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Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping

ROME—Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as…

‘Romina’ to dump heavy rains over Quezon, Bicol provinces

Heavy to intense rainfall is expected over the provinces of Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur…

Granny wows crowd at weightlifting tilt in Taiwan

TAIPEI—Cheng Chen Chin-Mei beamed broadly as she hoisted a 77-pound weightlifting bar to her waist,…

National booters now have eyes on Thais in Asean history-quest

Amid the emotional scenes after securing the Philippines’ return trip to the semifinals of the…

‘Hot spot’ tag in some Mindanao areas eyed amid attacks on poll execs

The attempted murder of an election officer of Sulu province may be considered poll-related violence…

Quake-battered Vanuatu hit by another major temblor

SYDNEY—A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled buildings on Vanuatu’s main island early on Sunday but did not…

BSP to release less than 100M pieces each of new notes

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will initially circulate less than 100 million pieces of…

Bravo! Best of theater 2024

Year 16 A gloomy, mournful haze greeted the local theater community at the dawn of…

Marcos, Sara ratings down; poll reflects inflation woes

The approval and trust ratings of President Marcos, Vice President Sara Duterte, and the two…

Brits kindle Christmas spirit with secondhand gifts

LONDON—Bursting with customers one afternoon the week before Christmas, a secondhand charity shop in London’s…