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Manila Bulletin
Crowning Makati's skyline: Laurean Residences by Ayala Land Premier
A new icon is taking shape in the Makati skyline. Ayala Land Premier recently unveiled Laurean Residences, an urban sanctuary set at the heart of ever-evolving Makati, on Sept. 1, 2025, at Raffles Makati.
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Closer PH-Thai defense ties pave way for asset, tech collaboration
The Department of National Defense (DND) and Thailand's Ministry of Defence (MOD) vowed to further enhance their collaboration so they could explore opportunities for potential equipment and technology sharing and acquisition.
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The cost of true discipleship
The so-called “bandwagon effect” connotes popular acclaim given to a leader or a group who has attained a celebrity status.
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
MIDS 2025 champions human-centered creativity
The four-day event explores how technology, culture, and storytelling shape design's future
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Eala marches into final
Alex Eala shrugged off a lethargic start before demolishing American Kayla Day, 6-2, 6-3, to barge into the finals of the Guadalajara 125 Open early Saturday, Sept. 6 (Philippine time).
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'My Teacher, My Hero': A month to celebrate our nation builders
Each year, from Sept. 5 to Oct. 5, the Philippines observes National Teachers' Month (NTM) — a 30-day celebration of the invaluable contributions of Filipino educators in shaping minds, communities, and the nation's future. Culminating on Oct. 5, which is also World Teachers' Day, this national observance reminds us that teaching is not just a profession — it is a lifelong mission.
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September 7, 2025

Manila Bulletin
Living the good life: How SMDC's new segments are taking shape
From towers in the city to neighborhoods in the regions, SMDC shows how its brand refresh is being realized on the ground
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Angry protesters pelt DPWH office with tomatoes
Angry protesters stormed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cebu City District Engineering Office in the pier area here on Friday morning, Sept. 5.
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
More Than 25,000 Sign Up for Socialized Housing Units Under Expanded 4PH
Over 25,000 Filipino workers have signed up to express interest in purchasing socialized housing units through the Pag-IBIG Housing Loan under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, just three months after Pag-IBIG Fund rolled out its 4PH Online Registration system in June 2025, officials announced Friday, Sept. 5.
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September 7, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Victims oppose Duterte's bid for release, cite fear of reprisals
Victims in the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte have urged judges to keep him in detention, warning that his release could endanger their safety and undermine the trial.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Banks' bad loans hit 8-month high
Philippine banks are shoring up their loan-loss buffers as the industry's bad loan ratio climbed to an eight-month high of 3.4 percent, due to the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and global uncertainties affecting borrowers' ability to repay debts.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Fuel prices to rise by more than P1 next week
Motorists should brace for a potential fuel price increase next week, with per-liter costs for gasoline and diesel expected to rise by more than a peso due to global geopolitical tensions and sanctions.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH's AI spending rises, policies lag
Economic growth in Asia-Pacific stands to benefit from increased artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing adoption across the region, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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September 6, 2025

Manila Bulletin
Inflation rises to 1.5% in August
The rate of increase in consumer prices accelerated last month due to a jump in food prices, with recent weather events heavily impacting the cost of vegetables, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, Sept. 5.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DPWH finds ex-Bulacan district engineer guilty of irregularities
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has found former Bulacan First District Engineer Henry Alcantara guilty of irregularities over \"ghost\" flood control projects in the province.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Mangroves, livelihoods, and purpose
Manulife joins Haribon in protecting coastal life in Quezon province
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope Leo, Vatican insist on 2-state solution to end Gaza war
Pope Leo XIV and his top diplomats told Israel’s president Thursday that a two-state solution was the “only way out of the war,” as the Vatican called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and entry of humanitarian aid to famine-stricken Palestinians there.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Banks’ bad loans hit 8-month high
Creased by 2.6 percent to P687.6 billion as of July from P670.5 billion a month ago.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Paalam advances
Two-time Olympian Carlos Paalam put on a show and carved out a unanimous decision win over Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Chiao-Chun, 5-0, to advance to Round of 32 of the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England Thursday, Sept. 4.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Protesters, police clash outside Batasan complex during DPWH budget deliberation
Protesters clashed briefly with police outside the House of Representatives complex on Friday, Sept. 5, as lawmakers deliberated on the 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pack green, travel clean
Sustainable journeys start with SM Green Finds
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
2025 online Bar exams start Sept 7 in 14 testing centers
A total of 13,301 registered examinees will troop to 14 testing centers nationwide on Sunday, Sept. 7, for the first day of the 2025 online Bar examinations being administered yearly by the Supreme Court (SC).
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
LPA forms west of Northern Luzon
The cloud cluster being monitored over the West Philippine Sea developed into a low-pressure area (LPA) on Friday morning, Sept. 5, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
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September 6, 2025

Manila Bulletin
Authorities seize nearly 700,000 illicit cigarettes in Luzon buy-bust operations
In a series of high-profile enforcement actions spanning nearly two months, law enforcement authorities across Luzon confiscated close to 700,000 sticks of illicit cigarettes, reinforcing the government's campaign against counterfeit and illicit cigarettes under \"Oplan Megashopper.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
BCDA to build common towers
State-run agency pushing for development of shared infrastructure
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Accounting’s new direction: Four key pillars
PICPA TALKS
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Daza's years of crisis and hope
One highlight of this year’s commemoration of Ninoy Aquino’s Day last Aug. 21 was the launching of Representative Raul A. Daza’s two volume book, Years of Crisis (1974-1983) and Years of Hope (1984-1987) at Club Filipino.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Power supply in Siquijor fully restored - Marcos
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the power supply in Siquijor has been fully restored, six days after the government ordered a shutdown of the power provider in the island-province.
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September 6, 2025
Manila Bulletin
721 trees in Infanta may be cut, pruned for wind project
Environmental groups have raised concern over the impending cutting and pruning of 721 trees along the road right-of-way from Barangay Dinahican to Barangay Magsaysay, Infanta, Quezon, for use as a transportation route for wind turbine generator (WTG) materials.
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September 6, 2025

Manila Bulletin
BSP: Rice to keep inflation low
Despite last month's spike in consumer prices, the steady decline in rice costs is seen to keep a lid on inflation, with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expecting it to average below two percent this year.
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