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Against all odds: How public schools of a 4th class city beat Metro Manila

Against all odds: How public schools of a 4th class city beat Metro Manila

By Cristina Chi | 14 hours ago
Despite operating on a shoestring budget, two public schools from the fourth-class Gapan City outperformed over 300 public...
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Asian grill offers ‘unli’ steak-quality meats, hotpot set against Manila Bay sunset 
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Asian grill offers ‘unli’ steak-quality meats, hotpot set against Manila Bay sunset 

By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo | 1 day ago
Looking for a place to celebrate Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, or just any occasion or non-occasion at all? 
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Tolentino strengthens Philippines ties

Tolentino strengthens Philippines ties

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Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino strengthened the country’s ties with...
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Duterte 2.0

By VIRTUAL REALITY | By Tony Lopez | 1 day ago
Former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte spent almost 10 hours seated before the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee hearing on the “Philippine war” on illegal drugs, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.
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Senators didn’t ask why Duterte’s drug war failed

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | 8 hours ago
Monday’s hearing at the actor-packed Senate began with comedy. Livestream viewers guffawed as a mustached solon spoke while his Mini-Me sat behind him.
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Mayor Marcelino Teodoro ordered the filing of complaints before the Marikina prosecutor’s office against Renato Beltran, Ian Lester Beltran, Irish Santos, Rowell Ogayon, Pablo Papa and a certain Solayao for allegedly violating Presidential Decree 856 or the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines.

6 charged over Marikina cemetery exhumations

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Passengers heading to the provinces for the Undas long weekend wait for rides at a bus terminal in Cubao, Quezon City yesterday. Inset shows the banned items confiscated by police at the Manila North Cemetery.

6,700 personnel deployed in Quezon City for Undas

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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will conduct road reblocking activities, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced yesterday.

MMDA tells motorists: Brace for road repairs

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A former researcher and the NBI’s Violence Against Women and Children Division filed the case against Gingco before the Department of Justice.

Former TV exec faces sex raps

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Former Taguig City representative director Lino Edgardo Cayetano arrives with his family to file his certificate of candidacy before the Comelec-NCR in San Juan City on October 3, 2024

Lino Cayetano’s bid to transfer voter record denied

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Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia on July 17, 2024.

Comelec: Last batch of ACMs set for delivery

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LTO probes online portal breakdown

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The STAR Cover (November 1, 2024)

The STAR Cover (November 1, 2024)

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People wade through floodwaters at a cemetery in Masantol, Pampanga yesterday ahead of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.

Seek the common good this Undas – Marcos Jr.

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Palace bares 2025 holidays, special days

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Budget Secretary and DBCC chair Amenah Pangandaman on August 12, 2024.

Pangandaman calls for gender mainstreaming in national budget

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Philippines ranks 9th in journalist killings Impunity Index

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Jocelyn “Jo†Lising-Abelgas

PSN/PM editor-in-chief Jo Abelgas writes 30

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In his remarks at the Korea National Day reception on Wednesday, Lee emphasized that solidarity among nations is “essential†amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.

Envoy: South Korea stands with Philippines on sea issue

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Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) president Jose Rene de Grano said the issue of suspension is not a simple thing as this deprives suspended hospitals of PhilHealth accreditation.

Grant amnesty to hospitals with unresolved cases, PhilHealth urged

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Leon weakens after battering Batanes, to leave PAR

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A man visits his relatives’ graves at the Manila North Cemetery yesterday ahead of All Souls’ Day.

DOLE: No work, no pay on Undas

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17 killed as 2 MILF factions clash

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People on a boat conducts relief operations at a flooded area due to the heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Trami in Naga, Camarines Sur on October 25, 2024. Philippine rescue workers battled floodwaters on October 25 to reach residents still trapped on the roofs of their homes as Tropical Storm Trami moved out to sea after killing at least 40 people.

Kristine fatalities increase to 150

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Military presence in Camiguin questioned

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In this photo taken on Oct. 5, 2019, a man and a child walk along the shore of the eastern Philippine coastal town of Baler, Aurora province facing the Pacific Ocean.

SOS: Saving our seas by 2030

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â??How very rude,â?? Senator Risa Hontiveros said of former president Rodrigo Duterteâ??s demeanor during Mondayâ??s hearing, wherein the former president spewed out expletives and pointed his fingers at senators who questioned his alleged policy of exterminating drug suspects.

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Mayor Marcelino Teodoro ordered the filing of complaints before the Marikina prosecutorâ??s office against Renato Beltran, Ian Lester Beltran, Irish Santos, Rowell Ogayon, Pablo Papa and a certain Solayao for allegedly violating Presidential Decree 856 or the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines.

6 charged over Marikina cemetery exhumations

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This picture taken and released by Taiwanâ??s Central News Agency (CNA) on October 31, 2024 shows a wave crashing over a sea wall as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared the coast in Taitung. Fierce winds and torrential rain lashed Taiwan on October 31 as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years.

Super Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in Taiwan

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In its month-ahead inflation forecast, the central bank said inflation likely settled within a range of two to 2.8 percent in October.

Inflation back above 2% in October – BSP

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TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Ginebra rival Justin Brownlee resume their showdown at the Big Dome tonight.

All Saints’ Day tiff: TNT trick or Ginebra treat?

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In â??Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,â?? Ai-Ai delas Alas and Arnell Ignacio reminisce about the time they both worked as sing-along masters at the Music Box in Queon City. The sing-along bar was then frequented by many celebrities, and film and TV production people in the local entertainment scene.

How Ai-Ai and Arnell’s sing-along days led to lifelong friendship

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Miss Universe 2024 candidates (from left) Miss Latvia Marija Vicinska, Filipino-Bahraini Miss Bahrain Shereen Ahmed and Miss Egypt Logina Salah recently visited the Philippines to learn pasarela before flying to Mexico where the 73rd Miss Universe edition will crown its new queen on November 16 (November 17 Manila time).

Filipina-Bahraini, other Miss Universe 2024 candidates train with Filipinos in Manila

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Age-defying tips to keep moving with healthy bones, joints and muscles

Age-defying tips to keep moving with healthy bones, joints and muscles

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