Seniors, PWDs rescued from cage-like Bukidnon care facility
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Thai baht, Philippine peso weaken; other Asian currencies muted
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0218 GMT.CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLARCurrencyLatest bidPrevious dayPct MoveJapan yen150.250150.42+0.11Sing dlr1.2931.2935+0.05Taiwan dlr30.67030.665-0.02Korean...
Archbishop condemns killing of NIA whistleblower, calls for swift justice
A Catholic archbishop condemned the killing of a whistleblower who exposed alleged irregularities in the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Northern Mindanao.Archbishop Jose...
Albay diocese launches ‘Bantay Project’ to monitor public works
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Around 6,000 students in Malaysia infected with influenza, prompting school closures
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ICC judges disqualify ICC prosecutor Khan from Duterte case, court document shows
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‘They are also God’s children’
A Catholic bishop has urged the faithful and local authorities to respect and defend the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs), stressing that they,...
Manila gov’t to expand care kit distribution beyond select groups
Residents called for equal access or a more inclusive distribution of the “Manila Vital Care Kit” after the city government posted about giving...
Asian currencies subdued; Thai baht, Philippine peso edge lower
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0205 GMT.CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLARCurrencyLatest bidPrevious dayPct MoveJapan yen152.420152.27-0.10Sing dlr1.2981.2982+0.02Taiwan dlr30.66830.696+0.09Korean...
Laguna residents defend governor’s move to suspend F2F classes amid earthquake threat
Some Laguna residents defended their governor’s decision to shift to distance learning for the rest of October due to the imminent threat of...
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