Sun sets on potential Kevin Durant trade deadline deal
Kevin Durant wasn’t dealt prior to the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, February 6. As such, the eighth-leading scorer in NBA history still plays for the Phoenix Suns. Durant nearly became the latest...
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‘Minor eruption’: Kanlaon Volcano spews ash, triggers mudflows again
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Kanlaon Volcano erupted briefly on Thursday, February 6, spewing ash and causing mudflows that affected at least two towns in Negros Occidental. It was Kanlaon’s...
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Camp John Hay unit owners appeal to President Marcos amid eviction orders
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – More than 60 private unit owners of The Forest Lodge, The Manor, Forest Estates, Country Homes, Golf Estates, and Forest Cabins in Camp John Hay are seeking the intervention...
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Facebook pages of pro-Duterte personalities inaccessible
MANILA, Philippines — The Facebook pages of at least four prominent pro-Duterte personalities were inaccessible as of Friday noon, February 7. As early as Thursday night, February 6, several Facebook...
View ArticlePowers and Duties: City Mayor, Vice Mayor, Councilor in the Philippines
City Mayor Term of Office 3 years starting noon of June 30 following election dayCan be elected to a maximum of 3 consecutive terms Qualifications Citizen of the PhilippinesRegistered voter in the...
View ArticleMavericks handle Celtics for 1st win since Doncic trade
Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 22 off the bench as the undermanned Dallas Mavericks earned a 127-120 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday, February 6 (Friday,...
View ArticleCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to visit Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang announced late Friday, February 7, that Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet will go on an official visit to Manila from February 10 to 11....
View ArticleCanada task force says Freeland, running to replace Trudeau, targeted by...
OTTAWA, USA – A Canadian task force said on Friday that malicious news articles originating on Chinese social media tried to disparage former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is running to...
View ArticlePentagon doubles number of news outlets to ‘rotate’ out from office spaces
WASHINGTON, USA – The US Defense Department on Friday, February 7, doubled the number of news organizations that must vacate their Pentagon office spaces to be replaced by other media outlets under a...
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This mobile bamboo library brings books and archaeology to kids
MANILA, Philippines – On some Saturdays, children living in the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus village crowd around the mobile bamboo library. Organized by archaeology students and...
View Article[Newspoint] Vigil for justice
There appears a resurgence of street activism lately. But while it’s a good thing in itself, its potency tends to dissipate because the participating groups, being disunited, are bereft of common...
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For some teen moms, informed choices could have changed everything
Angel* had it all planned out. She was set to finish senior high school, march on a stage with a black toga, go on dates, live out the rest of her girlhood with her friends, and study to become a...
View ArticleUS cities, counties challenge Trump’s ‘sanctuary’ city crackdown
A coalition of US cities and counties on Friday, February 7, filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump‘s executive order seeking to force so-called sanctuary jurisdictions to cooperate with...
View ArticleChet Holmgren returns as Thunder take down Raptors
Jalen Williams scored 27 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday, February 7 (Saturday, February 8, Manila time). While the Thunder’s All-Star...
View ArticlePowers and Duties: Municipal Mayor, Vice Mayor, Councilor in the Philippines
Municipal Mayor Term of Office 3 years starting noon of June 30 following election dayCan be elected to a maximum of 3 consecutive terms Qualifications Filipino citizenAt least 21 years old on...
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Trump pauses de minimis repeal as packages pile up at US customs
US President Donald Trump paused his administration’s repeal of duty-free treatment of low-cost packages from China on Friday, February 7, giving the Commerce Department time to make the order...
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Villafuerte, CSPC admin gag CamSur publication The SPARK; Bicol orgs rally to...
CAMARINES SUR, Philippines – A pre-election survey published Friday, February 7, by The SPARK, the official student-community publication of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC), ignited...
View ArticleUS judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing gov’t payment systems, citing...
A federal judge early Saturday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments, citing a risk...
View Article‘Austin, you’re him:’ Reaves bombs career-high 45 as LeBron, Luka-less Lakers...
Austin Reaves scored a career-high 45 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 7 assists, helping the Los Angeles Lakers post a 124-117 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday (Sunday, February...
View ArticleTrump revokes security clearances for Biden’s top diplomat, security official
FLORIDA, USA – President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances for Antony Blinken, the former secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan, the former national security adviser, White House officials...
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