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Rain, rage, and a little hope
It’s hard to describe the specific kind of frustration that fills you when you’re stuck for hours on Quezon Avenue during a monsoon downpour on a Monday morning on your way to a meeting in Manila.
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July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Not just pretty clothes
Filipino designer Mara San Pedro fuses sustainability and heritage in global competition
3 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
How effective is lenacapavir?
Why this medication could be the next best thing to an HIV vaccine
5 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
NCR, other regions paralyzed by floods
No classes, work in gov't in several areas today
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
GOCC dividends boost non-tax take
Higher dividend remittances from state-owned corporations may help offset a potential shortfall in the government's P5-billion privatization target for 2025, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
PBBM stops installation of SONA-related materials
President Marcos, dismayed over reports that State of the Nation Address (SONA)-related materials were being put up amid the massive flooding, ordered a stop to these activities.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH bucks slowing regional credit growth
Debt watcher S&P Global Ratings reported that credit growth across emerging markets (EMs) in Asia has generally softened in the first six months of the year, except in the Philippines and Vietnam, where lending has notably picked up pace.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
APEC bizmen urge free trade
Top business executives across the Asia-Pacific are urging regional leaders to reaffirm their commitment to free trade amid escalating trade tensions and global uncertainties.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Duterte hoping for freedom in time for VP Sara's 2028 presidential run
Former president Rodrigo Duterte hopes that he will be free by the time Vice President Sara Duterte decides to seek the presidency in 2028.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos meets US business leaders to seek investments
President Marcos met with top executives of investment firms in the United States in a bid to secure investments for the country.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Ten lessons I've learned at 34
At 34, I’m preparing for my graduation. I’ve just finished ironing my gown for the ceremony, and I find myself reflecting on the long road that brought me here.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
You have revealed them to the childlike
There are many differences between childish and childlike attitudes. “Childish” behavior is seen in an adult who acts annoyingly and immaturely, incommensurate with
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
PDEA agent in coma after Laguna shootout with drug suspects
A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent is now in serious condition after sustaining bullet wounds during a shootout with two drug suspects in Calamba City in Laguna, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Monday night, July 21.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Child survives fall into road excavation pit amid heavy rains in Quezon City
A child miraculously survived a fall into raging flood waters in a large road excavation site in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Monday afternoon, July 22.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov Vilma leads boodle fight to prove fish in Taal Lake safe to eat
Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto led a boodle fight with officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 4-A and local fishermen here on Tuesday, July 22, to dispel doubts and ensure that fish caught from Taal Lake are safe to eat.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
DTI warns vs. fake PH-US deal
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque dismissed a document circulating on social media as fake for allegedly outlining the Philippines’ concessions to secure a trade agreement with the United States (US).
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH, UK roll out sustainable, accessible transport for Filipino learners
To enhance student mobility and foster sustainable city planning, the Department of Education (DepEd), in collaboration with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the United Kingdom government, has officially launched the Senate-DepEd (SEED) Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Project.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
A toast to Roy Veneracion
'The Manila Bulletin Compendium' series marks it inaugural edition with the renowned Filipino painter
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
mWell opens 1st on-site PCF
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) subsidiary mWell has decided not to remain just a digital platform and has officially launched its first primary care facility (PCF) in Main Square Mall, Bacoor City.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Crypto for Grab payments
Grab Philippines is now accepting cryptocurrencies as a new cash-in method for its in-app digital wallet as the ride-hailing giant seeks to promote greater financial inclusion among digital-first Filipinos.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Billy Joel says he's 'OK' after brain disorder diagnosis
Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants fans to know.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Swarms of Russian drones attack Ukraine nightly
The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing for hours over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western border with Poland.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
'Green Bones' triumphs at 8th EDDYs
In a night that celebrated both cinematic excellence and the enduring legacy of Philippine cinema, “Green Bones” emerged as the biggest winner at the 8th EDDYS (Entertainment Editors' Choice Awards) held at the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City last July 20.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Over 800 families rescued in Manila amid widespread flooding
Over 800 families have been rescued and relocated to evacuation centers across the City of Manila as heavy rains and widespread flooding continued to affect Metro Manila on Tuesday, July 22.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Over 14,000 evacuated in Pasig due to heavy rains—Mayor Vico
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said that 4,084 families or 14,249 individuals have sought shelter in the city's evacuation centers as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, due to continuous heavy rains brought about by the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, that has battered Metro Manila and various parts of Luzon since yesterday, July 21.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Quezon City court convicts man for selling counterfeit cigarettes worth P1.4M
A 29-year-old man has been convicted by a Quezon City court for unfair competition after pleading guilty to selling counterfeit cigarettes worth more than a million pesos, in violation of Section 168.2 in relation to Section 170 of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Taekwondo jins vie in Asian tourney
World Junior veterans Ethan Jervey Dayne Chavez and Rhiyanne Agatha Shay Cadilena banner the SMART/MVPSF Philippine team that will see action in the 2025 Asian Junior, Cadet Taekwondo Championships from July 24 to Aug. 1 in Kuching, Malaysia.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
The INC's 111th anniversary
This coming Sunday, July 27, the Iglesia Ni Cristo will mark the 111th anniversary of its establishment by its first Executive Minister, Felix Y. Manalo.
3 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Breaking free
Quite appropriately, I think it was around the time of Independence Day when I was asked what I thought genuine freedom meant. I usually pause before answering serious questions like this one but here I immediately blurted out: financial independence. True freedom is financial freedom.
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July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
The price of flood control failure
Once again, the rains have come—and once again, our cities, towns, and provinces are submerged in flood. The latest floodings triggered by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” have laid bare not just our vulnerability to nature, but our failure to prepare for it.
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