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Featuring 11 original OPM songs, the musical follows Anita, a 42-year-old mom looking back on the different paths she could have taken, with ’90s and early 2000s nostalgia woven throughout.
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And just like that, we’re now in the middle of September.
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Chinabank achieved a double victory at the 22nd Philippine Quill Awards for its Investor Relations program and marketing campaign for its redesigned mobile app.
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The Phililpines will host the 2026 Miss Tourism International in mid December. This was announced by ALV Pageant Circle president Arnold Vegafria during a presser at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.
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The red, hairy fruit that opens up to a translucent white flesh, which you bite off from a single big seed, is in great abundance at this time of the year.
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Diana's younger brother accused the current king of gaslighting his account in his latest memoir dedicated to his late beloved sister.
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Lactacyd Women’s Run PH returns this October 25 with an even bigger vision.
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The cat is the first new feline discovered since the Uruguayan pampas cat in 1923.
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The scenes vividly recreated the millennia-old nomadic lifestyle of Kham communities, who have long followed seasonal migration routes in search of water and pasture.
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Tailored children's clothing from luxury brands now in one concept store.
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There is a familiar scene in many pet-loving homes.
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The bulky, googly-eyed devices have become a hit among tourists, many of whom stopped to snap photos.
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