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Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:22:00 +0800
Pacio stays ready for title defense after initial postponement
The only remaining world champion for the Philippines in the Singapore promotion, Pacio said he is continuously working to improve his game as the months go by.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:20:00 +0800
Calls to surface 2 labor organizers brought to Supreme Court
Families of two community organizers Loi Magbanua and Ador Juat pleaded to the Supreme Court to issue a protection writ for their loved ones who they claim have been abducted by the military since May 3.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:20:00 +0800
DOH revives proposal to redefine COVID-19 full vaccination
“We will propose to the Office of the President that our ‘fully vaccinated’ definition be refined, that we will now include the first booster shot,” DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:34:00 +0800
Despite global headwinds, FDI improves in May
Year-to-date, FDI posted a net inflow of $4.2 billion, up 18.8% on an annual basis.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:25:00 +0800
Paragua, other Filipino Grandmasters eye SEA Games chess gold
After spearheading the country’s solid effort in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, Grandmaster Mark Paragua has set his sights at capturing nothing less than a gold medal in next year’s Southeast Asian Games.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:18:00 +0800
Im, Matsuyama, Kim lead Asia's charge as FedExCup Playoffs begin
The FedExCup Playoffs begin at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis with Asia’s magnificent seven, led by Sungjae Im, Hideki Matsuyama and the in-form Joohyung “Tom” Kim spearheading the charge.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:06:00 +0800
Cable cars? Restore suspended PUV routes first, House lawmakers say
Before the government starts building cable cars, as one senator suggests, it should restore old public transportation routes first, some lawmakers part of the House of Representatives minority bloc say.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:58:00 +0800
Migrant workers department says new appointments complete 'dream team'
Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople on Wednesday unveiled new appointments to form the department’s “dream team,” which includes former administrators of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and the Overs...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:54:00 +0800
PPS title chase resumes in Mandaue
Clashes in the boys’ 12-and-under division and girls’ 14-U play ushered in the PPS-PEPP Mandaue City national age-group tennis tournament Wednesday with a mix of old and new joining the hunt in the second leg of a four-leg swing in Cebu.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:51:00 +0800
Hontiveros: Walden Bello arrest worrisome for free speech, dissent
Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a member of the Senate's small minority bloc, on Wednesday condemned the arrest and detention of former vice presidential candidate Walden Bello.



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