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2024 Review: Unwrapping the Christmas haul

The Philippine Star

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January 06, 2025

The holidays are over. It's time to pack up the Christmas tree, bundle up your gifts and see which treasures are truly worth keeping.

- WILSON SY

2024 Review: Unwrapping the Christmas haul

Cocoa's sweet surprise

If Santa slipped chocolate into your stocking, don't devour it just yet. Cocoa prices surged by 172 percent, making it 2024's top-performing commodity. Poor harvests turned your holiday sweets into golden treats as cocoa prices soared past just about everything else on the board.

Bitcoin bonanza

Crypto investors who weathered Bitcoin's 64-percent drop in 2022 saw their patience pay off. It registered two straight years of triple-digit returns—up by 155 percent in 2023 and another 121 percent in 2024. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds became mainstream. Trump's return to the White House ignited hopes for more friendly regulations to promote crypto's wider adoption.

Coffee's roasting rally

That pricey morning latte just got pricier. Arabica coffee spiked by 67 percent to a four-decade high due to a severe drought in Brazil that cast doubt on next season's supply. Suddenly, those P160 Americanos feel like a bargain compared to what's brewing ahead.

Tech stocks bring cheer

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Belém’s COP30 - Brazil and the Philippines moving the house forward together

When the world convenes in Belém, Brazil, in November for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), the event will mark more than a milestone in global climate negotiations.

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3 mins

October 26, 2025

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YULO'S GOLDEN VAULT

Davtyan settled for the silver while Ukrainian Nazar Chepurnyi took the bronze with a 14.466.

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1 min

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

The Philippine Star

ONCE UPON A HALLOWEEN AT NEWPORT WORLD RESORTS

Newport World Resorts transforms into a realm of fantasy and fun this Halloween season with “Once Upon a Halloween,” a celebration that brings beloved fairytales to life through themed feasts, magical cocktails, and family adventures across its world-class hotels.

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1 min

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

PCSO hosts prestigious APLA 2025 conference in the Philippines

Country affirms regional leadership in responsible gaming, innovation

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1 mins

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. She was 93.

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1 min

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

Pacquiao inspires Batang Pinoy athletes

The next Manny Pacquiao is bound to rise here

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1 min

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

Ex-4Ps beneficiary passes physicians examination

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has commended a former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who recently passed the 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine.

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1 min

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

A GHOST STORY IN A LAND OF DISBELIEF

In a culture that believes the spirit does not wander, the unexplained becomes an even more profound challenge to reason.

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5 mins

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

GET OUT OF THE SWAMP WITH A 'SHREKTACULAR' STAYCATION

The world's favorite ogre takes center stage in Shrek: The Musical, opening Oct. 31, inviting families, friends, and theatergoers.

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1 min

October 26, 2025

The Philippine Star

Eala misses final in doubles

Alex Eala and Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok faltered in the last two sets to drop a 7-6(4), 3-6, 5-10 defeat to Poland’s Katarzyna Piter and Indonesia’s Janice Tjen in the WTA250 Guangzhou Open doubles semifinals yesterday at the Nansha International Tennis Center in China.

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1 mins

October 26, 2025

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