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BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AFP) — A flamboyant United States-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential runoff…
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BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AFP) — A flamboyant United States-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential runoff…
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The RisaNa! movement’s position is fairly straightforward. And as options go, Risa Hontiveros is hardly unreasonable.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The United States marched into the Last 32 of the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Australia as Brazil rediscovered their scoring touch to…
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The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) has conferred the 2026 Bayani ng Urban Poor Award on Department of Human Settlements and Urban…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is implementing cost-cutting measures to reduce the projected P191-million budget for an upcoming special election in the…
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Some people who lose their mobile phone would risk life and limb to get it back. That’s what a man did while sightseeing at the Iguazu Falls in Foz do Iguaçu,…
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The controversy sparked demonstrations by South Koreans demanding a reelection.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. landed safely in Kazan, Russia, to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Russia Commemorative Summit marking…
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LIMA , Peru (AFP) — Hundreds of supporters of Peru's leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez protested in Lima on Saturday, as partial results showed a…
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The billionaire president defended the UFC event as a unique spectacle.
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With the recent decision of the Sandiganbayan Special Division to dismiss a civil case to retrieve properties from the Marcoses, a lawmaker questioned the…
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The President of Germany is set to arrive in the country for a two-day State Visit, Malacanang Palace announced.
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The Philippines missed the opportunity to help shape discussions and priorities within the world’s most powerful security body.
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The Philippines has lost its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). On 3 June (4 June in Manila), in four rounds of secret…
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Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday that detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada may still run in the 2028 elections…
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Two patients who recently arrived in Brazil from African countries have been put in isolation after showing symptoms linked to Ebola, officials said, raising…
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Vice President Sara Duterte has maintained her position as the country’s most popular national official, but the latest survey results may fuel rather than…
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The Senate was created for debate, accountability, and physical presence — not for lawmakers to hide behind screens while rewriting the rules to protect allies.
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