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Go for virtual sex to avoid monkeypox, DOH recommends

TO CURB the spread of mpox in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) is urging sexually active individuals to adopt alternative measures, such...

Where should Alice go? Senate or Tarlac detention cell?

A LEGAL conflict has surfaced over the custody of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, who was apprehended upon returning from Indonesia. Both...

Indonesia wants to swap Alice with drug prisoner

THE Indonesian government has requested a prisoner exchange involving dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Rem...

Yes to streaming platforms, no to cinemas? Acclaimed director talks about alarming trend in film industry

FILIPINOS are increasingly avoiding cinemas for locally produced films, according to Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chair Jose ...

GOTCHA! Alice Guo nabbed in Indonesia

FORMER Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, a key figure in several high-profile investigations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in the Phi...

LTO extends ‘no plate, no travel policy’ deadline to December 31

VEHICLE owners with improvised and temporary license plates can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has extended t...

Densely populated Caloocan barangay split into six

RESIDENTS of Caloocan City have voted to divide Barangay Bagong Silang, the Philippines' most populous barangay, into six smaller and independent b...

BOC seizes smuggled items worth P50 billion in past 8 months

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized over P50 billion worth of smuggled goods, including vape products and motor parts, between January and Augus...

DOJ chief: ICC-issued arrest warrant must go through PH

ANY warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) must be processed through the Philippine legal system if enforced within the...

Timor-Leste grants PH’s request for Teves’ extradition

THE Court of Appeals of Timor-Leste has upheld its decision to grant the Philippine government's request for the extradition of former Negros Orien...