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New DMW, TESDA program certifies skills OFWs gain from informal training
MANILA, Philippines – A new program of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to give qualified overseas Filipino workers...
View ArticlePre-debut K-pop group 3WAY opens auditions for a Filipino member. Here’s what...
MANILA, Philippines – Ever dreamed of becoming part of a K-pop group? This might be your chance! Upcoming K-pop boy group 3WAY, also known as World Wide Wonder, is holding auditions to include a...
View ArticleFBI searched homes of 2 Americans with ties to Russian state media
WASHINGTON, USA – The FBI earlier this month searched the homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media, including a former United Nations weapons inspector and an adviser to Republican...
View ArticleCassandra Ong, Alice Guo’s cohort, now under Indonesian custody
MANILA, Philippines – Katherine Cassandra Ong, tagged in the Porac, Pampanga Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), is now under the custody of Indonesian authorities. Santa Rosa, Laguna...
View ArticleEJ Obiena rises to third in first post-Olympics meet as Duplantis cruises anew
MANILA, Philippines – Top Filipino pole vaulter, EJ Obiena kickstarted his road to Olympic redemption after snatching a joint third-place finish at the 2024 Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland on...
View ArticleDemocrats’ biggest rift, Gaza, mostly ignored at convention
CHICAGO, USA – The most divisive issue facing the Democratic Party, US support for Israel in the war in Gaza, has gone mostly unaddressed during the four-day convention which ends on Thursday, August...
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About faces: Nona Garcia’s ‘After Artists’ exhibit
Being nearsighted, I’ve experienced tapping the back of the shoulders of strangers who I thought were friends. During the opening of the exhibit of Nona Garcia at the Victor Oteyza Community Art Space...
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How this Filipino fashion brand made the PH Paralympics team’s national costumes
MANILA, Philippines – As Filipino para athletes Ernie Gawilan, Angel Otom, Jerrold Mangliwan, Cendy Asusano, Agustina Bantiloc, and Allain Ganapin raise the country’s flag in Paris for the 2024...
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TOPNOTCHERS: July 2024 Licensure Examination for Criminologists
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday, August 23, that 11,121 out of 22,539 examinees passed the Licensure Examination for Criminologists given by the Board of Criminology...
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TOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS: July 2024 Licensure Examination for Criminologists
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday, August 23, that 11,121 out of 22,539 examinees passed the Licensure Examination for Criminologists given by the Board of Criminology...
View ArticleMalacañang suspends Abra vice governor over COVID-19 hospital lockdown order
BAGUIO, Philippines – Malacañang has ordered the suspension of Abra Vice Governor Maria Jocelyn Valera-Bernos for ordering a hospital locked down at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when she served...
View ArticleIndian startup Byju’s nears settlement in cricket board dispute, sources say
NEW DELHI, India – Education technology company Byju’s is close to settling a $19 million payments dispute with the Indian cricket board, which could free the business from an insolvency process that...
View ArticleInternet personality Andrew Tate ordered to be put under house arrest
BUCHAREST, Romania – A Romanian court has ordered internet personality Andrew Tate to be placed under house arrest, his representative said on Thursday, August 22, after he was among six people taken...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Gamescom 2024
Want to know more about the biggest and brightest announcements from Gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany? We’ve got you covered across the five days of Gamescom! Check out our list of the major...
View ArticleBeyonce’s rep denies she will perform at Democratic convention, report says
A representative for Beyoncé has denied reports she will perform on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, August 22 (US time) the Hollywood Reporter reported....
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2,000 cops sweep Davao compound in another large-scale manhunt for Quiboloy
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Hundreds of police officers launched another search for fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy in the 30-hectare property of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) in...
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Argentina town fights malnutrition with much more than food
A weary rhythm marks the hours over the humble dwellings on the dirt streets in Herrera. I have only been for a short time in this town 150 kilometers from the capital of Santiago del Estero, where...
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Shades of gray: How PH ended up with a POGO crisis
It was June 30, 2016, when Rodrigo Duterte, the infamous mayor of Davao City, took his oath as 16th president of the Republic of the Philippines, and convened his Cabinet at the Aguinaldo State Dining...
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INTERVIEW: How Jim Pascual Agustin’s poetry bears witness
It was midwinter in South Africa when Jim Pascual Agustin wrote to me via email. Since 1994, he has lived in the country, particularly in a semi-rural community about 30 kilometers from the urban...
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[Newspoint] Pissing on history
Lest we forget or get confused — especially since we’re getting all the help we don’t need — it was on the 21st, not on the 23rd, of August, 1983, that Benigno Aquino Jr. returned from exile — to his...
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