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Ticket bought in QC wins P94.4-M Mega Lotto pot

MANILA – A ticket bought from Metro Manila hit Mega Lotto’s jackpot prize of PHP94,470,811.60 drawn on Friday night.

The ticket bearing the winning combination of 41-44-23-03-17-05 was bought from an outlet in Quezon City, according to the advisory …

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Red Lions, Knights triumph in NCAA basketball

MANILA: San Beda University survived the University of Perpetual Help’s fourth-quarter rally to prevail, 63-62, in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Sa…

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PBBM creates new special economic zone in Tarlac City

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed a proclamation creating a new special economic zone in Tarlac City, to be known as TARI Estate.

Proclamation 701, inked by Marcos on Oct. 2, creates and designates a parcel of land in Lourdes vil…

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Pope Francis names new bishop of Cubao diocese

MANILA – The 21-year-old Cubao diocese in Quezon City has a new bishop.

According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website, Pope Francis has appointed 56-year-old Claretian Fr. Elias Ayuban Jr., the first missionary…

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DBM backs ‘competitive’ compensation for teachers

MANILA – Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Saturday expressed support for initiatives that would ensure ‘competitive’ compensation for Filipino teachers.

This, as she hailed all educators in the country as the ‘unsung heroes who continue to tra…

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DFA: No raising of Alert Level 4 in Lebanon as of yet

MANILA – The Philippine government is not raising the alert level in Lebanon anytime soon but its embassy in Beirut continues to operate as if mass repatriation is about to be placed, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday.

At the Sat…