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Cignal Mulls Legal Action vs Molina, Meneses

Cignal is mulling the possibility of taking the legal course against Ces Molina and Riri Meneses for breach of contract after their sudden departure from the team.

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January 10, 2025
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PNVF, JVA strengthen partnership

The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) and Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) vowed to continue to strengthen partnership as they look to raise the profile of the sport in the continent.

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January 10, 2025
JAPETH ALWAYS THERE FOR GILAS
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JAPETH ALWAYS THERE FOR GILAS

Like a good soldier, Gilas Pilipinas alternate Japeth Aguilar is always ready to answer the country's call.

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January 10, 2025
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Philippine Series in LIV Calendar

The Philippines will host a LIV Golf event for the first time via the International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus on Oct. 23 to 26.

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January 10, 2025
Coming from Guimaras
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Coming from Guimaras

The capital of Guimaras, an island province in Western Visayas, is Jordan and rest assured, there is no affiliation with the basketball GOAT.

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January 10, 2025
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Celebrities lose homes, flee as LA fires spread

A home reportedly belonging to Hollywood actors Leighton Meester (in photo) and Adam Brody and another owned by actor Billy Crystal were among more than 1,000 buildings destroyed by wildfires raging across Los Angeles, including a blaze that started on Wednesday in the Hollywood Hills.

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January 10, 2025
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LA fire victim dies trying to protect his home

One of the five people killed in ferocious fires tearing around Los Angeles died trying to protect his home from the flames, his sister said on Wednesday, describing the moment she had to leave him behind.

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January 10, 2025
The Philippine Star

6 Dead in India Temple Stampede

At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials said yesterday.

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January 10, 2025
Taiwan Demonstrates Sea Defenses vs Potential Chinese Attack
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Taiwan Demonstrates Sea Defenses vs Potential Chinese Attack

Taiwan yesterday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multi-tiered strategy to deter an invasion from the mainland.

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January 10, 2025
The Philippine Star

Water Runs Short as LA Wildfires Burn Out of Control

Crews battling multiple wildfires that raged across Los Angeles on Wednesday were up against a near-perfect storm: intense wind, low humidity and, most troubling for residents, inadequate supplies of water to contain the blazes.

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January 10, 2025
The Philippine Star

Kanlaon eruption damage to agri sector reaches P129.39 M

The amount of damage to agriculture caused by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros has reached P129.39 million, according to the Department of Agriculture.

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January 10, 2025
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Armyworms attack Pangasinan onion farms

The state-run Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) has been ordered to assist farmers in Pangasinan whose onion farms were destroyed by armyworms.

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January 10, 2025
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Don't block aid for Baguio, Magalong told

Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong has been criticized for taking a swipe at the government's program providing additional financial assistance to poor residents of the city.

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January 10, 2025
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'Brains' in Eastman Kidnapping Arrested

The alleged mastermind in the kidnapping of American national Elliot Onil Eastman was arrested in the waters between Zamboanga City and Basilan Strait on Tuesday.

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January 10, 2025
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War veterans honored during Lingayen Gulf Landings anniversary

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro honored World War II veterans for fighting for the country, during the commemoration of the 88th anniversary of the Lingayen Gulf Landings in Lingayen, Pangasinan yesterday.

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January 10, 2025
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Fire leaves 14 Manila families homeless

Fourteen families or 70 people were left homeless when a fire broke out at a neighborhood in Sta. Ana, Manila yesterday.

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January 10, 2025
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Rufa Mae freed on bail

After posting bail of P1.7 million, actress Rufa Mae Quinto was released from the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday.

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January 10, 2025
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LRT-1 fare hike may take effect in April

Commuters may start paying higher fares to ride the Light Rail Transit Line 1 by April if the government approves the LRT-1 operator's petition for a rate hike.

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January 10, 2025
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PDEA: Nearly 70% of barangays drug-free

Nearly 70 percent of barangays across the country have been cleared of illegal drugs under the Marcos administration, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency reported yesterday.

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January 10, 2025
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Ex-VP Binay, son Junjun cleared in P1.3-B graft case

The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former vice president Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati mayor Junjun Binay, of graft and falsification in connection with the allegedly anomalous construction of the P1.3-billion Makati Science High School building.

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January 10, 2025
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Customs leads rice cartel / Landgrabbers infest Bugsuk

For sure there’s a rice cartel.

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January 10, 2025
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Null and void adoption

The general rule in adoption is that if the adopter is married and has children, the adoption must be filed by the couple jointly and must be with the consent of the adopter's other children, 10 years old or older, so as to ensure harmony among the prospective siblings.

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January 10, 2025
Rest in peace, Mervin Guarte
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Rest in peace, Mervin Guarte

It was indeed very devastating to hear that one of our very own, Air Force non-commissioned officer Mervin Guarte, has died after being stabbed in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro.

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January 10, 2025
2025 GAA Out, 2026 Budget In
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2025 GAA Out, 2026 Budget In

At the first Cabinet meeting for the new fiscal year, President Ferdinand \"Bongbong\" Marcos Jr. (PBBM) issued marching orders to all department secretaries to \"list down\" their respective priority projects contained in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) but that went missing in his newly signed budget law.

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January 10, 2025
Depoliticizing aid
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Depoliticizing aid

If President Marcos wants to be spared from the public opprobrium arising from his token veto of the election budget passed by his congressional allies, there are certain things that he can do to dispel suspicions that he is complicit in the thievery of people's money.

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January 10, 2025
We're going to need an army
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We're going to need an army

This week, Jan. 6 to 10, was \"Prayer & Fasting Week\" for several Evangelical Christian churches all over the Philippines.

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January 10, 2025
The Philippine Star

Health care inflation

All surveys in recent years have shown the high prices of goods and services as the biggest concern of most Filipinos, with the Marcos administration consistently getting the lowest performance ratings in taming inflation.

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January 10, 2025
The Philippine Star

Sara Impeachment Proceedings Eyed Next Week

The secretary-general of the House of Representatives is expected to act on impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte once Congress resumes session next week.

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January 10, 2025
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Most Pinoys Back Quad Comm Probe - Pulse Asia

Most Filipinos are in favor of the ongoing investigation of the quad committee at the House of Representatives, a commissioned survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed.

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January 10, 2025
The Philippine Star

DepEd Reconstitutes Teachers' Uniform Committee

The Department of Education has ordered the revival of a committee that would select the appropriate dress code for teachers and non-teaching personnel amid opposition to the impending implementation of a Civil Service Commission (CSC) memo mandating the wearing of Filipiniana-inspired uniforms by government workers, including public school teachers.

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January 10, 2025