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                    [Title] => Stepfather jailed for beating 4-year-old in Zamboanga City
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A stepfather landed in jail after beating his four-year-old stepson in Barangay Mampang in Zamboanga City on Friday, April 3.

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To strengthen frontline protection for women and children, over 40,800 desks handling cases involving violence against women and children (VAWC) are now functional in barangays nationwide, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

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This writer has been increasingly horrified by the volume of violent basketball content on local social media.

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Just as the year draws to a close, another shocking case of animal cruelty has dominated headlines. The brutal killing of a dog, allegedly by a local official in Sadanga, Mountain Province, sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136607 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807847 [AuthorName] => Joe Zaldarriaga [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2474790 [Title] => 244 arrested for violent September 21 mass actions [Summary] =>

A total of 244 people, including 103 minors, were arrested for alleged involvement in the violence that erupted during last Sunday’s day-long protest actions against corruption.

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It was just as predicted.

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Masked youths clashed with riot police at Ayala Bridge and later at the Mendiola Peace Arch yesterday, leaving around 100 police and several others injured and at least 19 arrested, including minors as young as 11.

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Turmoil isn’t just happening in Indonesia.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/13/o1_2025-09-13_22-41-08787_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2467054 [Title] => EDITORYAL — Bayolenteng kabataan [Summary] =>

Makaalarma na kaayo kining mga bayolenteng mga insidente nga nalambigit ang mga menor de edad dinhi sa katilingban. Rason nga daghang mga tawo ang gustong pakubsan pa ang edad sa mga batang pwede ng prisuhon sa tinguhang sila patagmon.

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A teachers’ group has warned that the Department of Education’s plan to allow more police officers near schools to curb youth violence could turn campuses into “extensions of police camps" and create a culture of fear among students.

[DatePublished] => 2025-08-18 14:44:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/08/16/3_2025-08-16_22-51-2140_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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A stepfather landed in jail after beating his four-year-old stepson in Barangay Mampang in Zamboanga City on Friday, April 3.

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To strengthen frontline protection for women and children, over 40,800 desks handling cases involving violence against women and children (VAWC) are now functional in barangays nationwide, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805083 [AuthorName] => Emmanuel Tupas [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2510930 [Title] => Alarming violence [Summary] =>

This writer has been increasingly horrified by the volume of violent basketball content on local social media.

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Just as the year draws to a close, another shocking case of animal cruelty has dominated headlines. The brutal killing of a dog, allegedly by a local official in Sadanga, Mountain Province, sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136607 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807847 [AuthorName] => Joe Zaldarriaga [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2474790 [Title] => 244 arrested for violent September 21 mass actions [Summary] =>

A total of 244 people, including 103 minors, were arrested for alleged involvement in the violence that erupted during last Sunday’s day-long protest actions against corruption.

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It was just as predicted.

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Masked youths clashed with riot police at Ayala Bridge and later at the Mendiola Peace Arch yesterday, leaving around 100 police and several others injured and at least 19 arrested, including minors as young as 11.

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Turmoil isn’t just happening in Indonesia.

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Makaalarma na kaayo kining mga bayolenteng mga insidente nga nalambigit ang mga menor de edad dinhi sa katilingban. Rason nga daghang mga tawo ang gustong pakubsan pa ang edad sa mga batang pwede ng prisuhon sa tinguhang sila patagmon.

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A teachers’ group has warned that the Department of Education’s plan to allow more police officers near schools to curb youth violence could turn campuses into “extensions of police camps" and create a culture of fear among students.

[DatePublished] => 2025-08-18 14:44:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/08/16/3_2025-08-16_22-51-2140_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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