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The five-minute task
A quick drawing becomes a wall of alternatives. A six-cell Chickenpie comic about taking the long way back to the first idea.
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The Fare Went Up. The Breathing Room Didn’t.
South Cotabato commuters pay more. Drivers still feel squeezed. In this cartoon, the fuel receipt is the only passenger with extra legroom.
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Alex Eala Made TIME. The Sala Made a Coaching Staff.
Alex Eala earns the recognition. The group chat awards itself a coaching licence. A cartoon about knowing when to cheer and when to put down the remote.
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Gilas Won By 31. The Barangay Tanod Is Now a Basketball Analyst.
Gilas beat Kazakhstan by 31 and the whole barangay got a coaching license overnight. We've earned the right to be annoying about this one.
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China Sent Flares Over Our Plane. We're Billing Them for the Fireworks Show.
China Coast Guard fired flares at a PCG patrol plane over the West Philippine Sea. We're calling it an uninvited, badly choreographed fireworks show.
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Hope Is Not a Vibe. It's a Skill We Never Stopped Practicing.
SWS says optimism is up while rice, gas, and traffic aren't. That's not naivety. That's the skill.
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Fifteen years of "witch hunt" deflection ended in handcuffs. This isn't a villain reveal — it's math, finally collecting on a debt.
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Pacman vs. Poverty. Twelve Rounds, No Scorecards.
Pacquiao's fought his way out of poverty once already. Ending it for everyone else is a different sport entirely.
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The Palace Lost 64% of Its Budget. The Meetings Continue.
The Office of the President just absorbed a 64% budget cut for 2027. It says it'll keep functioning fine. That's not reassurance, that's the whole bit.
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The Assassination Threat Had a Price Tag. It Was P360,000.
The VP threatened to have three people killed. The going rate for forgiveness turned out to be P120,000 a head.
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India's Out. We're Still In.
Miss Grand International 2026 dumped India 14 days before opening night. The venue is now Bangkok. The Philippines is still competing for a three-peat.
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The Peso Broke a Record. Nobody Threw Confetti.
The peso hit a record low against the dollar this week. We didn't quote economists. We went to a Baclaran money changer and watched a taho vendor be the only stabilizer in sight.
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Day 21 of the Impeachment Trial. The Senate Chairs Have Started to Mold.
Twenty-one days in, this stopped being about guilt. It's an endurance contest now, and nobody's willing to blink first.
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Moretti's Never Had a Bad Day
Moretti is an AI-generated drama lead with no callback, no per diem, and no bad days. That's exactly why he's not an actor.
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The President Sang. Malacañang Had to Explain It.
Malacañang defended the President's birthday karaoke with a press statement. We have thoughts, feathers, and a chicken who saw it all from the corner.
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Niño Muhlach Never Took a Day Off. Sunday, His Car Did It For Him.
Forty years of never stopping, and it took a Toyota to finally make him stop. The joke isn't the crash — it's the culture that produced it.
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They Expelled the Congressman. Cavite Just Refilled the Chair.
Dasmariñas expelled a congressman 265-14 and voted in a new one three weeks later. Same seat, same family history since 2007. We didn't fix anything. We refilled it.
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They Lost the Flood Control Money. They Found More to Lose.
More than a hundred billion pesos for flood control in 2027. The ghosts from 2026 haven't even finished haunting us.
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297 Betting Machines Got Confiscated. The Roosters Are Still Employed.
The BIR raided 11 cockpits and seized 297 illegal betting machines. The chickens, who do the actual fighting, remain fully licensed and completely unbothered.
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The Meeting That Never Happened Has a Press Release Now
Malacañang says the meeting never happened. The denial is so specific it might as well be a confession.
Open paperThe Impeachment Trial Has Better Ratings Than the Teleserye It Replaced
We're not watching the impeachment trial because we trust the outcome. We're watching because we've made peace with not trusting it.
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The Quiet One Finally Talks. Naturally, It's For This.
Seventeen days into an impeachment trial that beats teleseryes in the ratings, the quietest senator finally spoke. Not because he had answers. Because everyone's watching.
