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ADB to cut Phl growth forecasts
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is lowering its growth forecasts for the Philippines for the current year and 2026 following the sharp slowdown in the country’s third quarter economic growth performance.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Stocks attempt stronger hold at 6,000
The local stock market will seek to resume its climb back above the 6,000 level this week, with investors setting their sights on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s monetary policy decision on Dec. 11.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Fil-Ams cautioned on renouncing citizenship
The Philippine embassy in Washington has advised members of the Filipino-American community to exercise caution in renouncing their citizenship, saying the United States has not made any changes in its policy on dual citizenship.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Trump awards medals to Kennedy Center honorees
US President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists as “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” ever assembled.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner's bank accounts amid criminal probe
Mexico's anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said on Friday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Rocket debris warning issued over western Phl
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) issued a rocket debris warning over the weekend, after China launched its Long March 8A rocket on Saturday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Thoughts to guide us by
The light of Christmas
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
BI probes Pagadian mayor's citizenship
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will check its records on Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co, amid questions about his citizenship.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce to wed on June 13
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop superstar Taylor Swift reportedly are having a June wedding.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Vatican to content creators: Go beyond follower count
Instead of focusing on the number of content and followers, Catholic digital influencers should strive to connect with compassion with their audience, a Vatican official said.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
SEC introduces unified online ticketing system with real-time tracking
Transactions involving public requests, inquiries and complaints to the Securities and Exchange Commission can now be tracked in real time with the rollout of the SEC’s upgraded online ticketing system.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Tokyo says Chinese jets locked radar onto Japan fighters
Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets southeast of Okinawa’s main island, Japan’s defense ministry said yesterday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP steps up drive vs hoarders, profiteers
With Christmas just around the corner, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has intensified operations against hoarding and profiteering following reports of soaring prices of meat and vegetables in several areas.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Proposed changes in import quotas seen to disrupt pork, poultry supply
Local meat importers and traders are raising concerns that the government's plan to reshuffle pork and poultry import quotas could unsettle supply and push up prices in the local market.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Bong Go lauds cooperatives
Leaders and members of cooperatives from Luzon have been lauded for helping communities and contributing to a resilient nation.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Megaworld ending 2025 on high note
Property giant Megaworld Corp. is targeting to infuse retail assets to MREIT Inc. by the second half of next year to support the next phase of growth strategy of its real estate investment trust arm.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
O Bar, home of top drag dancing queens
From its first customers who enjoyed the bar’s laid-back groove in Malate in 2005, to the habitues who continue to frequent the current venue in Ortigas for its inventive drag shows today, O Bar has been raising the standard in live entertainment for 20 years now.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Remains of slain Pinoy seafarer repatriated
The remains of a Filipino Eternity C crewman killed by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea arrived in Manila on Saturday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Youth power
Before I left for South Korea, I was the plenary speaker at the International Assembly of Youth for UNESCO 2025.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
THE SHIFTING TONES OF REALISM
One can say that realism has been a sustained performance in Philippine art — an ever-evolving gesture that captures the mood and temperature of a moment so acutely that it becomes, almost by default, the emblem of its era.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Russia unleashes massive drone, missile attack on Ukraine
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “substantive phone call” with American officials engaged in talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida, aimed at ending the nearly four-year war.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Remulla: Bato last seen in Pampanga
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who has been absent from the public eye since November, is still in the Philippines, supposedly in Pampanga.
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December 08, 2025
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December 08, 2025
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PHLPost unveils Nativity stamp
A Christmas stamp featuring the nativity scene embellished with gold foil has been launched by the Manila city government and the Philippine Postal Corp.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
A country and economy in the ICU
Judging from the feedback of business owners, it can be said that the Philippine economy is in the ICU and no, Mr. President, it has nothing to do with global events!
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
BSP’s home-made Christmas
Adhering to President Marcos’ appeal to all government offices to refrain from extravagant Christmas parties this holiday following the flood control corruption scandal that continues to hang over the current administration, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, for the first time ever, decided to tap its very own, home-grown talent for its annual Christmas party instead of hiring professional entertainers who, in the past, included Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Indonesia flood deaths rise over 900
Residents in the Indonesian region of Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month rose to more than 900 people.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Christmas lights return to Bethlehem; Palestinians look for hope
A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since 2022.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
First Gen fuels Mindanao hospital’s 100% shift to RE
Lopez-led First Gen Corp. is set to power Capitol University Medical Center (CUMC) in Cagayan de Oro, making it the first hospital in Mindanao to operate entirely on renewable energy (RE).
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Pinoy animated shorts to be screened for free
A collection of Filipino animated shorts will be shown for free on Dec. 13 at the Atrium @ Benilde.
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