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QUIZ:Would you survive a Filipino horror movie?
Everyone has a role in a horror movie. The question is: will you make it to the end?
FACT CHECK: No Palace announcement abolishing Grades 11 and 12
The Department of Education has already debunked the false information, calling it fake news
Will the Senate consider a P2-B budget cut for 2027?
'If we are asking other government agencies to exercise fiscal discipline and justify every peso of their budget, then the Senate should lead by example,' says Senate finance committee chair JV Ejercito
Nation
DILG, PNP to Bato: 1 week to surrender | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Bato dela Rosa, Paolo Duterte, Alex Eala
DILG says Bato has 1 week to surrender, offers P50-M reward for arrest
Senator Dela Rosa, who has a pending ICC warrant, has been in hiding since May
Rain eases in Batanes as Typhoon Rosal starts moving away
There may still be scattered rain and thunderstorms due to Typhoon Rosal (Champi), but PAGASA's forecast on Friday afternoon, October 23, shows weather conditions are gradually improving
The urban Filipino is tired, cash-strapped, and sick of the ‘resilience’ excuse
Nearly half of urban Filipinos surveyed in a study reject the romanticized narrative of resilience, as crises beyond their control leave them with little choice but to endure
Recall of House approved-GAB may lead to reenacted budget – senators
Senators say concerns over the House-approved General Appropriations Bill can be addressed in the consolidated version of the budget bill
MRT-3 privatization eyed by mid-2027 under P103.6-billion deal
Transportation Secretary Giovanni 'Banoy' Lopez says the government would retain control over fares of MRT-3 under the proposed arrangement.
MRT-3 privatization eyed by mid-2027 under P103.6-billion deal
Transportation Secretary Giovanni 'Banoy' Lopez says the government would retain control over fares of MRT-3 under the proposed arrangement.
Paolo Duterte files cyber libel complaint vs GMA Network over Gracioso report
The complaint comes weeks after Vice President Sara Duterte jokingly said in a press conference that she would file a libel suit against GMA Network over the Gracioso report
Red flags in 2027 agri budget: Coordinates at sea, ‘overpriced’ infra projects
Coordinates for farm-to-market roads allegedly point to the Celebes Sea or waters near Brunei
FACT CHECK: No reports link Sandro Marcos, Romualdez to Laos drug bust
Remulla rejected claims linking Sandro Marcos to the intercepted drug shipment; there are also no PNP or PDEA statements about the two officials' alleged involvement
Stewardship not leadership: Chief justice aspirant Caguioa’s plans for the judiciary
'The law doesn't mean anything if it does not impact a life positively,' Supreme Court Associate Justice Benjamin Caguioa says in his Judicial and Bar Council interview
Taiwan shuts down ahead of typhoon, hundreds of flights canceled
The storm's forecast track shows it will pass just off northeastern Taiwan, turn north toward the Chinese coast and eventually move into southern Japan
Typhoon Rosal still bringing moderate to heavy rain to Batanes
Typhoon Rosal (Champi) is last spotted 275 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, at 4 am on Friday, October 23
Part 2: Old-timer bets in the running to be Marcos’ 2nd SC justice
These bets are part of the list of candidates who vied for the justice post in 2025 that ultimately went to Associate Justice Raul Villanueva
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How Cebuanos can help make Cebu more liveable
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A decade later, threat of Kidapawan unrest looms again as El Niño ravages farms
The Department of Agriculture estimates damage in the sector hitting P20 billion, affecting millions of farmers and fisherfolk
Will PMA be a gentler, kinder academy with a female commandant at the helm?
PMA’s first female commandant brings a tough record to the academy, challenging assumptions that women in charge will make military training gentler. She looks ahead to a reunion with her classmates.
Business
[Market Rider] SEC’s market maker push and how it can boost PH stock trading
SEC Chairman Francis Lim spearheads a daring undertaking into the realm of market making, in a bid to boost stock market trading in the Philippines
World
Japan to simulate cyberattacks as PHP flaws roil global internet
Government and company websites across the world go offline after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language prompted millions of hacking attempts
Technology
Digital 2027 report: Global use of GenAI tools rises, web browser activity declines
94.4% of internet users in the Philippines aged 16 and up use AI tools each month, but only 5.5% of internet users in the country aged 16 and up pay for subscriptions to an AI tool each month, the study finds
Sports
Wesley So tops 2026 US Chess Championship, bags P3.55 million
Wesley So, a three-time Philippine champion before moving to the United States over a decade ago, rules the 2026 US Chess Championship, ending the four-year reign of Fabiano Caruana
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