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SM Prime to consolidate all residential projects

SM Prime Holdings Inc. is set to consolidate all residential projects under the SM Residences brand as part of a strategic reformat and expansion of its portfolio to optimize revenue mix across key business units.

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November 16, 2024
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Bargain hunting helps market snap losing streak

The stock market roared back into life, snapping its seven-day losing streak as investors capitalized on bargains.

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November 16, 2024
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Auto sales zoom by 5% in October

The country's vehicle sales sustained an upward trend, accelerating by 4.9 percent in October from the previous year, with automotive firms having sufficient inventory to meet consumer demand.

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November 16, 2024
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Central Hub may launch Phl's Ist industrial REIT IPO in 2025

A joint venture between two industry powerhouses, Double Dragon Corp. and Jollibee Foods Corp., is planning to proceed with the Philippines' first industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) initial public offering (IPO) next year.

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November 16, 2024
Pinoys abroad sent $3.34 B in September
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Pinoys abroad sent $3.34 B in September

Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continued to climb in September, increasing by 3.3 percent amid the anticipated seasonal holiday surge and currency gains from favorable exchange rates.

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November 16, 2024
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'Inflation to remain low until 2026'

Private sector economists expect inflation to remain stable over the next three years, with the rate expected to stay within the two to four percent target range of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) until 2026.

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November 16, 2024
Sofia Frank's courage
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Sofia Frank's courage

THE GAME OF MY LIFE

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November 16, 2024
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Pauline finishes strong

Pauline del Rosario rallied with birdies on the last two holes to close with a 69 and earn a share of eighth place at the Party Golfers Ladies Open as Ling-Jie Chen won the tournament for the second straight year at Hsinchu County's Lily Golf and Country Club.

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November 16, 2024
Creamline kicks off All-Filipino campaign
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Creamline kicks off All-Filipino campaign

Creamline launches its campaign for a historic 11th PVL championship as it clashes with a familiar foe in dangerous Petro Gazz today in the All-Filipino Conference at the Ynares Center in mountaintop Antipolo.

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November 16, 2024
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Huskers in finals

Replicating his Game 2 heroics, LJ Gonzales tallied Quezon's last 13 points as the Huskers tripped Batangas, 65-60, in Game 3 Thursday and clinched the MPBL Sixth Season South Division championship at the packed Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City.

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November 16, 2024
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Pirates survive rough seas, nail semis berth

Lyceum of the Philippines U gunner Ato Barba took extra shots in their practice that ended late Thursday in preparation to what he believed would make or break their Final Four bid.

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November 16, 2024
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Scramble for Final Four slots continues

The heated race to the UAAP Final Four continues as Santo Tomas meets Adamson while Far Eastern U, with no control of its own fate, tries to stay alive when it faces University of the Philippines at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

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November 16, 2024
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Bolts eye EASL crown

PBA Meralco governor Atty. Bill Pamintuan said yesterday with two wins in the bag and three more regular season games left, the Bolts are on track to crash the EASL Final Four.

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November 16, 2024
SCOTTIE THE EQUALIZER
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SCOTTIE THE EQUALIZER

Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone is thrilled to have a full-bodied backcourt again after dealing with Scottie Thompson's absence in their last international sortie.

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November 16, 2024
Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue to join Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
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Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue to join Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

NEW YORK (AP) - The giant balloons may be flying at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the stars will be on the street.

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November 16, 2024
Brazil probes Supreme Court bomb blasts as 'terrorist act'
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Brazil probes Supreme Court bomb blasts as 'terrorist act'

A failed bomb attack on Brazil's Supreme Court is being probed as a \"terrorist act\" with possible links to an insurrection last year against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the country's police chief said Thursday.

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November 16, 2024
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Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, striking off the country's eastern coast.

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November 16, 2024
Israeli strike hits south Beirut after evacuation call
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Israeli strike hits south Beirut after evacuation call

BEIRUT (AFP) - An air strike hit the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs on Friday, sending plumes of gray smoke into the sky after the Israeli military called for people to evacuate, AFPTV images showed.

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November 16, 2024
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Nicaragua expels lead bishop in Catholic Church crackdown

Nicaragua has expelled Bishop Carlos Herrera, the head of the country's episcopal conference, a lawyer tied to the Catholic Church told Reuters on Thursday, amid an extended state crackdown targeting the Church.

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November 16, 2024
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in snap polls
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Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in snap polls

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.

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November 16, 2024
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NoKor's Kim orders 'mass production' of attack drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the \"mass production\" of attack drones, state media reported on Friday, as concerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia.

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November 16, 2024
Trump names vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. as health secretary
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Trump names vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. as health secretary

NEW YORK (Reuters) US president-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the United States' top health agency.

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November 16, 2024
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APEC leaders to open Lima summit

Representatives from 21 members representing the Pacific Rim are meeting in Peru on Friday for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the first global summit since US president-elect Donald Trump's victory featuring several major world leaders.

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November 16, 2024
SKECHERS CROWNS PIA WURTZBACH AS BRAND AMBASSADOR
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SKECHERS CROWNS PIA WURTZBACH AS BRAND AMBASSADOR

The Company has chosen the beauty queen to promote Skechers Hands Free Slip- -ins ®ancl the brand s winning comfort technologies

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November 16, 2024
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2 cops killed, z injured in botched drug sting

Two plainclothes anti-narcotics agents were killed, while two others were wounded in a shootout with drug dealers during a sting operation that yielded shabu worth P6.8 million in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte yesterday.

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November 16, 2024
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Police rescue kidnap victim in Pampanga

ANGELES CITY - Police rescued a 44-year-old kidnap victim and arrested three men late Thursday in Barangay Amsic here.

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November 16, 2024
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Comelec to invalidate COCs for BARMM if...

The certificates of candidacy (COC) filed by aspirants for the May 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao polls will be invalidated if the parliamentary elections in BARMM will be postponed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.

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November 16, 2024
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BOC to auction off smuggled Bugatti cars, sees P647-M sales

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) targets to raise at least P647 million from the sale of two smuggled Bugatti Chirons.

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November 16, 2024
The Philippine Star

Probe underway to identify people behind fake Marikina kidnapping

An investigation is underway to unmask the people behind social media posts saying that a series of kidnappings occurred in Marikina, the city government said yesterday.

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November 16, 2024
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MMDA eyes ordinance vs reserve parking by proxy

By coming up with a proposed ordinance that will prohibit people from standing on parking space to reserve it, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) seeks to avert a culture of violence.

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November 16, 2024