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The TAT experience

PASSI CITY, Iloilo – This warm, quiet, hospitable city hosted The Asian Tournament (TAT) for the second time, this time the first leg of the Winter Tournament. Luckily, this time around, this writer was able to experience the outstanding hospitality firsthand. Never have we seen a local government so devoted to sports.

Maroons seal Final Four entry

Host University of the Philippines flipped the switch in the homestretch to drub Adamson, 70-59, and punch the second ticket to the Final Four of the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball yesterday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

William: Visit to homeless with mom was eye-opener

Prince William has recalled how his late mother Princess Diana took him to a shelter for homeless people when he was just 11 years old, saying how the visit opened his eyes to how others lived a different life to him.

Trump refers to CNN's Cooper by woman's first name

Former US president Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper with a woman's first name in recent days as the Republican presidential nominee focuses his closing message on a hypermasculine appeal to men.

Scammers swipe 22 tons of cheddar in UK cheese 'heist'

said it delivered more than 950 wheels of cheddar to the alleged fraudster posing as a wholesale distributor for a major French retailer before realizing it had been duped.

Netanyahu seen hoping for Trump win

With the US presidential election heading into the home stretch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely be hoping for Donald Trump to return to the White House.

Japan votes with new PM on shaky ground

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan voted yesterday in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) facing potentially their worst result since 2009.

Rare floods bring Morocco's desert back to life

In Morocco's southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals and tourists hailing it as a gift from the heavens.

Zelensky: NoKor troops to join war

KYIV (AP) - North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Saturday.

Michelle Obama admits fear over vote

Michelle Obama on Saturday aired her \"genuine fear\" that Donald Trump could retake the White House as the popular former first lady made a passionate appeal to voters in the desperately close US election.

Maguindanao shootings leave 3 fatalities

Three people, including a suspected gunman, were killed in a series of shooting incidents in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte yesterday morning.

3 Luzon dams keep releasing water

Three Luzon dams have continued releasing water after officials decided to close the gates of two other reservoirs, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Kristine victims to be given emergency employment

Bicol residents displaced by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine will be given emergency employment and other assistance, according to the Department of Labor and Employment.

Go extends help to typhoon victims in Sibugay

Sen. Bong Go extended assistance to families displaced by typhoons in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday.

Picking up the peace

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Our best books forward

QWERTYMAN - Now on its 76th year, the Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM) – better known outside Germany as the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's oldest and largest such event – ended successfully last Oct. 20 with a significant representation from the Philippines, which sent scores of authors, publishers, and book industry officials to the fair. All that was in preparation for FBM 2025, when the Philippines will be Guest of Honor (GOH), the country whose literature will be the focus of the fair's attention.

Arab and Jewish voters both need Kamala Harris

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Weeding out undesirable bets

This week, the Commission on Elections will be posting on its website the certificates of candidacy of all the 44,000 bets seeking national and local posts in the 2025 races.

Comelec to post all COCs this week

The certificates of candidacy (COC) of all 44,000 aspirants for the May 2025 midterm elections are expected to be released this week for the public to check.

DepEd: Participate in teacher curriculum revision

The Department of Education (DepEd) is calling on teachers and other education stakeholders to participate in the revision of the teacher education curriculum, which seeks to improve teacher quality in the country amid the education crisis.

'No EJK funding under Marcos'

Unlike during the Duterte administration, President Marcos has not allocated a budget for alleged extrajudicial killings, which was reportedly inserted through confidential and intelligence funds that ballooned from 2017 to 2022, according to a congressman.

Happy Christmas for Caloy Yulo's family

BACOLOD CITY - The family and siblings of Olympian medalist Carlos Yulo will have a festive Christmas season.

QC's birth registration initiative wins Galing Pook awards

Another initiative of the Quezon City government has been recognized as one of the best local government programs in the country.

Maynilad sets water interruption on Nov. 1-2

Water interruption is expected in southern Metro Manila and the province of Cavite amid the scheduled shutdown of Maynilad's treatment plants in Muntinlupa this week.

'Superbody' eyed to handle AI technology concerns in Phl

A \"superbody\" handling artificial intelligence-related concerns has been proposed by Rep. Robert Ace Barbers.

PCG vessels deliver Kristine aid

Vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed to the West Philippine Sea have been repositioned to deliver relief goods to victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine

P8 B Malampaya royalties can temper oil price hikes

The P8-billion windfall the government will receive as royalties this year from the offshore Malampaya natural gas project can be utilized for easing the people's burden on continuous oil price hikes, Rep. Johnny Pimentel said yesterday.

Inordinate delay: Another 'pork' scam case junked

Due to \"inordinate delay\" in the judicial process, the Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed the civil forfeiture case filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) against three alleged accomplices of Janet Lim Napoles in the pork barrel scam case.

Local rice still cheaper than imported - DA

Local rice remains cheaper by P3 per kilo compared to imported grains, despite the devastation brought by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine and the flooding of at least 3.6 million metric tons of imported rice, the Department of Agriculture said.

DICT strengthening measures vs cyber hackers

The Department of Information and Communications Technology is keen on joining Tier 1 of the United Nations Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), committing to the vision of achieving national cyber resilience, a DICT official has said.