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Manila Bulletin
GenSan to host biggest B. Pinoy
Excitement continues to build up ahead of what is promising to be the biggest edition yet of the Batang Pinoy 2025 set at the \"Boom City of the South\", General Santos City, from Oct. 25 to 31.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
QC, Muntinlupa LGUs donate P18M to quake-hit Cebu
The local governments of Quezon City and Muntinlupa City have pledged a total of P18 million in financial assistance and deployed response teams to Cebu following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Metro Manila's Christmas gridlock: An annual ordeal
Traffic in Metro Manila is now on crawling speed as the Christmas season nears. On the road, this is not the season to be merry. Instead, it has become synonymous with another tradition: unbearable traffic. Only a few days into October and travel time has become longer — vehicles crawl on EDSA, and side streets choke with cars, jeepneys, buses, delivery vans, and motorcycles. By December, the gridlock worsens—especially when the rain falls or payday weekends collide with holiday shopping rush.
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Police pull over a self-driving taxi for illegal U-turn, but they can’t ticket
Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Faith in action
Did you know that long before the soft drink Coke was produced the Bible had already a commercial on it? The \"ad\" goes: \"Have a Coke.\" In Hebrew, Hab-a-kuk!
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PBBM goes on agri roadshow in Pampanga
President Marcos renewed his government's commitment to easing the farmers' struggles, as he led the distribution of carabaos, farm implements, and financial assistance to Aeta communities in Porac, Pampanga, on Friday, Oct. 3.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
North clinches ICTSI crown
Amid the driving rain and fierce winds of Typhoon Paolo, Team North stood tall - unyielding and unrelenting - as it powered its way to a wire-to-wire triumph to claim the crown in the ICTSI North vs South Elite Junior PGT Championship here on Friday, Oct. 3.
1 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US crackdown won't dent PH remittances
While the Philippine economy has the highest exposure to United States (US) remittances relative to its Asian peers, inflows from overseas Filipinos (OFs) would emerge relatively unscathed from US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. said.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Damosa Land bets big on Samal
Floirendoled Damosa Land Inc. expects to generate ₱1.2 billion in total sales from its TRYP by Wyndham Samal project, a four-star condotel rising in the island garden city of Samal in 2028.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Are you 'wearing out' the planet?
Your clothes and the circular economy
3 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Kirk Bondad on Mister International '25 victory & connecting with Ricky Martin
Fresh from his victory in Thailand, newly crowned Mister International 2025 Kirk Bondad returned to Manila last Sept. 29, brimming with gratitude for his family and everyone who supported his pageant journey in Bangkok.
3 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
A remarkable food-venture worth flying for
Embarking on a journey from Clark to Iloilo for a gastronomic experience
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Ferocious Bulldogs shoot for 4-0 start
NU stakes clean record vs reigning champ UP
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
400 houses destroyed in Davao City fire
Hundreds of families were displaced and 400 houses were razed in a fire in coastal Barangay 21-C here on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2.
1 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Grand stage for Pinoy boxers
Pacquiao: 'Thrilla in Manila 2' an opportunity to showcase local talents
1 min |
October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Chua resets national mark
Xiandi Chua showed her readiness for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games after shattering her own national record at the 2025 Australia Short Course Championships on Thursday evening, Oct. 2.
1 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
New law boosts pork output
The newly signed law creating an annual ₱20-billion fund to strengthen the competitiveness of the local livestock and poultry sectors is expected to curb soaring pork prices, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel.
1 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sierra Madre's silent cry
Deforestation raises flood risks, sparks calls for accountability
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DA chief: No rice price hikes in Sept
Based on DA monitoring in the first week of September, prevailing market prices stood at ₱46 per kilo for imported premium rice, ₱45 for imported well-milled rice, and ₱39 for imported regular milled rice.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Indonesian crews pull 3 bodies from rubble of collapsed school with more than 50 boys still missing
The bodies of three boys were pulled early Friday from beneath the rubble of a school that collapsed in Indonesia and with more than 50 students still unaccounted for the death toll was expected to rise, authorities said.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pag-IBIG Fund, DHSUD, DSWD Turned Over 4PH Homes to 4Ps Beneficiaries in San Mateo, Rizal
Pag-IBIG Fund, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) turned over new housing units on Monday, 29 September, to graduating qualified beneficiaries of the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who are also active Pag-IBIG Fund members.
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bank lending growth at 9-month low in August
Lending by big banks or universal and commercial banks (UK/Bs) expanded more slowly in August, with loans-excluding placements in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) reverse repurchase (RRP) window-rising 11.2 percent year-on-year, down from 11.8 percent in July.
1 min |
October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Challenges abound for PH economy
Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. said the Philippine peso and the economy as a whole could suffer from the controversial flood control scandals, which are seen to break the upward momentum of government spending on water resources and flood mitigation in two decades.
2 min |
October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
ICI open to investigate other infra projects
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will consider looking into other infrastructure projects across the country in light of the powerful earthquake that hit Cebu and left dozens of people dead after they were pinned under collapsed structures.
5 min |
October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pasay gov't offers jobs, free legal services
The Pasay City government offered job opportunities and free legal services as part of the celebration of Tourism Month and Rule of Law Month.
1 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
A pianist’s hands
If you take a look at a map of the world, you'll see how vulnerable is our archipelago - an island of more than 7,100 islands.
1 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Typhoon Paolo makes landfall in Isabela; Signal No. 4 raised
Strong winds and heavy rains battered Dinapigue, Isabela on Friday, Oct. 3 as Typhoon Paolo (international name: Matmo) made landfall at 9 a.m., said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Japan's governing party is choosing a new leader Saturday to succeed Ishiba
Japan's long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power.
2 min |
October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Ayala-owned dealers and Honda Cars part ways after 35 years
ACMobility-owned dealers transitioning to new owners
2 min |
October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
North clings to lead
In a day marked by razor-thin margins, wild swings and relentless pressure, Zach Villaroman and Jakob Taruc came through in the clutch, salvaging an allsquare result in the final pairing to help Team North escape with a nerve-wracking 6 1/2-5 1/2 victory over Team South in Thursday's Foursomes of the ICTSI Elite Junior Finals here.
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