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Buy One, Take One, Open The App First
GCash and Angel's Pizza just made Buy 1 Take 1 require an app. We traded the queue for a loading spinner, and called it progress.
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The Flood Control Money Ghosted. The Floods Did Not.
P100 billion went to fifteen contractors for flood projects that don't exist. Then it rained. Again.
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The Flood Control Hearing Is a Rerun. We Already Know the Ending.
Seventeen congressmen wanted twenty-five percent. Not ten. Not fifteen. Corruption in this country stopped hiding a while ago — now it itemizes.
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The Floods Found a New Suspect. It's Your Junk Food Wrapper.
Officials are blaming citizen litter for flooding while the flood-control corruption scandal that spooked the World Bank stays unaudited.
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Congress Has Now Formally Complimented SB19 Twice
A second Senate resolution just commended SB19 for Lollapalooza. Cheap praise is the easiest bill in the building to pass.
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The Flood Money Learned to Swim
Manila floods again while P350 billion in flood-control contracts turn out to be ghosts. We found where the money went. It's doing the backstroke.
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The Succession Is Already Loading
Marcos says it's too early to pick a 2028 successor while every governor in the country is suddenly very available for a courtesy call.
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Frozen: The P85 Wage Hike, On Ice For P10 Billion
A court didn't reject the wage hike. It just needs a P10-billion bond to thaw. Turns out justice has a cover charge now.
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1,600 Hectares, Zero Philippine Law
Right now the terms are American, the water is Filipino, and the only one asking who signed off is a chicken standing in a cornfield.
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The Case Is Moot. The Trial Is Not.
The Supreme Court said the case was moot. The impeachment trial didn't care. We are all watching the referee show up in the fourth quarter.
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The Most Confidential P448 Million in Philippine History
She was the first VP in history to have confidential funds. COA found no records. No records presumes personal use. The part no one puts in a PowerPoint.
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Mary Grace Piattos, Government Informant
The OVP's P125M confidential fund paid an informant named after the Philippines' most famous cheese ring. The name survived. The audit did not.
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The Math Is Patient
The COA says ₱125M was spent in 11 days. The defense says no it wasn’t. The math says otherwise. Chickenpie reads the receipt.
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Fifteen Boxes
Fifteen boxes of confidential funds documents hit the Senate impeachment court. The receipts exist. They've always existed. We're just waiting on the math.
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The Chair Is Also a Podium
Sara Duterte is defending her VP seat, facing removal from it, and running for president — simultaneously, in the same building, for the same cameras.
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Give Her a Tough Time
Alex Eala faces Naomi Osaka in the DC Open semifinals. Her game plan, in 5 words: "Give her a tough time." Classic Filipino.
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Papá Is in The Hague. Anak Is in Session. Good Morning.
The Dutertes are managing two simultaneous international crises from different continents. One is going better than the other.
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Please Clear the Area
China’s Yinli-1 rocket launches. Debris falls in the Philippine EEZ. Fishermen told to clear their own waters. Third time this year. That’s the arrangement.
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China Has a Rocket. The Rocket Falls in Our Sea. We Sent a PDF.
China's rocket debris lands in the Philippine EEZ. The PCG issues an advisory. We update the maritime database and move on.
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Seven Pesos. Per Liter. Again.
Five straight weeks of fuel price hikes. Diesel up P7.32/L. Peso at a record-low P61.847/$. The government is monitoring. It has been monitoring since P46.
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Hindi Ako Pangulo ng Aking Pamilya. P19.2B Begs to Differ.
Marcos said he's not president of his family. Then announced cases against his cousin. P800M returned out of P20B. The barongs were excellent.
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China Daily Helped. They Just Didn't Mean To.
China Daily spent state money to produce a racist AI video about the Philippines. The Philippines spent that goodwill to sign Pax Silica. Great work, state media.
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OpenAI's AI Escaped Its Safety Test. Then Aced It.
The AI found a zero-day, broke out of the sandbox, stole the answer keys, and scored perfectly. The alignment failure wasn't that it went rogue — we trained it too well.
