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Progressives, conservatives find common ground in involving parents in sex...
MANILA, Philippines – The debate between progressive and conservative child rights advocates on how sexuality should be taught in schools has gone on for over a month, but a forum bringing them...
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Marathon dream now captivates more ordinary Filipinos, transforms finishers
Caris Estabillo Sanchez, a 44-year-old insurance manager and mother of one, was struggling — to hold back tears, and to keep moving. It was February 16, a Sunday, and Caris was running the second...
View ArticleLatin America prays for Francis, region’s first pope
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – People across Latin America prayed for Pope Francis, the first leader of the Catholic Church to come from the region, as the Vatican reported on Saturday, February 22, the...
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LIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs New Zealand – FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers
MANILA, Philippines – A top-seeded finish in the group stage is at stake when Gilas Pilipinas wraps up its campaign in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. After a stunning 91-84 loss to Chinese Taipei, the...
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‘Everything About My Wife’ director Real Florido on waiting for perfect timing
Everything About My Wife, out in local cinemas on February 26, was already in the pipeline of CreaZion Studios prior to the multimedia company’s inception in August 2023. “This was pitched to us by...
View ArticleMusk orders US federal staff to report on work by Monday or resign
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The Trump administration sent emails on Saturday evening, February 22, to US federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week...
View ArticleChinese researchers find bat virus enters human cells via same pathway as...
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread...
View ArticleIn Cebu, Duterte says Marcos like dictator father, campaigns local bets
CEBU, Philippines – Former President Rodrigo Duterte once again took swings at his successor President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., stating at a rally held in Mandaue City, Cebu, on Saturday, February 22,...
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Robert De Niro takes command as ex-US president in uncanny ‘Zero Day’
NEW YORK, USA – Disinformation, tech companies cozying up to top government officials, billionaires wielding influence, podcasters and social media figures threading into politics. Sound strangely...
View ArticleFULL TEXT: Pope Francis’ message from Gemelli Hospital in Rome
MANILA, Philippines – The Vatican on Sunday, February 23, published a short text prepared by Pope Francis for his weekly Angelus, which he missed due to his confinement at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. In...
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Art Fair 2025 draws crowds in through nostalgia and interactive exhibitions
MANILA, Philippines – For its 12th year, Art Fair Philippines moved into its new home at the Ayala Triangle, away from its usual spot at The Link. The five-level carpark had made way for many of Art...
View ArticlePope Francis remains critical and has ‘slight’ kidney issue, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an “initial, slight insufficiency” in his kidney function, the Vatican...
View ArticleTIMELINE: Pope Francis in Gemelli Hospital, February 2025
Pope Francis faces his most serious health crisis as he remains confined in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for respiratory problems. Here is a timeline of events, showing how the Pope’s “strong cold” turned...
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Protect yourself: Here’s where you can get the HPV vaccine today
Unbeknownst to most people, cervical cancer, once a leading cause of death among women, is one of the only two preventable cancers thanks to the HPV vaccine. This life-saving vaccine protects against...
View ArticleAklan teen’s disappearance turns into a tragedy of misinformation
AKLAN, Philippines – They came with band instruments and voices, filling the town center of Banga with music on Sunday night, February 23. For the friends and relatives of 15-year-old Jhoros Flores,...
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‘Conclave’ wins top honor at 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
LOS ANGELES – “Conclave,” a drama about the selection of a new pope, won the top award at Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, boosting the movie’s chances of success at next weekend’s...
View Article[Pope Watch] ‘Painful to imagine’
Pope Francis was not yet cured but was not “in life-threatening danger,” his doctors said in their first press conference late Friday evening, February 21 (Manila time). Whew! Like many Catholics, I...
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LIST: Winners at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
The following is a complete list of winners at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday for the best performances in film and television. The ceremony was streamed live on Netflix....
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Why major railway projects face delays
It might take longer before commuters can use long-awaited transportation projects such as the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) and the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR). According to Department...
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[OPINION] Never forget
February 22 to 25, 2025 marks the 39th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, launched by the Filipino people in 1986. It served, not only to free our people from authoritarian rule, but also as...
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