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In Bocaue, fireworks sales, prices surge ahead of New Year

BOCAUE, BULACAN, Philippines — Fireworks prices have begun to soar in this fireworks capital with just a few days left until the New Year celebrations as demand for pyrotechnics surged dramatically. Close to 100 firecracker and pyrotechnic stalls have already been operating 24 hours in three designated pyrozone areas, primarily in Barangays Turo and Binang

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'Romeo and Juliet' star Olivia Hussey dies aged 73

"Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her," her family said in a statement posted to her Instagram account. Buenos Aires-born Hussey was 15 when she and her co-lead Leonard Whiting starred in the Oscar-winning adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy. In 2023, the two actors filed a lawsuit against the studio alleging child abuse over a controversial nude scene featuring the pair, who were minors at the time. A judge dismissed the lawsuit later that year. Читать дальше...

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Donovan Mitchell leads Cavaliers past Nuggets for 6th straight win

(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images) Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, Jarrett Allen had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 149-135 on Friday night. Evan Mobley scored 26 points, Darius Garland contributed 25 points, Caris LeVert had 13 off the bench and Dean Wade returned from missing one game with 11 points for Cleveland, which set a season best for points

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Mavericks, minus Luka Doncic, hold off skidding Suns

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Kyrie Irving made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points as the Dallas Mavericks notched a 98-89 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Friday night while playing without injured Luka Doncic. Daniel Gafford tallied 16 points, Maxi Kleber had 15 points and seven rebounds and Spencer Dinwiddie also scored 15 points as Dallas won for the 15th time in 19 games. Klay Thompson added 11

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Christmas party lifts spirits of evacuated kids in Negros

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The children were busy romping and bouncing on large inflatable slides and playing games, ignoring the blaring sirens and warnings of a possible third eruption of the nearby restive Kanlaon Volcano. It was a Christmas Day party hosted by a Negros Occidental-based Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) Foundation for

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Tax under weak enforcement

IN the wake of a Rs356 billion shortfall in targeted revenues during the first five months of the current fiscal year, the government has introduced the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, marking the second amendment to tax laws this year.

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Over 60,000 families across PH in distress over flooding – OCD

MANILA, Philippines — Floodings triggered by three weather systems this month killed one person in Visayas and distressed 63,212 families nationwide, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Friday. According to the agency, the shear line, Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), and low-pressure areas affected the families in Eastern Visayas; Mimaropa (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro,