I never blamed anyone—Marcos

November 20, 2023
President says no need to forgive people behind dad’s ouster in 1986 Saying he never blamed anyone for the ouster of his father, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is not one to take things personally as he returned to Hawaii for the first time since their exile to the island-state over three decades ago. […]
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LGUs, schools suspend F2F classes as 3-day strike starts

November 20, 2023
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday it will leave it to local governments to decide whether to suspend classes to cope with a nationwide transport strike that begins today, while the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said it will suspend the number-coding scheme. The transport group Piston (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators […]
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Sara: UniTeam intact, but checking impeach rumors

November 20, 2023
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday said she believed she still has the trust of President Marcos even as her office is doing “due diligence” on rumors that there are moves to impeach her. “We’re okay,” Duterte said during a chance interview in Quezon City. “I believe that I still have the trust of President […]
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Speaker: Nothing in the offing amid impeach VP talk

November 20, 2023
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday denied claims that there was a move to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte amid talk of fractures inside the “UniTeam” coalition. “I’m not aware of anything…There’s been nothing filed, no news of that,” Romualdez said in a chance interview in San Francisco, California, where he is part of President […]
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Mindanao quake death toll climbs to 8

November 20, 2023
The death toll following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit Davao Occidental on Friday climbed to eight, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said yesterday. The NDRRMC said 13 people were also reportedly injured. It likewise recorded a total of 125 damaged houses and infrastructures in Davao City, Davao Occidental, Davao del Sur, […]
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Nicaraguan bet crowned Miss Universe for first time

November 20, 2023
Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios was crowned Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday at the 72nd edition of the pageant, held this year in El Salvador. Palacios, 23, received the crown and sash from her predecessor, R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States. This is the first time a contestant from Nicaragua has won the contest, with Thailand’s Anntonia […]
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Group questions Meralco’s franchise

November 20, 2023
Subscribers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are getting zero benefits from the utility’s franchise as the “economies of scale” that should cut costs are instead just bloating the company’s size and profits, a consumer advocate said. “Usually in economies of scale, as we understand it, the larger you grow, the lower is your cost, so […]
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Qatar PM: Only ‘minor’ challenges to Israel-Hamas hostage agreement

November 20, 2023
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A deal to free hostages Hamas seized in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel now hinges on “minor” practical issues, Qatar’s prime minister said Sunday, without giving details or a timeline. “The challenges that remain in the negotiations are very minor compared to the bigger challenges, they are more logistical, they are more practical,” Mohammed […]
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No one left behind

November 20, 2023
What can P670 million do? On the part of the legislative and executive branches of government, plenty. Working in tandem, the House of Representatives and the Department of Social Work and Community Development recently launched a program to distribute P670 million worth of financial and rice assistance to an initial 335,000 poor Filipino families in […]
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