
STUDENTS of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Santa Mesa, Manila attend the flag ceremony before the opening of classes yesterday. PUP is the biggest state university with 70,000 students in 22 branches and maintains tuition of P12 per unit. PUP Santa Mesa has 40,000 students. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)

Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro’s Geminoid takes the stage during the Global Future 2045 Congress at Lincoln Center in New York. Inset is the robot’s creator.

A CHILD siftas through charcoal for nail or any discarded metal to sell in junk shops at the makeshift charcoal factory in Vitas, Manila. Malacanang yesterday said it is doing its best to eliminate child labor through accessible education. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)

A WEEK after getting married, celebrity couple Maricar Reyes and Richard Poon recalled the moment when the singer met her parents.

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, from left, with forwards LeBron James, Udonis Haslem, and Mike Miller watch during the fourth quarter of Game 5 in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio on Sunday. The Spurs won 114-104, leading the best-of-seven series 3-2. (AP)

Justin Rose, left, of England, celebrates with his wife Kate after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (AP)

San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, shoots as Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade defends during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio. The Spurs won 114-104. (AP)
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PITTSBURGH – A shoeshine man has given a Pittsburgh children’s hospital a total of more than $200,000 in tips he’s collected over the last 30 years.
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Read More » Manila, Philippines – Philippine authorities will soon repatriate the five Filipino fishermen who were rescued at sea by a Vietnamese fishing boat just after Christmas last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila said yesterday.
Read More » CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA, IMUS, Cavite – Police arrest two brothers, including a minor, and two cousins as suspects in the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Barangay San Lorenzo Ruiz II, Dasmariñas City.
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Read More » Manila, Philippines – SA sobrang kasiyahan niya sa piling ng kanyang pamilya sa Cebu nitong Christmas holidays, tila nalimutan ni Rafael Rossell ang oras kaya muntik na niyang na-miss ang flight niya pabalik ng Manila. Naka-schedule na kasi siyang mag-taping ng GMA-7 seryeng “Temptation of Wife” kaya di na siya puedeng mag-stay sa Cebu.
Read More » DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – A missing nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped and found killed last Saturday in Barangay San Lorenzo Ruiz II of this city, police said yesterday.
The victim, name withheld for the meantime, was a resident of Excess Lot, also in San Lorenzo Ruiz II. She was reported missing by her relatives on Christmas Day (December 25).
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TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - The Honduran ambassador to Colombia was forced to resign Saturday after his bodyguard reportedly held a Christmas party with prostitutes at the mission, the foreign ministry in Tegucigalpa said.
Read More » Manila, Philippines – FOUR years since she last came out with a studio album, Lani Misalucha is raring to return to the recording studio to come up with a new record.
“Matagal na akong walang album. Of course, sino ba naman ang ‘di looking forward to doing more work?” Misalucha, 43, was quoted as saying by entertainment news site Push.com.ph.
Read More » KANO, Nigeria (AFP) – Suspected Islamist extremists have killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in an attack on a village in Nigeria’s volatile northeast, residents and a relief source said Sunday.
Read More » Manila, Philippines – Some P200,000 worth of seized illegal firecrackers were destroyed by the Quezon City Police District yesterday morning.
Read More » BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The last polar bear at the Buenos Aires zoo has died amid a heat wave. Zoo officials say “Winner” became nervous and irritated amid the scorching heat of South America’s austral summer and the noise from fireworks during Christmas Eve celebrations.
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