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Cebuano ace Lyrden Laborte leads Ateneo to UAAP badminton Final Four

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano badminton ace Lyrden Laborte is determined to leave a lasting legacy at Ateneo de Manila University as he leads the defending champion Blue Eagles’ bid for back-to-back titles in the UAAP Season 89 Collegiate Men’s Badminton Team Event. A product of the Banilad Elementary School badminton team in Cebu, Laborte

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DSWD readies relief supplies as Pagudpud placed under Signal No. 1

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Ilocos Region has prepared 128,843 food and nonfood items for families who may be affected by Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi), which entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, was placed under

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SC: ‘Bloated’ unprogrammed funds in nat’l budget ‘unconstitutional’

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has declared “unconstitutional” certain provisions of the 2024 and 2025 national budgets, as well as key unprogrammed appropriations in the 2026 budget, after finding that Congress increased funding beyond the amount recommended by the president. In a 121-page decision penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the SC said

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Northern Mindanao’s 2nd most wanted falls in Dapitan

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A 56-year-old man tagged as Northern Mindanao’s second most wanted fugitive was captured in Zamboanga del Norte over the weekend, after months in hiding, police said Tuesday. In a statement, the Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) identified the suspect as alias “RK,” a resident of Barangay Diguan in Ozamiz City, Misamis

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Marcos vows smooth transition of Sulu from BARMM to Zambo Peninsula

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday vowed a smooth transition of Sulu province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula). On Sept. 9, 2024, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of Republic Act No. 11054, or the Bangsamoro Organic Law, but ruled that Sulu was not

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Gatchalian questions Duterte’s absence at OVP budget hearing

MANILA, Philippines — Saying that agency heads traditionally appear before Congress to defend their budgets, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian questioned Vice President Sara Duterte’s absence at the Senate on Thursday to defend her office’s proposed P785.2-million appropriation for 2027. Instead of Duterte, her chief of staff, lawyer Zuleika Lopez, and other Office of the Vice

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Tourist’s photograph leads to scientific confirmation of first dinosaur track in Udon Thani

The Department of Mineral Resources confirmed that dinosaur footprints discovered in Udon Thani date back around 120 million years, marking the province’s first reported discovery of prehistoric tracks of this kind. The discovery began when Thai tourist Pichai Prathetsena photographed an impression on a rock inside Phu Hin Chom That–Phu Phrabat National Park. He shared …

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Samsung Wallet adds Rabbit Card for BTS, select MRT lines

Samsung users in Bangkok can now use their smartphones to tap through BTS Skytrain gates with a Rabbit Virtual Card stored in Samsung Wallet, removing the need to carry a physical transit card. The feature is being rolled out starting today, October 20, and also supports the MRT Pink and Yellow lines. Samsung developed the …

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Chiang Mai locals report pavement blocking, late-night noise from riders

App-based riders in Chiang Mai faced online criticism after a photograph appeared to show motorcycles parked on a public pavement, leaving less space for pedestrians. The photograph was shared by a rider in the Facebook group กลุ่มคนขับ แกร๊บGrab เชียงใหม่ (Grab Riders Chiang Mai). It showed several motorcycles parked along the left side of the road …

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