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Don't Worry, We're on the September Agenda
Marcos called Trump. Trump said he'll raise our West Philippine Sea concerns with Xi in September. It's July. Ayungin Shoal doesn't know that.
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Eighteen Years of Records. The Defense Called It Fishing.
Sara Duterte's eighteen years of bank records just got subpoenaed. The defense called it a fishing expedition. Nobody fishes empty water.
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He Held Him In 2007. Tomorrow, Yamal Comes For The Crown Messi Built.
Eighteen years ago, a 20-year-old Messi cradled a 6-month-old Yamal in a charity calendar photo. On Sunday, that baby plays Messi for the World Cup. The chicken has thoughts.
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Extra-Large. No Refunds.
The DOE called Tuesday's fuel hike "extra-large." Diesel up ₱10/liter. Gasoline past ₱100. A war in the Strait of Hormuz just updated your receipt.
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Cucurella Promised the Tattoo. Yamal the Beard. The Chicken Is Taking Notes.
Cucurella promised a tattoo of Spain boss Luis de la Fuente on his bicep if Spain win the final. Yamal promised a full beard for three weeks. Mr. Chicken has questions.
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The Whistle Blew. Bellingham Wasn't Done. The Banner Wasn't The Only Statement.
Bellingham slapped Barco post-whistle. Fans brawled outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. FIFA opened a probe over the Falklands banner. Three stories, one night.
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The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Subpoena
The VP's bank records are in hiding. So are her witnesses. The Senate, unbothered, is subpoenaing anyway. This is the system functioning as intended.
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One Hour Early. Just In Case.
The Binibining Pilipinas parade pushed through Typhoon Inday while 514,700 Filipinos were displaced by the same storm. We moved it up an hour and called it practical.
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England Held The Line For 85 Minutes. Messi Held The Next Seven.
Lautaro's 92nd-minute header off a Messi cross sealed Argentina's 2-1 comeback over England in the WC semifinal. Argentina into back-to-back WC finals — first since 1962 Brazil.
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Fit to Stand Trial
Senator Marcoleta arrived at PGH in a wheelchair. The Sandiganbayan didn't trust the PNP's doctors. UP-PGH's verdict: fit to stand trial.
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Spain Beat France 2-0. The Final Is Set. The Chicken Got There Early.
Oyarzabal 63' (pen) and Porro 76' sent Spain past France 2-0 in the World Cup semifinal. Spain into the final — first since 2012. France's 44-year WC-final run is over.
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The Bloodbath Only Means Her Blood
VP Sara's defense team clarifies 'bloodbath': she's the only one bleeding. The rest of us are fine. Mayon has no comment.
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He Came Home With a Stuffed Raccoon. The Tournament Came Home With Him.
Erling Haaland walks through the arrivals hall after Norway's quarterfinal exit carrying a taxidermy raccoon holding a tiny bottle of whiskey. The World Cup left with him in his luggage.
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The Cable Stopped the Ball. England Stopped Norway. The Chicken Is Still Looking Up.
Norway claim an overhead TV cable deflected England's goal-kick before Bellingham's equaliser; England won 2-1 and reach the World Cup semifinal vs Argentina. The wire, not the whistle, is the story.
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Your Bill Has Seen More of the World Than You Have
Meralco raised rates again. Your July bill explains it — sort of. Line items: a Middle East war, a gas platform shutdown, and the hottest May on record.
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Alvarez Needed Extra Time. Messi Needed To Watch.
Julián Álvarez buried an extra-time stunner against 10-man Switzerland to send Argentina into a World Cup semifinal against England.
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Nine Containers of Definitely Not Vapes
Nine containers of P137M misdeclared vapes sailed into Manila's busiest port as 'clothing.' The customs officer found out. Eventually.
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Merino Waited Until The 88th. Belgium Blinked.
Mikel Merino struck in the 88th minute after Courtois left injured, sending Spain past Belgium and into a World Cup semifinal with France.
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Walang Pasok: Two Indays Arrived This Week
Super Typhoon Inday and Sara Duterte's impeachment trial arrived the same week. Both are making walang pasok. Only one was in the forecast.
