TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — At least 31 of 55 barangays in Catarman, Northern Samar, are already experiencing reduced water supply as the local government prepares for worsening dry conditions brought by the El Niño phenomenon. This prompted local officials to explore additional water sources and urge residents to conserve water. The Catarman Water District

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Wednesday ordered the dismissal from service of the police officer who failed to properly secure her service firearm that was used by her 14-year-old nephew in the attack at San Jose National High School here in June. Napolcom said it found Police Staff Sgt.

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — The government has completed a pilot study mapping land claims in six acknowledged camps of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a key step toward resolving land issues tied to the normalization track of the Bangsamoro peace process. The findings are expected to help the Joint Task Force on Camps

American athleisure brand Alo generated nearly HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) in sales during its first week in Hong Kong, breaking an opening-week record at a luxury waterfront shopping centre and highlighting growing appetite for premium wellness products amid an uneven retail recovery. The brand, which soft opened its first Greater China flagship at K11 Musea in Tsim Sha Tsui on September 25, recorded the highest first-week sales among new stores at the mall, excluding jewellery and watch...

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Grace Chang, also known by her stage name Ge Lan, died in August at the age of 93. She is widely remembered today for her lively performance in Mambo Girl, the 1957 Chinese-language musical that made her a star. Famed for pure roles expressing the aspirations of would-be middle-class Hong Kong girls, Chang initially played characters who were hip, popular, socially adept, conscientious and relatively well-off, possessing no hint of sexuality; her character in Mambo Girl is almost...

Grace Chang, also known by her stage name Ge Lan, died in August at the age of 93. She is widely remembered today for her lively performance in Mambo Girl, the 1957 Chinese-language musical that made her a star. Famed for pure roles expressing the aspirations of would-be middle-class Hong Kong girls, Chang initially played characters who were hip, popular, socially adept, conscientious and relatively well-off, possessing no hint of sexuality; her character in Mambo Girl is almost...

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