Headline News in the Philippines: 2019/02/12-PM

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701 election 'hotspots' under watch - PNP - ABS-CBN News: ABS-CBN News


Over 40 percent of the country's towns and cities have been deemed as election "hot spots", the Philippine National Police said Tuesday as the campaign period for the midterm polls kicked off.

Palace condoles with kin of late entertainment icon Armida Siguion-Reyna - ABS-CBN News: ABS-CBN News


Malacañang on Tuesday condoled with the family of entertainment icon Armida Siguion-Reyna, who passed away on Monday.

Taho-throwing Chinese indicted for direct assault - ABS-CBN News: Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News


The Mandaluyong City prosecutor's office has found probable cause to charge the Chinese woman who threw soybean curd drink (taho) at a policeman in an MRT station over the weekend.

Sayyaf fighter tagged in 2002 Kidapawan blast arrested in Ermita - ABS-CBN News: ABS-CBN News


An Abu Sayyaf member tagged in the 2002 deadly bombing of a bus terminal in the southern province of Kidapawan was arrested over the weekend in Manila, the Philippine National Police said Tuesday.

Doug, Chesca Kramer plan to have another baby - ABS-CBN News: ABS-CBN News


Celebrity couple Chesca and Doug Kramer, who already have three kids -- Kendra, Scarlett and Gavin -- are planning to have another child.

Chinese smartphone brands strengthen their grip on India with Xiaomi displacing Samsung from top spot - South China Morning Post: Yingzhi Yang


Xiaomi unseated Samsung Electronics from top spot in India’s smartphone market last year on the back of successful online promotions to consumers, giving the Chinese company 29 per cent of the total market, according to a recent report by IDC....

WATCH: Jon Santos spoofs Catriona Gray - ABS-CBN News: ABS-CBN News


Comedian Jon Santos is gearing up for his 30th anniversary concert dubbed as "I Can Do-Thirty" on February 13 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resort World Manila in Pasay City.

AI system spots childhood disease like a doctor - Manila Bulletin: Jaleen Ramos


An artificial intelligence (AI) programme developed in China that combs through test results, health records and even handwritten notes diagnosed childhood diseases as accurately as doctors, researchers said Monday.

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As ice melts, Greenland could become big sand exporter: study - Manila Bulletin: Jaleen Ramos


OSLO (Reuters) – Greenland could start to export sand in a rare positive spinoff from global warming that is melting the island’s vast ice sheet and washing large amounts of sediment into the sea, scientists said on Monday.

Hugpong campaign caravan draws 20,000 people in Pampanga - INQUIRER.net:


Traffic hardly moved in the center of the City of San Fernando as thousands of people poured in the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) rally at the Pampanga capitol ground here on Tuesday.

NBA opening investigation of Simmons-Johnson meeting request - ABS-CBN News: ABS-CBN Corp.


The NBA is going to investigate whether league rules were broken when Ben Simmons inquired about meeting with Lakers president Magic Johnson for playing tips.

Lakers guard Hart out through All-Star break - ABS-CBN News: ABS-CBN Corp.


Josh Hart has scored in double figures 21 times this season.

Inner circle hopes to harness Duterte 'magic' in Senate bids - ABS-CBN News: Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News


MANILA - With the campaign period officially started, President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to intensify his endorsement for his bets in the senatorial race, especially those who belong to his inner circle.

Andaya: Favored contractors seeking refund of kickbacks - INQUIRER.net:


“Favored contractors” who prematurely won government contracts by advancing billions of pesos in commissions to public officials now want their money back, Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Monday.

Duterte wishes to see Abe anew - INQUIRER.net:


President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday conveyed to visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono his wish to see Prime Minister Shinzo Abe again to discuss “shared concerns” and ways to improve bilateral ties.

T-bill rates rise across the board - INQUIRER.net:


The Bureau of the Treasury sold all P20 billion in T-bills it offered Monday amid robust demand even as rates rose across the board ahead of a possible retail treasury bond (RTB) offering this year.

PH posts 4th straight month of weaker long-term investment inflows - INQUIRER.net:


Long-term equity capital entering the Philippines from overseas slowed for the fourth straight month in November 2018—a trend that reversed the record-high investment levels reported earlier that year, data from the central bank showed.

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