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Manila cardinal urges lawmakers to treat legislation as ‘prayer before God’
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Sofronio Vasquez praised for national anthem rendition at SONA 2025
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‘PNoy’ trends on X during Marcos’ 4th SONA
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In SONA speech, Marcos calls Torre ‘new champion’ in nod to bout vs Baste
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BSP on track for two more rate cuts in 2025
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Philippine peso, South Korean won lead muted Asian FX higher
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Philippines says value of Q2 farm and fisheries output up 2.9% yr/yr
MANILA — The Philippines’ farm and fisheries production grew 2.9% by value in the second quarter from a year earlier to P452.22 billion ($7.4 billion),...
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