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‘Tengang kawali’ syndrome on fake news

Tengang kawali is a popular Tagalog idiom that literally translates to “cooking pan ear.” It describes someone who plays deaf, pretends not to hear, or actively ignores what someone else is saying or advising. It is compared to one’s inability to listen well while being close to a pan used for frying. Three plays of

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Tropical depression east of Visayas may enter PAR by weekend

MANILA, Philippines — A tropical depression east of Visayas may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Saturday night, according to the state weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday morning said that the tropical depression was spotted some 2,085 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas. It is packing

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Over 8,300 aftershocks recorded after magnitude 7.8 Mindanao quake

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 8,381 aftershocks have been recorded since the magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani in Mindanao last June 8, state seismologists said Friday. In an update issued at 5 a.m. on Friday, June 19, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said 2,040 of the aftershocks had

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Alex Eala shocks Elena Rybakina in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany — World number two Elena Rybakina crashed out of the Wimbledon warm-up WTA tournament in Berlin on Thursday losing 7-5, 6-4 to Filipino wildcard Alexandra Eala. “I’m a little foggy now. I’m still shaking. I was shaking on the match point,” said an emotional Eala after booking her ticket to the quarter-finals of

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