Topic: Philippines — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-27 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. receives an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila on Aug. 27, 2026 during the university’s 58th Commencement Exercises at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.
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[2026-08-27 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. receives an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila on Aug. 27, 2026 during the university’s 58th Commencement Exercises at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.
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[2026-08-27 20:26 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — More than 10, 000 military personnel had been deployed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said amid final preparations for the Sep. 14 parliamentary polls.
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[2026-08-27 20:24 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Nepal Tourism Board reported that a Filipino was one of the 644 missing foreigners in the deadly flooding in Rasuwa, Nepal.
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[2026-08-27 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A student from La Salle Greenhills in San Juan alarmed the school after saying in a group chat that he was a shooter, prompting management to switch to synchronous or online classes.
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[2026-08-27 19:07 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: BUDGET. Glenn Noble, the regional director of Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Luzon, speaking during the budget hearing of the DENR on August 26, 2026.
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[2026-08-27 19:01 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: DISASTER. A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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[2026-08-27 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You're watching The Manila Times' News Prime. Today is August 27th.
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[2026-08-27 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 18:03 UTC+10:00] [BrandRap] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday announced the expansion of the country’s free higher education program, which now benefits 2.62 million students.
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[2026-08-27 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Monetary authorities raised key policy rates again by a quarter-point on Thursday, citing upside risks to inflation from volatile oil prices, severe El Niño conditions and potential wage adjustments.
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[2026-08-27 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has issued a stern warning against the filmmaker behind the political film “Tatsulok” after discovering a falsified Permit to Exhibit (PTE) linked to the movie and its production company.
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[2026-08-27 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez on Thursday asked the Office of the Ombudsman to drop the charges against him in connection to the flood control scandal.
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[2026-08-27 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU continues to evolve as one of the Philippines’ leading destinations for business, tourism and lifestyle, with new developments steadily expanding the ways people experience the city.
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[2026-08-27 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — No Filipino victim was reported in the disaster that struck the border of Nepal and China on Thursday, Malacanang said, quoting the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
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[2026-08-27 16:11 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has affirmed that candidates who place second in local elections do not automatically succeed winners who are later disqualified or found ineligible.
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[2026-08-27 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Laoag City is set to open a new chapter in Philippine triathlon history as it welcomes IRONMAN 70.3 in 2027, bringing one of the world’s most recognized endurance events to Ilocos Norte for the first time and launching what promises to be a landmark season for the country’s growing triathlon community.
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[2026-08-27 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FILIPINO skincare company Dermorepubliq continues to solidify its dominance in the local beauty and personal care landscape, building on a massive 310 percent year-on-year revenue surge from 2024 to 2025 as it continues to maintain its position as the top beauty and personal care brand on TikTok Shop Philippines.
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[2026-08-27 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has significantly reduced the number of infrastructure projects it is implementing by eliminating duplicates and overlaps, prioritizing larger projects and aligning project workloads within the capacity of its field offices, Secretary Vince Dizon said on Thursday.
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[2026-08-27 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American pop star Bruno Mars is set to return to Manila in 2027 for a concert entitled “The Romantic Tour.”
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[2026-08-27 13:34 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and security forces have finalized preparations and measures to ensure a peaceful, orderly, and secure vote for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Region on Sept. 14.
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[2026-08-27 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Liberal Party of the Philippines (LP) and the August Twenty One Movement (ATOM) condemned Sen. Robinhood Padilla over the issue of the use of aliases in government documents.
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[2026-08-27 12:40 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Raphael Reyes/Rappler
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[2026-08-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of LRT-1, assured commuters on Thursday that it has addressed a water leak inside a fourth-generation Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) that was traced to a faulty air-conditioning valve.
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[2026-08-27 11:25 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: COTABATO CITY – Even before the historic parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Sept. 14, two winners from non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (IPs) have been chosen to serve as members of the regular Bangsamoro Parliament.
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[2026-08-27 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte — The Sept. 14 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is a “showcase” to the world that Muslims and Christians can live and govern together peacefully, Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla said here.
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[2026-08-27 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has abandoned the “second placer” rule in local elections, ruling that a candidate who received the second-highest number of votes has no right to assume an elective post after the leading candidate is disqualified.
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[2026-08-27 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Embassy in Washington has advised Filipinos in the United States to remain informed of recent developments in US immigration and visa policies.
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[2026-08-27 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Magsaysay Shipping & Logistics
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[2026-08-27 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Web Exclusive] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Democracy Now
Snippet: Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel discusses his debut feature film “Filipiñana.” The film premiered at Sundance where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision.
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[2026-08-27 08:44 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councils of Mamburao, the capital town in Occidental Mindoro, have united in opposing the continued postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), saying it is time to give a new generation of young leaders the opportunity to serve.
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[2026-08-27 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A joint law enforcement team led by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has caught at least 11 taxis while reportedly engaged in colorum operations and overcharging, among others within the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Complex in Pasay City.
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[2026-08-27 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso on Wednesday ordered the Manila health workers to go door-to-door in their communities to find residents who may have been exposed to floodwaters or are showing symptoms of leptospirosis as cases in the city surged.
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[2026-08-27 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) terminated its inquiry into allegations involving Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, the former chief of Vice President Sara Duterte’s security team, to avoid duplicating the investigation being conducted by the Office of the Ombudsman.
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[2026-08-27 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senator-Judge Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday flagged what he described as "copy-paste" programs in the Office of the Vice President's regular budget and in its Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF).
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[2026-08-27 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The race for the crown is officially on as “Drag Race Philippines” unveiled the 12 queens who will compete in its highly anticipated fourth season.
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[2026-08-27 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) and the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) on Wednesday filed a demand letter to the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW), calling for an “immediate end” to reported coercive practices against persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), regarding the investigation into alleged irregularities involving their Trust Fund accounts.
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[2026-08-27 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and the Bataan Animal Welfare Society condemned the burning of live kittens in Cabuyao, Laguna, after the act was recorded for social media content.
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[2026-08-27 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday cited the positive feedback of Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo about the transparent implementation of the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF).
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[2026-08-27 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI — Philippine companies could gain greater access to corporate and philanthropic funding through a new regional platform that aims to support development projects and strengthen partnerships across Southeast Asia.
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[2026-08-27 02:20 UTC+10:00] [Philippine Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed 9,435 officers to provide security for the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.
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[2026-08-27 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN the two years since I made Davao City my home, what I appreciate most is experiencing firsthand the incredible, top-tier infrastructure that truly sets this city apart.
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[2026-08-27 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A TEN-YEAR-OLD walks into a heinous-crime docket, and Congress calls it justice.
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[2026-08-27 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FILIPINO tennis ace Alexandra "Alex" Eala faces one of her close friends on the WTA Tour, Iva Jovic, in the US Open "Stars of the Open" exhibition match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York Friday morning in Manila.
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