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Hong Kong's migrant domestic workers mourn their losses in deadly fire
For many Hong Kong families, they are the women who cook their meals, bathe their elderly parents and care for infants at home-often unseen, they are indispensable.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
‘Rage bait' named Oxford word of the year
LONDON-Oxford University Press has named “rage bait” as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Factory activity slips to 4-year low in Nov
Philippine manufacturing activity slid into contrac- tion mode in November, falling to its lowest level in over four years, due to weak demand.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Pinay who saved baby in HK blaze now stable
A Filipina worker who saved a baby during the massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Nov. 26 is now in stable condition, according to the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Dec. 29 signing of 2026 budget eyed
The Senate is aiming to have the 2026 national budget signed by President Marcos on Dec. 29 —a revised timeline in light of recent delays, including the fire that hit the Senate building in Pasay City on Sunday, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
BBM tells AFP: Rise above politics, be loyal to Republic
The military must “rise above politics” and profess loyalty not to personalities or groups but to the Republic, President Marcos said yesterday, as rumors persist of alleged destabilization plots fueled by the raging multibillion-peso flood control scandal.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
The future is bright
Mall and property taipan Hans Sy achieved a virtual grand slam this November 2025.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Family affair for Van Sickles, Angels
When Petro Gazz decided at the last minute to tap as coaches the husband and wife tandem of Gary and Lisa Van Sickle, parents to its star player Brooke, there were doubts if it would work.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Laws alone will not protect women
It semes that every day that passes, there is a new reminder of how far we have yet to go before we can say that we have built a world free of sexual inequality.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
The Filipino digital workforce: The new builders of the nation
We often talk about technology as if it was made purely of machines, codes and platforms. But behind every app, every system and every digital innovation is a person who built it.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Discayas, alleged Chinese car smuggler probed
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is investigating a Chinese national to determine his connection to a car dealer suspected of supplying luxury cars to contractor couple Curlee and Sarah Discaya.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
THE ANXIETY ECONOMY: IS YOUR BOSS PAYING YOU ENOUGH T0 AFFORD THERAPY?
There’s a new industry booming in the Philippines — and no, it’s not tech, tourism, or teleseryes. It’s anxiety.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
One global community
In neighborhoods across ASEAN, life unfolds in simple, meaningful ways: neighbors sharing meals, children playing freely on warm streets and communities coming together in times of joy and challenge. These everyday acts of connection build resilience, trust and shared wellbeing.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP prepared to secure another major protest
The Philippine National Police is prepared to secure another Trillion Peso March should organizers push through with a third mass protest amid calls for the arrest of so-called \"big fish\" in the flood P25 MM control scam, acting PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said yesterday.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
2 Sunwest execs send surrender feelers – CIDG
Two wanted officials of Sunwest Construction and Development Corp., a company linked to former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co, have sent surrender feelers as authorities continue the manhunt for suspects in the flood control scam, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said yesterday.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
DEPDev: PHL misses 2025 growth target
The Philippines is expected to miss its growth target for the year, following the sharp slowdown in third quarter economic growth and challenges including governance issues that continue to affect investor sentiment, according to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev).
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
House suspends Barzaga for 60 days
The House ethics committee found Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga guilty of disorderly behavior in connection with several posts on Facebook.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Infra flagship project pipeline hits P10.5 T
The government's pipeline of priority infrastructure projects has reached P10.52 trillion, with three of the projects expected to be completed this year, according to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
THE insertion mechanism: How is the budget crafted?
Reforms have made the Philippine budget process more transparent on the executive side, yet the cor-tuption label persists, as the ongoing flood control scandal continues to challenge the administration’s claims of transparency in budget crafting.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Netflix Phl transforms Poblacion into Hawkins
Welcome to Hawkins, Makati. For three days, Pinoy fans of \"Stranger Things\" had an \"Upside Down Experience\" as Netflix Philippines transformed Poblacion in Makati into the iconic fictional town from the hit series to mark its fifth and final season.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Stunning Italian cities off the beaten path
Genoa & Lucca:
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Lone bettor wins P155.2-M lotto pot
A bettor in Gen. Trias City in Cavite is the sole winner of the P155.2-million Ultra lotto 6/58 prize on Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Israel's Netanyahu seeks pardon in corruption cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced on Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Discipline at the House
By an overwhelming vote of 249, with only five against and 11 abstaining, the House of Representatives suspended for 60 days without pay Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco Barzaga over what a colleague described as \"reckless, offensive and irresponsible use of his social media platform.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Two Pacquiaos on same card?
Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao isn’t discounting the possibility of lining up his son Jimuel on the undercard of a coming blockbuster attraction where he'll fight in the main event.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Dalian trains returning on MRT-3 tracks this month
The China-made Dalian trains are set to return on the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) tracks in time for the Christmas rush, with the government rushing to test the trains for deployment on the line.
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
Jak Roberto ventures into beauty and skincare business
Actor and entrepreneur Jak Roberto was on hand to celebrate the grand opening of Pretty Skin & Lamelin PH's flagship store in Las Piñas, a milestone event bringing premium Korean skincare closer to Filipinos in the South.
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December 02, 2025
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
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December 02, 2025
The Philippine Star
K-pop stars announce donations for victims of HK fire
K-pop girl band Aespa (in photo) and other South Korean pop stars have announced a flurry of donations to support victims of an apartment fire in Hong Kong that killed at least 146 people in one of the city's deadliest blazes.
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