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After smelling like roses for much of 2024, all the impressive investigations conducted by the House and Senate committees went up in smoke in the final weeks of December.

'Affordable fashion' is the new status symbol

Step aside Hermes idolaters, Walmart has just stepped on your toes and sensibilities.

Social injustice

Small-scale rice farmers are groaning from the flood of imports following the drastic cut in tariffs, as part of a so far futile effort of the government to bring down rice prices.

Over 14,000 Cops to Secure Traslación

Over 14,000 police officers and other security personnel will secure the annual traslación during the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9.

QC Deploys More Electric Buses

Quezon City's free bus program is now more environment-friendly as the local government started the pilot test of six brand-new electric buses yesterday.

MM air pollution exceeds normal quality - EMB

Air pollution in Metro Manila exceeded the normal guideline value by 160 percent as haze enveloped skies amid the New Year's Eve revelry, the Environmental Management Bureau said yesterday.

QC bettor greets 2025 as lotto millionaire

A bettor in Quezon City welcomed the New Year as a millionaire after winning the P57-million jackpot in the Mega Lotto 6/45 on Wednesday night.

487 NCRPO Cops Undergo Drug Test

Up to 487 personnel of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) were subjected to random drug tests yesterday.

Retail price of pork soars to P430/kilo

The retail price of pork reached as high as P430 per kilo due to the impact of African swine fever (ASF) and increase in demand during the holidays, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday.

Firecracker-related injuries reach 534

The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded over 500 firecracker-related injuries two days after the New Year's Eve revelry.

Suspect nabbed in slay of Pinoy in Kuwait

The prime suspect in the killing of a Filipina worker in Kuwait is now under police custody, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said yesterday.

Seizure of POGO assets, cancellation of birth records begin

With the ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) in effect, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will start the proceedings for the seizure of their illegally acquired real properties and other assets in the country, as well as the cancellation of fraudulent birth certificates issued to their foreign owners.

'Rains to persist in Phl'

Rains will persist nationwide due to intertropical convergence zone, shear line and northeast monsoon, the state weather bureau said yesterday.

House Vows Oversight in 2025

There will be no letup in investigations in aid of legislation, according to leaders of the House of Representatives yesterday.

DILG closes P13-M trust fund accounts

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has closed four trust fund accounts with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), amounting to over P12.98 million, in compliance with recommendations from the Commission on Audit (COA).

Marcos to preside over first full Cabinet meeting

President Marcos and his officials will tackle the administration's key projects at the first full Cabinet meeting of the year to be held next week.

In the era of AI, here comes Gen Beta

Imagine a generation crossing into the 22nd century. For the Generation Beta or babies born this year, they will likely still be alive – then 76 years old – by the dawn of the next century in 2101.

Budget releases must comply with DBM rules

Increases in appropriations and new budgetary items introduced in the 2025 national budget will only be released once the concerned agencies comply with necessary requirements, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) clarified yesterday.

Classes in public schools resume

Classes in public elementary and high schools resumed yesterday after almost two weeks of holiday break.

Gov't Loses 'Pork,' Coco Levy Cases

The year 2024 saw the conclusion of some of the biggest cases filed before the Sandiganbayan, including the decade-old plunder charges over the pork barrel scam and the 37-year-old wealth forfeiture complaints against the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his wife, former first lady Imelda Marcos, which stemmed from the alleged misuse of the coco levy funds during martial law.

VP Impeachment: Numbers in House, but not in Senate

Impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte will likely get the support or one-third of the House of Representatives, according to Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr.

CLARK N' ROLL, THE HARD ROCK CAFE WAY

I walked into the men’s room as the frontman of one of the bands for the night, Pyromania, blasted Guns N’ Roses’ Nightrain from his mobile phone at modest mayhem levels.

ILOILO AND THE ART OF HI-LO EATING

Fashionistas have just started trumpeting Hi-Lo dressing of late.

Ceviche and the Vibrant Flavors of Peruvian Cuisine

Peru has over 3,000 varieties of corn, declared chef Carlo Huerta proudly, during a recent cooking demonstration at the Albertus Magnus Building in UST.

LIMBAGA 77: COMFORT FOOD IN THE HOOD

Where I live in Quezon City can rightly be described as restaurant row—or more accurately, rows of restaurants—as dozens of them fill not just Tomas Morato Avenue but also its crisscrossing and parallel streets.

WISP: The Next Wave of Shoegaze

Shoegaze singer Natalie R. Lu, better known as WISP, made her Manila debut last Dec. 6 at the Skydome, SM North EDSA.

Christopher Nolan's Next Film Is Based on 'The Odyssey'

Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning \"Oppenheimer\" with a true epic: Homer's \"The Odyssey.\" It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday.

'Green Bones' triples cinema slots after MMFF awards

After winning Best Picture at the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), \"Green Bones\" saw a dramatic rise in screenings—from 60 cinemas one day before the Gabi ng Parangal on Dec. 27 to an impressive 180 to date.

'MUTYA NG SECTION E' CAST TACKLES PRESSURE OF MEETING FANS' EXPECTATIONS

The lead cast of Viva One's \"Ang Mutya ng Section E\" assured the viewers that they would live up to the expectations of the fans of the Wattpad original series.

Global markets ride Al, interest rate roller coaster in 2024

Despite political upheavals, stock markets and bitcoin smashed records in 2024, fuelled by investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI), falling interest rates, and hopes of tax cuts.