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EDITORIAL - Murky background

EDITORIAL - Murky background

May 24, 2024 - 12:00am
The murky background of Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo clearly illustrates a gap in the civil registry system that can be exploited for illegal activities.
Opinion
fbtw
LOOK: Groupings for 2016 FIBA Olympic qualifying tourneys

LOOK: Groupings for 2016 FIBA Olympic qualifying tourneys

January 27, 2016 - 12:49am
Sports
fbtw
Tagaytay police clarifies: Cops responded early to fatal crash

Tagaytay police clarifies: Cops responded early to fatal crash

By Rosette Adel | January 20, 2016 - 4:00am
After witnesses’ social media posts went viral, Tagaytay City Police on Wednesday clarified that they arrived early...
Nation
fbtw
2 students injured from school service, truck collision

2 students injured from school service, truck collision

January 5, 2016 - 8:36pm
Two students on Wednesday morning were injured after their school service got caught in between two trucks in Quezon Cit...
Nation
fbtw

You can’t water-board fiancées at the US embassy!

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | January 2, 2016 - 9:00am
There has been much undeserved criticism and condemnation hurled at USCIS and consular officers over issuing a fiancée (K – 1) visa to the female terrorist in the San Bernardino shootings.
Opinion
fbtw
LIVE list: Class suspensions for December 16

LIVE list: Class suspensions for December 16

By Rosette Adel | December 15, 2015 - 3:26pm
As Typhoon Nona lingers in the country, some local government units already canceled classes for December 16, Wednesday....
Nation
fbtw
No extradition order yet for captors of Malaysian hostages

No extradition order yet for captors of Malaysian hostages

By Roel Pareño | December 12, 2015 - 3:09am
The military said they have not been received any order to extradite captured bandits linked to the kidnapping of two Ma...
Nation
fbtw

MomentCam Cartoons & Stickers

By Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi | November 25, 2015 - 9:00am
With the "MomentCam Cartoons & Stickers" app, owners of Android and iOS-driven handsets can readily and quickly render caricatures that are based on saved Camera Roll stills.
Freeman Cebu Lifestyle
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The missing piece

By Armi Millare | November 14, 2015 - 9:00am
A few weeks ago, I got a call from a good friend of mine who works at Oxfam: Interim Media, Advocacy and Campaigns coordinator Maya Quirino.
Sunday Lifestyle
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Makati sets up help desk for Osmak's patients

Makati sets up help desk for Osmak's patients

By Mike Frialde | November 3, 2015 - 1:17am
The Makati City government has set up a help desk at the city-run Ospital ng Makati (Osmak)...
Nation
fbtw
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