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Manila Bulletin
PH growth leads emerging markets
Despite frequent weather disturbances, recurring typhoons, and persistent corruption issues in flood control, the Philippines is still expected to emerge as one of the fastest-growing emerging market (EM) economies in 2026, according to the think tank Oxford Economics.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Singapore PM, Red Cross pledge aid, solidarity with PH
Singapore has extended both financial support and condolences to the Philippines following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Cebu late Tuesday night, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 300.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DBM releases P1.6-B calamity funds
To expedite gov't assistance, recovery of quake, typhoon victims
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
ASEAN agri chiefs promote free trade
Top-ranking agriculture officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to strengthen trade within the region, as most of the bloc's members are still awaiting progress on their respective deals with the United States (US) concerning reciprocal tariffs.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DA chief: No rice price hikes in Sept.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is casting doubt on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) projection that inflation likely quickened in September partly due to higher rice prices, maintaining that retail prices of the staple remain stable.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Discaya-owned firms face P300-B penalties for rigging DPWH flood contracts
Construction companies owned by Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Discaya could face fines totaling P300 billion for allegedly rigging more than 1,200 flood control contracts with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Speaker Dy vows to pass 'clean' budget
House Speaker Faustino \"Bojie\" Dy III vowed that the Lower House of Congress will pass a \"clean\" P6.793trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) through the transparent and open efforts of House members, employees, and the workers from different government agencies who took part in the grueling marathon 2026 budget plenary debates.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov't fast-tracks nuclear financing
As the country reconsiders nuclear energy, the Department of Energy (DOE) is set to explore financing options in coordination with the Department of Finance (DOF), the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev), and the country's first sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), among other agencies.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
All eyes on Cebu
For months, there has been a running social media tussle between Tagalogs and the Bisaya, with memes ranging from the outrageously clever to the downright funny.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Foreign national, cohort yield "":850-M shabu
Authorities arrested a Chinese national and his companion and 125 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P850 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Polong, this town, on Thursday, Oct. 2.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US firms eye Clark food hub
The Philippines' plan to build a national agricultural food hub in Clark, Pampanga, is expected to attract American companies interested in investing in food security, infrastructure, and technology, according to the United States (US) Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA).
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Rufa Mae Quinto: The show must go on
Amid the lingering shadows o f grief following her husband's passing, comedienne Rufa Mae Quinto has bravely stepped into the spotlight, accepting the challenge of becoming a celebrity contestant on the reality show \"Your Face Sounds Familiar,\" airing on the Kapamilya Channel.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Metro Manila cities shine in 26th ATOP Pearl Awards
Several cities in Metro Manila bagged multiple awards in the 26th Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards held in Baguio City on Oct. 2, Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora proudly announced.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Putin praises Trump but warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
NICU Awareness Month
I write this on the last day of September, and just like that, another month has passed us by. Besides September being my, and my husband's birth month, it has gained even more significance in my life after my son was born prematurely last year. September is Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Awareness month, and like many other circumstances in life, though I was aware of what a NICU is, and does, I never really thought that my baby would end up there, or that I would become a NICU mother.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
5 tons of pasta served at tourism month kickoff
More than five tons of pasta prepared by the Hotel and Restaurant Association in Baguio were served to the public during the opening ceremony of the 18th annual Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Month at the Atrium of SM City Baguio on Thursday, Oct. 2.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
I give you praise
The disciples return from their mission rejoicing at the success of their mission, especially because the evil spirits were subject to them. Jesus, too, shares in their rejoicing, as indeed the preaching of the Good News marks the destruction of Satan's hold on human beings. Rejoicing in the Holy Spirit, Jesus praises the Father for revealing the mysteries of his Kingdom to the \"childlike\"—humble and simple folks like his disciples, including the Twelve.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bohol honored at the 1st Philippine Tourism Awards
Various accolades presented to the UNESCO Global Geopark
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Miriam monument backed
The Iloilo City Council has backed the call to create a monument for the late Ilongga Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago who was known as the \"Iron Lady of Asia.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sprouting collaboration: Pagsibol 2025 redefines farming beyond fields
As ornamental horticulture thrives across the Philippines and urban agriculture continues to turn idle spaces into sources of food and greenery, the country's agriculture community came together for the second edition of Pagsibol: Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit, held at the Manila Prince Hotel Grand Ballroom from September 30 to October 2, 2025.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Hefty ₱1-hike in diesel, measly 10-centavo decrease in gasoline prices expected next week
Motorists may face a seesaw of fuel prices next week, with gasoline expected to roll back further while diesel is projected to increase.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Discaya-owned firms face ₱300-B penalties for rigging DPWH flood contracts
Discaya-owned companies cornered 1,214 projects worth P77.934 billion from 2016 to 2025.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Morocco's youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals, prime minister resignation
Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pasig court convicts Napoles of 13 counts of money laundering
The Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 158 on Wednesday, Oct. 1, convicted Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the 2013 Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam or \"pork barrel\" scam, on 13 counts of money laundering.
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October 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Signs of the times
For the past two months, it seemed like we have been watching a zarzuela.
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October 4, 2025
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.
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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!
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