Much ado about Marian’s wig

Inquirer.net - Oct 22, 2026

“Remember” follows an estranged married couple—played by Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes—who pretend to be together for the sake of their sick daughter, whose memory is fading.

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Film industry execs urge gov’t: Help bring down movie ticket prices

Oct 22, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — They should be charging less, not more, to stay afloat. Two major voices in the Philippine movie industry on Wednesday asked lawmakers to help find ways to reduce theater ticket prices in order to draw more Filipinos back to the cinema and keep local production companies viable and their talents and crews

COA notes P242-M idled equipment for still-unfinished gov’t hospitals

Oct 22, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged P242.358 million worth of idle medical equipment in 2025 mainly because recipient government hospitals and health centers were not operationally ready yet. The agency observed the deficiencies yet again in the implementation of the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP), one of the banner programs of

P397-M ‘duplicate’ payments found in DSWD ‘ayuda’ scheme

Oct 22, 2026

P397-M ‘duplicate’ payments found in DSWD ‘ayuda’ scheme

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) said it found P397.45 million worth of “duplicate, multiple and overlapping” payments to beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In its 2025 annual audit report, the COA noted that some beneficiaries of the

Taxpayers can’t get back P467B flagged by SC

Oct 22, 2026

Taxpayers can’t get back P467B flagged by SC

MANILA, Philippines — At least P467 billion in disputed funding increases in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets will not be returned to government coffers, even as the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring the increases unconstitutional prompted lawmakers to demand greater transparency and tighter scrutiny of the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for next year. Supreme Court

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Oct 22, 2026

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In Bohol, cloud seeding begins to save farms

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TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Bohol has launched cloud-seeding operations to help farmers cope with drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, as initial agricultural damage in the province approaches P300 million. The aircraft conducted its first cloud-seeding flight on Monday, followed by a second operation on Tuesday, as the provincial government intensified efforts to

Bukidnon planters seek fixed price for raw sugar

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VALENCIA CITY, BUKIDNON, Philippines — A key leader of the sugar sector in Bukidnon province on Wednesday urged industry regulators to peg raw sugar prices to at least P2,800 per 50-kilogram bag for farmers “to earn fairly” as the province prepares for an early milling season amid fears of a severe impact of the El

DENR records big colony of endangered fruit bats in Aurora forests

Oct 22, 2026

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SolGen to seek partial reconsideration of SC ruling on past budgets

Oct 22, 2026

SolGen to seek partial reconsideration of SC ruling on past budgets

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Why Chinese pundits say France’s riots could reshape European politics

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