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‘REVENGE OF THE CLOCK’: Sandiganbayan dismisses Mabilog graft case over Ombudsman delay

ILOILO CITY — The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft case against former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog due to delays in the proceedings. Mabilog, who served as city mayor from 2010 to 2017, was appointed undersecretary for public safety of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

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Filipino youth back social media regulation, not under-16 ban

METRO MANILA – Filipino youth are calling for safer, regulated, and age-appropriate digital environments instead of a blanket ban on social media access for children below 16, according to a consultation conducted by the child- and girls’ rights organization Plan International Pilipinas. The consultation included an online survey of 164

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Bacolod courier turns over PHP 1.2 million fake seasoning

BACOLOD CITY — A courier company surrendered 125 sacks of counterfeit seasoning valued at PHP 1.2 million to authorities in Barangay 26 on Friday. Police Maj. Christopher Dulagan, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Bacolod, said a logistics company had received the shipment for delivery to an intended

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Faith Clero brings Parisian flair to Los Angeles

Los Angeles offered Faith Clero warmth of a more welcome kind as the Paris-based style maven gathered her closest circle for an intimate birthday celebration rooted in family, food and easygoing fun. Faith and her daughter, Izellah Clero, had traded Paris’ searing summer heat for a grand California holiday and a long-awaited reunion with relatives

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August 15, 2026

The pitch for the Pax Silica hub in New Clark City is a staggering pile of money. The Bases Conversion and Development Authority is dangling between USD 40 billion and USD 70 billion in prospective investment. They promise 130,000 jobs. It is an intoxicating vision of semiconductor fabs and artificial-intelligence data centers that would drag

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‘REVENGE OF THE CLOCK’: Sandiganbayan dismisses Mabilog graft case over Ombudsman delay

AI data center pitch in Oton ends in insults, walkout

Top Stories

COA studying fraud audit on OVP, DepEd confidential funds

Filipino youth back social media regulation, not under-16 ban

Dengue clusters hit 63 Iloilo barangays, IPHO reports

Iloilo taps 300 school leaders to boost teen centers

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Filipino youth back social media regulation, not under-16 ban

Where your PhilHealth contribution goes: PHP 10.79 billion in claims

Iloilo MICE expo connects local suppliers with event buyers

PASILONG: Iloilo City ties housing to jobs, scholarships

NEGROS

Bacolod courier turns over PHP 1.2 million fake seasoning

Bacolod seniors receive second round of government rice aid

Student allegedly strikes Bacolod cop with brass knuckles

Fake LTO license operation busted in Bacolod

SPORTS

Iloilo MVP Gym rules Visayas age-group taekwondo

Iga Swiatek wins National Bank Open, ends title drought

Kaya FC-Iloilo seals perfect PWL three-peat before AWCL

PVL On Tour makes historic Lanao del Norte stop

Sarines, South rivals renew battle in ICTSI JPGT Finals

PBA: SMB blows out Titan Ultra, extends streak to 3

FEATURES

Faith Clero brings Parisian flair to Los Angeles

Red Horse Beer Pambansang Muziklaban 2026 is looking for the Next OPM Legend

Himbon and the Making of Ilonggo Art History

Buwan ng Wika: A month for language that actually started as a week-long celebration

Chef Morris Danzen brings Filipino flavors home this August

Northwestern Panay towns team up to protect Pagrara weaving

A Shared Commitment to Teachers: organizations called to action this national teachers’ month

DevCom interns explore SEARCA initiatives

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Unplugging the silica dream

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Unplugging the silica dream