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The struggles of app-based riders and drivers to make ends meet
By JADE RUBY C. FLORES
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Oct 19, 2026
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Delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers in the Philippines struggle with rising expenses, floods, and lost earnings as they find ways to make ends meet.
Blanket ban on social media may push Filipino minors to ‘unregulated spaces’
By VINCENT GALAURA
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Oct 16, 2026
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Doreen Murata, Digital Advocacy of the Child Rights Network: A blanket social media ban is "not the most appropriate way" to protect children online.
Truth, a casualty in Meta’s content monetization program
By John Raniel B. Docot
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Oct 3, 2026
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Meta's content monetization program rewards views and engagement even as AI-generated disinformation spreads, leaving truth to catch up after the money has already been earned.
Trillanes bares P319-M China funds to Sara’s husband, drug-linked payouts to Dutertes
By John Raniel B. Docot
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Oct 2, 2026
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Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday alleged that a company owned by Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, received more than P319 million from China-linked sources, while members of the Duterte family received millions of pesos in manager’s checks from a man he identified as a Davao drug lord.
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Week 12: Sara’s business ties, Davao contracts take center stage as impeachment court resets conviction math
By Tita C. Valderama
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Sep 25, 2026
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On day 29, Sept. 23, after oral arguments from the prosecution and defense, the impeachment court voted 13-1 to reverse Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s July 6 ruling that 16 votes—two-thirds of the 24-member Senate—were required to convict Duterte.
