MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Floor Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos revealed on Saturday that an official of the Duterte administration agreed to support his father, then-presidential candidate Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in 2022 in exchange for the right to handpick the next Executive secretary, House speaker and other key officials.
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Tecno Megapad 2 Full Specs, Features, Price In Philippines
Here’s The Complete List of Specifications, Features, & Price of the Tecno Megapad 2 The Tecno Megapad 2 was officially announced in the second quarter of 2026. The budget tablet is fueled with a Li-Po 8200 mAh battery. It is available in colors like Space Grey, Light Green, and Cosmic Orange. Body & Display: The ... Read more
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All set for ‘Bakbakan Syete’ boxing spectacle in Asturias
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Everything is in place for the “Bakbakan Syete” boxing event, which will be held in the Municipality of Asturias, Cebu, on Sunday, August 9. Promoted by Big Yellow Boxing Promotions, the card will be headlined by veteran Carlo Demecillo, who stepped in as a last-minute replacement for the injured Reycar Auxilio
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IRONMAN 70.3 LAPU-LAPU: Schoeman faces broken bike ahead of title defense
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Defending champion Henri Schoeman of South Africa will have more than a strong international field to worry about when he returns to the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu on Sunday. The South African triathlete arrived in Cebu with a major equipment problem after the frame of his bike broke, forcing him to
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Floods hit 6 towns in Bataan
BALANGA CITY, Bataan — Parts of six towns in Bataan were flooded Saturday afternoon due to incessant rains triggered by the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” Hardest hit was Hermosa, where knee-high floodwaters submerged portions of Barangays Sto. Cristo, Daungan, San Pedro and Cataning. In Mariveles, residents of Barangays San Isidro and Ipag were seen wading
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Death toll from effects of ‘habagat,’ storms climbs to 7
SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR— Seven fatalities have so far been reported in separate drowning and landslide incidents as persistent rains triggered by past storms and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” continue to batter parts of Luzon. The latest fatality was a minor who was initially reported missing on Friday after falling in a river
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Nearly 9,000 barangays nationwide at risk for floods, landslides
ILOILO CITY – Nearly 9,000 barangays across the country have been identified as potentially vulnerable to flooding and rain-induced landslides as persistent rains associated with the southwest monsoon continue to threaten communities. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) said 8,911 barangays are covered by its latest rain-induced landslide and flooding
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Soldiers undergo cultural sensitivity seminar ahead of BARMM polls deployment
ILIGAN CITY – Troops from the Army’s 28th Infantry Battalion (28 IB) who arrived on August 6 in Malabang, Lanao del Sur underwent a cultural sensitivity seminar on Saturday, as part of their preparations to serve during the first regional parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on September 14. Rasmila
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Lawyer: Maleta Boys recantations echo Duterte-era manufactured evidence
MANILA, Philippines — The recent recantation of four “maleta boys” mirrors a Duterte-era pattern of using unreliable witnesses and manufactured evidence to target political figures, according to a public interest lawyer. “It is a clear pattern of manufacturing evidence that we have seen before,” Atty. Dino de Leon said during the Saturday News Forum at
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‘Habagat’ rains possible until Tuesday in Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY — Western Visayas may continue to experience rains triggered by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” until Tuesday, according to the latest impact-based forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). In Impact-Based Forecast No. 9 issued at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, Pagasa’s Visayas Regional Services Division said that while
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