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ADB slashes Phl growth forecasts for 2025, 2026
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sharply cut its growth forecasts for the Philippines for this year and 2026, amid weak infrastructure spending due to corruption probe and natural disasters.
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December 11, 2025
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FDI inflows sink to over five-year low in September
Net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines plunged to their lowest level in over five years in September, the Bangko Sentral
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December 11, 2025
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Mayonnaise performs with song inspiration Jopay
Filipino rock band Mayonnaise recorded the song “Jopay” after seeing the SexBomb dancer crying on TV.
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December 11, 2025
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UK, Denmark urge human rights agreement changes
UK leader Keir Starmer and Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen called for the European Convention on Human Rights to be modernized to tackle irregular migration, as countries prepared to discuss the issue Wednesday.
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December 11, 2025
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LTFRB-7 sets hearing on 600 e-taxis in Cebu
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Central Visayas will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 18, at 10:30 a.m. on the application of Green and Smart Mobility Philippines Inc. to operate 600 air-conditioned electric taxi units in Cebu City and other parts of the Visayas.
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December 11, 2025
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Venezuela opposition chief to miss Nobel Prize award
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, will not attend Wednesday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and the award will be accepted by her daughter, organisers said.
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December 11, 2025
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Collapse of two buildings in Morocco's Fes kills 19
Two four-storey buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fes, killing at least 19 people, according to a provisional toll reported by the country's official news agency on Wednesday.
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December 11, 2025
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Archival wants acquisition of heavy equipment hasten
Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has urged concerned departments to immediately acquire heavy equipment to improve disaster preparedness in landslide-prone barangays across the city.
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December 11, 2025
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CBRT faces delay
Both inauguration dates were then canceled.
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December 11, 2025
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Sonny Angara, Henry Aguda still in Cabinet
The Palace on Wednesday, December 10, denied reports that Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Technology Secretary Henry Aguda are on their way out of the presidential Cabinet.
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December 11, 2025
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Safe space
The men's and women's football teams stunned defending champions Indonesia and Vietnam in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.
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December 11, 2025
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CERA urges MCWD to reconsider rate hike
A Cebu-based consumer advocacy group is urging the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to reconsider its proposed rate increase, warning that higher charges will be difficult to justify without clear improvements in service reliability.
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December 11, 2025
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Atong Ang'slawyer: DOJ indictment on missing sabungeros 'flawed, unfair,'
The defense counsel for tycoon Atong Ang condemned the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolution to formally charge his client in court in connection with the disappearance of the missing sabungeros.
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December 11, 2025
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Rwanda accuses DRC, Burundi of violating peace agreement
Rwanda accused the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi Wednesday of deliberately violating a ceasefire in eastern DRC, days after the signing of a peace agreement in Washington.
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December 11, 2025
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PSA: More Filipinos jobless in October '25
The number of jobless Filipinos grew in October, with at least 2.54 million people unemployed that month, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday, December 10.
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December 11, 2025
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Lancers go for title clincher, Webmasters eye equalizer
After pulling off a nerve-racking victory in double-overtime thriller during the series opener, the three-time defending champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers will try to finish off the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters in Game 2 of the best-of-three Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 college basketball finals today (Thursday, December 11) at the Cebu Coliseum.
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December 11, 2025
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Marcos: Zaldy Co's passport canceled
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, December 10, announced that the passport of resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy
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December 11, 2025
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MMDA wants fewer Metro Manila mall-wide sales
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday, December 10, appealed to shopping mall owners not to hold mall-wide sales during the holiday season, saying they result in gridlocks.
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December 11, 2025
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How Air Supply has stayed relevant for 5 decades
\"Filipinos are people with open hearts.
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December 11, 2025
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First time for JO workers to receive Christmas bonus
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December 11, 2025
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Bronze medalists BC Cheetahs relish best finish in CESAFI
The Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs thrashed the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors, 79-59, in their knockout match for third place to emerge as bronze medalists in the college division of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 basketball tournament last Tuesday evening, December 9, at the Cebu Coliseum.
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December 11, 2025
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MSMEs hit $270B sales on e-commerce platform
Shopee marked its 10th anniversary with a milestone that highlights its growing dominance in Southeast Asia’s digital economy: micro, small and medium enterprises on the platform have amassed more than US$270 billion in sales since 2015.
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December 11, 2025
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COA flags San Fernando over hiring irregularities
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cited the Municipality of San Fernando for irregularities in its hiring of job order (JO) workers, noting the absence of formal procedures, lack of written contracts, and the payment of wages below the prescribed minimum.
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December 11, 2025
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San Nicolas ES to represent CV in Gawad Saka
Cebu City's San Nicolas Elementary School is set to represent Central Visayas at the National Gawad Saka Awards 2026.
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December 11, 2025
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Suns, Spurs win in last tuneups for NBA Cup showdown
A balanced scoring attack helped Phoenix outlast Minnesota, 108-105, despite a 40-point NBA performance by Anthony Edwards while San Antonio held off New Orleans, 135-132.
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December 10, 2025
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'Cinebuano' tackles the lost history of Cebuano cinema
There was a time in the mid-20th century when Cebuano cinema was not just a community, but an industry capable of competing with Manila-made films.
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December 10, 2025
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Archival to work with trimmed 2026 budget
Mayor Nestor Archival said he will make do with the P13.4-billion annual budget approved by the City Council for 2026, even after lawmakers trimmed P32 million from his original proposal.
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December 10, 2025
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IP Ratings
The recent string of natural disasters has understandably roused all sorts of discussions ranging from questionable infra spending to climate change’s adverse effects.
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December 10, 2025
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Sinulog prep progressing amid trimmed budget
Despite the trimmed budget for the Sinulog 2026 celebration, Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has welcomed the council's full support for the festival, affirming that each member is involved and that preparations are steadily progressing.
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December 10, 2025
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Perry, Trudeau make romance official
It is not a teenage dream, it’s Instagram official: pop star Katy Perry posted a photograph of herself cuddling with Canada’s former prime minister Trudeau as secure a confirmation as any that the celebrities are dating.
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