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Manila Bulletin
SEC tightens lending rate caps
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalized a policy that tightens the cap on interest rates and related fees charged by financing and lending companies for specific loans, a month after the draft was released for public comment.
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December 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Para swimmers deliver medals
Para swimmers Raemond Adefuin and Mary Hannah Diesto delivered the country's first medals at the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games at the Hamdan Sports Complex here.
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December 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised \" gold card \" was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million and corporations ponying up twice that per foreign-born employee.
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December 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
San Juanico Bridge reopens to heavier vehicles today
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here on Thursday confirmed that the iconic San Juanico Bridge will officially reopen to vehicles weighing up to 15 tons on today, following a successful dry run.
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December 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Filipino invention shines at the World Barista Championships
Multi-hyphenate Michael Harris Conlin just added another designation to his growing roster of accomplishments.
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December 12, 2025
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'Jeordan-Kobe' tandem makes wonders in Bangkok
In basketball, the idea of a Jordan and a Kobe playing side by side feels almost impossible — two icons whose pairing would be so rare and powerful that it borders on fantasy.
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December 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Slow food in motion
The first Terra Madre Asia and Pacific in Bacolod brings together chefs, farmers, and delegates shaping the future of food
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sept. FDI inflows sink to 5-yr low
Largely due to a mix of onshore concerns stemming from the flood-control graft scandal, net inflows of brick-and-mortar foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Philippines dropped to $320 million in September—the lowest level since the $313.8 million recorded in April 2020, when the most stringent Covid-19 lockdowns were first imposed.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Alahera of the stars
I am not into jewelry collection. (0 baka di lang keri magbuy?!) But I know many celebrities who invest in expensive pieces. (sino kaya mag-give sakin?!)
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
2026 national budget may be submitted for PBBM's approval before Christmas
President Marcos will not certify as urgent the proposed national budget for next year as the enrolled copy of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) is expected to be submitted for the Chief Executive's approval before Christmas, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
House OKs estate tax amnesty extension bill on 2nd reading
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill (HB) No.6614, or the measure seeking to extend the coverage and period of availment of the Estate Tax Amnesty Program.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Corruption, typhoons drag PH growth: ADB
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to miss the government's 2025 and 2026 targets as the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) cut its forecasts for its host country, the Philippines, citing reduced public infrastructure spending amid a flood-control corruption scandal and natural hazards.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DOT gets major support from top media groups for PH hosting of ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026
The Department of Tourism received support from major media organizations for the country's hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF) 2026 in Cebu City as the Philippines begins its chairship of the ASEAN next year.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Baguio's purchase of 2 lots in Benguet overpriced - COA
The Commission on Audit (COA) has declared the P95.3-million purchase by the Baguio City government of two lots in Tuba town, Benguet province in 2023 as “overpriced.”
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Albay to buy P10-M medicines for gov't- managed hospitals
The provincial government of Albay allocated P10 million for the purchase of medicines for hospitals managed by the local government unit.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Biz chambers push anti-graft legislation
A total of 20 business groups called on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent several legislative measures that aim to expand the functions of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) by granting the anti-corruption body full investigative and prosecutorial powers.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Zaldy Co's passport canceled - Marcos
Former lawmaker Zaldy Co's passport has been cancelled, President Marcos bared on Wednesday, Dec. 10, during his video report.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Poomsae bet Macario wins first gold for PH in 2025 SEA Games
The Philippine taekwondo team was off to a golden start in its campaign in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
MMDA presents plans to prevent repeat of Marcos Highway gridlock
Officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) met with traffic managers of at least four local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila and Rizal, and discussed ways to prevent a repeat of the traffic gridlock along Marcos Highway over the weekend.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
16,000 fossil footprints in central Bolivia reveal dinosaur behavior
Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of sinking their claws even into solid stone.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
He is Elijah
John the Baptist is in prison because he has condemned Herod Antipas for taking Herodias, his brother's wife, to be his own.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Number of jobless Pinoys rises to 2.54 M in October
The country’s unemployment rate climbed to a three-month high of five percent in October, representing about 2.54 million jobless Filipinos, up from 3.8 percent in the previous month and 3.9 percent a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
2026 national budget may be submitted for PBBM's approval before Christmas 1◄
During a meeting with the President on Tuesday, the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) agreed on the timelines for the passage of the GAB and the submission of the enrolled bill for the President's signature.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marikina Town Center's new beat
Tamaraw Food Park opens
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
At least 22 people killed in office building fire in Indonesia's capital
A fire ripped through an office building in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people, including a pregnant woman, police said.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
House OKs estate tax amnesty extension bill on 2nd reading 1◄
Quimbo during plenary session on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bayanihan: The enduring strength of volunteerism
Every December, the Philippines celebrates something that has long defined us as a people—our instinct to help, to show up, to lift one another when times get tough.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The road to carbon neutrality: The Multi-Pathway strategy
There is no single road to carbon neutrality, and Toyota made that clear at the recent Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo.
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bagunas: Time to shine
Alas captain sees bright future for men's team
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December 11, 2025
Manila Bulletin
New report shows rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to digital abuse
More than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40% saying they have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse, according to a study published Tuesday by UN Women and partners.
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