Topic: Philippines — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: With the support of Cebuana Lhuillier, the Philippine women’s softball team is leaving no stone unturned as it gears up for the Women’s Softball World Cup.
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[2026-06-17 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The ban imposed by China against Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. does not affect the discharge of his duties as chief of the Department of National Defense (DND), Malacañang insisted on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-16 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo Blue Eagles rookie Kieffer Alas said he was ready to accept his death after nearly drowning during their team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora last week.
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[2026-06-16 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences to the victims of the powerful earthquake that struck Mindanao recently.
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[2026-06-16 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Veteran broadcaster Arnold Clavio has denied allegations by a former bodyguard and alleged bagman of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co that he received paper bags containing cash.
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[2026-06-16 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said it is only right for Vice President Sara Duterte to testify in her own impeachment trial in the Senate to defend herself.
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[2026-06-16 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday said he would "remain open" to availing himself of all legal remedies under the law following the suspension order imposed on him by the Sandiganbayan.
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[2026-06-16 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Actress-singer Sharon Cuneta has denied allegations linking her family to an alleged flood control scam, calling the accusations “lies” and defending her husband, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, after individuals claiming to be former associates of ex-congressman Zaldy Co accused the senator of receiving a suitcase containing cash.
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[2026-06-16 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente alemán Frank-Walter Steinmeier (izq) con el presidente filipino Ferdinand Marcos Jr. en el Palacio Malacanang en Manila, el 16 de junio del 2026. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-06-16 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec), together with government security forces and partner agencies, is continuing full-scale preparations for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections scheduled on Sept. 14, 2026, despite pending legislative measures that could affect the polls.
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[2026-06-16 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo Blue Eagles players Kieffer Alas and Sam Reyes dismissed online claims that other team members were left in critical condition during the team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora.
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[2026-06-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Space Agency identified drop zones where debris from a Chinese rocket launched at 5:45 p.m. is expected to fall.
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[2026-06-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is scheduled to leave for Kazan, Russia today to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)- Russia Commemorative Summit, where he is expected to engage in high-level discussions on regional cooperation.
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[2026-06-16 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said the Philippines' maritime zones were "not at risk" if the country failed to oppose China's declaration on its ratification of a United Nations (UN) treaty on the sustainable use of biodiversity in international waters.
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[2026-06-16 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo men's basketball team members Kieffer Alas and Sam Reyes said that as far as they're concerned, their parents gave them consent to train in Dipaculao, Aurora, where their teammates Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili drowned.
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[2026-06-16 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, center left, with his wife Elke Budenbender, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with his wife Liza Araneta Marcos pose for pictures in Manila, Philippines Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-06-16 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo player Kiefer Alas acknowledged that the delayed response contributed to the spread of speculation, rumors, and online backlash following the recent controversy.
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[2026-06-16 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo Blue Eagles player Sam Reyes recounted the tragic Dipaculao, Aurora incident, revealing that Nigerian import Divine Adili, 21, still had a pulse after being rescued and brought to shore.
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[2026-06-16 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Germany on Tuesday sealed an agreement for the building and development of an aircraft maintenance facility at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga.
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[2026-06-16 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte intends to present Ramil Madriaga and former senator Antonio Trillanes 4th as witnesses "to disprove the allegations in the" articles of impeachment.
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[2026-06-16 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles members Sam Reyes and Kieffer Alas said that coach Tab Baldwin briefed the team about "rip current" days before they held their training in Dipaculao, Aurora, which coasts are notorious for the said water movement and strong waves.
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[2026-06-16 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Kieffer Alas debunked the online talks saying that the Ateneo Blue Eagles' team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora which led to the drowning of Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili was an initiation for rookies like him.
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[2026-06-16 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Kieffer Alas debunked the online talks saying that the Ateneo Blue Eagles' team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora which led to the drowning of Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili was an initiation for rookies like him.
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[2026-06-16 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-16 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Kieffer Alas debunked the online talks saying that the Ateneo Blue Eagles' team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora which led to the drowning of Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili was an initiation for rookies like him.
