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MMDA provides potable water to typhoon victims
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been lauded for providing potable water to typhoon victims in Aurora, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes and Negros Occidental, which were devastated by typhoons Tino and Uwan.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
The new ES, the AI effect of OSW and GEA
The government economic team saw major changes in leadership this week.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP sets sights on Nov. 30 protests
After securing the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC)’s anti-corruption protest in Manila, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has started preparing for the nationwide Trillion Peso March on Nov. 30.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Corruption’s economic toll
Alongside efforts to hold crooks accountable and implement reforms to prevent corruption, the government must redouble its efforts to promote economic growth.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Pulong hits Torre for offering to arrest Bato
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte yesterday denounced former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Nicolas Torre III for offering to apprehend Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, who reportedly faces arrest based on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Frederick Go, economic czar
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s brilliant move and a masterstroke is the appointment of property tycoon Frederick D. Go as his secretary of Finance, succeeding the politician-economist Ralph Recto, who becomes the executive secretary after former Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin resigned, out of delicadeza, when his grandnephew, a Palace undersecretary, was reported to have downloaded billions of flood control money by name-dropping the President's name.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
First Gen pumping P38-B into hydro expansion
Lopez-led First Gen Corp. is surging ahead in the hydropower space with plans to channel roughly $652 million (P38.4 billion) to build four major projects across the country.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
EXPERIENCING VIETNAM 15 YEARS APART
Some 15 years ago, the general manager of InterContinental Manila, Christian Pirodon, was being transferred to InterContinental by the Lake in Hanoi. He kindly invited me as his guest, and I quickly asked Frances Lim of Silk Cocoon to join me.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
DigiPlus eyes South Africa soft launch by early 2027
Digital entertainment company DigiPlus Interactive Corp. is targeting to soft-launch its operations in South Africa by early 2027.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Go, Bisera 4 strokes off pace in Taiwan
Filipinas LK Go and Florence Bisera withstood the cold weather and swirling winds to salvage identical 72s and stand just four strokes behind local favorite Ho Yu An at the start of the Party Golfers Ladies Open yesterday.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
US Congress orders release of Epstein files
After Trump U-turn
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Ombudsman seeks Interpol red notice for Zaldy Co
The Sandiganbayan has raffled the cases filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co and several officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 4-B among the anti-graft court's fifth, sixth and seventh divisions.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
horoscope
Nearing the End of Scorpio Season
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
26 more 'human' bones found in Taal Lake
Divers searching for the remains of missing sabungeros or cockfight enthusiasts recovered another 26 suspected human bones in Taal Lake in Batangas on Tuesday.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
New collectible coin honors Queen frontman Freddie Mercury
Britain’s Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid concert performance.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Cloudflare bug takes chunk of web offline
Major websites including social network X and AI chatbot ChatGPT were disrupted on Tuesday after US online services provider Cloudflare said it had been affected by a “latent bug.”
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP: Drug war remains bloodless
The Marcos administration continues to pursue a bloodless campaign against illegal drugs despite the death of three suspected shabu dealers in an alleged shootout with anti-narcotics officers in Quezon City on Tuesday, according to the Philippine National Police.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Derek on Ellen's accusations: I will not engage
I texted Derek to ask for his reaction to his estranged wife Ellen Adarna’s allegations of his infidelity and gaslighting.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Public warned vs Christmas scammers
As the Christmas season draws near, the Philippine National Police yesterday warned the public against people using the PNP's name to solicit money or any form of assistance.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Change is coming at BIR?
The new Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) chief Charlito Martin Mendoza has a lot of cleaning up to do in an agency that is perennially hounded by corruption issues.
3 min |
November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Brazil pushes for early COP30 climate deal amid divisions
Brazil said on Tuesday it still expects to land a deal on some of the most contentious issues at the COP30 climate summit ahead of schedule, but conceded there were still wide gaps between countries on issues like fossil fuels.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Short win result for Phl XI
The Philippines beat Maldives in Male Tuesday night, 2-0, but the winning margin proved short in keeping it ahead in the race for Group Asupremacy in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
THE SAVORY SIDE OF SINGAPORE
It was reported that by early 2024, Singapore had recorded more than 20,000 food and beverage outlets.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
AgriNurture incurs P112-M net loss as revenue plunges 97%
AgriNurture Inc. (ANI), the listed agribusiness company led by businessman Antonio Tiu, swung to a deeper loss in the first nine months after its revenue nearly collapsed, wiping out most of its foreign and domestic sales.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Oxfam, a humanitarian pioneer
I have written several columns in the past about the severe income inequality existing in the world today.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Megawide raises P3 B from follow-on offering
Megawide Construction Corp. has raised P3 billion from its oversubscribed follow-on offering.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Boatwright’s Filipino citizenship bid rolling
The cavalry is forthcoming for Gilas Pilipinas teams.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Pag-IBIG rolls out one-month payment moratorium for calamity-hit borrowers
The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG, has announced a one-month payment moratorium for housing loan borrowers affected by recent typhoons and earthquakes.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
Senate approves DA’s P184-B budget for 2026
The Senate has approved the Department of Agriculture’s proposed P184.1-billion budget for 2026, a move the DA said would strengthen initiatives to improve food security and support rural development.
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November 20, 2025
The Philippine Star
MAROONS ROLL ON, PUNCH TOP 2 BERTH
Defending titlist University of the Philippines essayed a 79-75 comefrom-behind win versus Katipunan rival Ateneo and clinched a twice-to-heat incentive in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball yesterday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
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