
A nation tested: Politics, disasters, and ghost projects
By the time 2025 ended, the Philippines was not only battling floodwaters and seismic fear — it was reckoning with a year defined by political rupture,…
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By the time 2025 ended, the Philippines was not only battling floodwaters and seismic fear — it was reckoning with a year defined by political rupture,…
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BUTUAN CITY — Authorities arrested 10 people last Monday afternoon for alleged illegal mining in Barangay Bilay, police said Tuesday.
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Parallel to the PNP’s warning, the AFP also issued a reminder to its ranks, stressing that professionalism and discipline do not take a holiday.
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‘It is good to know that, despite the long years we have been together, our bond has not been broken, and we continue to remain united and to see one another.’
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At the turn of the millennium, Philippine cinema quietly released a film that refused to bow to convention. Bayaning 3rd World did not arrive with…
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Long before José Rizal became a martyr whose death ignited a revolution, he lived as an exile—far from the salons of Europe and the political tension of…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday led the nation in commemorating the 129th anniversary of the heroism and martyrdom of national hero José Rizal during…
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In the late 1990s, Philippine cinema reached a defining moment when scale, scholarship, and storytelling aligned in a single, audacious project. José…
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His legacy endures not because he stands alone, but because he stands among many: Burgos, Bonifacio, Jacinto, Mabini, and countless unnamed Filipinos whose…
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For all the discomfort she caused, Josephine Bracken did Rizal an unexpected service. She ruined the monument, and she gave him jagged edges.
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The Philippine Embassy in Iraq has initiated a project to translate José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere from its original 19th-century Spanish into Arabic.
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Jude Roland Ay-Ay, senior shrine curator of the Rizal Museum, and museum technician Emily Bonaobra clean an undated sculpture by national hero Jose Rizal…
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Philippine Army soldiers participate in a flag raising rehearsal at Luneta Park in Manila on Monday, 29 December 2025, in preparation for the 129th death…
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The first death linked to illegal firecrackers was recorded Sunday evening after a teenager was killed by a “big triangle” firecracker in Tondo, Manila.
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The Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) arrested a suspected drug trader from Bulacan and seized nearly P374,000 worth of illegal drugs during a…
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DAGUPAN CITY — As the countdown to the New Year draws near, police in Dagupan City, Pangasinan are cracking down hard on illegal firecrackers, making sure…
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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has begun renovation works at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) ahead of the Philippine Women’s Open (WTA 125),…
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The Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) arrested a drug trader from Bulacan and in the seizure of nearly P374,000.00 worth of illegal drugs early this…
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