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Fuel price hikes loom after recent rollbacks

AFTER enjoying recent pump price rollbacks, drivers could soon face higher fuel costs, with forecasts indicating upward adjustments for several pet...
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SURVEY: Marcos trust rating hits new low; Duterte climbs in popularity

WHO do Filipinos trust more—the President or the Vice President? The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey offers a clear answer: confidenc...
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Lawmakers accuse Marcos of empty promises after no major arrests

SANTA came and went, but the promise of putting the “big fish” in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal behind bars did not. Critics say ...
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Fireworks injuries spike among teens this Christmas, DOH reports

THE sparkle of the season left a mark on the young. Nineteen of the 28 fireworks-related injury victims reported by the Department of Health from D...
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P60 billion transfer lands Recto, ex-PhilHealth chief in Ombudsman’s sights

P60 BILLION. That’s the amount of PhilHealth reserves at the center of plunder complaints filed against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and forme...
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Long ATM lines ahead? BSP urges Filipinos to give ‘e-aguinaldo’

WITH long lines at banks and ATMs a familiar sight during the Christmas season, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is promoting the use of “e-...
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Terrorist tag lifted: Court of Appeals rules in favor of Pryde Henry Teves

TERRORIST no more. The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the removal of former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Henry Teves from the government’s t...
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Romeo Acop remembered as fearless voice of accountability in Congress

A STEADFAST champion of justice and accountability.This was how some members of the House of Representatives described lawmaker Romeo Acop of the S...
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Sara Discaya brought to Lapu jail, awaits trial over multi-billion flood control scam

FROM a Davao Occidental project site to a Lapu-Lapu City jail cell, the corruption case against a private contractor has crossed regions.Contractor...
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Duterte fit for ICC hearings, panel of doctors rules

THE path is clear for ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s hearings at the International Criminal Court.Medical experts have declared him fit to join p...