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Manila Bulletin
Fuel price spike week seen next
Motorists will need to tighten their belts after a two-week rollback in May, as oil prices are expected to increase next week.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Prioritize public service, Marcos orders Cabinet
President Marcos has directed his Cabinet to prioritize public service and speed up the implementation of government projects, Malacañang said, distancing the Executive branch from the ongoing impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
UN forecasts slower global growth ahead
The United Nations (UN) has forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in United States (US) tariffs and increasing trade tensions.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH, South Korea ink deal on tra trade, energy
The Philippines and South Korea signed an agreement to accelerate cooperation in trade and energy in pursuit of driving industrial transformation, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
HMOs' Q1 profits soar
The Insurance Commission (IC) reported that the health maintenance organization (HMO) industry’s total net income surged by 84.4 times—or by over half a billion pesos—in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, driven by a sharp increase in membership fee income.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Comelec completes national vote canvassing
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) made history on Thursday, May 15, after completing the national canvassing of votes for the May 2025 midterm elections in just three days.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Battle for PH's No.1 telco heats up
Ready to go toe-to-toe, tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan said rival Globe Telecom Inc. is still \"far behind\" PLDT Inc. in the broader telecommunications sector, as the Ayala-led firm’s new leadership charts an ambitious course to become the most profitable telco in the Philippines.
2 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
GT Capital off to strong 2025 start
The Ty family’s investment arm, GT Capital Holdings Inc., is confident of sustaining its positive momentum this year after reporting that its first-quarter 2025 numbers have already surpassed last year’s record performance.
1 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Comelec completes national vote canvassing
In a press conference on Friday, May 16, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that in comparison, canvassing by the NBOC during the 2022 presidential elections took 25 days.
2 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Showcasing Filipino innovation at World Expo Osaka 2025
Is the World Expo still relevant today?
2 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
If not Senate leadership, Sotto keen on heading ethics panel
Presumptive senator Vicente Sotto III on Friday, May 16 said he was keen on asking the Senate leadership that he be allowed to head the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges so he can help restore the dignity and the good image of the institution.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Winning, giving thanks
There was a time many years ago when the chief presidential legal counsel was also my legal counsel, i.e., he was my go-to consultant on matters of law such as newly passed legislation or laws that I needed to understand in connection with my work or even my private life.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Industry groups, economists push for tobacco excise tax rationalization to combat illicit trade
Industry groups are urging the government to rationalize the excise tax system, warning that the current structure is fueling the illicit trade of cigarettes and alternative products, jeopardizing government finances and public health.
3 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Matteo Guidicelli conquers his fear
LT Matteo Guidicelli, a proud reservist, shared his exhilarating experience of leaping from an Army plane. This daring act transformed his fears into triumph during his demanding training with the Philippine Army Reserve Force.
4 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
2 teenage boys killed as truck rams computer shop
Two teenage boys were killed after a 10-wheel truck loaded with sugarcane crashed into a computer shop in Purok 9, Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Thursday, May 15.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Property unit turns profitable
Megawide Construction Corp.’s real estate subsidiary, PH1 World Developers Inc., has turned profitable, boosting the engineering conglomerate’s first-quarter financial results.
1 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Nuggets forge Game 7
Ailing Murray scores 25 points, fuels Denver past OKC
2 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Solons confident Romualdez to remain as House Speaker
Pro-administration congressmen believe that Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) President and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez will retain the House Speakership in the upcoming 20th Congress.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Comelec to ban partylist names based on telenovelas, ayudas
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Erwin Garcia has issued a strong warning to party-list groups seeking accreditation for future elections: names inspired by popular television dramas or government aid programs will no longer be allowed.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Harvard joins colleges moving to self-fund some research to offset federal funding cuts
Harvard University is putting up $250 million of its own money to continue research efforts amid a federal funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration, but the school’s president warns of “difficult decisions and sacrifices” to come.
3 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope meets with head of Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, who invites him to Kyiv
Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, in one of his first audiences as pontiff that reaffirmed his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to Russia’s war.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pahiyas Festival fun and food
A nostalgic journey through Lucban's vibrant Pahiyas Festival a celebration of heritage, harvest, and home-cooked traditions
3 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Kerwin starts learning the ropes of being mayor
It seems like Kerwin Espinosa has buckled down to serious business after he was elected mayor of Albuera, a town in Leyte province once considered as the \"drug capital in Eastern Visayas.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH to tap diplomatic channels to arrest Harry Roque - DOJ
The government will tap diplomatic channels to enforce the arrest order issued by the court against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque who has been charged with non-bailable case of qualified human trafficking.
2 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me
The mystery of mutual in-dwelling of the Father and the Son is one of the most beautiful revelations of Jesus in the Gospel of John. But it is not a closed circle; it is open to the disciples too: \"If you know me, then you will also know my Father\" (v 7).
2 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
20 years of activism in Congress
If in the year 2000 you told me that Bayan Muna would top the 2001 partylist elections and get re-elected at least six consecutive times in Congress, I would not have believed you.
3 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gilas Boys pool bared
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas has named its 18-man pool for Gilas Pilipinas Youth team's campaign for the FIBA under-16 Asia Cup SEABA qualifiers set on May 24 to 30 in San Fernando, Pampanga.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on
Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey.
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May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DOTr seeks new common station builder
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has terminated its contract with the consortium tapped to build the Unified Grand Central Station due to \"excessive delays\" in completing the project.
1 min |
May 17, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'Tara, Basa!' enters 3rd year: DSWD's reading tutoring program begins May 19
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch the third year of its “Tara, Basa!” tutoring program on Monday, May 19 to boost literacy among grade school students and strengthen parental support through learning sessions for parents or guardians.
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