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TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — Three Platymantis specimens that may represent species previously unknown to science were among at least 15 amphibian and reptile species documented in the forests of Calanasan, Apayao, environment officials said. The findings came from a scientific survey con...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 23:45
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cbuban
MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpots in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Mega Lotto 6/45 draws Friday, Aug. 21, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was 37-56-38-18-45-49 for a jackpot of ₱225.89 million. PCSO said no ticket matched all s...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 23:18
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jvicente
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, Philippines — The Pampanga River has overflowed since Thursday (Aug. 20), raising the number of flooded villages in the province to 276 on Friday from 234 on Wednesday. The flooding has spread across 19 towns and cities, affecting 307,879 families or 982,100 individua...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 23:18
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cbuban
Magic: The Gathering (MTG) returns to Middle-earth with The Hobbit, the latest expansion based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Drawing inspiration from the events of the novel, the set brings characters, locations and creatures from Bilbo Baggins’ journey into the game, with Dwarves, Elves, Hobbits ...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 22:55
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Jem Sagcal
MANILA, Philippines – What started as a quiet love story between a police officer and a public school teacher became a Supreme Court decision that redefines where and how liability attaches for a broken promise to marry. Sometime in 2019, the police officer and the teacher entered into a romantic re...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 21:16
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jvicente
MANILA, Philippines – Leptospirosis cases in Quezon City have spiked following the heavy rains and flooding caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), with the local health monitoring unit recording 62 cases and five deaths from Aug. 5 to Aug. 18. In a statement on Thursday, the Quezon City...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 20:51
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jvicente
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday confirmed that a firearm was recovered from a Grade 9 student’s school bag in Pinamungajan, Cebu. The PNP said the school administration reported the incident after the firearm was discovered during a school bag inspection. The gun...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 20:46
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jvicente
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda called for urgent action to address overcrowded classrooms in public schools, stressing that excessive class sizes affect both the quality of learning and the working conditions of teachers. While the national average student-to-classroom ratio has improve...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 20:24
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jvicente
One of the country’s major telecommunications companies said it supports efforts to curb access to online content depicting school shootings and other acts of extreme violence, as concerns grow over the exposure of children and young people to harmful content online.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 20:00
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Philstar com
OXFORD, United Kingdom — Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo has been awarded the Programme Director’s Prize at the University of Oxford, earning recognition for her exceptional contribution to the classroom and the wider MSc in Major Programme Management cohort at Saïd Business School. The distinction is presen...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 19:56
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jvicente
ChatGPT has released a new Apple Messages plugin for Mac that allows you to search your message history, catch up...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 19:32
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Erl Burtanog
TARLAC CITY – Visitors flocked to the Aquino family museum here on Friday (August 21) as the nation commemorated the 1983 assassination of the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. who denounced martial law. Ninoy was the husband of the late president Corazon “Cory” Aquino and father of the late p...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 19:29
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jvicente
TechLife officially launches the Pad Mini in the Philippines, bringing a compact Android tablet with 4G LTE connectivity to local...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 19:05
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Erl Burtanog
Lloyd Go closed with a 68 to jump 10 places and finish joint 23rd in the Indonesia Pro-Am Championship, won by China’s Andi Xi in thrilling fashion Friday at the Gunung Geulis Country Club’s East Course in Bogor, Indonesia.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 18:37
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Jan Veran
New Miss Grand USA 2026 Victoria Oluwakotanmi. Image: Instagram/@officialmissgrandusa, @crownlegacyllc The organization of Miss Grand USA announced Victoria Oluwakotanmi as its new 2026 queen,
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 18:23
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Anne Pasajol
Miss Supranational 2026 Katrina Llegado. Image: Facebook/Miss Supranational Katrina Llegado went to Poland with the fervent hope that she would finally reclaim the Miss Supranational crown for the
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 18:22
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Armin P Adina
Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon holds an online press conference on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. — Screengrab from House of Representatives/Facebook MANILA, Philippines— Bicol Saro party-list
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 18:16
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Gabriel Pabico Lalu
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig. | Photo by Jordeene B. Lagare DES MOINES, United States—Iowa sees opportunities to expand agricultural trade with the Philippines, even as the country
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 18:04
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Jordeene B Lagare
GOOD NEIGHBOR: Corporate social programs like the donation of motorized boats to a host community offishermen in Naga City, Cebu furthers the AboitizPower brand values, aligned with its purpose of
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 18:04
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Jan Escosio
Gilas Pilipinas absorbed a beating at the hands of China, 117-103, in the quarterfinal round of the FIBA Asia Cup U18 Friday afternoon at the Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium in India.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 17:55
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Ralph Edwin Villanueva
Rep. Terry Ridon —Screengrab from a House of Representatives YouTube video MANILA, Philippines – House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon on Friday hit back at former Chief
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 17:46
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Jan Escosio
Here are the activities you might want to check out this weekend.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 17:16
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Philstar com
Rep. Antonio Tinio — File photo MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio on Friday called out the proposed P4.55 billion in secret funds under the Office of the President (OP),
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 17:15
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Holly Bacay
Photo from Palawan Provincial Information Office TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Palawan is bringing its flagship tourism and trade expo to Cebu this October, aiming to leverage the province’s large
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 17:02
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Leo Udtohan
Anti-narcotics agents on Tuesday, August 18, arrested four operators of a drug den in an entrapment operation in Barangay Upper Siling in Buluan town, Maguindanao del Sur, which was carried out with the help of Moro villagers annoyed by their illegal activities in the area.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 16:51
