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MANILA, Philippines – Motorists are hopeful that next week there will be another round of fuel price rollbacks after global oil prices plunged on easing tensions between the United States and Iran. International oil markets fell sharply after US President Donald Trump said a possible deal with Iran was “very possible,” easing fears of a

(Last of two parts) First part: Purple yam, global demand: Inside America’s growing ube craze The growing international demand for ube has increased the visibility of Filipino cuisine overseas, but agricultural experts say the trend has exposed long-standing structural problems in the Philippines’ ube industry. While ube products continue appearing in cafes, grocery chains, bakeries

RAMON, Isabela—Police are pursuing two motorcycle-riding men who allegedly shot a dog dead in Ramon on April 24, using closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to trace the motorcycle’s plate number. Police Maj. Jay-ar Olya-on, Ramon Police chief, said one of the suspects shot the dog with a 9mm pistol along the Isabela–Alfonso Lista road in Purok

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood Padilla reminded former senator and now Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima that she had also been a fierce opposition figure against former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying she disagreed with many of the former leader’s policies. Padilla made the statement in a Facebook post on Thursday night, days after de

Man in Bataan Arrested After Allegedly Killing Dog A man who was accused of killing a dog in Orani, Bataan has finally been arrested nearly a year after the incident happened.  According to the Bataan Animal Welfare Society, the suspect claimed that he was allowed by the dog’s owner to kill the animal. However, authorities said that he ... Read more

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A kind foreign man, reportedly a Russian tourist, received praise online after stopping to help an elderly Thai vendor push a cart up a steep hill at a windmill viewpoint in Rawai, Phuket, yesterday, May 7. The incident was shared by the Facebook page โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต, which posted a video showing the Russian man helping …

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A foreign woman died and a man was seriously injured after a head-on motorcycle crash involving a van on Patak Road in Karon, Phuket, at around 8pm on Wednesday, May 6. Footage of the incident circulated on Thai social media yesterday, May 7. The crash occurred on a curve near the Holiday Inn hotel in …

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LOS ANGELES, United States — Former multi-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather will take on Greek kickboxing star Mike Zambidis in a “full-contact exhibition showdown” in Athens on June 27, promoters confirmed on Thursday. The pay-per-view event will be held at the Telekon Center at the OAKA Olympic Complex in Athens. Mayweather, 49, retired from boxing

CEBU, Philippines – The business and hospitality communities in Cebu are mourning the passing of industry leader and hotelier Alfred Reyes.  In separate statements, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and the Hotel, Resort, and Restaurant Association of Cebu, Inc. (HRRACI) expressed deep sorrow over his death. Both groups wanted to remember his

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s photography and creative communities are mourning the loss of award-winning Cebuano travel and Sinulog photographer Dr. Erwin T. Lim, whose images captured the spirit of places, people, and traditions through a lens widely regarded as both artistic and profoundly human. Colleagues from the media confirmed Lim’s passing on Wednesday afternoon,