Topic: Philippines — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-24 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-24 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Lino Cayetano announced issuing his first official orders as general manager of government-owned People’s Television Network (PTV) meant to strengthen the network’s content, expanding its reach, and improving its organizational structure.
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[2026-06-24 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DreamWorks Animation has released the first official trailer for the Filipino-themed animated film Forgotten Island, featuring legendary actress-singer Lea Salonga as the movie's main antagonist.
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[2026-06-24 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta on Tuesday expressed gratitude for the ‘swift actions’ of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and now Senate president Sherwin Gatchalian to push through with the construction of the long-delayed PAO building in Quezon City.
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[2026-06-24 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday utterly dismissed claims that a majority of generals were in conflict with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and were preparing to file complaints against him as a “joke.”
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[2026-06-24 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WAITING days to hear back from customer service has become a frustrating reality for many Filipinos. Too often, customers are met with robotic chatbot replies, confusing answers, and endless loops with no real human support. Skyro believes digital customer care could be better. So the Securities and Exchange Commission-registered financial technology company built “Sky,” an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot designed to serve as the first line of customer support, responding to concerns within one minute, 24/7.
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[2026-06-24 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippine financial system’s resources slipped in April, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed, ending the month 0.4 percent lower at P37.31 trillion from P37.45 trillion in March.
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[2026-06-24 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippine economy could remain under pressure as governance issues involving infrastructure projects continue to hamper public spending, ANZ Research said.
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[2026-06-24 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) on Tuesday said that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with unit Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN) and Vietnam-based VinEnergo Energy Joint Stock Co. to roll out more renewable energy projects in the Philippines.
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[2026-06-24 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GLOBE continues to mobilize support for communities affected by the September 2025 earthquake, bringing together customers, employees, and partners through the #BrigadangAyala program to provide immediate relief and long-term rebuilding.
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[2026-06-24 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines is on course to be a First World country, First World economy by 2050. As economic growth decentralizes and spreads beyond the capital, we will need at least 100 new cities for over a hundred million Filipinos, who will all be living in urban areas.
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[2026-06-24 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A RECENT article frames Beijing’s outreach to Manila’s Chinese-language press as a propaganda offensive, arguing that seminars, tours, and cultural exchanges have become channels for official narratives. It highlights synchronized columns and embassy-driven messaging as evidence of coordination, portraying Chinese-Filipino Chinese outlets as echo chambers for China’s positions on issues such as the South China Sea.
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[2026-06-24 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The City of Manila marks its 455th founding anniversary today, June 24, 2026, a milestone made more meaningful by the trials the city has weathered in the past year alone.
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[2026-06-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-24 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The public prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte have asked the Senate Impeachment Court to adopt additional measures as the marking of evidence continues in the pre-trial proceedings, noting the "voluminous" documents that are still being processed by both the prosecution and the defense.
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[2026-06-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Russia did not ask for anything in return in its decision to repatriate 24 Filipinos detained for trafficking, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Filipinas (AP) — Las autoridades en Filipinas advirtieron el martes sobre posibles inundaciones en aldeas de zonas bajas, deslaves y mar agitado en las dos provincias más al norte del país ante la presencia de un potente tifón mar adentro.
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[2026-06-23 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The government will provide P150,000 in financial assistance to each family of those who died in a school shooting in Tacloban City, Malacañang said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Disinformation surrounding the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (JJWA) led to widespread misconceptions that children in conflict with the law (CCL) are exempted from punishment, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said.
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[2026-06-23 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — No Filipinos were killed or injured in the explosion at the Ras Laffan gas facility in Qatar, the Philippine Embassy in Doha said on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Representative Leila de Lima of Mamamayang Liberal party-list filed House Bill 9903 that seeks to abolish the expiration of prepaid loads.
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[2026-06-23 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Four lawmakers filed the Lived Identities and Recognition Act or Sharmaine Bill on Tuesday, which aims to give transgender and intersex Filipinos the right to change their names and gender based on their lived gender identities.
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[2026-06-23 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: House Lead Prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro and fellow prosecutor Manila Rep. Joel Chua want to extend further the marking of evidence for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte due to the voluminous evidence presented by the prosecution. The prosecutors said that their proposed 62 trial days for the presentation of evidence was due to the voluminous documents that would be presented as evidence during the trial.
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[2026-06-23 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: House Justice Committee Chairman and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro and Manila Rep. Joel Chua said that discussions on lowering the age of criminal liability should start following the shooting at a public school in Tacloban that killed three students .
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[2026-06-23 20:39 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-23 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Pangilinan vowed to boost funding for the local production of ube or purple yam under the 2027 budget amid its surging popularity in the international scene.
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[2026-06-23 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Francisco was forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday evening or Friday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has temporarily blocked the video game GoreBox after the police found out that one of the two teens behind the school shooting in Tacloban played it prior to the attack.
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[2026-06-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-23 19:47 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-23 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to proposals banning violent online games in the country, following a school shooting in Tacloban City that killed three students and left 20 others wounded.
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[2026-06-23 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Following the shooting incident inside a school in Tacloban City on Monday, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri expressed support for a “serious discussion” on banning or strictly limiting social media access for children.
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[2026-06-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Traffic adjustments are expected in some areas in Pasay City on Wednesday, June 24, as the city holds the Pasay Rainbow Festival, featuring a Pride Parade and a series of activities celebrating diversity and inclusivity.
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[2026-06-23 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Six more firearms belonging to Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa were surrendered to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, following the revocation of his license to own and possess firearms.
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[2026-06-23 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it supports the proposal to amend the Juvenile Justice Welface Act, particularly the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility.
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[2026-06-23 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities on Tuesday warned of possible flooding in low-lying villages, landslides and rough seas in the country’s two northernmost provinces as a powerful typhoon roared offshore.
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[2026-06-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippines, however, attracted just 2.1 million of Southeast Asia’s 48.5 million tourist arrivals in the first four months of this year
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[2026-06-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippines, however, attracted just 2.1 million of Southeast Asia’s 48.5 million tourist arrivals in the first four months of this year
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[2026-06-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-23 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy 3rd and several party-list representatives filed House Bill 9906 or the proposed New Party-List System Act.
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[2026-06-23 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Rene Clert "Bobet" Baterbonia is set to be laid to rest in the new municipal cemetery in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, on Wednesday, June 24.
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[2026-06-23 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — KIDS from three Tagaytay City schools engaging in sports activities highlighted the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) global celebration of the Olympic Day on Tuesday at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome.
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[2026-06-23 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone expects the national team to grind it out beginning with its coming training camp overseas this week.
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[2026-06-23 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Abra Solid North Weavers leaned on DJ Fenner to turn back the Quezon Huskers, 82-77, and extend their hot streak in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
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[2026-06-23 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state arms procurement agency on Tuesday held a joint committee meeting with the Philippine defense ministry to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the defense and logistics sectors, according to officials.
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[2026-06-23 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala bagged €11,309 or more than P700,000 for her first round appearance in the WTA 500 Bad Homburg in Germany.
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[2026-06-23 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — From a hopeless case, two-time UAAP champion and former La Salle star Mike Phillips can’t help but be reminded of God’s goodness in his life which now allows him to represent the Philippines on the big stage.
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