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John Unson
Broadway and international theater icon Lea Salonga is set to make history as the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 16:47
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Jan Milo Severo
The Senate building at the GSIS Complex in Pasay City. (Photo by LYN RILLON / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines — A final decision on the proposed changes to the schedule of Senate
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 16:45
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Isabelle Pechay
The Philippine National Police has reminded its personnel to secure their firearms and ensure these remain out of children’s reach when they are off-duty.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 16:43
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Cristina Chi
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 88 cities and municipalities have been placed under a state of calamity due to the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon or habgat and other weather disturbances in the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Friday. B...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 16:35
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postie
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Army’s 10th Infantry Division (10ID) is investigating reports of alleged armed extortionists terrorizing indigenous communities along the South Cotabato–Davao del Sur border. Major Ruben Gadut, 10ID spokesperson, told the Inquirer in a phone interview on Friday afternoon, A...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 16:07
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jcristobal
Kean Cipriano clarified that he and singer Unique Salonga, his former talent under his record label O/C Records, have remained friends despite ending their talent management relationship. Salonga signed with the label in 2018 after he left his band, IV of Spades, to pursue a solo career. Salonga has...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:54
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apasajol
LUCENA CITY — Two young sisters drowned while swimming in a river in this city on Aug. 20, police reported Friday (August 21). The Quezon police said the victims, identified only as “Aila,” 8, and her younger sister, “Zai,” 7, both residents of Barangay Ilayang Dupay, asked permission from their par...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:40
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besguerra
Agrosolar, or agrivoltaics, is promoted as a dual-use innovation that combines renewable energy generation with agricultural production. While it theoretically maximizes land efficiency, its large-scale application in the Philippines raises contradictions involving land requirements, displacement of...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:37
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Dennis Maliwanag
Weeks before “Gandang Gabi Vice” returns on air on Sept. 13, host Vice Ganda is looking forward to welcoming Kapuso guests to the show, naming Michael V., Marian Rivera and Alden Richards among those she hopes to invite. Vice Ganda said this during a photoshoot for the program, as seen in her interv...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:25
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apasajol
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday pledged its support for the nationwide active-threat school drill set by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Aug. 25, saying it would deploy personnel and resources to participate in the activity. This came after recent school s...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:13
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dsanchez
Sony has confirmed an Xperia product launch event on August 25, where the company is expected to unveil the Xperia...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:12
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Erl Burtanog
A court in Basilan has ordered the arrest of a mayor, her husband and several others tagged in a deadly election-related gun attack a few hours before the May 12, 2025 local electoral exercise in Hadji Muhtamad town in the province.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:09
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John Unson
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the eligibility of the wife of a security guard deployed at a bank branch at SM City Cauayan to receive the brand-new car offered by the mall as its raffle grand prize. The SC ruled that Nelly Galutera’s husband’s work as a security guard dep...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 15:03
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jvicente
MANILA, Philippines — Some of the 25 former security aides of ex-Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co who maintained that they did not deliver cash in suitcases were initially asked by lawyer Levito Baligod to join the cause of the “18 bodyguards,” Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said. Romual...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 14:46
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dsanchez
At the recent Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, the main star of the show is undoubtedly the new Galaxy Z Fold8. It...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 14:42
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Jose Altoveros
We’ve known TCL as one of those TV and appliance brands out there. But color me surprised, they’ve also been...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 13:13
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JM Chavaria
She may have walked the runway with a broken shoe at the recent Top Model competition, but that did not prevent the Philippines’ Miss World 2026 bet Asia Rose Simpson to deliver a performance that impressed the judges. The 18-year-old American-Filipino youth advocate was among the finalists who will...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:57
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apasajol
Google is making it easier for users to see more stories from their favorite news websites on Search. The company...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:45
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Erl Burtanog
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Iceland have signed an air services agreement to boost passenger and cargo flights between Manila and the Nordic region. On Thursday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the agreement allows seven weekly flights for airlines from both countries. REA...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:43
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besguerra
At the Reina Filipinas coronation night, select individuals were able to discuss a couple of topics, but the eventual winners and the candidates got the opportunity to discuss a multitude of issues even before the final competition. During the Reina Filipinas finale, the Top 11 semifinalists deliver...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:28
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apasajol
Kapamilya actress Bela Padilla declined to comment on reports of an alleged falling-out with fellow actresses Kim Chiu and Angelica Panganiban.
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:27
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Jan Milo Severo
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it would strengthen rules on the handling and safekeeping of firearms to prevent unauthorized access. The move came after two high school students from Ateneo de Zamboanga University died on Aug. 18 when a Grade 8 student arme...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:20
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dsanchez
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bataan on Thursday (August 20) has declared province under a state of calamity, based on the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s report of heavy damage to properties, farms and crops and infrastructure. Hardest hit by f...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:08
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besguerra
LUCENA CITY — An 11-year-old boy drowned in a river in Tanay, Rizal, on Thursday, Aug. 20, police reported on Friday. The Calabarzon police said the victim, identified only as “Miguel,” a resident of Barangay Plaza Aldea, told his mother at about 11 a.m. that he was going to fetch water from a nearb...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 12:08
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besguerra
OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT for Teens, which is a variant of ChatGPT intended for users between the ages of 13...
Published: Friday the 21st of August 2026 at 11:39
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Erl Burtanog