Topic: Philippines — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-31 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world. Today is August 31st.
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[2026-08-31 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was greeted with loud cheers by members of the Boys Scout of the Philippines as he leaves the Libingan ng mga Bayani following the commemoration of National Heroes Day. He was walking alongside Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano.
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[2026-08-31 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — American physician and YouTuber Mikhail Varshavski, popularly known as “Doctor Mike,” revealed that he previously dated Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach.
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[2026-08-31 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Nine years after last hosting a Philippine Golf Tour championship, Summit Point Golf and Country Club makes a much-anticipated return to the PGT calendar, ready to once again put the country’s top professionals through one of the tour’s most demanding tests.
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[2026-08-31 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits the tomb of his father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City after leading the commemoration of National Heroes Day.
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[2026-08-31 18:12 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-31 18:12 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
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[2026-08-31 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Kenyans Gilbert Muge and Pamela Bundotich flashed a potent combination of speed and endurance, weathering dark skies and intermittent drizzle to stamp their class in the centerpiece 30-km race of the Pru Life UK POP (Promise of Protection) Run at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati last Sunday.
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[2026-08-31 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — PLDT kickstarted its PVL Invitational title defense with a 25-23, 25-15, 26-28, 25-14 win over guest Thai club Est Cola at the Araneta Coliseum Monday.
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[2026-08-31 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the commemoration of National Heroes Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Monday, Aug. 31.
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[2026-08-31 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Metro Manila] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: LAGUNA LAKE. Laguna Lake looks still from a bayside community in Los Baños. Lakeside communities depend on the lake for their livelihood.
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[2026-08-31 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — After two consecutive weeks of price increases, oil companies will lower the cost of fuel on Tuesday, September 1.
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[2026-08-31 15:40 UTC+10:00] [Editorials] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-31 15:19 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos should “shed our defeatist mindset,” a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said on Monday, in an apparent swipe at naysayers in the country’s fight for its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.
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[2026-08-31 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — South Korean actor Lee Yong-joo, known for his roles in the dramas “Princess Hours” and “Blue Tower,” has died at 44.
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[2026-08-31 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The government has turned to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help advance two ambitious infrastructure projects aimed at tackling chronic flooding in the Manila Bay area and creating a permanent land link between Luzon and Visayas.
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[2026-08-31 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A social media post referring to Matteo Guidicelli as a “soon-to-be daddy” has fans once again wondering if he and wife Sarah Geronimo are expecting their first child. The couple, however, has yet to confirm the pregnancy.
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[2026-08-31 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: HELPING HAND. US Navy Seabees work on the water system at the Lorenzo Daa Memorial School in Barangay 103-A Paglaum, Tacloban City, as part of Pacific Partnership 2026. The project also includes improving portions of the school grounds and repairing two classrooms.
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[2026-08-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-31 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Beating two top and tough Asian squads in back-to-back games without Justin Brownlee was definitely a herculean task.
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[2026-08-31 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — About 12 hours after the US Open revealed Alex Eala's opening match schedule is set for the Tuesday night session on September 1 at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the cheapest ticket available on the secondary-market (ticket resale platforms) doubled.
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[2026-08-31 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Katseye leader Sophia Laforteza will not participate in the group’s upcoming UK and European leg of its “Wild Wild” tour as she continues to prioritize her well-being.
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[2026-08-31 12:15 UTC+10:00] [West Philippine Sea] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on National Heroes’ Day, reasserted the Philippines’ maritime rights under the 2016 Arbitral Award and vowed to defend these in a peaceful and lawful manner.
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[2026-08-31 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has issued red and yellow alerts for the Visayas grid and a yellow alert for the Mindanao grid due to the unavailability of some power plants.
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[2026-08-31 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Pilandok is expected to intensify and become a tropical storm on Tuesday, Sept. 1, as it continues to enhance the southwest monsoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday.
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[2026-08-31 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday urged Filipinos to keep the “flame of patriotism alive” as the country marked National Heroes Day.
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[2026-08-31 09:52 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-31 09:48 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 95]
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[2026-08-31 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John "EJ" Obiena ruled the ISTAF Berlin with a 5.82m clearance at the Olympiastadion in Germany early Monday, August 31 in Manila.
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[2026-08-31 07:40 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Incumbent Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer “Jenny” Barzaga won the congressional seat in Cavite’s fourth district by a landslide on Saturday, keeping the powerful Barzaga family in control of the city’s top elective posts.
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[2026-08-31 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Insular Life, the nation's first and largest Filipino life insurance company, is aggressively reshaping the country's financial landscape by turning the historically complex process of buying insurance into a frictionless digital experience.
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[2026-08-31 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AIA Philippines, formerly Philam Life and the Philippine arm of leading multinational insurer AIA Group, and BPI AIA Life Assurance Corporation (BPI AIA), the bancassurance partnership between AIA Philippines and the Bank of the Philippine Islands, recorded a combined 458 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) qualifiers in 2026—the highest in the Philippines—while also earning places among the Top 100 MDRT companies worldwide.
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[2026-08-31 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) is “cautiously optimistic” that Philippine export growth will exceed the Development Budget Coordination Committee’s (DBCC) forecast this year, an official said.
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[2026-08-31 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FIVE senior police officials were reassigned in the latest revamp in the Philippine National Police (PNP).
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[2026-08-31 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Getting sick in the Philippines is no longer just a health concern. For many families, it has become a financial emergency.
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[2026-08-31 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FANS will have to wait a little longer before Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala sees action in the US Open main draw.
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[2026-08-31 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has earmarked nearly P4.4 billion in emergency loans for 166,789 active members and old-age and disability pensioners in nine areas in Luzon affected by recent typhoons and the southwest monsoon.
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[2026-08-31 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A SEVEN-month-old girl from Dumanjug, Cebu, died of acute respiratory failure two weeks after receiving a measles-rubella vaccination. It is always a tragedy when a child dies, this being no exception. Local health officials are investigating.
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[2026-08-31 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WINZIR is placing responsible gaming at the center of the online entertainment experience, reminding Filipino players that knowing when to play, when to pause and how much to spend can be just as important as the excitement of the game itself.
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[2026-08-31 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE subject of confidential funds — its nature, purpose, disbursement, coverage and recipients — has been the hot topic of conversation in the country. The ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte has made it a staple discourse among the key players in the impeachment trial and in regular conversation of the citizenry.
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[2026-08-31 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-31 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — “Tawag ng Tanghalan” grand champion Carmelle Collado will represent the Philippines in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok, Thailand.
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[2026-08-31 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — If Sunday’s game was his last, June Mar Fajardo said he’s just happy to see his Gilas Pilipinas career end on a winning note.
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[2026-08-30 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas secured a statement home sweep after overpowering Iran, 68-56, in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Sunday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
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[2026-08-30 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Police officers arrested two Most Wanted Persons on August 29 in Pasay City for violating the Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.
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[2026-08-30 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is set to chase a historic milestone at the 2026 Asian Games, aiming to end a long-standing gold medal drought for the country.
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[2026-08-30 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Despite the threat of rain and wet streets, thousands of runners remained undeterred as they gathered at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati on Sunday for the PRU POP (Promise of Protection) Run. The participants brought the city streets to life, turning them into a colorful celebration of health, community, and protection.
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[2026-08-30 20:38 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-30 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and several provinces in Luzon remained under a red rainfall warning on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
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[2026-08-30 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) campaign to strengthen integrity, crack down on smuggling and modernize operations gained a boost from civil society as the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) honored a BOC official for his role in implementing the agency’s reforms.
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