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‘That’s enough,’ Lino tells brother Alan over remark at Aquino kin

MANILA, Philippines — Film director Lino Cayetano on Thursday called out his older brother, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, following the latter’s remarks against civil society leader Francis “Kiko” Aquino-Dee that referenced the long-standing political feud between the Aquinos and the Marcoses. Lino, who was recently appointed by President Marcos as People’s Television (PTV) general manager,

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P860-M illicit cigarettes seized in Mandaue City

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities seized on Wednesday 11 cargo containers loaded with illicit cigarettes worth an estimated P860 million in Cebu, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. In a statement on Thursday, the BOC said the operation stemmed from intelligence information that led authorities to intercept two 40-foot containers carrying cigarettes in Mandaue City. It

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Biz groups back probe into shuttered Misamis steel plant

MANILA, Philippines — Several business organizations have thrown their support behind the government’s investigation into Philippine Sanjia Steel Corp., the Chinese-run firm whose Misamis Oriental plant was shuttered after radioactive materials were found within the facility. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the groups, including the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (Pisi), expressed “serious

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NBP: Mothers of missing UP students met with Palparan in Bilibid

MANILA, Philippines — The mothers and lawyers of missing University of the Philippines (UP) students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño were allowed to enter the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City on Thursday to determine for themselves if former Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan remains incarcerated there. NBP director Superintendent Gary Garcia said in a

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Cotabato public hospital starts robotic-assisted surgeries

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — The government-run Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) has rolled out its state-of-the-art robotic surgery program, making surgical services aided by robotic instruments accessible to patients in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and nearby regions. CRMC is the first public hospital in the Bangsamoro region and the

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Baguio hydros’ revival needs nod of nearby Benguet town

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Tuba town, one of Baguio’s closest Benguet neighbors, needs to have a say in a public-private partnership (PPP) offer to upgrade the city’s century-old hydroelectric power plants that were built for the summer capital by the American colonial government. According to a report by a committee of the Baguio City council,

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Sugarcane pest attacks other crops in Negros

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has agreed to create a province-wide task force to prevent the spread of highly destructive red-striped soft-scale insects (RSSI), which have now spread from sugarcane to other crops. According to former Negros Occidental Governor Rafael Coscolluela, the new provincial body, once created, will

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Woman yields P510,000 shabu in Lucena City buy-bust

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Police arrested an alleged female drug trafficker and seized suspected shabu worth P510,000 in a buy-bust operation in this city on Wednesday night, June 24. Col. Romulo Albacea, Quezon Provincial Police Office director, in a report on Thursday, said that operatives of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) arrested the

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Ceiling panel collapses at Bicol International Airport

MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) said a ceiling panel collapsed at Bicol International Airport Terminal on Thursday afternoon. According to Caap in a statement, it was the ceiling panel at the Well-Wishers area of the airport that detached and fell in front of a restaurant at approximately 5:50 p.m.

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Lotto draw results, June 25, 2026

Here are the lotto draw results of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for Thursday, June 25, 2026. Check these out. READ MORE: Lotto draw results, June 24, 2026 Lotto draw results, June 23, 2026 PCSO lotto games The PCSO holds five 6-pick number games, the Lotto 6/42, MegaLotto 6/45, SuperLotto 6/49, GrandLotto 6/55, and

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