Topic: Philippines — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — XIAN WYNN CALAGOS prevailed over Rynel John Borgonia, 6-1, 5-7 (11-9), to reach the boys' U16 semifinals in the Philta Age Group Championships at the San Carlos Tennis Center in Negros Occidental.
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[2026-05-08 12:57 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
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[2026-05-08 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) issued several road closures in the city for a marahton event on May 9.
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[2026-05-08 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — An international law expert on Friday warned that the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) move to identify an anchor from a controversial social media firm as a person of interest in the alleged extortion case involving former speaker Martin Romualdez amounted to an attack on press freedom and an attempt to silence critics of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr..
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[2026-05-08 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said many were profiting from her impeachment case as it neared conclusion at the House of Representatives once the articles of impeachment are put to a vote before the plenary.
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[2026-05-08 12:15 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: [STA. MESA, Manila], May 8, 2025 —Tzu Chi Foundation, Philippines broke ground on the Tzu Chi Medical Center, the first Tzu Chi hospital in the Philippines — a landmark milestone in the Foundation’s 32-year journey of compassionate service in the country.
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[2026-05-08 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac assured on Thursday that the seven Filipino crew members on board the container ship San Antonio at the Strait of Hormuz are safe following a drone attack on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-08 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel prices are estimated to go down, while gasoline is expected to increase next week, mostly due to the global market reacting to a possible ceasefire between the US and Iran, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A social media personality and four others may post bail this Friday, according to their legal counsel.
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[2026-05-08 11:25 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Governance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — Cebu stood at the center of regional diplomacy and climate strategy as Asean and European leaders gathered for summit-linked meetings that merged economic talks with sustainability commitments at the 48th Asean Summit and Related Meetings.
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[2026-05-08 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. brought the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand together in Cebu on Thursday as Asean pushed to prevent renewed fighting over a deadly border dispute that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
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[2026-05-08 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS inflation continues to outpace wage growth, Filipino workers are demanding not just relief, but fairness. Against this backdrop, Senator Win Gatchalian’s proposed GINHAWA Act offers a timely response by addressing the erosion of take-home pay through targeted tax relief for working Filipinos.
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[2026-05-08 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AJINOMOTO Philippines Corporation has broken ground on a 16-hectare manufacturing facility at TARI Estate, marking one of the largest recent food manufacturing investments in Central Luzon. Valued at approximately P9.1 billion, the facility is expected to be fully operational by April 2028.
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[2026-05-08 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OUTSIDE Metro Manila, development continues to align with infrastructure, industry, and mobility corridors, shaping residential patterns as families, professionals, and entrepreneurs locate closer to work, services, and daily needs.
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[2026-05-08 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito filed Senate Bill (SB) 2114 to address over importation of sugar and protect local producers from unfair competition amid declining incomes of farmers and workers.
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[2026-05-08 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Manila Times’ motoring section, Fast Times, was recently honored with the Silver Luminary Award at the 25th Henry Ford Awards. This recognition solidifies its legacy as a five-time "Best Motoring Section" winner. The section achieved consecutive wins in 2011–2012 under editor Brian Afuang and 2015–2016 under Anjo Perez and in 2018 with the late Dino Directo.
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[2026-05-08 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THERE are newspaper owners who merely keep a publication alive as a business enterprise. Then there are a very few who transform a newspaper into a national institution that shapes the intellectual and political life of a country. Dante A. Ang belonged to the latter category.
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[2026-05-08 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A PUBLIC hearing on the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) “Policies, Standards and Guidelines on the Reframed General Education Curriculum Component” was scheduled for the afternoon of May 5, 2026. The most important part of this would-be reframed general education (GE) curriculum for me — and the community of historians and collegiate-level history faculty in the country — is Article V (“General Education Structure and Content”) Section 7-A of the CHED draft document where the five courses that constitute the
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[2026-05-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-08 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday, signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the strengthened protection of media workers in the country.
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[2026-05-08 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Ferdinand Marcos Jnr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides agreed to build trust and pursue peace after last year’s border fight, with further talks planned to solidify ties
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[2026-05-07 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: After failing to achieve a breakthrough in their border dispute, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and his Thai counterpart, Anutin Charnvirakul, right, held a press conference on Thursday evening alongside their host, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Cebu, the Philippines. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Gatchalian brothers – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Valenzuela City Mayor Wes Gatchalian – were one in mourning for the passing of The Manila Times Chairman Emeritus Dante Arevalo Ang (DAA).
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[2026-05-07 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Italy intends to recruit thousands of Filipino nurses to address healthcare workforce gap as it identified the Philippines as a key partner in meeting this demand, the Philippine Embassy in Rome said.
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[2026-05-07 23:17 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-05-07 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senators sought a review of the implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) law or "coco levy fund" amid reports that coconut farmers have yet to benefit from the law.
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[2026-05-07 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said that the national government is moving “full speed” toward the conduct of the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) on Sept. 14.
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[2026-05-07 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vowed to remain committed to its mandate as it celebrates its 39th founding anniversary.
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[2026-05-07 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) should not be blamed for the recent spike in electricity rates.
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[2026-05-07 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — About 400 law students applied for the Office of the Ombudsman's legal internship program.
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[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Philippine Coast Guard says it challenged alleged illegal Chinese marine scientific research activities and monitored dozens of Chinese maritime militia vessels during a maritime domain awareness flight over the Kalayaan Island Group on May 7, 2026. The agency said the activities violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, noting that the Philippines did not authorize any marine scientific research within its exclusive economic zone.
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[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has released a new set of stamps featuring some of the country’s historic plazas in observance of National Heritage Month.
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[2026-05-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A group of protesters call for climate justice as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit meetings kick off in Cebu City.
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[2026-05-07 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Sen. Bong Go arrives at the wake of Dr. Dante Arevalo Ang, chairman emeritus of The Manila Times, at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque on May 7, 2026 to pay his final respects.
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[2026-05-07 21:05 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-07 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-07 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY —All Asean member states will attend the 48th Asean Summit in Cebu, with Myanmar standing as the only exception in terms of head-of-state participation as it sends a senior representative instead.
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[2026-05-07 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-05-07 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ASEAN foreign ministers pose for a group photo during their meeting in Cebu, the Philippines, on Thursday morning ahead of a leaders' summit in the city on Friday. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 18:51 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: This is The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world.
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[2026-05-07 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — The maritime issues in the South China Sea will return to the discussion table in Cebu this week as leaders open the 48th Asean Summit with negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC) set for another discourse alongside broader regional security and economic priorities.
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[2026-05-07 18:04 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Erwin Garcia on Thursday said the poll body will publish on its website next Friday the list of approved candidates for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections as it wraps up the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs).
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