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Credit to Author: Brix Lelis| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Power distribution giant Manila Electric Co. has indicated a possible decline in the overall electricity rate this month due to the decrease in generation costs.

Credit to Author: Christine Boton| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

TV host and actor Vic Sotto yesterday filed a lawsuit against director Darryl Yap over the promotional materials for Yap’s upcoming film, “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma.”

Credit to Author: Evelyn Macairan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle yesterday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious fervor.

The Commission on Elections has placed 38 areas under the highest classification for “areas of concern” months before the national and local elections. 

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 14:24:00 +0800

The United States Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is currently deployed in the South China Sea as part of its routine operations amid heightened tensions in the region.

Credit to Author: Neil Jayson Servallos| Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Department of Education is planning to build over 100,000 classrooms with private sector help in a bid to thin out the classroom backlog of 165,000.

Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

President Marcos ordered concerned government agencies on Wednesday to ensure stakeholders’ strict compliance with the implementing rules and regulations of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers and ensure that Filipino seafarers get the maximum benefits of the law.

Credit to Author: Christine Boton| Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Heavy to intense rains are forecast today in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas due to the effects of the shear line, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Credit to Author: Evelyn Macairan| Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The Bureau of Immigration is set to conduct an investigation into reports that self-confessed Davao Death Squad hitman Edgar Matobato left the country during the second quarter of 2024.

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 16:33:00 +0800

The Department of Health reported a decline in influenza-like illness cases in 2024, reassuring the public that the numbers remain low despite rising concerns about respiratory infections in other countries, particularly China.