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Manila Bulletin
No power issues on election day
During the first half of the midterm Election Day, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that its facilities and transmission lines remained stable—crucial for ensuring ballot machines operate smoothly throughout the day.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Elections generally peaceful
Gun attacks, machine glitches, and power supply issues greeted the midterm polls on Monday while pockets of violence were reported during voting hours in some parts of the country, but the Philippine National Police (PNP) said the May 12 elections were generally peaceful and orderly.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Style in every stride
Salomon brings its collaboration with Maison Margiela to the Philippines
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
98 Degrees and still rising
Fans of Nick Lachey, Jeff Timmons, Drew Lachey and Justin Jeffre would be glad to know that the boys are still busy doing what they do best, and that is pumping out R&B laced pop tunes almost 30 years after they first came out with their debut album in 1997.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Zelenskyy hopes for ceasefire with Russia, challenges Putin to meet him in Turkey 'personally'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday challenged Russia's President Vladimir Putin to meet him personally in Turkey on Thursday, the latest move in a weekend-long exchange of proposals from both sides on the next steps in the U.S.-led peace effort.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos, Duterte not spared by counting machine glitches
Isolated glitches involving the automated counting machines (ACM) for the May 12, 2025 midterm elections were reported in various areas in the country on Election Day.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Manila aims for more ambitious climate goals
The Philippine government is currently sharpening its next climate battle plan that will anchor its third round of nationally determined contributions (NDC 3.0) submission ahead of the COP30 Climate Change Summit slated at the Amazonian city of Belem in Brazil by November this year.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Access to San Juanico Bridge limited due to potential structural damage
Policemen and soldiers were deployed in strategic areas of the iconic San Juanico Bridge in Eastern Visayas to restrict the use of the iconic infrastructure following a recent assessment that revealed potential damage to some of its structural components, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Q1 spending may lift first half growth
Government spending related to the May 12 midterm elections—frontloaded expenditures prior to the polls as well as the resumption of delayed projects due to the election ban—would likely spill over into the second quarter and support first-half economic growth, economists said.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Motherhood, meaning, and makeup
The Beauty Edit's Nicole Morales on motherhood and building something that lasts
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Meta was quick in taking down poll-related ‘fake news’ - DICT
Multi-social media platform operator Meta significantly sped up the removal of election-related fake news following government pressure for it to take quick action against disinformation, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Deadline looms for Islamic banking units
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has proposed requiring Islamic banking units (IBUs) operated by conventional banks to either transition into full-fledged Islamic banks or comply with universal bank capital requirements within five years.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
12 individuals with high-powered firearms, lawyer nabbed in Abra
Authorities arrested 12 individuals and confiscated several firearms and ammunition in an operation in Pidigan town, this province, over the weekend.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US touts 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce
The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered \"a great deal of productivity\" in resolving differences between the world's two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump imposing steep tariffs and Beijing retaliating.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Ladies of Malaysian Embassy host Hari Raya celebration
This year, Eid al-Fitr, the festival of Breaking the Fast, occurred on March 31, marking the end of Ramadan.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Frayna dumps Mongolian rival
Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna made short work of Mongolian Woman FIDE Master Enkh-Amgalan Enkhrii in the fifth round to stay in contention in the women’s division of the Asian Individual Chess Championships in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates on Sunday, May 11.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
33 nabbed for violating liquor ban in 3 provinces
Thirty-three individuals were apprehended for violating the nationwide liquor ban across the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac, according to a report from Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) on Monday.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Furniture sector seeks gov't support
Local furniture manufacturers are seeking immediate government intervention to safeguard the industry from the impact of the 17-percent tariffs imposed by the United States on Philippine goods, citing the risk of potential factory closures and job losses.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
CIDG deploys probe teams vs vote-buying, other poll offenses
Police started the operations against vote-buying on May 9 and encouraged the public to report vote-buying and vote-selling schemes through the PNP’s E-911 hotline.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'Thunderbolts, 'Sinners' top box office charts anew
Marvel's \"Thunderbolts\" and Ryan Coogler's \"Sinners\" dominated the North American box office charts again this weekend.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza
Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pacers show great resolve
Indiana inches closer to East Finals; OKC ties series
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
You do not believe, because you are not among my sheep
As a prominent biblical scholar, Elizabeth Johnson, says, “There is a tension between God’s initiative and human responsibility that is not resolved in John’s Gospel (or perhaps in the entire Bible!).
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
RRHI anticipates benefits from Trump trade policies
Gokongwei-led Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. expects to benefit from higher reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and its trading partners, as it may eventually lead to oversupply and higher margins for dry goods.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH foreign investments plunge 62%
Net inflows of brick-and-mortar foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Philippines amounted to $529 million in February, marking a steep 61.9-percent decline from the $1.4 billion recorded in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Europe Day celebrated in Manila
European Union Ambassador Massimo Santoro led the Europe Day celebrations held on May 8 which marked the 75th anniversary of the “Schuman Declaration,” the document that set in motion the European integration process.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
For health and wellness
To sustain its advocacy in supporting local runners in their drive for health and wellness, the HOKA Run Club resumed recently at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati, drawing close to a hundred enthusiasts who were able to test the light and comfortable HOKA Clifton 10 running sneakers.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos, Duterte not spared by counting machine glitches
President Marcos successfully cast his vote for the 2025 midterm elections, but not after encountering a technical glitch that forced him to feed his ballot into the ACM twice with the assistance of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Cop, 2 others killed in Pangasinan
A police officer and two individuals were killed in a shooting incident in Sitio Imus, Barangay Samon, this town, before dawn on Sunday, May 11.
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May 13, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Suarez-Navarrete fight investigated
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) may overturn the result of the Charly Suarez and Emanuel Navarrete fight which resulted in a controversial technical decision loss for the Filipino challenger last Sunday, May 11.
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