Windows26: PH, Japan, US to hold first ever trilateral leaders’ summit on April 11

March 19, 2024

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PH, Japan, US to hold first ever trilateral leaders' summit on April 11

The Philippines, Japan, and the United States will hold its first ever trilateral leaders' summit on April 11, the United States Embassy in the Philippines confirmed.

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Marcos to Naia rehab group: Fix airport woes

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday directed officials of the consortium that won the P170.6-billion contract to rehabilitate Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) to fix the problems that have plagued its image to the point of being labeled one of the world's worst airports.

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USA: Georgia marks March 11 as first-ever Fil-Am day

March 11 witnessed a historic event as Filipinos in Georgia gathered to celebrate the state's first-ever Filipino American Day at the capitol.

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TikTok's US revenue hits $16 billion as Washington threatens ban, FT reports

China's ByteDance-owned TikTok posted revenue of about $16 billion last year in the United States, where the viral video app that has hooked Gen Z users is at the risk of being banned, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

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EDITORIAL: Undoing damage to a PH treasure

Filipinos were rightly and justifiably outraged by aerial images of a private resort nestled at the foot of the Chocolate Hills of Bohol, complete with a swimming pool, water slides, and cottages that stood out like plastic monstrosities on one of the Philippines' remaining natural treasures.

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World Sleep Day: 4 shops for your sleep essentials

In celebration of World Sleep Day, improve the quality of your snooze with these must-have sleep essentials from these four shops.

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'Creativity Program': AI conspiracies flood TikTok

From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, researchers say, in yet another misinformation trend on a platform whose fate in the United States hangs in the balance.

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Wanted at ICC: Filipino, Cebuano translators

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is looking to hire translators of major Philippine languages, in what lawyers of drug war victims believe could be a sign that its investigation of extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration is moving into the next stage.

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Carlos Alcaraz repeats as Indian Wells champion, tops Medvedev

World number two Carlos Alcaraz cruised home in a 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 victory over Daniil Medvedev on Sunday to win a second straight Indian Wells ATP title, both coming at the Russian's expense.

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BINI reigns as top P-Pop group in number of monthly Spotify listeners

Despite BINI's lyrical reminder that "buhay ay 'di karera," the Rolling Stone-featured P-Pop group is clearly setting their pace with the highest monthly Spotify listenership.

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