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The Philippine Star
Probe set on Surigao broadcaster's slay
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered an investigation into the killing of broadcaster-turned-councilor Gerry Campos in Surigao del Sur on Dec. 6.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
PalawanPay nears 23-M subscriber target
The digital arm of pawnshop giant Palawan Group of Companies is shifting its strategy to boost higher usage of its PalawanPay application, placing less emphasis on expanding subscriber numbers and more on enhancing overall user engagement.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
St. Luke's-Global City enhances pulmonary care with Inhaler Clinic
St. Luke's Medical Center launched its Inhaler Clinic Service in Global City, designed to optimize the care of patients with pulmonary disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
LRT-2 extends trip hours
Amid the holiday rush, the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) will extend its operating hours starting today until Dec. 30.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Benin president on coup: Situation under control
Benin's president said the \"situation is completely under control\" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
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(December 9 Tuesday)
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet
As geopolitical challenges and tensions escalate globally, one thing is clear: fragmented politics will not fix a fractured planet.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Bangkok's best: The Thai legends
In Bangkok’s thriving culinary scene, two Thai chefs stand out — Thitid Tassanakajohn fondly known as Chef Ton and Pichaya Soontornyanakij known as Chef Pam.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
THE COST OF DELAY: HOW LATE DIAGNOSIS IS FUELING LUNG CANCER DEATHS
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the Philippines, killing over 20,000 people in 2022 alone.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
FREE HOUSE-WIRING ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT POWERS CEBU HOMES
AboitizPower's Visayan Electric brings the promise of ER 1-94 to light
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Dog tames the Bears
The PBA second conference is scheduled to begin on March 11 and this early, Meralco has decided to enlist 6-9 Ismael Romero as its import.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Missing cop found dead in Negros Occidental
A police officer, reported missing during an encounter with the New People’s Army on Dec. 7, was found dead at Purok 5 in Barangay Laga-an in Calatrava, Negros Occidental yesterday.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Police probe pepper spray assault at Heathrow Airport
UK police were probing on Sunday an assault involving pepper spray at a Heathrow Airport car park that disrupted travel and left 21 people, including a three-year-old girl, needing medical treatment.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
FinTech nation rising
As 2025 draws to a close, it has become evident that Philippine fintech is no longer a promising experiment.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
PHL SEAG BETS AIMING HIGH
CHONBURI-The last time Southeast Asians performed at the big stage - the 2024 Olympics - it was Team Philippines led by double-gold winner Carlos Yulo that shone brightest.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
A blessing: Phillips says on what’s on his plate
When one door closes, another opens.
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December 09, 2025
The Philippine Star
Empowered people make for a prosperous country
The corruption scandal still weighed heavily on my mind last Saturday. It was no ordinary Saturday as it was the day of Go Negosyo's BalikBayan Summit 2025, where we celebrate our overseas Filipinos and help them and their families become successful entrepreneurs here in the Philippines.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Wilma weakens into LPA
Tropical Depression Wilma weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA) as it moved across the Bicol region, bringing rains over large parts of Luzon and the Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Watching and waiting
With our country seemingly on course toward ungovern-ability and economic decline, a pall of gloom has descended on the business community.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Foreign reserves climb to highest in 13 months
Higher gold holdings push GIR to $111.07 B in November
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
'Uphold global nuclear weapons testing moratorium'
The Philippines has called on nations to uphold the moratorium on nuclear weapons testing in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions and increasing nuclear rhetoric.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Navy seizes P529-M smuggled cigarettes
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Naval units under the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) seized nearly P529 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from two boats off the Moro Gulf and Sulu last week.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
'Phl, SoKor trade to reach $24 B by 2030'
Bilateral trade between the Philippines and South Korea is projected to reach $24 billion by 2030, according to a senior officer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) secretariat.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Debt payments fall sharply to P66 B in Oct
The national government's debt service declined by nearly 70 percent in October, driven by lower interest payments on external obligations and fewer maturing securities, which helped reduce amortization costs.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
DOH reports 183 HIV cases among migrant workers
At least 183 cases of human immunodeficiency virus or HIV infection involving migrant workers were reported from July to September, the Department of Health said.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Palace cool to bill creating another infra probe body
'IPC duplicates ombudsman, DOJ functions'
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Analysts expect 25-bp rate cut this week
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to deliver another 25-basis-point (bp) rate cut this week, with economists citing subdued inflation, sluggish growth and soft domestic demand as key drivers for further easing.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP deploys tracker teams for Sarah Discaya
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has mobilized intelligence and tracker teams to locate contractor Sarah Discaya and several others who are believed to have gone into hiding after being linked to ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
DPWH to prioritize destroying illegal flood structures – Dizon
Instead of expensive and graft-ridden flood control projects that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is trying to get rid of, focus is shifting to measures intended to clear waterways of garbage and illegal structures, possibly beginning in January, according to Secretary Vince Dizon.
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