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Manila Bulletin
Factory activity returns to growth in October
Despite weather disturbances, the Philippines' manufacturing sector returned to growth in October, with the purchasing managers' index (PMI) climbing back above the 50 mark after September's slowdown.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Navigating the customer service maze
Despite the many digital channels available for customer service, many feel that getting support from their favorite telecom provider, bank, or even government office is becoming a struggle.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Reflections on a historic week in Asia
Returning from the capital of the Republic of Korea, I appreciated being there while the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) convened, and the high-level summits between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping took place. Here are some reflections worth sharing with my readers.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Mayor Isko eyes commerce and culture balance in Halal Town plan, Golden Mosque rehab
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Monday, Nov. 3, expressed the city government’s eagerness to find the perfect balance between sustaining the economy of Manila and preserving its rich history and culture as plans for the development of the long-awaited Halal Town and the major rehabilitation of the Golden Mosque Complex in Quiapo received the green light from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Tatak Pinoy to boost local manufacturing
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) expects the recently launched Tatak Pinoy Strategy (TPS), the government's 10-year national industrial roadmap, to make domestic manufacturing and local products globally competitive.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
In pursuit of peace, stability, resilience
The Department of National Defense (DND) signed a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) with Canada on Sunday, Nov. 2, a landmark deal that underscored its strategic push to deepen security ties with like-minded nations in pursuit of peace, stability, and national resilience.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The Philippines – land of ghosts
Halloween is a corruption of the Christian feast of All Hallows Day, dedicated to the saints (hallows) and our dear departed kin. It has been turned into a celebration of horror and is associated with the macabre and the supernatural.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
₱74.9-M illegal drugs seized in Cordillera
The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region confiscated illegal drugs worth ₱74.9 million in October.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
CIDG files sedition, other raps vs 97 persons over Sept. 21 riot
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed a string of criminal cases that include sedition against at least 97 people who allegedly participated and were involved in the violent clash that erupted during the Sept. 21 protest action in Mendiola that left almost a hundred policemen injured.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Amazing Alex
Eala cracks WTA Top 50 in landmark season
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Man in hot water for dressing as a cop at Halloween party
He may have impressed fellow partygoers with his outfit, but a number of policemen were offended by how he used their uniform as a Halloween costume.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pagcor’s profit jumps nearly 50%
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) reported a 49 percent increase in net income for the first nine months of the year to ₱14.32 billion from ₱9.63 billion in the same period last year.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Emperador net income slips as scotch business struggles
Global headwinds for its scotch business dragged down earnings for Emperador Inc., the spirits unit of Alliance Global Group, with attributable net income slipping to ₱4.68 billion in the first nine months of the year from ₱4.79 billion a year ago.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Magnitude-5.5 quake rocks Negros Occidental, nearby areas — Phivolcs
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake jolted Candoni, Negros Occidental, early Monday, Nov. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Police: Bacolod cop was in illicit affair with murdered single mom
Police Col. Dennis Wenceslao, Negros Occidental police director, said the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Kristine Joy Dignadice was the result of a lover's quarrel involving her and Police Staff Sgt. Enrique Gonzalodo Jr., a policeman assigned to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO).
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Probe on Manila dolomite beach to start this month - Ridon
The House Committee on Public Accounts chaired by Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon will launch in around two weeks' time its investigation on the controversial Manila Bay Dolomite Beach Project.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Signal No. 4 raised in Caraga due to ‘Tino’
Residents in areas under tropical cyclone wind signals are advised to prepare for strong winds and take precautionary measures to protect life and property.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DOJ starts on Nov. 10 preliminary probe on 5 Bulacan ‘ghost’ flood control projects
While Fadullon did not name the respondents, the documents earlier submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) by the Department of Justice (DOJ) recommended the prosecution of Bulacan 1st District Engineer Henry C. Alcantara, Assistant District Engineer Brice Ericson D. Hernandez, Project Engineer Arjay S. Domasig, Construction Section Chief Jaypee D. Mendoza, Project Engineer Nino Lawrence V. Morales, Finance Section Chief Juanito C. Mendoza, Administrative Section Chief Floralyn Y. Simbulan, Cashier II Christina Mae D. Pineda, and Syms Construction representative Sally N. Santos.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Preparing for the inevitable 'Big One'
Last week’s call of the DILG for all local government units to conduct comprehensive infrastructure audits on all public and private buildings is certainly necessary to strengthen earthquake readiness.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'Dreamboi' sweeps awards at 1st CineSilip Film Festival
\"Dreamboi,\" an erotic psychological drama about a transwoman who becomes obsessed with the voice of an underground audio porn star, dominated the 1st CineSilip Film Festival held at the Viva Cafe in Araneta City on Oct. 27.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Shifting BPOs to value-based services in PH
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a transformation within the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry - leading to new roles, increased productivity, and the delivery of more complex services.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos hopes to visit Gyeongju as a 'civilian' someday
Awed by its scenic beauty, President Marcos is hoping to go back to Gyeongju, South Korea, and explore the coastal city sometime in the future as a \"civilian.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'Regretting You' tops slow N. American box office
The movie exhibition business is closing out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. Studios avoided opening any major new films with the holiday falling on a Friday. Instead, there were several re-releases, including “Back to the Future,” which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters.”
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Trade talks open door to new PH-Peru pact
The Philippines is eyeing another potential free trade agreement (FTA) with a South American country as it agreed to further strengthen economic cooperation with Peru.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Over 1.9 million visit Manila cemeteries; MPD reports peaceful, orderly Undas
More than 1.9 million people visited Manila's cemeteries over the All Saints' and All Souls' Day weekend, as the Manila Police District (MPD) reported a peaceful and orderly observance of Undas 2025 across the city.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Finding my voice through words
How this teen writer finds solace in writing poems
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH's APEC edge: Demographic dividend and digital advantage
When the APEC Economic Leaders gathered in South Korea last week, they did more than simply review trade and investment flows.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
First PH-listed firm gets green SEC nod
Renewable energy (RE) pioneer Alternergy Holdings Corp. has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its Green Equity Label, becoming the first publicly listed company on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to earn the certification.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan
A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300 others, a health official said.
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November 4, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Signal No. 4 raised in Caraga due to 'Tino'
Over 3,000 passengers stranded in ports
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