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Mitsubishi Motors Philippines launches Prepaid Maintenance Parts Package Program
Mindanao Examiner
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July 7, 2025
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever Prepaid Maintenance Parts Package (PMP Package), for hassle-free car care today and for a worry-free drive tomorrow. The program is available across...
Blended learning now law in Quezon City for crowded classrooms, unsafe weather
Philstar
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July 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City public schools, from elementary to high school, will shift to blended learning in cases of severe classroom congestion or when in-person classes are considered unsafe due to climate- or health-related threats....
It’s official: Abante proclaimed as Manila 6th district representative
Politiko
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July 8, 2025
It’s official, Manila Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. is back at the House of Representatives after he was formally proclaimed on Tuesday by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Following his proclamation, Abante expressed gratitude to the...
32 maritime forces meet in Philippines to address challenges
Manila Standard
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July 8, 2025
Regional maritime forces from 32 countries gathered in the Philippines for the 11th Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS), which officially began on Tuesday and will run until Thursday in Taguig. The PALS is co-hosted for the first time by...
Scandal-hit Kim Soo-hyun's hit drama get's Philippine remake
India Times
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July 8, 2025
The much-anticipated Philippine adaptation of the Korean hit drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay reimagines the globally acclaimed series through a Filipino lens, diving deep into themes of trauma, healing, and love. Originally starring Kim Soo-hyun,...
Aoyama Dojo opens its doors at UP Town Center: A new era for Philippine martial arts
Inquirer
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July 8, 2025
Aoyama Dojo, the country’s newest premier martial arts facility, officially opened its doors in UP Town Center, bringing world-class training and innovation to Filipino martial arts enthusiasts of all ages. The grand opening event gathered...
Just Causes Are Indivisible
Jordan News
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July 10, 2025
In the heart of Seville, Spain—specifically in the Cristina Gardens near the banks of the Guadalquivir River—thousands of representatives from global and Spanish civil society organizations gathered one afternoon at the end of last month, despite...
Megaworld links with Accor to transform portfolio
TPH News
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July 10, 2025
French hotel group Accor is to build its presence in the Philippines market, by working on a rebrand with local partner Megaworld Hotels & Resorts. The move will see Megaworld boost its portfolio by adding the power of Accor’s branding to its...
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Make Loans More Expensive in Kenya
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 10, 2025
The looming threat of tariffs by United States President Donald Trump is set to feature heavily in the Central Bank of Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for August. Trump’s administration has been sending out official letters to...
New OVP spokesman to deliver only 'good news' — Sara
The Manila Times
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July 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that newly-appointed spokesman Ruth Castelo would only discuss "the good news" and the accomplishments and announcements of her office. "Her job is for the institution, is for the Office of...
Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariffs over ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-president Bolsonaro
WISH 8 - Indiana
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July 10, 2025
(CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump...
Mascariñas seeks repeat as Sunrise Sprint heats up in Bohol
The Manila Times
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July 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Lord Cedric Mascariñas looks to capitalize once again on his superb biking prowess as he aims for back-to-back victories in the men’s division of the Sunrise Sprint (S2), a sub-category of the centerpiece Sun Life 5150 Bohol,...
Search for missing 'sabungeros' in Taal Lake may start this week — Remulla
Philippine STAR
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July 7, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The search for the bodies of the missing cockfighting enthusiasts, or sabungeros, allegedly dumped in Taal Lake in Batangas could begin within the week, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Monday, July 7. “We're...
Abante declared winner in Manila congressional race, vows service with humility, compassion
Politiko
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July 8, 2025
By Billy Begas Bienvenido Abante was formally proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the winner of the congressional race for the sixth district of Manila. Abante expressed gratitude to the Comelec and called for unity and service...
US Ally Issues Warning Over China Military Expansion in Pacific
Newsweek
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July 10, 2025
China's "aggressiveness" in the Asia-Pacific region has been years in the making and does not depend on which U.S. administration is in power, Philippine defense chief Gilberto Teodoro warned Wednesday. "It depends on its own plan of action in the...
Trump's 50% levy on Brazil shows world nothing is off limits
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Brazil over its domestic political affairs, the most extreme case yet of the US president weaponizing trade policy to make unrelated demands. Most Read from Bloomberg Trump cited the...
15 Philippine police officers in custody over feared killings of cockfighters
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
How AI Is Accelerating The Fight Against An Ancient Killer
Forbes
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At the Quezon City Jail in Metro Manila, Philippines, inmates are screened for tuberculosis. Here, a ... More screen displays an x-ray photo taken of one of the inmates. The software uses AI technology to analyze the x-rays for more accurate...
Celebrities bid farewell to ABS-CBN's iconic tower
The Manila Times
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July 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — ABS-CBN artists, employees and executives gathered Wednesday at the network’s headquarters to bid farewell to the Millennium Transmitter, the 350-meter tower that broadcast the Kapamilya signal for more than five decades....
HD Hyundai Chairman Kwon Begins Southeast Asia Business Tour
Business Korea
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July 8, 2025
HD Hyundai Chairman Kwon Oh-gap is set to embark on a global on-site management tour. HD Hyundai announced on July 7 that Chairman Kwon Oh-gap will visit three Southeast Asian countries - the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam - from Sunday (6th)...