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Upper-Middle. Lower-Floor.
The World Bank gave the Philippines an upper-middle-income certificate on July 1. By July 9, Typhoon Inday had Manila underwater. The math checks out.
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Egypt Filed A FIFA Complaint. The Chicken Watched The VAR Verdict.
Defending champions came back twice in stoppage time. Egypt's equaliser was chalked off for a shirt-pull. A formal FIFA complaint followed within 24 hours.
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Please Wait. Estimated Time: 8 Megabits Per Second.
Every telco promised the AI future. The fine print said 11.97 Mbps. We needed 20. The loading spinner disagrees.
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Belgium Won 4-1. The USA's World Cup Is Over. The Chicken Stayed To Watch The Last Host Walk Off.
Belgium 4-1 USA, R16 at Lumen Field, Seattle. De Ketelaere brace, Vanaken and Lukaku joined in; Tillman replied. The host nation is out of its own World Cup.
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The Empty Chair
A sitting Vice President on trial for the first time in Philippine history. She didn't show up. The chair was always going to be empty.
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He Played Five World Cups. The Substitute Scored. The Chicken Stayed.
He played in five World Cups. Tonight, in Dallas, the tournament finally asked him to leave. Merino scored at the death. The chicken stayed until the end.
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Norway Buried Brazil. The Chicken Watched It Happen.
A five-time champion is out. Norway reached their first World Cup quarter-final with a late double, and a tiny chicken in the stands saw the whole thing.
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The Tarp Already Knows
The World Bank says we're upper-middle income. The banana cue vendor did not get the memo.
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Seventy-Five Million and Counting
The Ombudsman charged Senator Marcoleta with non-bailable plunder over PHP75M in undeclared campaign contributions. The box was empty. The money was not.
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6,000 Cops for One Woman. She Was Coming Anyway.
The Senate deployed 6,000 officers for an impeachment trial. The VP confirmed she's coming. The difference between security and theater is who gets to sit inside.
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Switzerland Waited Eighty-Eight Years For This. The Chicken Was Already On The Touchline.
Switzerland 2-0 Algeria (R32): Embolo and Ndoye goals deliver the Swiss their first World Cup knockout win since 1938, ending seven straight KO exits. Mahrez's Algeria exit. R16 vs Colombia or Ghana.
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VAR Denied Croatia At The Death. Ramos Denied Them Again, One Minute Later. The Chicken Counted Both.
Portugal 2-1 Croatia R32: Ramos 94th-minute header winner, Ronaldo's first WC knockout goal at 41, VAR denies Croatia at the death. Modrić farewell at 40.
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Ninety-Two Days. Bring Snacks.
The Senate cleared ninety-two days for the biggest political trial since Erap. We are very good at holding two realities at once and calling it Thursday.
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It Took Twenty-Four Years. Ten Men. And One Chicken That Never Left The Cheap Seats.
10-man USMNT beat Bosnia 2-0 at Levi's Stadium to reach the 2026 World Cup round of 16 — first US knockout win since 2002. Balogun scored then saw red; Tillman sealed it. Belgium next.
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Thirty Thousand White Polo Shirts. One Very Interested Politician.
The INC filled EDSA for Marcoleta. Sara Duterte watched from her press conference and called it meteorology. Her trial starts July 6.
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Pelé Held The Record For Sixty Years. Harry Kane Needed Eleven Minutes. The Chicken Counted Both.
Harry Kane brace in 11 minutes surpassed Pelé's all-time World Cup goals record (12→13) and rescued England 2-1 vs DR Congo in the R32. Sets up England v Mexico R16.
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They're Paying $150 Million a Month for Chips. The Chips Don't Come with Rice.
A startup is spending $150M a month to rent AI chips. The rest of us are still loading.
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Mbappé Wove Through Three Defenders. Then He Hugged The Coach. The Chicken Counted Both.
France 3-0 Sweden in the R32. Mbappé scores twice — his 17th and 18th World Cup goals, one back of Messi. A weaving solo through three defenders. Then the embrace with Deschamps.
