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Lea Salonga was a mentor to KC Concepcion Actress KC Concepcion reminisced about a special chapter of her showbiz journey when she played Belle in the local production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” KC was able to establish her name in the entertainment industry outside the shadows of her famous parents, Megastar Sharon Cuneta, ... Read more

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LIGAO CITY — A 15-year-old girl who had been missing since Aug. 17 was found dead in a vacant lot in Goa, Camarines Sur, on Friday, Aug. 21, with initial forensic findings indicating that she may have been strangled, police said. Police Col. Tyrone Dotimas, director of the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office, said in

But the point of everyone who has been calling for the disarming of language — incidentally a theme of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate — especially among leaders, is that their words tend to be world-building, and the world that lethal words construct is precisely the kind in which the taking of lives becomes normal, and that is a world no one deserves.

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebu Province and a Japan-based company will begin a feasibility study in September for a proposed integrated waste hub that would bring recycling, recovery, and treatment activities under one system. The proposed Green Transformation (GX) Parks would serve as centralized facilities for handling different waste streams. That would include plastics, compostable

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — An eight-year-old boy drowned in Sitio Balang-an, Barangay Harrison, Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, on Saturday, Aug. 22, according to the Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog. The Coast Guard Sub-Station Paluan said its personnel immediately responded after receiving a report about the incident and coordinated with the Paluan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction

LUCENA CITY — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives and police officers arrested two suspected drug traffickers in a buy-bust operation in Binangonan, Rizal, on Saturday, Aug. 22. In a belated report on Sunday, PDEA Calabarzon said its operatives and police officers nabbed “Karl” and “Rhea” in a sting operation in Barangay San Carlos at

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon, Philippines — A company “fun day” turned bloody after a 46-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 36-year-old brother to death in Dangcagan, Bukidnon, on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22, police said. Capt. Larry Malhin, officer in charge of the Dangcagan Municipal Police Station (MPS), said the incident happened at around 5 p.m. inside the

MANILA, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and other relevant government agencies were urged to strengthen efforts to combat Chinese propaganda that spreads misinformation online regarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS). House impeachment adviser and prosecution panel spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers made the pronouncement in reference to a specific Facebook page, “Media Unlocked,” which

Many reacted to statement made by Sen. Robin Padilla about recent school shooting incident Senator Robin Padilla caught the attention of the online community because of his remarks blaming Netflix and other platforms for the violent behavior of today’s youth. In a Facebook Live broadcast on August 20, the Senator was seen expressing his views ... Read more

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MANILA, Philippines — Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos called for the imprisonment of those responsible for substandard flood control projects in Bulacan, saying the province had been “severely abused” by projects that failed to protect its communities from flooding. Acting on direct orders from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Abalos and Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon inspected