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Foreign info ops are testing PHL democracy, study warns

A new policy paper urges the Philippines to adopt a rights-based, whole-of-society framework against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), warning that the country’s highly digital public sphere leaves democratic institutions vulnerable to covert influence operations. The study, titled “Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference in the Philippines: A Rights-Aware Governance

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No MGB report, no charges: Iloilo quarrying case stalls

The filing of charges against individuals linked to alleged illegal quarrying in Dueñas and Barangay Maribong, Lambunao, Iloilo has been delayed for nearly two months due to the absence of a technical report from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)-6, the Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office (PGENRO) said. In

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No ASF cases yet, but Bacolod is preparing

BACOLOD CITY — The city government here has reactivated its African swine fever task force for heightened vigilance and monitoring, even as it has not received any report of an ASF case. Mayor Greg Gasataya issued Executive Order No. 043 on Tuesday, June 23, reconstituting the task force to strengthen surveillance

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MPBL revokes Iloilo United Royals’ franchise

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All-Filipino Dota 2 squad OG Esports qualifies for The International 2026

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Capiz chess ace Chester Acuyong earns National Master title

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Lascuña eyes Pinewoods breakthrough after injury break

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Messi, Mbappe fire teams into knockouts

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By the sweat of his brows: Sarmogenes reimagines paternity at ILOMOCA

For Father’s Day, something rather unconventional was in the works at ILOMOCA. The afternoon of June 21 opened ‘Putyokan’ to the public, while ending the four-day performance constituting its installation: this was multidisciplinary artist JoAn Sarmogenes’ reimagining of paternity through space and time as ingredients of art as performance. The

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When ‘last resort’ becomes routine

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For 18 days this June, Iloilo City kept losing power on a schedule that began to feel less like an emergency and more like a habit. Seven Manual Load Dropping advisories. A string of yellow alerts. One red alert on June 10, when the Visayas Grid had 2,429 megawatts on hand against 2,421 megawatts of

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