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The Philippines is flexing its role as 2026 ASEAN Chair this week as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) hosts the 35th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council meetings from March 2-5 in Makati City. DSWD Secretary Rexlon Gatchalian announced that the Philippines, as ASCC chairman, will champion four
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Better fill those drums and stock up on water, mga ka-tabloid. Manila Water and Maynilad announced scheduled water service interruptions hitting several areas across Metro Manila, Rizal, and Cavite this week due to maintenance work and high demand. On the Manila Water side, parts of Forbes Park Village in Makati
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Baguio City was a sea of colors and flowers on Sunday as the 30th Panagbenga Festival Grand Floral Float Parade took over the streets of the summer capital. A total of 30 competing floats — plus several non-competing entries — paraded from Session Road to the Melvin Jones Football Grounds under the
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As the Middle East erupts in conflict following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines moved quickly to reassure the public: the fighting poses "no direct threat" to Philippine territory. In a statement released Sunday, March 1, the DND
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Mayon Volcano in Albay shows no signs of cooling down, as the Philippines' most active volcano continues its effusive eruption for the 56th consecutive day. PHIVOLCS captured time-lapse footage of minor strombolian bursts at the summit crater at 2:37 a.m. and 2:47 a.m. on Monday,
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The flight chaos from the Middle East conflict keeps growing. As of 9 AM Monday, a total of 45 flights to and from the Philippines have been either canceled or diverted due to the ongoing US-Iran war, according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Of the
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A sobering editorial from The Manila Times lays bare the scale of the Philippines' OFW crisis in the Middle East: nearly 3 million Filipinos work and live across the region, and a full-scale war could trigger the largest repatriation operation in the country's history. 'Ensuring the
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Global oil markets reacted exactly as feared when trading opened Sunday evening: US crude surged more than 8% to $72.57 per barrel, while the international benchmark Brent jumped about 9% — or $6.54 — to $79.41. It's the sharpest single-session gain in years, driven by fears that
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Global oil prices are expected to surge when markets open on Monday, with analysts projecting crude could jump to between $85 and $90 per barrel — a massive spike from Friday's close of around $72. The main driver: the Strait of Hormuz, which handles 20% of the world'
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President Marcos assured the nation on Sunday that Filipinos across the Middle East have been moved to safe locations, with many sheltering in bomb shelters, as the exchange of airstrikes between the US, Israel, and Iran intensifies. In a video message, Marcos said all Philippine embassies and labor attachés have
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The Middle East conflict has claimed its first confirmed Filipino life. President Marcos confirmed Sunday night that Mary Anne Velazquez De Vera, a caregiver from Pangasinan, was killed by shrapnel from falling bombs in Israel while trying to help her patient reach a bomb shelter. 'Siya ay namatay dahil
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Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula has urged all Filipinos to join in prayer for peace as the Middle East conflict continues to escalate. In a statement released Sunday, the Cardinal implored the faithful to remember those suffering from the scourge of war. 'We pray for those who suffer because