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Who is stealing from Good Will?

October 6, 2023
It’s all systems go for the third season of “Good Will,” Net 25’s flagship and top-trending comedy series. The sitcom about hunky wannabe rockstar Lloyd Patawad (David Chua) pursuing his showbiz dreams while managing the resort he inh...

NU, FEU stamp class over NCAA foes

October 6, 2023
UAAP teams got the better of their NCAA counterparts as National University took down Colegio de San Juan de Letran while Far Eastern University stamped its class against Lyceum of the Philippines University in the PG Flex Inter Secondary Tournament on...

Rice price caps lifted

October 5, 2023
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lifted the temporary price ceiling on rice Wednesday, four weeks after capping the cost of the staple to support poor households. On Sept. 5, Mr. Marcos set the maximum retail price per kilo of regular milled rice at P41 and for the higher-quality well-milled rice at P45. “As of today, we […]
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Marcos: Poll rating drop ‘not surprising’

October 5, 2023
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the 15 percentage-point drop in his approval rating in the recent Pulse Asia survey was “not surprising” given the gut issues, including high prices of basic commodities, that his administration is trying to address. “People are having a hard time. The rice issue – that is a burden […]
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Privacy body probes PhilHealth liability in ‘Medusa’ breach

October 5, 2023
The National Privacy Commission yesterday said it was looking at the possible liability of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) after hackers began exposing data of the state health insurer on the dark web after failing to get US$300,000 in ransom payment. “In this case, we’re investigating whether or not there was possible negligence in […]
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3 PH fishers die as foreign vessel rams boat in WPS

October 5, 2023
 AFP
Three Filipino fishermen died after their boat was “rammed” by a foreign commercial vessel in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. The incident happened before dawn on Monday about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Scarborough Shoal, off the main island of Luzon. The fishing vessel was moored to […]
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Marcial reaches Asiad final, secures Olympic berth with KO of Syrian foe

October 5, 2023
HANGZHOU, China—Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial is headed back to the sport’s biggest stage next year in Paris, thanks to the power of his right fist that claimed another victim in the 19th Asian Games boxing competitions at the Hangzhou Gymnasium here on Wednesday. Slowly earning a reputation as a knockout artist in the […]
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