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Good boys go to church

It's a day for wagging tails, happy faces and a special annual blessing at a church in the Philippine capital.

Manila voices concern over airstrike deaths

Serving as chair of Asean, Manila expressed concern over an airstrike in Rakhine state that caused deaths, injuries and destruction, and stood ready to facilitate discussions on how best to assist Myanmar.

False claims fuel vaccine fears

When Jenette Torres Ode­na's three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him.

Two tourists killed in Germany crash

Two Philippine nationals were killed when a coach carrying them to the Oktoberfest beer festival in southern Germany overturned on a motorway, police said.

Petrol excise paused due to Mideast conflict

Manila temporarily suspended excise duties on petroleum products used for cooking, the presidential palace said, as it struggles to deal with soaring fuel costs from the Middle East conflict.

Marcos pardons drug mule repatriated by Indonesia

President Ferdinand Marcos said he has pardoned Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia's death row for drug trafficking before being sent home.

Bus lines push Marcos for fare hike

Bus operators pressed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to let them raise ticket prices, arguing that soaring fuel costs from the Middle East conflict threatened to make operations "impossible"

47 flood projects flagged

The National Bureau of Inves­tigation (NBI) has flagged 47 of 100 flood control projects in the district of Davao City Rep Paolo Duterte, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said.