Over 46,000 still displaced after Super Typhoon Karding
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KEVIN MORILLO VIA PGQ MORE than 46,000 Filipinos in northern Philippines were still displaced a week after Super Typhoon Noru, locally named…
SC affirms dismissal of plea to junk graft charges vs ex-PAGCOR exec
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PHILSTAR THE Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the dismissal of a motion to junk graft charges against a former chairman of the…
Postponement of village-level election a political maneuver that threatens democracy — analysts
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN THE PROPOSED postponement of elections for community-level leaders and youth council representatives will be used by the…
LANDBANK to launch agricultural hub in Oriental Mindoro
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STATE-OWNED Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) will launch an agricultural-hub in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro to provide more farmers and fishers with…
Housing dep’t breaks ground for low-cost projects in 3 Western Visayas cities
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DHSUD.GOV.PH THE DEPARTMENT of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Friday broke ground for housing projects in three cities in Western…
Free college entrance exam bill doesn’t provide access to higher education
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PHILSTAR A BILL that seeks to waive college entrance exam fees in private institutions for poor Filipino high school graduating students does…
Stampede, riot at Indonesia soccer match kill at least 174
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A man is seen behind an Indonesia’s national flag in Jakarta, Indonesia in this file photo dated April 7, 2019. — REUTERS…
Britain has ‘too many’ low-skilled migrants — new interior minister
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REUTERS LONDON — Britain has too many low-skilled migrant workers and very high numbers of international students, who often brought dependents with…
Ukraine’s recapture of Lyman deals Moscow major setback
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KYIV — Ukrainian troops said they had taken the key bastion of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted…
‘French Spiderman’ climbs first skyscraper with son in Barcelona
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BARCELONA — Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the “French Spiderman”, scaled one of Barcelona’s highest skyscrapers on Saturday without a harness….