MANILA, Philippines — A religious community has opened a drop-in center in Kaliraya, Quezon City, providing street dwellers access to basic hygiene and washing facilities. Blessed by Cubao Bishop Elias Ayuban Jr., CMF, the facility, called Silong Palau, is an initiative of the Carmelite Missionaries, a religious institute of consecrated life for women. Ayuban said
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PNP-WCPC rescues 16, nabs 2 in anti-online child abuse operations
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police – Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) rescued 16 victims, and arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the online sexual exploitation of minors during separate operations in Rizal and General Santos City. The operations conducted on October 13, led to the arrest of a 20-year-old woman and a
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Thailand video news | Thailand falls nearly 13 million tourists short of annual target, Netflix sees Thailand as potential global entertainment powerhouse
In Thailand video news, Alex brings you the latest stories from across the country. Thailand is falling well short of its annual tourism target, while a major labour shortage is leaving farmers watching their crops rot. Elsewhere, a tuk-tuk driver faces allegations of overcharging a passenger, and a job applicant is confronted with an excessive …
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Messi’s Inter Miami book MLS playoffs with 2-0 win over New York City
MIAMI, United States — Lionel Messi set up a Rodrigo De Paul goal and German Berterame snapped his scoring drought as Inter Miami booked their place in the MLS playoffs with a 2-0 win over New York City FC on Wednesday. Victory gave Cristian ‘Kily’ Gonzalez his first back-to-back wins since taking over as head
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Visayas grid on yellow alert due to unavailable power plants
MANILA, Philippines – Forced outage of two major coal-fired power plant and limited import from Mindanao grid resulted to a yellow alert in the Visayas grid from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday. In an advisory, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said Unit 3 of Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) and
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Seniors citizens can be only allowed one type of discount — SC
MANILA, Philippines — A hotel manager in Bacolod City has been acquitted of violating the Senior Citizens, as the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that discounts accorded to elderly is not absolute as they could not be combined with other promos when availing goods and services. The high court stated during Wednesday’s en banc session
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Pagadian sea patrol intercepts P2.3-M ‘smuggled’ cigarettes
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Four men were arrested and at least P2.3 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes were seized in a joint maritime law enforcement operation in Barangay White Beach here Wednesday morning. Capt. Derf Jay Maquinta, spokesperson for the Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office (ZSPPO), said the four suspects are
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Senator slams mockery of persons with autism
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Joel Villanueva on Thursday condemned the mockery of persons with autism, saying such behavior has no place in society or in the digital space. “Who in their right mind would make a mockery of a person on the spectrum? Anong klaseng aliw ang nakukuha sa pagpapahiya sa isang taong hindi kayang
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Gatchalian flags upcoming power rate hike amid inflation surge
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday raised concerns on the forthcoming increase in Meralco’s electricity rates amid a surge in inflation. Meralco recently announced that electricity rates in October will be at P15.0615 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is a P0.3191 per kWh increase from September’s P14.7424 per kWh, citing elevated fuel costs.
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5-day maritime defense drill set for eastern Mindanao seaboard
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom), will mount Exercise Surigao Sentinel 2026 from October 20 to 25 across Surigao City and Dinagat Islands, marking a pioneering territorial defense drill on the country’s eastern seaboard and the first of its kind in the
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