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Manila Bulletin
Growing up in 1940s Manila (Part One)
Remembering memories of a bygone era
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Argentina survives Finland
Ticket prices reduced for FIVB World Championship
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Higher PH wheat imports seen
Higher wheat imports expected
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China
President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Seized lumber repurposed into school chairs in Agusan del Sur
An estimated 10,269.28 board feet of confiscated lumber and logs were repurposed into school chairs to help fill the gap in the southern part of Agusan del Sur province.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PNP sets up checkpoints in Rizal Province
Several checkpoints manned by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been set up in strategic areas in Rizal province in preparation for the scheduled mass actions against anomalous flood control projects in the country.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Lacson belies report of another change in Senate leadership
Faky Breaky News. This was how Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo \"Ping\" Lacson branded on Sunday, September 14 a supposed report claiming that another Senate leadership change is in the works.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
VP Sara, AFP honor country's more than 158,000 reservists
Vice President Sara Duterte and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) paid tribute to the country's 158,269 Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine reservists to culminate the celebration of the 46th National Reservists Week.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
ODA manifests goodwill between long-term allies
Over the weekend, there were two contrasting developments on the economic front. First, it was announced by the Seoul-based daily newspaper Hankyoreh that South Korea would stop processing a loan totaling some 700 billion Korean won, intended for the PBBM Rural Modular Bridge Project unilaterally sought by the Philippine government. Second, the Philippine government initiated confidence-building measures to ensure continuity of Japanese foreign aid, the largest source of official development assistance (ODA) to the Philippines.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City, at least 32 dead
A barrage of airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to evacuate, medical staff reported Saturday.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Curfew lifted, calm returns to Nepal in wake of mass protests that killed at least 51
Nepalese authorities lifted the curfew in the country's capital and surrounding areas on Saturday as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation's first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that killed at least 51 people and collapsed the government.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
SM Prime sets P17-B debt refinancing
After interest rates have been cut, Sy-led SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) is now planning to refinance debt with a P17-billion bond offering just after raising $350 million from United States (US) dollar-denominated notes.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Standing by the cross of Jesus
At the annunciation, the archangel Gabriel called Mary “full of grace” and told her God’s plan involving her to become the mother of the Savior.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
1,000 displaced in Happy Land fire; firetruck attacked
A fire broke out late Saturday night, Sept.13, in Happy Land, Tondo, Manila, tearing through a densely populated residential area and leaving more than 1,000 residents displaced.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Is the Internet Worth Saving?
'm not sure how you feel, but after a quarter century of being chronically online I’m tired of the internet. Most days it’s a lot of drivel, toxicity, and negative emotion. Sometimes I put my phone down after scrolling my feeds and I feel icky.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cops seize weapons, vapes from high school students in Iloilo
Police recently confiscated weapons, vapes, and other prohibited materials from more than 50 high school students in Pototan town, Iloilo province.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
External debt inches up to $149B in Q2
Citing the depreciation of the United States (US) dollar, coupled with the government’s offshore borrowings, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) revealed that the Philippines’ foreign debt climbed to $148.87 billion by the end of the second quarter.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
No plan to close coal mines
While the country is working to expand its renewable energy (RE) fleet, the Department of Energy (DOE) clarified that it is not pushing for a complete halt in coal mine operations.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'The Voice Kids' coaches excited to mentor new batch of hopefuls
Asia's Limitless Star Julie Anne San Jose and international singer, dancer, and host Billy Crawford welcomed hitmaker, singer-songwriter, and producer Zack Tabudlo, along with Miguel and Paolo, the twin members of the popular band Ben&Ben, as the first-ever Double Chair coaches on the reality singing competition The Voice Kids, which debuted on GMA Network on Sept. 14.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cash under fire: Can Purisima’s proposal clean up corruption?
In a country where envelopes stuffed with bills have long been synonymous with backdoor deals, former Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima is calling for a radical rethink of how cash flows through the Philippine economy. His proposal? Limit high-value cash transactions, lower the top currency denomination, and push for a digital-first financial system.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Historic win for Crawford
Terence Crawford became the first male boxer to capture three unified division titles when he defeated Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision on Saturday night, Sept. 13, to win the super middleweight championship before an announced record crowd of 70,482.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
China launches probes targeting US semiconductors ahead of Madrid trade talks
China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national security and the ownership of social media platform TikTok.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
A review of '100 Awit Para Kay Stella'
The meaning of limerence, and recognizing that rain is 'ulan' in Filipino, will help you understand the why of my title to this review, after having watched the film.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Justice builds a home in Sulu
Earlier this month, I stood shoulder to shoulder with Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen and other justices, alongside local leaders, and hundreds of proud Tausug as we broke ground for the new Sulu Hall of Justice.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
41 quakes shake Kanlaon
Forty-one earthquakes rattled Kanlaon Volcano in less than half a day, signaling heightened unrest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
AC Health unveils AI-powered lung cancer detection
Yala Healthcare Holdings Inc.’s (AC Health) Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH), the country’s first cancer specialty hospital, is teaming-up with global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to launch its Lung Center of Excellence (COE) and a dedicated Lung Nodule Clinic.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
AFP in joint exercises with US, Japan in West PH Sea
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) observed a shift in China’s approach in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after a Chinese warship invoked “sovereign immunity” to justify its presence inside the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Lucero, De Liano ink deals
Magnolia has secured the services of its young and promising big in Zavier Lucero while Converge has also locked in Juan Gomez De Liano as teams continue their build up for the upcoming PBA 50th season.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Int’l community backs PH protest vs China’s nature reserve plan
Several members of the diplomatic community in the Philippines stood by Manila as it filed a diplomatic protest against China’s plan to build a national nature reserve in the heavily contested Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) in the West Philippine Sea.
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September 15, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cut in DPWH budget for projects pushed to boost funds for students
A move to reduce the proposed budget for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects and utilize the amount slashed for scholarship or educational assistance funds for all college students next year is being proposed in the House of Representatives.
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