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US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at Paris summit
The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding com-mitments to support the country if Russia attacks again.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Rice tariff collection plunges 60% in 2025
The government's rice tariff collection in 2025 fell by more than half on an annual basis to P13.7 billion as import volume skid to its lowest level in four years, coupled with a historic low tariff rate.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Tulfo seeks affordable health care for teachers
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure seeking to institutionalize accessible and affordable hospital services for public school teachers and their dependents.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
DOH to release MAIFIP rules vs pol guarantees
The Department of Health expects the guidelines for a program providing medical aid to needy patients to be completed by the middle of February, as it maintained that patients seeking treatment in DOH-run hospitals do not need to seek “guarantee letters” from politicians.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
LTO defends ‘reckless driving’ tag in Deakin case
The Land Transportation Office on Tuesday said the son of vlogger and road safety advocate James Deakin committed reckless driving after crossing a double solid line on Skyway Stage 3, a maneuver the LTO said violates universal traffic rules.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
PCG aids Chinese crewman off Basilan
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday aided a Chinese seafarer accidentally electrocuted on a dry bulk carrier transiting the Basilan Strait.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
PhilHealth benefit payments surge 76% to P289 B in 2025
The state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) reported a significant surge in its benefit payments, underscoring a substantial expansion in the state health insurer's financial support and assistance to its members compared to 2024.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
GREAT POST-HOLIDAY FINDS AT DAPITAN ARCADE (WITH THE BONUS OF SUKI MARKET)
As far as markets go, one of my very favorites is right here in Quezon City and just a 10-minute drive from my home.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
UP Diliman Law grad leads 5,594 Bar passers
Out of 11,420 examinees, Jhenroniel Rhey Timola Sanchez, a University of the Philippines graduate, aced the 2025 Bar examinations with a score of 92.70 percent.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Suspect in murder of woman-in-box surrenders
A security guard tagged as the principal suspect in the murder of a 38-year-old woman whose body was found in a plastic storage box in Camarines Norte surrendered to police yesterday.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
'Senators, congressmen face flood control raps'
Criminal charges are expected to be filed by Jan. 15 against Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva, former senator Bong Revilla and several congressmen over their alleged involvement in the flood control corruption scandal, Sen.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Ex-PNP officials in ghost procurement get 40 years
The Sandiganbayan has sentenced five former ranking officials of the Philippine National Police to up to 40 years of imprisonment for graft in connection with the fictitious or “ghost” repair and procurement of spare parts for the PNP’s armored vehicles from 2007 to 2008.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Jobless rate declines to 4.4% in November
2.25 M Pinoys remain unemployed, says PSA
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
NGCP welcomes Terra Solar project, but...
NGCP welcomes Terra Solar Power Project as a significant addition to the country’s growing renewable energy capacity, supporting national efforts toward a cleaner energy mix.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
312 OFWs from Kuwait get aid
Up to 312 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who returned from Kuwait on Tuesday received food packs from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Overseeing themselves
The two chambers of Congress have ethics committees, so it's reasonable for lawmakers to believe they can police themselves when it comes to the utilization of the ever-growing types of unconditional aid or ayuda incorporated into the 2026 General Appropriations Act.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Iran security forces use tear gas in Tehran bazaar
Iranian security forces fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators at the Tehran bazaar on Tuesday, as an NGO said more than two dozen people had been killed in a crackdown on the most significant protests to hit the Islamic republic in three years.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
DOTr awards P121-M deal for QC bike lanes
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has awarded a P121.45-million contract to pave the way for bicycle lanes and jeepney stops in Quezon City.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
6.4 quake jolts Davao Oriental
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted Manay town in Davao Oriental and nearby provinces yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
HOW CARLA ABELLANA AND REGINALD SANTOS FOUND EACH OTHER AGAIN
AFTER ALL THE HEART BATTLES Carla Abellana endured, love owes her a better fate.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Saudi-led coalition carries out limited strikes in Yemen
A Saudi-led coalition said yesterday that it had undertaken “limited preemptive strikes” in Yemen to stop UAE-backed separatists from expanding the conflict.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Milestones of '25
There were several highlights in Philippine sports in 2025 and as the year has come to a close, let’s review the top stories that were the most memorable milestones of the past 12 months.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
DepEd, DOH downplay revamp rumors
Education Secretary Sonny Angara serves at the pleasure of President Marcos, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) said amid reports of a Cabinet revamp.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
10 developments in inflation, labor and infrastructure in 2025
Early January 2026 has produced some positive economic news for the Philippines and many Asian countries.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
ICI disbanded by Feb. 1? No info from Palace
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has not received any notification from Malacañang that the four-month-old fact-finding body will be \"disbanded\" by Feb. 1.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
SMB BENCH MOB STRIKES BACK
It’s San Miguel Beer’s turn to show its version of the “never say die” spirit and bench mob might.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
'No foul play in Iloilo vice mayor's death'
Authorities have ruled out foul play in the death of Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan of Dueñas, Iloilo from a gunshot last month, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
BARRY MANILOW RELEASES THEME FOR HIS FAREWELL TOUR
The news came a few days before Christmas Day, 2025.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
Profit taking snaps market’s 3-day rally
Investors decided to cash in on recent gains, snapping the local stock market's three-day climb.
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January 08, 2026
The Philippine Star
PTA charts courses of action for 2026
The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) will be holding its annual National Instructors General Assembly on Sunday to chart a course for the continued growth of the sport with focus on forming formidable national team for a number of important international events this year.
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