LUCENA CITY — Multi-sectoral groups have joined forces to intensify a campaign supporting more than 250 farming families in Sariaya, Quezon, who have been stripped of their rights to lands awarded to them under the government’s agrarian reform program. The “Save Sariaya Now!” campaign was launched at the Diocese of Lucena’s Sentro Pastoral in Lucena

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The municipal government of Santa Lucia in this province recently launched the Paleng-QR PH Plus program to promote cashless transactions among market vendors, transport operators, small businesses and consumers. The initiative, spearheaded by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government

MANILA, Philippines — The Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) has condemned a podcast’s discriminatory remarks about Kris Aquino’s son Josh, who is on the autism spectrum, and urged content creators to produce sensitive and ethical content. In a now-deleted podcast episode, Tito P, one of the five male hosts of “Machong Chismisan,” mocked Josh

Hospitals on Alert as DOH Prepares for Possible El Niño Patient Surge EL NIÑO – From heat exhaustion to respiratory complications, the possible health effects of El Niño have prompted the DOH to prepare for an increase in hospital consultations. The Department of Health (DOH) is preparing hospitals for a possible increase in patients suffering ... Read more

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Sara Duterte Challenges Rappler Report Linking Her Investment to Jollibee Branches SARA DUTERTE – A controversy involving Jollibee has drawn Vice President Sara Duterte and Rappler into a dispute over her reported investment in a company operating the restaurant branches. Vice President Sara Duterte has rejected allegations linking her to the ownership of a Jollibee ... Read more

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Barbie Forteza and Sharon Cuneta’s shooting for ‘Honor Thy Mother’ has concluded Kapuso Primetime Princess Barbie Forteza shared the last shooting-day moment she had with Megastar Sharon Cuneta. Fans have been loving Sharon and Barbie’s first project together, the drama series Honor Thy Mother. Previously, it was shared that viewers commended the acting prowess of ... Read more

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Traffic police in Bangkok arrested a Laotian man for drink driving with a fake Thai driving licence at a checkpoint on Rama II Road on October 16. Police announced the arrest yesterday, October 17. The Traffic Police Division had set up an alcohol checkpoint in Bang Mot subdistrict, Chom Thong district, and stopped a pickup …

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Three Nigerian men were arrested during a Bangkok drug investigation in which police seized approximately 103 grammes of cocaine, along with chalk and baking soda allegedly used to increase its volume. The Immigration Bureau announced the operation yesterday, October 17, following a joint investigation involving immigration officers and anti-narcotics police. Officers initially investigated a 42 …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms this week due to the easterlies, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its regional weather forecast issued at 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, PAGASA said the Visayas and Occidental Mindoro

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Bohol provincial government has documented more than 1,400 individual plants of the critically endangered Bohol Helmet Orchid (Corybas boholensis) in an initial monitoring activity at the Loboc Watershed Forest Reserve in Bilar town. The Bohol Provincial Environment Management Office (BPEMO), in coordination with partner agencies, conducted the field monitoring on