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‘Itauli’: New book, exhibit reframe narratives of Cordillera women
BAGUIO, Philippines – In an event that marries art, history, and advocacy, the book, Itauli: Reframing Cordillera Women Through Photographs, was launched at the Museo Kordilyera Plaza, University of...
View ArticleStudents use viral ‘Danas’ memes to renew calls for increase in PUP budget
MANILA, Philippines — Students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) posted on social media meme videos of their experiences encountering brownouts during classes, using floor tiles...
View ArticleDOLE to help find jobs for displaced POGO workers
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is in the process of finding jobs for the thousands of workers expected to be displaced from the total ban President Ferdinand...
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Guide to Marikina River’s alarm level system
(Editor’s Note: This story was first published on September 12, 2017.) MANILA, Philippines – When heavy rain hits Metro Manila, the water level along the Marikina River is one of the things closely...
View ArticleWhat is leptospirosis and why you should be careful treading in flooded areas
MANILA, Philippines – As government offices and classes were suspended Wedensday, July 24, due to Typhoon Carina (Gaemi), the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against treading flooded...
View ArticlePVL postpones July 25 triple-header amid heavy monsoon rain
MANILA, Philippines – The PVL has postponed its Thursday, July 25 triple-header game slate at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City as the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) continues...
View ArticleTyphoon Carina and southwest monsoon: Weather updates, effects, and relief...
Parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, have been seriously flooded due to Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat. What is the situation of affected communities, and how...
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Philippines orders foreign workers in offshore gaming hubs to leave in 2 months
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has ordered foreigners working in offshore gambling firms to leave the country in two months’ time, its immigration bureau said on Wednesday, July 24, following...
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Typhoon Carina exits PAR but rain from enhanced southwest monsoon persists
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday morning, July 25, but it continues to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat. As of 10 am on...
View ArticleLIST: Places offering temporary shelter for Typhoon Carina, southwest monsoon...
MANILA, Philippines – As Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) exits the country on Thursday morning, July 25, local establishments, churches, and universities have started offering shelter for residents who were...
View ArticleSALN TRACKER: Senate of the Philippines
Government officials and employees are required to submit their Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs). Journalists have always engaged in a back and forth with public officials to...
View ArticleWorld No. 1 Sinner pulls out of Paris Games tennis due to illness
PARIS, France – Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Games due to tonsillitis, the world No. said on Wednesday, July 24, denting Italy’s hopes of winning a first Olympic tennis medal since 1924....
View ArticleRobredo reactivates Bayanihan E-Konsulta for Typhoon Carina, southwest...
MANILA, Philippines – Former vice president Leni Robredo’s Bayanihan E-Konsulta was reactivated again, Wednesday, July 24, following the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon – the effects of...
View ArticleLIST: Fandom-led donation drives for residents affected by Typhoon Carina and...
MANILA, Philippines – Several areas and communities in Northern and Central Luzon have been devastated by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon on Wednesday, July 24. Aside from relief...
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Marcos irked by lack of specifics during Carina disaster briefing
How many times does the President have to say that he wants specifics, not general statistics? That was a recurring theme of the government’s televised post-disaster situation briefing on Thursday,...
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LIST: Major oil spills in the Philippines
Editor’s Note: This list was first published on March 6, 2023. We are republishing it with updated and additional information in the light of the latest oil spill incident in Bataan on Thursday, July...
View ArticleArgentina football coach decries ‘circus’ after chaotic Olympic opening loss
PARIS, France – Argentina coach Javier Mascherano said he had never witnessed such a circus after a pitch invasion triggered a dramatic and long-delayed climax to the country’s 2-1 loss to Morocco in...
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Setting the bar: Fil-Am Olympians fuel Philippine gymnastics rise
These Filipino-Americans haven’t donned the Philippine colors long enough, yet they already feel the Filipino love. As gymnasts Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo, and Levi Jung-Ruivivar amusingly found...
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FACT CHECK: No reports of super typhoon forming in PH, as of July 26
Claim: A new tropical cyclone has developed into a super typhoon and will pass through Luzon. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was made in a YouTube video that was posted on Friday,...
View Article‘No regrets,’ say beneficiaries of free vasectomy
The following is a press release from DKT Philippines Foundation Three men had vasectomy in the last eight weeks, in the wake of the May 8 launch of the SODEX (Service Outreach and Distribution...
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