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MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidates Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Bam Aquino began their campaign for the 2025 elections through a Holy Mass joined by former Vice President Leni Robredo. The mass was held at 8:30 a.m. at the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña and the party-list’s first nominee Atty. Chel Diokno as well as volunteers and supporters also joined the two candidates in the mass. After the mass, Pangilinan and Aquino are set to conduct house-to-house visits to present themselves to voters and convince them why they […]…

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Philippine National Police warns the public against hospital bill scams targeting relatives of confined patients. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo reported that the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) recorded roughly 19 cases relating to this crime.   READ: Google medical chatbot under hospital testing Fajardo said the hospital bill scam starts with scammers introducing themselves as hospital staff via SMS. The scammers update the relatives about their hospital bills. Next, they ask the victims to settle a specific amount via e-wallet or bank transfer. The spokesperson said the scammers would […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial aspirant Ben Tulfo marked the beginning of election season by holding his own kick-off rally at Barangay Sauyo in Quezon City on Tuesday. The independent candidate, a broadcaster by profession, is seeking a Senate seat along with his brother ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo. Their other brother is incumbent Senator Raffy Tulfo. Latest Pulse Asia Survey showed that both Ben and Erwin are among “probable winners” in the 2025 midterm polls. Pulse Asia chief Ronald Holmes earlier said this is the result of their January 2025 Nationwide Survey for the midterm polls in May this year. Below […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — The Makabayan party’s senatorial candidates launched their campaign for this year’s polls at the Kartilya ng Katipunan near the Manila City Hall on Tuesday. The following candidates, along with their supporters, gathered in the area as early as 7:30 a.m.: Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Rep. France Castro Gabriela Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas Kilusang Mayo Uno Secretary General Jerome Adonis Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Chairperson Teddy Casiño Pamalakaya Vice Chairperson Ronnel Arambulo Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) Chairman Mody Floranda Urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap […]…

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MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The 26 public officials and Job Order employees in Mandaue City are set to file a Motion for Reconsideration regarding the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman suspending them for nine months without pay. Lawyer Julius Ceasar Entise, the Mandaue City Assessor who had been suspended, shared that they intended to submit their motion this week.  However, he clarified that despite the appeal, the suspension was set to be implemented immediately. READ: Ombuds suspends 26 Mandaue employees for 9 months Mandaue Mayor Bercede, dismissed Mayor Cortes respond to cases in Ombud  Ombudsman suspends 2 Batangas […]…

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SEOUL — North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of a “hostile military act” after a US Navy submarine docked in arch rival South Korea to replenish supplies. “We express grave concern over the US dangerous hostile military act that can lead the acute military confrontation in the region around the Korean peninsula to an actual armed force conflict,” a defense ministry spokesperson said in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA. They warned the United States to “stop provocations stirring up the instability any longer,” accusing it of ignoring North Korea’s security concerns. READ: US sends another […]…

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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump set a Saturday deadline for all hostages to be released from Gaza, saying that otherwise “all hell” would break out and he would call for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be canceled. Trump’s latest extraordinary intervention in the Middle East came after Hamas threatened to postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges, placing the fragile six-week truce that took effect on January 19 at risk. Describing Hamas’s move as “terrible”, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he would “let that be Israel’s decision” on what should ultimately happen to the ceasefire. READ: Hamas says stops […]…

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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Hamas threatened on Monday to postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges, saying Israel needed to fulfill “its obligations” under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, while Israel said its military was readying for “any possible scenario”. The Palestinian militant group later said the “door remains open” for the exchange to “proceed as planned”, calling on mediators to act. The ceasefire that went into effect on January 19 largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip and saw five groups of Israeli hostages freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli custody. READ: Freed […]…

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New York, United States — Global stock markets rose on Monday, as traders largely shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs announcement on steel and aluminum. Trump is set to slap 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, part of a broad and gradually unfolding series of White House actions to remake trade. Stocks tumbled last Monday following a weekend Trump tariff announcement. READ: Trump signs executive orders on steel, aluminum tariffs But this time, major US indices spent almost the entire session in positive territory following gains in most European and Asian markets. “It’s a healthier response to […]…

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