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Pimentel’s advice to VP: Focus on your mandate

September 2, 2024

WITHOUT END Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engaño is surrounded by China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Aug. 26 as it attempts to complete a resupply mission to BRP Teresa Magbanua, which a CCG ship would hit five days later. —AFP

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NEWS

Pimentel's advice to VP: Focus on your mandate

Vice President Sara Duterte should focus her attention on her mandate as the country's second-highest government official, instead of implementing programs that are no longer within the scope of her duty, according to Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III.

By Dexter Cabalza

NEWS

Mpox: Most cases infected thru sex

Most of the cases of mpox in the country were due to sexual encounters, with health experts noting that six out of eight patients had contracted the viral disease through intimate engagements. The Department of Health reported three more cases, bringing to 17 the total number since 2022. However, all these cases involved a less virulent strain of the monkeypox virus.

By Dexter Cabalza

REGIONS

Raided illegal Pogo hub in Cebu nets 162 foreign workers

At least 162 foreign nationals were taken into custody by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) after their presence were found on Saturday in a resort in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island in Cebu that was hosting an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hub, the first to be discovered in the province.

By Jane Bautista , Frances Mangosing and Nestle Semilla-Dakay

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OPINION

Unpacking 'shimenet'

All these humorous takes have helped solidify shimenet's place in the Philippine lexicon and will now be a word associated with evading important questions. However, some believe these viral posts unintentionally distract public attention from more pressing discussions on governance and accountability.

By Eleanor Pinugu

INQUIRER PLUS-EXCLUSIVE

Penny-pinching youth transforming China's Bubble tea craze

HANGZHOU, CHINA—Sweet, milky and colorful—bubble tea is wildly popular in China, where people sipping through straws from large plastic cups is a common sight in high streets and shopping malls across the country.

By AFP

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