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MANILA, Philippines – Bill Gates marked the 25th anniversary of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a sweeping announcement: the philanthropic giant will close its doors on December 31, 2045. In the next two decades, the foundation aims to…
Power rates surge across Negros Island Region, over a million consumers affected
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Former US president Donald Trump got a front-row seat to his own public rebuke on Saturday, April 26, during the funeral of Pope Francis. Trump, who arrived in Rome the day before, sat alongside world leaders as the late pope’s…
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Scientists Detect Potential Signs of Life on Distant Ocean-Covered Exoplanet
A distant exoplanet outside our solar system may be teeming with life, scientists said, after detecting chemical compounds in its atmosphere that — on Earth — are only living organisms produced. Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a…
Why Holy Week Holds Deep Meaning in the Philippines
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Europe Looks East as Rift with Trump Grows Over Trade, Ukraine
As tensions mount between the United States and China, Europe appears to be subtly recalibrating its global alliances—shifting its focus eastward. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reportedly reached out to Beijing within days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
BFAR raises Red tide alert in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay
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Election-related violence surges in Mindanao ahead of May 12 polls
Violence continues to escalate across Mindanao in the lead-up to the May 12 midterm elections. Local officials and political operatives among those targeted in a string of deadly ambushes and attacks, reports gathered by the Inquirer show. Despite the Commission…
‘I Want to Die in My Country’: Rodrigo Duterte Seeks Swift ICC Resolution Amid Fears of Dying in Detention
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing for an expedited resolution of his crimes against humanity case at the International Criminal Court (ICC)—not out of defiance, but out of a desperate wish to return home before time runs out. Now…
