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July 16, 2024

Trump heads to convention; slay try motive, security probed

MILWAUKEE – Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Monday as the star of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee – a gathering meant to fire up the grassroots that has instead been overshadowed by the weekend attempt on his life.

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Satur, Castro convicted for endangering Lumad children

Alliance of Concerned Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo and 11 others are facing six years in prison after a Davao court found them guilty of endangering indigenous Lumad children in 2018.

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Lawyer advises Guo to surrender

Saying she cannot hide forever, a lawyer for suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has advised her to surrender to the Senate, which failed to serve a warrant for her arrest.

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NBI finds 1,200 fake birth certificates in Davao Sur

Not just 200, but up to 1,200 foreigners believed to be Chinese nationals obtained Philippine birth certificates through late birth registration in the Davao del Sur town of Sta. Cruz since 2016.

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DOF defends utilization of PhilHealth P89.9-B funds

Utilizing excess funds of state-run corporations is a more prudent fiscal option for the government than borrowing, the Department of Finance (DOF) said in defense of its move to ask agencies to remit unused subsidies.

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PCG laughs off China's statement vs bullies

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela mocked a statement by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that hit “bullies.”

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PNP intensifies hunt for Quiboloy, others

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is intensifying its efforts to locate and arrest persons wanted in the case involving Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy and four others.

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Workers insist on P150 legislated wage hike

Workers yesterday reiterated their appeal to President Marcos to certify as urgent the proposed measures seeking a P150 acrossthe-board wage increase for private sector employees.

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Ground deformation on Kanlaon increases

BACOLOD CITY – State volcanologists have noted an increase in the ground deformation on Kanlaon Volcano in Negros.

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Trump attacker quiet, lonely, bullied'

PENNSYLVANIA (AFP) – A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, has been identified as the suspected shooter who tried to assassinate former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally this weekend.

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Hamas halts talks as Israel sustains strike

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITIES (AFP) – A Hamas official said Sunday that the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, as Israeli bombardments hit a school, a day after a deadly strike targeting the militant commander Mohammed Deif.

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Hoey finishes joint 2nd, nets P15.7 M

The Philippines ’ Rico Hoey came tantalizingly close to a coveted title in the PGA Tour but faded in the final push and settled for joint second in the ISCO Championship Sunday in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

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Remittances up by 3.7% in May

Remittances sent by overseas Filipino workers OFWs) increased by 3.7 percent to 2.88 billion in May from 2.78 billion in the same month last year, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

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Market upside points to 6,700 level

The stock market carried its positive momentum from last week as it advanced closer to the 6,700 mark.

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Customs, PCCI partner to enhance trade

The government and the country’s largest business group are moving to enhance trade efficiency via a system that will streamline the process of the movements of various goods.

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SM Group drilling new geothermal power fields

SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the empire controlled by the Philippines’ richest family, is further igniting investments in renewables by exploring and developing new geothermal energy sources.

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Les alle historiene fra The Philippine Star

The Philippine Star Newspaper Description:

The Philippine STAR is the flagship title of the country's largest and most successful print media enterprise, the Philstar Media Group. Owned and published by Philstar Daily Inc., The Philippine STAR is a vaunted pillar of Philippine journalism whose integrity is anchored on the Biblical motto, “Truth Shall Prevail”. The Philippine STAR is a two-time winner of the prestigious Newspaper of the Year award given by the Rotary Club of Manila.