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Wilma weakens into LPA
Tropical Depression Wilma weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA) as it moved across the Bicol region, bringing rains over large parts of Luzon and the Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Watching and waiting
With our country seemingly on course toward ungovern-ability and economic decline, a pall of gloom has descended on the business community.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Foreign reserves climb to highest in 13 months
Higher gold holdings push GIR to $111.07 B in November
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
'Uphold global nuclear weapons testing moratorium'
The Philippines has called on nations to uphold the moratorium on nuclear weapons testing in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions and increasing nuclear rhetoric.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Navy seizes P529-M smuggled cigarettes
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Naval units under the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) seized nearly P529 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from two boats off the Moro Gulf and Sulu last week.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
'Phl, SoKor trade to reach $24 B by 2030'
Bilateral trade between the Philippines and South Korea is projected to reach $24 billion by 2030, according to a senior officer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) secretariat.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Debt payments fall sharply to P66 B in Oct
The national government's debt service declined by nearly 70 percent in October, driven by lower interest payments on external obligations and fewer maturing securities, which helped reduce amortization costs.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
DOH reports 183 HIV cases among migrant workers
At least 183 cases of human immunodeficiency virus or HIV infection involving migrant workers were reported from July to September, the Department of Health said.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Palace cool to bill creating another infra probe body
'IPC duplicates ombudsman, DOJ functions'
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Analysts expect 25-bp rate cut this week
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to deliver another 25-basis-point (bp) rate cut this week, with economists citing subdued inflation, sluggish growth and soft domestic demand as key drivers for further easing.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP deploys tracker teams for Sarah Discaya
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has mobilized intelligence and tracker teams to locate contractor Sarah Discaya and several others who are believed to have gone into hiding after being linked to ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
DPWH to prioritize destroying illegal flood structures – Dizon
Instead of expensive and graft-ridden flood control projects that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is trying to get rid of, focus is shifting to measures intended to clear waterways of garbage and illegal structures, possibly beginning in January, according to Secretary Vince Dizon.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
ADB to cut Phl growth forecasts
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is lowering its growth forecasts for the Philippines for the current year and 2026 following the sharp slowdown in the country’s third quarter economic growth performance.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Stocks attempt stronger hold at 6,000
The local stock market will seek to resume its climb back above the 6,000 level this week, with investors setting their sights on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s monetary policy decision on Dec. 11.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Fil-Ams cautioned on renouncing citizenship
The Philippine embassy in Washington has advised members of the Filipino-American community to exercise caution in renouncing their citizenship, saying the United States has not made any changes in its policy on dual citizenship.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Trump awards medals to Kennedy Center honorees
US President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, hailing the slate of artists as “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” ever assembled.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner's bank accounts amid criminal probe
Mexico's anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said on Friday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Rocket debris warning issued over western Phl
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) issued a rocket debris warning over the weekend, after China launched its Long March 8A rocket on Saturday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Thoughts to guide us by
The light of Christmas
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
BI probes Pagadian mayor's citizenship
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will check its records on Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co, amid questions about his citizenship.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce to wed on June 13
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop superstar Taylor Swift reportedly are having a June wedding.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Vatican to content creators: Go beyond follower count
Instead of focusing on the number of content and followers, Catholic digital influencers should strive to connect with compassion with their audience, a Vatican official said.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
SEC introduces unified online ticketing system with real-time tracking
Transactions involving public requests, inquiries and complaints to the Securities and Exchange Commission can now be tracked in real time with the rollout of the SEC’s upgraded online ticketing system.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Tokyo says Chinese jets locked radar onto Japan fighters
Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets southeast of Okinawa’s main island, Japan’s defense ministry said yesterday.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP steps up drive vs hoarders, profiteers
With Christmas just around the corner, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has intensified operations against hoarding and profiteering following reports of soaring prices of meat and vegetables in several areas.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Proposed changes in import quotas seen to disrupt pork, poultry supply
Local meat importers and traders are raising concerns that the government's plan to reshuffle pork and poultry import quotas could unsettle supply and push up prices in the local market.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Bong Go lauds cooperatives
Leaders and members of cooperatives from Luzon have been lauded for helping communities and contributing to a resilient nation.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Megaworld ending 2025 on high note
Property giant Megaworld Corp. is targeting to infuse retail assets to MREIT Inc. by the second half of next year to support the next phase of growth strategy of its real estate investment trust arm.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
O Bar, home of top drag dancing queens
From its first customers who enjoyed the bar’s laid-back groove in Malate in 2005, to the habitues who continue to frequent the current venue in Ortigas for its inventive drag shows today, O Bar has been raising the standard in live entertainment for 20 years now.
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December 08, 2025
The Philippine Star
Remains of slain Pinoy seafarer repatriated
The remains of a Filipino Eternity C crewman killed by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea arrived in Manila on Saturday.
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