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Fetus found floating off Leyte coast

TACLOBAN CITY — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a female fetus found floating in the coastal waters of Barangay Cabul-an in Capoocan, Leyte, on Thursday morning, as they work to identify its mother and determine how it ended up in the sea. The fetus was discovered at 7:45 a.m. by a farmer and resident of Barangay

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DFA Slams China Over AI Video Depicting Filipinos as Monkeys

DFA Demands Removal of Controversial China Daily AI Video CHINA – Tensions between the Philippines and China have intensified after the Department of Foreign Affairs condemned a controversial AI-generated video shared by a Chinese state-run media outlet. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has strongly condemned an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated video published by China Daily, ... Read more

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Pregnant Teacher Injured While Breaking Up Fight Between Students in Basilan 

Pregnant Teacher Accidentally Punched While Trying to Stop Fight Between Students Inside School Campus A pregnant teacher was injured after she was accidentally punched while trying to stop a fight between two Grade 10 students in Basilan.  On Wednesday (July 15, 2026), the incident began with a heated argument between the two students. The verbal disagreement quickly escalated into ... Read more

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Japan-bound courier dodges charge over hidden meth haul

Police seized about 2.059 kilogrammes of methamphetamine concealed inside six tamarind paste jars after a shopping courier transporting goods from Thailand to Japan reported finding suspicious objects hidden inside one of the jars while preparing a shipment, police said yesterday, July 16. The 43 year old woman, who works as a courier transporting goods for …

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Bangkok nightclub fire victims die from toxic gases rather than flame

Most victims of the Bangkok nightclub fire died from inhaling toxic gases rather than from burns as carbon monoxide and cyanide were found in their systems. Officers from Phahonyothin Police Station and the Metropolitan Police Bureau met yesterday, July 16, to review progress in the investigation into the fire at Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao …

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PNP: No threat to BARMM polls amid start of gun ban

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday maintained that it had yet to monitor any security threat to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections as the gun ban began ahead of the polls. In a statement, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. assured that the law enforcement

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Can employers withhold final pay if you haven’t completed clearance? Here’s what DOLE says

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Employers cannot withhold an employee’s final pay simply because the worker has yet to complete the company’s clearance process, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas. DOLE-7 Regional Director Atty. Roy Buenafe said employers must release wages and other legally mandated benefits immediately upon an employee’s

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Giannis: Miami offers best path to another NBA title

MIAMI, United States — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo said Thursday he believes the Miami Heat are his best chance at another title. And as Heat president Pat Riley proudly introduced his latest blockbuster acquisition, he hinted Antetokounmpo could soon have more star power to back him up in that pursuit. “We landed

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Another cash assistance: P12,000 each for 7.5M families, says Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — The government is extending another round of financial assistance to more than 7 million poor and low-income households affected by rising oil prices driven by the renewed conflict in the Middle East by providing them up to P12,000 each in cash aid. In a recorded video statement released on Thursday, President Ferdinand

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Group welcomes ERC extension of disconnection moratorium

LUCENA CITY – A national coalition of consumer groups on Thursday welcomed the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) decision to extend for three more months the suspension of electricity service disconnections covering consumers with unpaid power bills. “This is the result of the collective action and persistent calls of consumers affected by high electricity prices, which

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