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Teacher Dies After Allegedly Forced to Drink Muriatic Acid by Student 

Teacher Dies After Allegedly Being Beaten and Forced to Drink Muriatic Acid by Student He Refused to Lend Money To  A 38-year-old high school teacher died after he was allegedly beaten and forced to drink muriatic acid by a 24-year-old student in Bacolod City after refusing to lend him money.  According to authorities, the victim ... Read more

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Brit on Thailand holiday lands in Turkish jail over cannabis, says coercion

A 21 year old British man who flew to Thailand on holiday is facing a minimum ten-year sentence in Turkey after nearly 20 kilogrammes of cannabis were found in his suitcase at Istanbul airport, with the accused claiming he was blackmailed into carrying the bag without knowing what was inside. Taylor Johnson, from Wednesbury in …

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Phuket boxing coach says ‘Thais love peace, but never cowards’ after clash with foreigner

A foreign man, believed to be a British national, suffered a sword attack and returned to his home country after a road altercation with a Phuket boxing trainer. The viral footage showed a shirtless foreign man holding an iron bar, while a Thai man is seen carrying a sword. The video captured a confrontation between …

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Father’s Day: The providers under Carbon’s night lights

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the sun slowly disappears behind Cebu City’s skyline, many begin heading home. Some are on their way to dinner, while others are looking forward to resting after a long day of work. Perhaps they might even share stories with their children before calling it a night. In Carbon Public Market,

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Death of Rene Baterbonia, Adili: Why did Ateneo stay silent?

MANILA, Philippines — A week after the deaths of basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, school officials said on Monday that the silence from Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) was meant to respect the grieving families. The university “chose direct, involved action for the families and the members of the team” instead of broadcasting

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Pickup truck driver freed after SRP crash victims’ kin agreed to settle

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The families of the two people killed in last week’s fatal collision along the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) in the South Road Properties (SRP) have decided not to pursue charges against the 23-year-old pickup truck driver after both parties reached an extrajudicial settlement, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) confirmed

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MVPSF says role in Ateneo basketball program limited to funding

MANILA, Philippines — The MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) on Tuesday clarified that its involvement with the Ateneo de Manila University’s men’s basketball team is limited to providing financial support. In a statement, MVPSF president Alfredo S. Panlilio said the foundation has long supported the team, along with other collegiate and national sports programs, but does

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EXPLAINER: What is a coastal uplift?

MANILA, Philippines — The coastlines in Sarangani and Davao Occidental are now the focus of scientific investigations after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8 exposed coral reefs that were once submerged. As the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) explained, the phenomenon is called coastal uplift, a vertical deformation of

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Cayetano-wing flood control hearing ‘will no longer proceed’ — venue

MANILA, Philippines — The supposed Senate blue ribbon committee hearing of the bloc led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano will not proceed, the management of the venue confirmed on Tuesday. Former congressman Mike Defensor earlier announced that a flood control probe would proceed on Tuesday, but outside the Senate premises.  This is without the confirmation

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15 ash emission events logged at Kanlaon Volcano — Phivolcs

MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island generated a total of 15 ash emission events since Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In an advisory, state seismologists said one of the latest ash emission events occurred at 8:58 a.m. on Tuesday. “This event generated grayish plumes that rose 500

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