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Frayna dumps Mongolian rival
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna made short work of Mongolian Woman FIDE Master Enkh-Amgalan Enkhrii in the fifth round to stay in contention in the women’s division of the Asian Individual Chess Championships in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates on Sunday, May 11.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
33 nabbed for violating liquor ban in 3 provinces
Thirty-three individuals were apprehended for violating the nationwide liquor ban across the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac, according to a report from Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) on Monday.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Furniture sector seeks gov't support
Local furniture manufacturers are seeking immediate government intervention to safeguard the industry from the impact of the 17-percent tariffs imposed by the United States on Philippine goods, citing the risk of potential factory closures and job losses.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
CIDG deploys probe teams vs vote-buying, other poll offenses
Police started the operations against vote-buying on May 9 and encouraged the public to report vote-buying and vote-selling schemes through the PNP’s E-911 hotline.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'Thunderbolts, 'Sinners' top box office charts anew
Marvel's \"Thunderbolts\" and Ryan Coogler's \"Sinners\" dominated the North American box office charts again this weekend.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza
Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pacers show great resolve
Indiana inches closer to East Finals; OKC ties series
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
You do not believe, because you are not among my sheep
As a prominent biblical scholar, Elizabeth Johnson, says, “There is a tension between God’s initiative and human responsibility that is not resolved in John’s Gospel (or perhaps in the entire Bible!).
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
RRHI anticipates benefits from Trump trade policies
Gokongwei-led Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. expects to benefit from higher reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and its trading partners, as it may eventually lead to oversupply and higher margins for dry goods.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH foreign investments plunge 62%
Net inflows of brick-and-mortar foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Philippines amounted to $529 million in February, marking a steep 61.9-percent decline from the $1.4 billion recorded in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Europe Day celebrated in Manila
European Union Ambassador Massimo Santoro led the Europe Day celebrations held on May 8 which marked the 75th anniversary of the “Schuman Declaration,” the document that set in motion the European integration process.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
For health and wellness
To sustain its advocacy in supporting local runners in their drive for health and wellness, the HOKA Run Club resumed recently at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati, drawing close to a hundred enthusiasts who were able to test the light and comfortable HOKA Clifton 10 running sneakers.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos, Duterte not spared by counting machine glitches
President Marcos successfully cast his vote for the 2025 midterm elections, but not after encountering a technical glitch that forced him to feed his ballot into the ACM twice with the assistance of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cop, 2 others killed in Pangasinan
A police officer and two individuals were killed in a shooting incident in Sitio Imus, Barangay Samon, this town, before dawn on Sunday, May 11.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Suarez-Navarrete fight investigated
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) may overturn the result of the Charly Suarez and Emanuel Navarrete fight which resulted in a controversial technical decision loss for the Filipino challenger last Sunday, May 11.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Election financial houndeni act
The Philippines touts a 5.6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2024, the highest in the region. With the highest GDP growth rate and one of the two biggest national budgets in ASEAN (2021-2025), it has little to show—except the lowest GDP per capita in the region.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
VP Sara, FPRRD discussing options for mayoral oath-taking amid ICC case
Vice President Sara Z. Duterte confirmed on Monday, May 12, ongoing discussions with the legal teams of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte regarding how he may officially take his oath as mayor here should he win in the midterm elections.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US-China tariff talks continue as Trump touts 'great progress made'
President Donald Trump said \"great progress\" was being made in ongoing U.S.-China talks over tariffs threatening the global economy, and even suggested a \"total reset\" was on the table as tariff negotiations are set to continue Sunday in Switzerland.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
5 things you may not know about librarians
Insights from Escolarian Library Science Alumni
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
EIU: Economy resilient amid global trade woes
Despite the dismal first-quarter growth mostly weighed down by world trade uncertainties, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) sees the Philippine economy outperforming the region in 2025.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Dangerous PH transport system
Just recently, media headlines bled with tragedy as the country’s transport chaos turned fatal, claiming lives from the deadly SCTEX wreck to the NAIA Terminal 1 crash, where concrete and steel failed to protect, but instead wrote obituaries.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Foreign retail influx shrinks NCR mall vacancy
Mall vacancy is projected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year as foreign retail brands strive to capture the interest of a populace that still prefers shopping inside physical malls, according to a report by property advisory firm Colliers.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos: Fight for the future through your vote
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to fight for their future through the ballot and to vote for those who are capable of serving them.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
EU blackouts signal PH battery urgency
The Spain-Portugal blackouts, which had been partly blamed on overreliance on solar without enough capacity backup, signal a warranted acceleration of energy storage investments for markets like the Philippines that have been betting on massive-scale renewables.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
68M cast their votes today
senators, 63 party-list seats, and 254 district representatives. At the local level, Filipinos will vote for 82 governors, 82 vice governors, 800 provincial board members, 149 city mayors and vice mayors, 1,690 city councilors, 1,493 municipal mayors and vice mayors, and 11,948 members of the Sangguniang Bayan.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
68M cast their votes today
'All hands on deck' as Comelec assures honest, peaceful polls
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Data-driven peace
In a significant stride toward fostering enduring peace within the Philippines, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) has forged an alliance with the globally esteemed Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The formalization of this partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 14 underscores a pivotal shift toward embedding data-driven strategies at the very core of the nation's peacebuilding endeavors.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The luminous lines of 'Siya'
Joen Sudlon's exhibit is a journey of faith and shared humanity
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
GCash boosts Globe's earnings
Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. saw its net income expand in the first quarter of the year as its equity stake in Mynt, the holding company of popular e-wallet GCash, continued to pay off even after the dilution of its share.
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May 12, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Tamaraws strike first in men's finals
Far Eastern University displayed nerves of steel and held off National University, 22-25, 25-22, 13-25, 25-22, 15-13, to inch closer to its long awaited UAAP men's volleyball title in the Season 87 finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Sunday, May 11.
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