China, queried on Trump comments, says Taiwan could become ‘discarded’
BEIJING, China – China implied on Wednesday, October 30, that if US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the November 5 election he could ‘discard’ Taiwan, saying the United States has...
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Muscovado sugar: A path to success for ex-rebels in Negros Occidental
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A profound transformation is taking place in a quiet village in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. As former rebels turn their attention to cultivating sustainable...
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Philippines is top 9 in impunity ranking of countries for journalist killings
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is again on the list of countries most likely to let journalists’ killings go unpunished, according to the latest report of a media watchdog. The Philippines is...
View ArticleHow AI could influence US voters
With less than a week until the most divisive and hotly contested US presidential election in recent memory, a new threat has emerged. Artificial intelligence is contributing to the flood of...
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How Pacol Flower Farm cultivates lives of Naga farmers
Editor’s Note: Some of the interviews in this story were done just days before Severe Tropical Storm Kristine battered the Bicol Region. NAGA, Philippines – Flower farmer Ricardo Ador carefully...
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In ‘Diamonds in the Sand,’ Janus Victoria intimates Japan’s lonely...
In a July 2024 report by The Guardian, Japan’s national police agency revealed that “almost 22,000 people in Japan died at home alone in the first three months of this year…about 80% of them aged 65...
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Concepcion-led RFM wants ‘stronger performance’ from ice cream venture with...
MANILA, Philippines – Food and beverage company RFM Corporation wants its joint venture (JV) with Unilever’s ice cream segment to have a “stronger performance” as they see opportunities with the...
View ArticleDozens of Kanlaon Volcano earthquakes recorded on October 31
MANILA, Philippines – State volcanologists alerted the public of an increase in volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on Thursday, October 31. The Philippine Institute...
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[Game Diary] ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ Emergence campaign mission is a...
Call of Duty’s campaigns have never cared too much for realism. You go into them knowing to expect balls-to-the-wall gunfights and jaw-dropping set piece moments on an epic scale. And, with each...
View ArticleTaiwan shuts down as strong Typhoon Kong-rey strikes east coast
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Thursday, October 31, on Taiwan’s east coast with all cities and counties declaring a day off, financial markets closed and hundreds of...
View ArticleDodgers erase Game 5 deficit, beat Yankees in wild World Series finale
NEW YORK, USA – The Los Angeles Dodgers mounted a comeback for the ages to beat the New York Yankees, 7-6, in Game 5 on Wednesday, October 30 (Thursday, October 31, Manila time) and win their first...
View ArticleDasal para sa Undas: Cemetery prayers for All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day
MANILA, Philippines – Millions of Filipino Catholics flock to cemeteries on Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, for the annual commemoration of the dead called Undas. In the Catholic Church,...
View ArticleJa Morant’s triple-double propels Grizzlies as Bucks skid continues
Ja Morant recorded 26 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds to carry the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies to a 122-99 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, October 31 (Friday, November 1,...
View Article[LIVESTREAM] Undas 2024: All Saints’ Day Mass at the Manila Cathedral
MANILA, Philippines – Millions of Filipino Catholics attend Mass in churches, aside from visiting cemeteries, during the annual commemoration of the dead called Undas. At the Manila Cathedral, a Mass...
View ArticleExploiting Meta’s weaknesses, deceptive political ads thrived on Facebook and...
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Reporting HighlightsDeceptive Political Ads: Eight...
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Naga City’s thrift shop sellers seek help after Kristine ruins clothing stocks
Ukay-ukay, a small business selling second-hand clothes, is the only livelihood of 36-year-old Naga City vendor Rolando Tesorero Jr. When thick mud and waist-level floods engulfed his almost...
View ArticleChinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta’s Llama
Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People’s Liberation Army have used Meta’s publicly available Llama model to develop an AI tool for potential military applications, according to...
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‘I’d rather not’: Again, Marcos skips comment on VP Duterte’s tirades
On All Saints’ Day, as in the weeks and days before it, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declined to comment on his former friend (or was she ever a friend at all?) Vice President Sara Duterte’s tirade...
View ArticleVictor Wembanyama puts up rare 5×5 as Spurs overtake Jazz
Victor Wembanyama bounced back from one of his worst NBA outings with a rare 5×5 to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday, October 31 (Friday,...
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IN PHOTOS: No road is too rough for Mindanao’s ‘skylabs’
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines – Twenty-eight-year-old Christine Joy Buag, a cashier in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, vouched for the reliability of their local vehicle called skylab or katig. Unlike...
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