Senior US diplomat arrives in Taiwan as officials downplay Trump comments
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A senior US diplomat who helps manage ties with Taiwan has arrived in Taipei, the de facto US embassy said on Tuesday, October 29, as Taiwanese officials sought to downplay Donald...
View ArticleBicol’s agricultural losses due to Kristine reach over P2 billion
SORSOGON, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) has caused at least P2.1 billion in damage to agriculture and fisheries in the Bicol Region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the...
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Leon intensifies into typhoon; Signal No. 2 raised in parts of Cagayan Valley
MANILA, Philippines – Leon (Kong-rey) intensified from a severe tropical storm into a typhoon on Tuesday morning, October 29, while over the waters east of Cagayan province. Leon now has maximum...
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RESULTS: October 2024 Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 650 out of 1,343 passed the Geodetic Engineers Licensure...
View ArticleSevere Tropical Storm Kristine: Track, wind signals, rainfall warnings,...
Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami), the Philippines’ 11th tropical cyclone for 2024, has affected nearly the entire Luzon and Visayas, as well as parts of Mindanao. Kristine made landfall in...
View ArticleTboli, Blaan burial traditions fade with time in Sarangani’s hinterlands
Veteran journalist Rommel Rebollido submitted this story to Rappler on Monday, October 28. It was the last story he would ever write. He passed away on Tuesday, October 29. – Editors SARANGANI,...
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UN COP16 nature talks gridlocked as conservation funding trickles in
CALI, Colombia – Countries were at an impasse over how to fund conservation and other key decisions as the UN COP16 biodiversity summit entered its second week on Monday, October 28, with nations...
View ArticleStar is born: Paolo Banchero supernovas for 50 points as Magic top Pacers
Paolo Banchero became Orlando’s first player with a 50-point game in 20 years and flirted with a triple-double Monday night (Tuesday, October 29, Manila time) to lead the Magic past the visiting...
View ArticleBooker, Durant combine for 63 as Suns hand Lakers first season loss
Devin Booker scored 33 points and Kevin Durant added 30 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the host Phoenix Suns to a 109-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night...
View ArticleColorado voting system partial passwords accidentally posted on government...
WASHINGTON, USA – Partial passwords to some parts of the state’s voting systems that were accidentally posted online pose no threat to the November 5 general election, the Colorado Department of State...
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Leon now a super typhoon; landfall in Batanes not ruled out
MANILA, Philippines – Leon (Kong-rey) intensified from a typhoon into a super typhoon on Wednesday morning, October 30, threatening extreme Northern Luzon. Leon’s maximum sustained winds increased...
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SEVENTEEN’s ‘RIGHT HERE’ in Bulacan: Seat plan, ticket prices
MANILA, Philippines — Have you saved up, Filipino CARATs? Concert promoter Applewood Philippines on Wednesday, October 30, announced the ticket prices and seat plan for SEVENTEEN’s RIGHT HERE concert...
View ArticleAlphabet’s AI investments boost cloud sales, lifts maturing ad business
Google parent Alphabet said on Tuesday, October 29, its AI investments were “paying off” as it reported a 35% surge in its cloud business and US election-related spending lifted YouTube ad sales in...
View Article[Rear View] Duterte rises from his bed to haunt us with the ghost of 2016
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s appearance before the Senate blue ribbon committee brought back the personal and collective traumas inflicted by a man who won the presidency in 2016 on the promise...
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Watch 6 Studio Ghibli films for free in the cinema this November
MANILA, Philippines – To honor acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and his continued contribution to film as a 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, a weekend dedicated to Studio Ghibli awaits...
View ArticleDENR shuts down 4 Zamboanga canning firms for 7 days due to water pollution
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered four sardine canning firms in Zamboanga City to stop their operations for at least a week due to alleged...
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Death toll from Kristine, Leon climbs to 145 – NDRRMC
MANILA, Philippines – At least 145 people were reportedly killed due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) and Super Typhoon Leon (Kong-rey), according to the latest report...
View ArticleChina, queried on Trump comments, says Taiwan could become ‘discarded’
BEIJING, China – China implied on Wednesday, October 30, that if US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the November 5 election he could ‘discard’ Taiwan, saying the United States has...
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Muscovado sugar: A path to success for ex-rebels in Negros Occidental
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A profound transformation is taking place in a quiet village in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. As former rebels turn their attention to cultivating sustainable...
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Philippines is top 9 in impunity ranking of countries for journalist killings
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is again on the list of countries most likely to let journalists’ killings go unpunished, according to the latest report of a media watchdog. The Philippines is...
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