
Free shoes: That’s the problem
Real trauma is when you’re 11 and hearing someone in class yell: ‘Bro! Your shoes are from city hall?’
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Real trauma is when you’re 11 and hearing someone in class yell: ‘Bro! Your shoes are from city hall?’
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NABLUS, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Under the bleachers of a West Bank stadium, a dozen men from Gaza live in a former changing room, blocked from…
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Around two in three Filipino families fail to earn a living wage amid inflation and rising oil prices, according to the IBON Foundation.
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More than 1,200 hectares of farmland surrounding Mayon Volcano may have been affected by ashfall following a pyroclastic density current (PDC) that flowed down…
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Motorcycle sales in the Philippines grew 11.6 percent in the first quarter of 2026 as commuters and businesses continued to rely on two-wheel transport,…
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Industry sources say gasoline prices, driven by sustained uncertainty in international trading, may increase by P1.00 to P4.00 per liter. Diesel prices,…
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Libraries have long served as community hubs, providing open access to knowledge, resources, and essential services for all.
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The summit focused heavily on three priorities: Energy security, food security and the safety of ASEAN nationals abroad.
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Across the region, governments should resist the temptation to simply subsidize their way through the crisis.
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MACTAN, Cebu — Trade Secretary Cristina Roque has urged economic ministers to take a timely and practical approach in the Middle East crisis, which has been…
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MACTAN, Cebu — As the Middle East war continues, and tariff woes remain, investors in the ASEAN region are more cautious, Philippine Trade and Industry…
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External debt, meanwhile, jumped 4.81 percent to P5.95 trillion from P5.68 trillion, as the peso’s depreciation inflated the peso equivalent of foreign…
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This is to incentivize manufacturers, including Toyota and Mitsubishi, and other companies to set up a manufacturing and assembly plant here in the Philippines…
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Buoyed by soaring gold prices, OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. saw first-quarter net income jump almost fivefold to $34.7 million as its Didipio mine delivered…
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‘We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal.’
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SPAIN (AFP) — Two evacuees from a ship suffering a deadly hantavirus outbreak and whose flight to Amsterdam unexpectedly landed in the Canary Islands on…
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‘We are ready to extend all the necessary assistance in ensuring that rules and regulations under this plan are properly observed, similar to what our…
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday expressed concern over the persistent inflation, the weakening peso and rising fuel prices, at the same time warning…
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