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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed the heartbreaking news: a 32-year-old Filipina caregiver named Mary Anne Velazquez de Vera from Basista, Pangasinan was killed by shrapnel during an airstrike in Israel. She is the first confirmed Filipino casualty since the Middle East conflict escalated. According to reports, de Vera was helping
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If you've ever had to cross the old EDSA Kamuning footbridge — lovingly nicknamed "Mt. Kamuning" by frustrated commuters — you know the struggle. That towering, steep overpass was one of the most dreaded pedestrian crossings in Metro Manila. Well, say goodbye to the leg workout, because President
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Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon is racing against the clock — literally. With the rainy season just a few months away, the DPWH has ordered the accelerated dredging and widening of waterways in Marikina City and surrounding flood-prone areas, hoping to prevent the perennial nightmare that Metro Manila residents know all
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Customs agents at NAIA just intercepted P29.712 million worth of illegal drugs stashed inside some very creative hiding spots. The Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) announced Thursday that three suspicious parcels arriving from Germany and South Africa were flagged and seized at a Pasay cargo facility on
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The head of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is in seriously hot water after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed both administrative and criminal complaints against him before the Office of the Ombudsman. Jesus Fernandez, the BFP chief, is accused of pocketing P14.752 million
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President Marcos is open to studying a 4-day workweek for government offices, but only as a fuel-saving measure if Middle East tensions keep driving oil prices up.
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The first batch of 299 repatriated Filipinos, including infants and children, arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 from Dubai as the Middle East conflict forces evacuations.
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Denmark might seem like an unlikely military ally for the Philippines, but Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellbin just made it clear that Copenhagen is serious about helping Manila strengthen its national defense capabilities. Mellbin delivered the message during the 2026 Security Lounge of the National Defense College of the Philippines held on
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If you're a woman in Metro Manila and you've been putting off getting your birth or marriage certificate, March is literally your month. The Philippine Statistics Authority just announced they're offering free copies to all female clients every Monday this March — in celebration of
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Education Secretary Sonny Angara is shaking up the Senior High School voucher program, and this time the focus is on making sure it actually reaches the students who need it most — not the ones gaming the system. Angara convened the 351st meeting of the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) on
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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla isn't mincing words — he says the 18 alleged former Marines who accused top officials of receiving cash deliveries weren't just whistleblowing. According to him, they were deliberately trying to create a "political tipping point" to get a branch of the