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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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Starmer — in office since July 2024 — conceded he had lost the support of his Labor party.
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The children of pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles were acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) en banc of tax evasion charges filed by the…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday outlined its preparations for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim…
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Through horse-trading maneuvers, it would attempt to woo the allegiance of the Villar siblings and perhaps even Sen. Loren Legarda, who appears to be among the…
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How political lies became today’s consequential ‘triumphant disaster’ predictably will soon preoccupy our historians and social scientists.
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Riot Games Philippines has unveiled a more accessible and community-driven roadmap for Wild Rift 2026, expanding opportunities for both competitive players and…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has updated the rules governing when the processing period begins for value-added tax (VAT) refund claims, clarifying procedures that…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has directed candidates and political parties participating in the 14 September 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in…
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Could fresh linguistic constructs outmaneuver the true intent and purpose of what ‘the majority of all its members’ means in the constitutional text?
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) collected P279.14 billion in gross revenues in May 2026, up 14.15 percent or P34.61 billion from a year earlier, as…
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In line with its commitment to develop a stronger culture of assurance, accountability and resilience, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company…
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Malacañang is bent on doing anything it can to convict and disqualify Vice President Sara Duterte from holding public office.
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The Senate is currently paralyzed by the dual claims of leadership, threats to the security of its members due to gunfire and arrest warrants from the ICC, and…
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Where does a fully grown man, a lawyer, and long-time political animal get the notion that by putting everyone in a state of discomfort, they would comply with…
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The 180-day Bangsamoro Umpungan sa Nutrisyon (BangUn) Program for children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim…
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Government offices in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) resumed regular operations on Tuesday after structural engineers declared…
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The Senate never ceases to humor us, to walk us through some labyrinthine passageway which looks more like it is leading to an escape rather than to freedom.
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