
10 best theater productions of 2025
Theater is thriving in Manila, and it has been an exciting year to be in the audience. Out of the 29 productions staged in the city that I watched this year —…
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Theater is thriving in Manila, and it has been an exciting year to be in the audience. Out of the 29 productions staged in the city that I watched this year —…
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A Filipino physician and poet wins SEA Write award for spoken-word piece on ordinary Filipino lives.
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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The Marcos Jr. administration has been placed in an ugly situation. To many people, the fault lies with the Secretary of Finance, who issued DoF Circular…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is once again under the microscope after the Commission on Audit (CoA) flagged thousands of questionable beneficiaries and…
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The 2024 figures not only reinforce Cebu’s lead, but also highlight the growing gap between highly urbanized provinces and those with more limited resources.
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Officials of the Social Security System (SSS) addressed several “misconceptions” about the agency amid heightened public scrutiny following the release of the…
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There are dramas that feel like comfort food, and then there are dramas that feel like Christmas itself — soft, luminous, and brimming with warmth even in the…
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‘If it will come from the budget, the taxpayers will be reimbursing PhilHealth for the funds that were seized.’
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A solon has questioned the alleged verbal agreement that sealed the Social Security System’s purchase of 143,424 rolls of toilet paper worth P13.195 million,…
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The Commission on Audit (CoA) found that the local government of Cebu City’s 2024 financial statements contain material misstatements and questionable…
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The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged multiple questionable financial transactions made by the Social Security System (SSS) in 2024, citing contentious…
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A recent paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of…
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The number of deaths linked to malaria rose last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, warning also of an…
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The funds were transferred to the National Treasury, creating a new revenue stream to ‘trigger’ the release of the UA.
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Due to technical defects and deficiencies, the government risks losing a staggering P6.46 billion from 747 projects that were not properly executed by the…
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