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Priority asked as Roque, Yap serve as judges in Miss Universe Philippines 2020 amid...

Questions about priorities were raised after two prominent public officials served as judges in the recently-concluded Miss Universe Philippines 2020 amid an ongoing coronavirus...

‘Quinta’ lashes south Luzon, 12 fishermen missing

MANILA — A strong typhoon lashed the southern part of the Philippines' main Luzon island overnight, dumping heavy rains, toppling power lines and leaving at...

‘Disgrace to journalism, Filipinos’: NUJP slams Manila Times ‘local communists’ editorial cartoon

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on Sunday denounced the editorial cartoon of a newspaper that appeared to encourage the military's red-tagging of...
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Alessandra de Rossi, pageant fans want ‘tea’ spilled as cryptic posts fan controversy in...

Actress Alessandra de Rossi asked her followers about the "tea" or the controversy in the recently concluded Miss Universe Philippines 2020 amid the cryptic Instagram...

Why ‘namaste’ has become the perfect pandemic greeting

Hands over the heart in prayer pose. A little bow of the head. A gesture of respect. An acknowledgment of our shared humanity. And...

Got any signal up here? Nokia to build mobile network on the moon

HELSINKI— Struggling to get a phone signal at home on planet Earth? Perhaps you'll have better luck on the moon. Nokia has been selected by NASA...

Converge shares drop after completing country’s second-largest IPO

MANILA — Converge ICT Solutions Inc's shares slumped in early trade on Monday after the Philippine fiber broadband provider completed a $600 million IPO, the...
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‘Not marriage’: The real deal on Pope Francis’ comments on same-sex civil unions

A Vatican expert and the editor of a Catholic-oriented news outfit who specializes in covering the Vatican explained that Pope Francis' much-reported remarks in...

How 10 billion people could live well by 2050 – using as much energy...

Forced contraception in exchange for aid is the solution. The problem is that there are too many of us. COVID-19 is nature’s way of dealing with...

Manila cancels ‘Black Nazarene’ procession as pandemic lingers

MANILA — The Philippine capital Manila on Friday cancelled an annual procession of a centuries-old black wooden statue of Jesus Christ that draws millions of...

Why hard-core Trump supporters ignore his lies

The United States is in a mess. COVID-19 is raging out of control in many areas of the country. Black Lives Matter protests are disrupting...
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Public urged to listen to medical experts after skeptic fitness influencer dies of complications...

Filipinos reiterated the importance of listening to health and medical professionals after the passing of a Ukrainian fitness influencer who previously refused to believe...

‘E-commerce for everyone’: 11.11 – 12.12 Big Christmas sale kicks off

With two months left before the Yuletide season, Shopee, one of the leading e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia and Taiwan recently launched its annual...

From mute buttons to Hunter Biden: Four takeaways from the Trump-Biden debate

Trailing in opinion polls with the Nov. 3 election fast approaching, President Donald Trump is under pressure to revive his flagging campaign in Thursday's...
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Gilead’s remdesivir gets U.S. FDA approval for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19, making it the...