Fire leaves 6 families homeless in Cebu

CEBU CITY—Six families lost their homes an hour after celebrating the Christmas after a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City. The fire broke out in  Sitio Nangka…

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5.3-magnitude tremor rocks Davao Occidental

  A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Christmas Day after a stronger tremor jolted Batangas province earlier in the day. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in…

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No tsunami alert after 6.3-magnitude quake jolted Batangas on Christmas Day

  There is no threat of tsunami following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that jolted Calatagan, Batangas on Christmas Day, according to Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr.,…

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Dad kills 2 kids on Christmas day

  By JONATHAN HICAP, BELLA GAMOTEA A father strangled his two children to death inside their house in Taguig City on Christmas Day, a day after his wife committed suicide…

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NFL: Brady to play 300th regular season game as Bucs, 6 more hunt NFL playoffs

  NEW YORK (AFP) – Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady plays his 300th regular-season game Saturday trying to lift Tampa Bay into the NFL playoffs, the Buccaneers among seven…

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ASG man surrenders

ZAMBOANGA CITY - A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) involved in several kidnap-for-ransom activities surrendered to the military in Tawi-Tawi, the  Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) said.  …

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  Duterte marks Christmas with former wife, family

    President Duterte welcomed Christmas in Davao City with his family, including his former wife Elizabeth Zimmerman. In a photo shared by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, the President…

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Duterte to discuss new COVID-19 strain with IATF

 President Duterte will be cutting his Christmas vacation short to meet with the government's pandemic task force and other experts to discuss the new COVID-19 strain, Malacañang announced Friday. In…

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Yearender: Saso, Pagdanganan tow PH golf in 2020

By WAYLON GALVEZ Despite the health crisis from the COVID-19 pandemic, golf was among the sports that pushed through near the end of 2020 after months of lockdowns both on…

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Luka, LeBron clash on Christmas Day

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Talented 21-year-old Slovenian star Luka Doncic powers the Dallas Mavericks against LeBron James and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in Friday's feature matchup…

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A blessed Christmas to all!

FINALLY, it is Christmas Day. We have always associated this holiday with merriment and joy, with many-colored lights on trees and lanterns, with feasting and gift-giving. We must never forget,…

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COVID immune si Santa

  BY ALEX CALLEJA     Ang column na ito ay ginawa para sa mga taong may suliranin sa buhay na gusto ng agarang solusyon! Walang maliit o malaking problema,…

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No tsunami alert after 6.3-magnitude quake jolted Batangas on Christmas Day

    By HANAH TABIOS    There is no threat of tsunami following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that jolted Calatagan, Batangas on Christmas Day, according to Department of Science and…

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Stellar cast in Philracom Presidential Gold Cup

  A showdown for the ages looms when 13 of the country's finest horses, led by 2020 Triple Crown champion Heneral Kalentong, clash in the 48th staging of the Philippine…

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Clarkson lauds 2 Filipino frontliners  

By CARLO ANOLIN Filipino-American NBA guard Jordan Clarkson gave an early Christmas present to two Filipino frontliners by spending time with them in a special episode of NBA Philippines' Republika…

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