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Manila Bulletin
How economic anxiety is rewriting Gen Z’s love story
Marriage in the Philippines is no longer the inevitable milestone it once was. Among Gen Z Filipinosthe country's youngest adults-a quiet but profound shift is underway. A recent survey conducted by Arkipelago Analytics reveals that only 40 percent of Gen Z respondents say they want to get married someday. Of those, a significant 60 percent prefer to do so after the age of 35. This deferral of commitment reflects not only evolving cultural values but also a deeper, more pragmatic concern: the high cost of living and mounting economic pressures are fundamentally reshaping how the next generation approaches love, partnership, and the future.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
La Salle, Ateneo clash
Long-time rivals De La Salle and Ateneo seek to resume their triumphant ways when they clash on Wednesday, April 2, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Obiena captures gold in Taiwan
EJ Obiena defied foggy conditions by capturing the gold medal in the Taiwan International Pole Vault Competition on Monday, March 31, at the Sun Moon Lake in Nantou City, Chinese Taipei.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Mayor Vico tells city employees: Prioritize work over politics
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded all city government employees to prioritize their work, which they have sworn to perform properly and truthfully, over politics.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country's second-largest city.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Reducing risk, severity of damage when 'The Big One' strikes
The recent series of devastating earthquakes in Myanmar, Thailand, and Tonga should serve as harsh reminders of the vulnerability of seismic hotspots like the Philippines.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DOE eyes 'safe' nuclear plant sites
The Department of Energy (DOE) is assessing various sites for future nuclear power plants, including possible locations in the western regions of the Philippines.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Reduced budget deficit, on track with our agenda for prosperity
Id Mubarak! Taqabbalallahu Minna wa Minkum. Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Lakers hold off Rockets
Luka Doncic had 20 points and nine assists, and Gabe Vincent added 20 points on six 3-pointers in the Los Angeles Lakers' 104-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night, March 31.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Filinvest sets P24B capex
Filinvest Development Corp., the investment arm of the Gotianun Group, is setting a P24-billion capital expenditure (capex) budget for 2024, 20 percent more than the P20 billion allotted in 2023, so it can achieve a 20-percent growth for another record year.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
A graceful guide to Sining Filipina
The theme this year was Her Earth, Her Future: Women at the Forefront of Sustainability
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Escudero hails DFA, DMW for helping arrested Pinoys in Qatar
Senate President Francis Escudero hailed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for providing assistance to 20 Filipinos who were arrested in Qatar for taking part in an unauthorized political demonstration.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Record PH debt poses repayment pressures
The national government’s debt soared to a new record high of P16.63 trillion at the end of the first two months of 2024, putting pressure on its capability to repay obligations.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Dear Self Aesthetic and Wellness Center Partners with PSSAM to Elevate Aesthetic Excellence
One goal at a time.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Kultura clubbing at Greenhills
Visibly excited over the items and store design were Senator Grace Poe, Kultura’s brand ambassador Marian Rivera, and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
TNT-Ginebra finals a big hit
The PBA is dying?
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Burst gas pipe sparks colossal fire in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A colossal fire erupted Tuesday in a Malaysian suburb outside Kuala Lumpur due to a burst gas pipeline, prompting evacuations of nearby homes.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Navy beefs up defense capabilities in West PH Sea
The Philippine Navy will add more manpower and resources to its two major commands in charge of the security in the western part of the country, a military official said on Tuesday, April 1.
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April 2, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Angels, Chargers go for clinchers
Stakes are high in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals as Petro Gazz and Akari gun for championship berths on Tuesday, April 1, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Alden Richards to fulfill dad’s dream of becoming pilot
Don’t look now, but award-winning Kapuso star Alden Richards could soon be taking to the skies as a pilot.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
4 rescued after banca sinks in Quezon
MAUBAN, Quezon — A 23-year-old laborer drowned and four individuals were rescued after their banca sank in Barangay Santa Lucia here on Sunday, March 30.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Interesting times in Mindanao
Having traveled to many cities in Mindanao over the last two weeks, the unprecedented events surrounding former President Rodrigo Duterte and the International Criminal Court as well as the responses to these, reveal that the influence of the former president Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines is deeper and stronger than expected. What this means for the elections in May and the developments in the coming years is worth examining.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cargo vessel catches fire in Batangas
ASUGBU, Batangas - A cargo vessel caught fire in the sea of Limbones Island here before dawn on Sunday, March 30.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PT&T eyes PSE comeback
Telecommunications provider Philippine Telegraph and Telephone (PT&T) Corp. is eager to resume trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) within the first half of the year as it nears regulatory approval.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Avel Bacudio swings big with Filipino sports luxe
The noted Filipino fashion designer merges traditional Filipino aesthetics with contemporary sportswear
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Lesson learned for Lady Bulldogs
For Alyssa Solomon, National University’s striving five-set loss to University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball served as their wake-up call to gather their senses and regain their winning form.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
South Korean police plan to question man on suspicion of accidentally starting wildfire
South Korean police plan to question a 56-year old man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently devastated the country’s southern regions, killing 30 people and burning more than 119,000 acres of land.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Eid’l Fitr: Faith, unity and resilience
As the crescent moon marks the end of Ramadan, Filipino Muslims across the nation join the global Islamic community in celebrating Eid’l Fitr.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Do you want to be well?
In John’s Gospel, the signs refer to the miracles performed by Jesus.
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April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PDEA probing source of P816-M shabu
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is determining the source of the 120 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P816 million intercepted here from a driver on March 21.
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