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  2. News - Wikipedia

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    In modern times, printed news had to be phoned into a newsroom or brought there by a reporter, where it was typed and either transmitted over wire services or edited and manually set in type along with other news stories for a specific edition. Today, the term "breaking news" has become trite as commercial broadcasting United States cable news ...

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  4. 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake - Wikipedia

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    1 dead. On August 12, 2021, at 01:46:12 PST, a strong M w 7.1 earthquake struck the island of Mindanao at a depth of 55.1 kilometers (34.2 mi). It had a maximum perceived Intensity V on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale. [1] No damage or injuries were reported but a young man was killed by the earthquake.

  5. Portal:Current events - Wikipedia

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    19th Congress of the Philippines. Migz Zubiri resigns as President of the Senate of the Philippines and is replaced by Francis Escudero. (ABS-CBN News) 2024 South African general election. The Constitutional Court of South Africa rules that former President Jacob Zuma is ineligible to run in the upcoming parliamentary election due to his 2021 ...

  6. 24 Oras - Wikipedia

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    24 Oras (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / transl. 24 hours) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line up, replacing Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco. Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil ...

  7. Mass media in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Communication towers in Zamboanga City. Mass media in the Philippines consists of several types of media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, cinema, and websites.. In 2004, the Philippines had 225 television stations, 369 AM radio broadcast stations, 583 FM radio broadcast stations, 10 internet radio stations, 5 shortwave stations and 7 million newspapers in circulation.

  8. Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines

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    A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.

  9. 1947 in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    April 16 – Nova Villa, Filipino actress and a veteran comedian. May 9 – Josie Natori, fashion designer and the CEO and founder of The Natori Company. May 23 – Maita Gomez, Filipino beauty queen and activist (d. 2012) May 24 – Mike de Leon, Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.