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Ballado, Castigador shine

Jayden Reece Ballado and Anthony Bjorn Castigador delivered impressive performances, each capturing two titles for MVP honors at the Puerto Princesa Palawan Pawnshop National Juniors Tennis Championships held in Palawan over the weekend.

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November 04, 2024
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La Salle, FEU gain SSL semis

Fancied UAAP bets La Salle and Far Eastern scored contrasting wins and rolled into the semifinals of the Shakey's Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championships yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

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November 04, 2024
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Toilets vs gyms

Your workout equipment may be hundreds of times dirtier than a toilet seat.

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November 04, 2024
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PSA Cup tees off today

The Philippine Sportswriters Association will host the 3rd PSA Cup golf tournament today at the Masters course of the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club in Carmona, Cavite.

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November 04, 2024
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Phl IX scores EABC sweep, five-peat

The Philippines smothered Hong Kong, 9-2, yesterday to complete a sweet sweep and a five-peat feat in the East Asia Baseball Cup at The Villages Sports Center in Clark, Pampanga.

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November 04, 2024
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Bulldogs bark, bite unsuspecting Maroons

National U snapped out of a slump and caught a big fish in University of the Philippines with a stunning 67-47 blowout win to keep its Final Four hopes alive in the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball yesterday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.

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November 04, 2024
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Pinoy paddlers dominant overall champs

Ending with a flourish, the Philippines bagged the overall title in the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships here on a calm, sunny Sunday morning at the course overlooking the Puerto Princesa Baywalk here.

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November 04, 2024
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KINGS ROLL. LEVEL SERIES AT 2-2

To pull even with TNT, Barangay Ginebra did something that’s not been done throughout the PBA Governors’ cup – send the defending champions tumbling to back-to-back losses.

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November 04, 2024
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Moldova holds presidential runoff election amid 'Russian meddling'

Moldovans voted yesterday in a presidential runoff that has been overshadowed by election meddling allegations and could see Moscow gain more influence in a diplomatic battleground between Russia and the European Union (EU).

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November 04, 2024
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US B-52 bombers arrive in MidEast

American B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said on Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran.

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November 04, 2024
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Iran arrests student who stripped to protest harassment

Iranian authorities arrested a female student on Saturday after she staged a solo protest against harassment by stripping to her underwear outside her university, reports said.

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November 04, 2024
Iran leader vows retaliation vs Israel after attacks
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Iran leader vows retaliation vs Israel after attacks

Iran's supreme leader vowed retaliation on Saturday for attacks by Israel, as an Israeli military official confirmed naval commandos seized a suspected Hezbollah operative in a Lebanon raid.

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November 04, 2024
Anger at Spain gov't grows over slow response
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Anger at Spain gov't grows over slow response

Four days after terrifying floods razed towns in eastern Spain, frustration at the state's response is growing among some despairing residents.

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November 04, 2024
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Harris: Keep Kamala and carry-on-ala!

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the fi nal days before the election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph’s version of her in the show’s cold open.

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November 04, 2024
Harris, Trump hit overdrive in campaign's final weekend
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Harris, Trump hit overdrive in campaign's final weekend

GASTONIA (AFP) - Kamala Harris and Donald Trump dueled across the swing states on Saturday on the final weekend of the tensest US election of modern times, with the Democrat urging voters to \"turn the page\" on the Republican's scorched-earth brand of politics.

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November 04, 2024
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Ex-Laguna town mayor dies

Former Pagsanjan mayor Girlie Javier-Ejercito died yesterday at the age of 55.

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November 04, 2024
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LTO probes South Korean for Clark gas station mishap

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has ordered an investigation of a South Korean man who crashed his vehicle into a gasoline station, triggering a fire, at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga on Thursday.

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November 04, 2024
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23 nabbed over Antipolo club takeover attempt

Twenty-three people have been arrested after they allegedly tried to take over a private club in Antipolo, Rizal, police reported yesterday.

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November 04, 2024
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Kanlaon's ash, gas emissions continue

Continuous degassing at Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island resulted in intermittent ash emissions on Saturday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

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November 04, 2024
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2 more Eastman case suspects identified

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police have identified two more suspects in the kidnapping of American national Elliot Onil Eastman in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte more than two weeks ago.

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November 04, 2024
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Biden's legacy on his way out the door

Wait, what? We're talking about Joe Biden? Why? He's a \"lame duck.\" No matter who wins the US presidential election on Nov. 5, he's going home to Delaware on Jan. 20. His chances of asking for, and getting, much from Congress during that two-and-a-half-month interregnum are negligible.

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November 04, 2024
The Philippine Star

Flooded by corruption

If we are to rely on the weather forecast of our state-run Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), there will be at least six more tropical cyclones to visit our country before the end of this year.

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November 04, 2024
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A flickering flame

Tomorrow, Nov. 5 (or Wednesday, Nov. 6, our time), American voters will choose between Republican Donald J. Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris to lead them from the White House over the next four years.

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November 04, 2024
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Helping MSMEs achieve sustainability

GO NEGOSYO PILIPINAS

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November 04, 2024
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Improving the justice system

This month, the Philippines will be hosting the 11th meeting of the Council of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Chief Justices.

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November 04, 2024
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The new status symbol

Under Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code, the penalty for falsification of public documents is prison mayor, which is a type of imprisonment ranging from six (6) years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years.\"

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November 04, 2024
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What next?

A few more hearings, and the two chambers of Congress will wrap up their respective probes on the killings in connection with the war on drugs waged by Rodrigo Duterte.

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November 04, 2024
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6 QC startups get P1-M grant each

Six local technology startups have received grants of P1 million each as part of the Quezon City government's program to support ideas offering innovative solutions to social issues.

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November 04, 2024
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Crime ring leader nabbed in Pasig

Authorities arrested the alleged leader of the Rex Fajad criminal group following a shootout in Pasig over the weekend.

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November 04, 2024
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Marbil defends NCRPO, ACG over POGO raid

A day after the spokesman for the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) branded as \"flawed\" a raid on a suspected Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Manila, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil defended the PNP units that spearheaded the operation.

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November 04, 2024