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[2026-06-16 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the immediate release of emergency aid and recovery funds for families affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao last week, Malacañang said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-16 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Secretary Dante Ang II signs a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce in Singapore during the 2026 Filipino Diaspora Summit in Pasay City on June 16, 2026. VIDEO BY IGGY MONSURA
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[2026-06-16 18:45 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.
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[2026-06-16 18:44 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.
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[2026-06-16 18:34 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A new three-part documentary series will revisit the Philippines’ struggle to defend its maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea, as tensions continue to simmer in disputed waters nearly a decade after the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling.
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[2026-06-16 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Rain or Shine and NLEX put premium on familiarity as the two squads opted to bring back Aaron Fuller and DeQuan Jones, respectively in time for the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup set to start on July 10.
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[2026-06-16 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — "Drag Race Philippines" stars Maxie Andreison and Viñas Deluxe will alternate in the lead role of Trisha Echevarria in "Die Beautiful: The Musical," the stage adaptation of the award-winning 2016 film set to premiere in June 2027 at the Proscenium Theater in Makati City.
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[2026-06-16 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines--A faction of 10 senators led by ousted Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano has filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the June 3 leadership change in the Senate, labeling it a "rump session" conducted without the constitutionally required quorum .
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[2026-06-16 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Ateneo de Manila University on Tuesday announced that the remains of Blue Eagle player Divine Adili would be moved from its campus to the Arlington Memorial Chapels in Quezon City on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-16 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring a Chinese floating platform near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, warning that marine research and survey activities could have military applications and should not be viewed as purely scientific or environmental work.
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[2026-06-16 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A motorcyclist drives past the South Luzon Thermal Energy Power Plant in Calaca, Batangas, in the Philippines on Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado, File)
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[2026-06-16 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A STACKED field of champions and medalists headlines the Philippine leg of the Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) starting on Wednesday at Philsports Arena in Pasig.
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[2026-06-16 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he was open to the Philippines forging a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Germany.
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[2026-06-16 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer representing victims in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) clarified that the proceedings would not be automatically delayed due to a new medical examination to determine Duterte’s fitness to stand trial.
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[2026-06-16 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Fast starts and nerves of steel will be the defining themes as junior golfers make one final, frantic push for glory in the sixth and final leg of the Luzon Series – the ICTSI Eagle Ridge JPGT Championship – unwrapping Wednesday at the Aoki course of the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club complex here.
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[2026-06-16 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Secretary Dante Ang II on Tuesday said the non-resident Filipinos (NRFs) have emerged as a "vital source" of the country's soft power and international influence.
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[2026-06-16 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Manny V. Pangilinan (MVP) Sports Foundation said on Tuesday that it does not manage the Ateneo de Manila men's basketball team, saying that its support for the Blue Eagles is limited to financial only.
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[2026-06-16 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the arrival honors for German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacañang on June 16, 2026. Steinmeier arrived in Manila on June 15 for a three-day state visit. Video by Tina Maralit
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[2026-06-16 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
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[2026-06-16 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The late Rene Baterbonia received a hero's welcome in his hometown Talacogon, Agusan del Sur early Tuesday.
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[2026-06-16 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MORE than 100 dealers, system integrators, technology partners and industry stakeholders gathered at Makati Shangri-La on June 3 as MEC Networks Corp. and Huawei eKit officially launched their partnership aimed at accelerating digital transformation among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Philippines.
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[2026-06-16 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The state seismology bureau has recorded another ash emission from Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island which is currently under Alert Level 2 due to signs of increased unrest.
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[2026-06-16 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday warned fishermen, seafarers, and other maritime stakeholders in Palawan to avoid designated areas where debris from two Chinese rocket launches may fall over the next two days.
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[2026-06-16 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday hosted in Malacañang German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who is in the country for a three-day state visit. Steinmeier, accompanied by First Lady Elke Büdenbender and the rest of his delegation, arrived in Manila late Monday night.
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