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Filipino women in provinces turn to livestreaming and microdrama apps for extra cash

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By VALERIE NUVAL, JOHN RANIEL DOCOT

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Jun 22, 2026

Housewives in the provinces have been lured to earn extra cash through livestreaming and microdrama platforms. But is it worth the risk?

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Quo Vadis Scarborough Shoal?

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By Jose Antonio Custodio

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Jun 20, 2026

International opinion supporting Philippine position will not force China to give back Scarborough Shoal to the Philippines. The Philippines has to initiate that. Does the Philippines then have the will to carry out an operation to liberate Bajo de Masinloc/Scarborough Shoal from Chinese control?

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Why the Ateneo failed the nation’s judgment

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By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Jun 18, 2026

Expect the Ateneo de Manila itself to die from this disaster, its lux-in-domino luster to lose its brilliance for some years to come. And that is because in the eyes of the Filipino people it has shown the opposite of its conscience and compassion to be in solidarity with the marginalized.

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Escudero to preside over Sara’s impeachment trial

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By Ellen Tordesillas

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Jun 7, 2026

Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, whose defection from the Cayetano bloc broke the impasse in the Senate leadership struggle in favor of the Gatchalian-led group, will preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which is set to begin on July 6, a highly reliable source said.The source stressed Escudero will not be Senate president

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Public office reduced as social stigma

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By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Jun 6, 2026

Kapit-tuko is a term notoriously used in Tagalog culture. To “hold on like a gecko” carries a social stigma of being overly clingy out of despair, in the process manipulating things just to hold on to a person or position.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Ben Tulfo telling Erwin Tulfo to resign FAKE

Several Facebook posts claim that Filipino television and radio personality Ben Tulfo is urging his younger brother, Senator Erwin Tulfo, to resign amid Senate chaos. This is fake.

ICC: Courtroom, not media, is proper forum for Duterte case
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ICC: Courtroom, not media, is proper forum for Duterte case

The British judge reminded all lawyers involved in the proceedings to exercise caution when discussing the case or court rulings with the media.

Negros killing sparks will to fight for justice
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Negros killing sparks will to fight for justice

Even I am guilty of just blocking everything out and trying to live my own life, but the deaths of Alyssa Alano and the other students have shocked me out of my comforting bubble that I have isolated myself in. I saw myself in them.


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