” with the “18 Ex-Marines” on the flood control mess.

â€Maleta boys’ out on bail for perjury raps

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The countryâ??s agricultural trade balance incurred a $1.06-billion deficit in June, a 30-percent increase from the $813.16 million gap posted in the same month last year, PSA data showed.

Agricultural trade deficit widens to $1.06 billion

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Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines plays her shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G 2025 at TPC River's Bend on September 14, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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