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Nueva Ecija, Pampanga thwart rivals
Nueva Ecija and Pampanga took different routes toward victories in the MPBL 2025 Season at the Orion Sports Complex in Bataan on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
New Maroon recruit Friday passes away
Israel Osamudiame Friday, a newly recruited big man of University of the Philippines, passed away after he collapsed during its team practice Tuesday, Aug. 19. He was 19.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
APECO lures US war industry
APECO is leveraging its strategic position facing the Pacific Ocean as an alternative site for United States (US)-based defense firms seeking to expand their manufacturing capacity in the country.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bites of memory
A mother-daughter food journey through Bacolod reveals how beloved family haunts, new dining gems, and sweet traditions continue to define the City of Smiles
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Comelec chair robbed while eating in Pasay City restaurant
The bag of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia was stolen by six members of the “Salisi Gang” while eating in a restaurant on Tuesday afternoon, August 19, in Pasay City.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
San Juan LGU, MMDA launch estero cleanup, dredging to mitigate flooding
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday, Aug. 20, led the launch of the “Bayanihan sa Estero Program” at Lambingan Bridge, Aurora Boulevard, San Juan City, which aims to mitigate flooding and promote environmental sustainability.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Caloocan gov't rescues boy, 6, after video shows stepfather's abuse
The Caloocan City government, through its Social Welfare Development Department (CSWDD), rescued a six-year-old boy after a video of his stepfather physically abusing him surfaced on social media in Barangay 175, Caloocan City.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH Red Cross expands fleet with 180th ambulance
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, August 19, announced that it has further strengthened its emergency and disaster response capabilities with the turnover of its 180th ambulance unit.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Multibillion-peso flood control works lack coordination - DPWH
Flood control projects worth more than P800 billion have been implemented since 2022 without substantial coordination with the River Basin Control Office (RBCO), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Hotel101 builds P6.3-B projects in Cambodia
Hotel101 Global Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-headquartered subsidiary of NASDAQ-listed Hotel101 Global Holdings Corp., has entered into definitive agreements to develop two hotel projects in Cambodia worth P6.3 billion.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Rhian Ramos gears up for challenging roles
Kapuso actress Rhian Ramos reminisced about her early days in show business, recalling the excitement of receiving her first paycheck almost two decades ago.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sumitomo joins RCBC Leasing
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMFG), through Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co. Ltd. (SMFL) is acquiring a 30-percent equity stake in RCBC Leasing and Finance Corp. (RLFC) of Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC).
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
42 years later, how today's youth see Ninoy Aquino's legacy
\"A symbol of courage and conviction.\" This is how many young Filipinos today remember the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., who, on Aug. 21, 1983, was assassinated at the airport tarmac moments after his arrival in Manila.
4 min |
August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
VP Sara can't be prevented from taking foreign trips
Malacañang said Vice President Sara Duterte cannot be prevented from going abroad as long as she was cleared to travel.
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Laufey's new album explores anger, love, and more
— Long before the Icelandic Chinese artist Laufey became recognized the world over for her neoclassical jazz-meets-pop music, she was a student, answering a familiar yearbook prompt: “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?”
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August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
San Juan LGU, MMDA launch estero cleanup, dredging to mitigate flooding
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday, Aug. 20, led the launch of the “Bayanihan sa Estero Program” at Lambingan Bridge, Aurora Boulevard, San Juan City, which aims to mitigate flooding and promote environmental sustainability.
1 min |
August 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Have we entered the hybrid filler revolution?
Bringing this world-class innovation to the Philippine shores
2 min |
August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos to MSMEs: You are the backbone of our economy
Citing that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) comprise 99.6 percent of all business establishments in the Philippines, President Marcos has recognized MSMEs as the backbone of the country's economy.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH, US set to hold over 500 military activities in 2026
More than 500 bilateral engagements, such as military training, will be conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Indo-Pacific Command (Indopacom) in 2026.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
SC asks Congress, Comelec for comment on appeals vs BSKE postponement
The Supreme Court (SC) did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would stop the postponement to November 2026 of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) originally set for Dec. 1 this year.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
DPWH chief confirms ‘ghost’ flood control projects
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Tuesday, Aug. 19, admitted that some flood control projects in Bulacan may be “ghost projects.”
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
US firm targets Zambales hydrogen, says DOE
lhe Department of Energy (DOE) said it has secured interest from a United States (US)-based firm to explore potential natural hydrogen sites in Luzon, a step in the Philippines’ search for new energy sources.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov't ramps up Q3 infra spending
The government has programmed P419.9 billion in infrastructure spending for the third quarter, the biggest quarterly infra disbursement for 2025, at a time when allegedly fraudulent flood control projects are taking the spotlight amid concerns about some wasteful and corruption-laden public expenditures.
3 min |
August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Living in a city that both hosts and endangers language diversity
As I walk through the dense and ever-evolving urban landscape of Metro Manila—one of Southeast Asia’s most linguistically diverse metropolises—I’m met with a contradiction I can’t ignore.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cue masters on a roll
Chua, Biado lead early PH assault
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
The usual daily wage
Jesus has a way of shocking people out of their smugness in thinking what is fair, what is due to them.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Filipinos breathing cleaner air as DENR reports gains in 2024
Filipinos are breathing cleaner air as the country’s air quality continued to improve in 2024, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) said.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Barangay Poblacion in Muntinlupa is NCR's 5th most populous
Poblacion in Muntinlupa has emerged as the fifth most populous barangay in the National Capital Region (NCR) after Commonwealth, Batasan Hills, and Payatas in Quezon City and Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Escudero: Senate to conduct mandatory random drug testing
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday, August 18 a mandatory random drug test for all officials and employees of the 20th Congress will be conducted to maintain a drug-free workplace.
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August 20 2025
Manila Bulletin
Futsal squad ready to make an impact
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is pinning its hopes on the national team which is facing tall odds in the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup the country is hosting from Nov. 21 to Dec. 7.
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