'China can't put barrier in West Philippine Sea'

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Removed! Marcos says China can’t put barrier around Bajo de Masinloc

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippines had no choice but to remove the 300-meter floating barrier China placed in the West Philippine Sea, barring Filipino fisherfolk from entering the Scarborough Shoal.

Davao’s confidential funds spending soared to P460M yearly under Sara Duterte’s watch

The Davao City government’s annual confidential expenses ballooned from P144 million in 2016 to P460 million when Vice President Sara Duterte was the city’s mayor.

10 cops who went AWOL joined Socorro ‘cult,’ says Surigao del Norte police chief

Surigao del Norte police chief Colonel Laudemer Laude says ten cops who had gone on absence without leave between 2019 to 2020 became members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc.

‘Same fate still looms’: Surfaced activists seek SC protection from military, gov’t officials

Two environmental activists who went missing in Orion, Bataan early September file a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking protection from members of the Philippine Army, Philippine National Police, National Security Council, and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.

Meta’s new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts

Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant.

Dua Lipa and Henry Cavill are spy-tastic in new ‘Argylle’ trailer

The official trailer for the upcoming fantasy spy thriller Argylle is released, introducing us to a world where reality and fiction collide to create espionage and adventure.

TWICE’s Chaeyoung to be absent from ‘Ready to Be’ concerts in Bulacan

Chaeyoung of K-pop girl group TWICE will not be attending the upcoming Ready to Be concerts in the Philippines due to health issues. — Rappler.com