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Knicks rally from 29 down to beat Spurs and take 3-1 NBA Finals lead

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks delivered a clutch performance at home, beating the San Antonio Spurs, 107-106, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday (Philippine time) to take a 3-1 lead in the championship series. The Spurs seized control early, silencing the home crowd at Madison Square Garden that included celebrity

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June 12, a holiday: Double pay for workers on duty

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded private-sector employers to comply with holiday pay rules for Independence Day on June 12, with workers who report for duty entitled to double pay for the first eight hours of work. The pay guidelines were outlined in Labor Advisory No. 11, Series

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Cut off by quake: Sarangani’s remote towns plead for water, food

SARANGANI, Philippines — A quiet but worsening humanitarian crisis has unfolded across Sarangani, where isolated communities in Malapatan and Glan continue to grapple with dwindling water supplies, damaged infrastructure, and limited access to relief following the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Road damage, landslides, and the collapse of critical infrastructure have complicated relief operations and left

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Mindanao quake exposes schools’ infrastructure risk — analyst

MANILA, Philippines — As a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao damaged schools set to welcome thousands of students at the opening of the school year, a data scientist pointed out how infrastructure risk systematically affects education. Data from the Department of Education (DepEd) as of Monday, June 8, showed 8,642 schools across 43 divisions in

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