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Manila Bulletin
Bounty Fresh founder buys Bistro Grp. stake
Tycoon Andres Soriano III's A. Soriano Corp. (Anscor) has earned ₱300 million in less than a year from the sale of its 22-percent stake in TBG Food Holdings Inc., the owner of The Bistro Group restaurant business, to Bounty Fresh founder Tennyson Chen's Inoza Business Holdings Inc. for ₱1.91 billion.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Oratio Imperata vs corruption
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila (RCAM) has mandated all parishes, shrines, and chapels under its jurisdiction to pray the Oratio Imperata for Integrity, Truth, and Justice amid the widening corruption scandal in the Philippines.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sustainable blue economy pushed
State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging lawmakers to strengthen and expand the proposed Blue Economy Act, citing its potential to protect the country's coastal and marine resources while promoting sustainable economic growth.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Whoever listens to you...
The 72 other disciples— a group other than the Twelve (Apostles)—are sent as Jesus' “ambassadors.”
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
COA turns over to ICI 4 fraud audit reports on ₱351-M ghost flood control projects
The Commission on Audit (COA) has provided the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) with fraud audit reports involving four fully paid ghost flood-control projects worth ₱351 million in Bulacan.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
From rope to runway: PhilFIDA’s plans for abaca revival
Earlier this week, I attended a very exclusive fashion show held at the National Museum of Fine Art.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City
Israel's defense minister on Wednesday ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it was their \"last opportunity\" and that anyone who stayed would be considered a militant supporter and face the \"full force\" of Israel's latest offensive.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
House bill prods TESDA to offer 'future-ready' courses to benefit jobseekers
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) can help address the Philippines' widening jobs mismatch by offering \"future-ready\" courses focused on harnessing the digital skills of the country's workforce.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
BOC revenue rises in Sept.
Higher collections from oil drove higher revenue for the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in September, bringing its total earnings to over ₱700 billion in the first nine months of the year despite the expected full-year shortfall.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The certainty of being caught
Lawlessness on the road and lawless when it comes to the use of public funds for infrastructure aren't that different.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope Leo XIV takes aim at climate skeptics
Pope Leo XIV took aim Wednesday at skeptics who \"ridicule those who speak of global warming,\" as he strongly embraced Pope Francis' environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments to date.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Megaworld recognized for sustainability, innovation, workplace excellence
Real estate giant Megaworld Corporation is further reinforcing its leadership and setting the benchmark for business excellence in the country as it celebrates its latest set of big wins.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
ACEN backs Quezon North wind project
Ayala-led ACEN Corp. announced that it has provided a ₱900-million loan for its subsidiary, Giga Ace 6 Inc. (GA6), to pursue its development for a new wind power project.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
San Beda eyes second victory
San Beda University shoots for a second straight win and a hold of the solo top spot in Pool A against debuting Lyceum of the Philippines University in the 2025 Shakey's Super League (SSL) Preseason Unity Cup on Friday, Oct. 3, at the Paco Arena.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Savor the Flavors of the World at SM North Edsa
Traveling the world is a privilege many of us dream of. The good news is that you don't have to leave the city to indulge in global cuisine because at SM North EDSA, you can embark on a culinary journey without leaving the country.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Metro cities send aid, contingents to quake-hit Cebu
At least four local governments in the National Capital Region (NCR) have deployed emergency contingents and aid to earthquake-hit Cebu province.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
A fully-appointed minivan disguised as a plain MPV
Hyundai Custin Premium 1.5 T-GDi
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Tolentino confident of Team PH chances
The first batch of the 141-athlete Team Philippines will fly to Manama on Oct. 17 five days ahead of the opening ceremony of the second Asian Youth Games (AYG), according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham \"Bambol\" Tolentino on Thursday.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
In the age of Al, human language diversity is more vital than ever
We are racing to teach machines to understand human language. But what if the data we're feeding them represents only a tiny fraction of human expression? Our AI future, often portrayed as a pinnacle of intelligence, risks being culturally impoverished and fundamentally biased if we don't act now. The fight to preserve the world's endangered languages is not a nostalgic look backward; it is an urgent, forward-looking necessity to build a truly intelligent and equitable technological world.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Mayors unite behind infrastructure accountability measures
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has restored a critical safeguard in public infrastructure: the requirement that local government units must formally accept national government projects before they can be declared completed.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cinemalaya 21 kicks off with Indian film 'The Elysian Field'
The Elysian Field, a NETPAC Award-winning film by Indian filmmaker Pradip Kurbah, makes its Philippine debut at the 21st edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival at the Red Carpet Cinemas of Shangri-La Plaza on Oct. 3, 2025.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Palace respects SC ruling postponing BARMM polls
Malacañang said Wednesday, Oct. 1, that it respects the Supreme Court's decision that voided the Bangsamoro redistricting laws and consequently postponed the first parliamentary elections in the region.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
ICC medical officer can't assess FPRRD fitness to stand trial
The Registry of the International Criminal Court said that the medical officer in its detention facility \"does not possess the requisite expertise or judicial knowledge\" to assess if former President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial.
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October 3, 2025
Manila Bulletin
ASEAN agri ministers seek US tariff exemptions
The agricultural ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are looking to secure additional exemptions on certain agricultural products facing reciprocal tariffs from the United States (US), according to Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel.
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October 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Diokno urges Congress to pass P6.793-trillion 2026 budget without insertions
Monetary Board Member (MBM) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and former Budget chief Benjamin E. Diokno urged Congress to pass the proposed ₱ 6.793-trillion 2026 national budget without \"insertions,\" or funds that are not part of the administration's priority programs and projects.
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October 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
At least 69 dead in 6.9-magnitude Cebu quake
President Marcos has ordered the full mobilization of government agencies following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Cebu, killing at least 69 people and causing injuries to more than 140 on Tuesday night, Sept. 30.
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October 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH at crossroads of political crisis
There seems to be an uneasy letup in the gathering storm of the trillion peso flood control scandal.
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October 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Manufacturing PMI falls in Sept.
Amid rainy weather, higher tariffs, and an import ban, the Philippine manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in September as its purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.9, the lowest in six months and only the third decline in more than four years.
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October 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Rice prices climb as import ban dents supply
Higher rice prices, coupled with faster fish inflation, could have pushed headline inflation up in September, as the two-month rice import ban-which the government will prolong-might have tightened the supply of the Filipino staple food during the month.
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October 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'Paolo' may make landfall over Isabela or Aurora on Oct. 3 - PAGASA
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, Oct. 1 said Tropical Depression Paolo may generally move west-northwestward and could make landfall over Isabela or northern Aurora by Friday morning or afternoon, Oct. 3.
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