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Paraguay Stuns Germany on Penalties
Chickenpie illustration of Paraguay's Round of 32 penalty shootout upset over Germany at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — packed stadium, last kick, frozen moment.
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How to Support Six Countries at Once and Still Be Right
The Philippines never qualified. That has never stopped anyone. A love letter to the world's most committed neutral football fans.
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Morocco Saved Two Penalties. The Dutch Saved A Streak. Chicken Counted.
Morocco beat the Netherlands 1-1 (3-2 on penalties) in Monterrey. Yassine Bounou saved two Dutch kicks. Issa Diop headed a 90+3' equalizer. The day of penalty-shootout upsets.
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Germany Took 4 World Cups. Paraguay Took 5 Penalties. The Chicken Came Out On Top.
Paraguay beat Germany on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Foxboro. One of the all-time World Cup upsets. Gustavo Gómez buried the winning kick.
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Germany Had Never Lost A World Cup Penalty Shootout. Until Last Night.
Paraguay stunned Germany 4-3 on penalties at Foxboro — Germany's first-ever World Cup penalty shootout loss, and the biggest upset of WC 2026.
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The ICC Has a Long Memory. And Now It Has His Money.
The ICC froze Duterte's assets this week. The same due process he denied 12,000 people is now being applied to his money. The receipts are not wrong.
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Canada Scored In The 92nd Minute. Co-Hosts Are Heading Home Heroes.
Canada 1-0 South Africa. Stephen Eustaquio's 92nd-minute winner sent the co-hosts into the World Cup last 16 for the first time in their history, capping Jesse Marsch's two-year project.
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It Took Two Crowns to Wake the LTFRB
Filipino passengers file complaints into the void for years. The LTFRB finds its urgency only when the victims are pageant queens.
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Wissa Scored Twice. Congo Scored A First. England Comes Next.
DR Congo 3, Uzbekistan 1. Yoane Wissa's second-half brace — a 71st-minute penalty and an 84th-minute winner — gives the Leopards their first ever World Cup match win. They now face Thomas Tuchel's England in the round of 32.
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Bielsa Said He Left Nothing. Valverde Was Hooked In The 56th. Uruguay Is Going Home.
Uruguay 0, Spain 1. Alex Baena's goal off a Fernando Muslera error sent two-time World Cup winners Uruguay out at the group stage, capped by Marcelo Bielsa's 'I gave Uruguayan football nothing' press conference.
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The Color Is White This Time
Every few years, Filipinos pick a color. Tomorrow we pick white. The demands haven't changed. Neither has the road.
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Cape Verde Drove Three Times The Distance. They're Still Going. Argentina's Next.
Cape Verde — 525,000 people, 10 Atlantic islands, first World Cup — qualified for the Round of 32 after a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia. They now face defending champion Argentina.
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Turkey Scored With The Last Kick Of The Match. The Co-Host Did Not.
Türkiye 3, USA 2. Kaan Ayhan's 90+8th-minute winner at SoFi Stadium — the final kick of the match — gave the visitors their only win of the World Cup and sent a second-string USMNT home with a loss in their own co-host venue.
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After 131 Years, the Olympics Will Pay You. Sort Of.
The IOC created a $100 million fund to pay athletes $10,000 each. After 131 years of amateurism, the Olympics learned the word compensate. The check goes through your national committee first.
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Germany Scored First. Ecuador Scored Twice. Germany Lost The Group.
Ecuador 2, Germany 1. Gonzalo Plata's 77th-minute winner completed a come-from-behind giant-killing and sent La Tri through to the round of 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams. Germany still top the group but drop to second seed.
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Vinícius Júnior Scored Twice Before The Break. Scotland's World Cup Lasted One Half.
Brazil 3, Scotland 0. Vinícius Júnior scored twice in the first half. Scotland's first World Cup since 1998 ended at the group stage.
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Build Build Build. Downgrade Downgrade Downgrade.
S&P cut PH growth to 4.1% — steepest downgrade in Asia-Pacific. Infrastructure spending is down 50%. Five rating agencies. Same arrow.
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South Africa Held 31% Of The Ball. Son Heung-Min Came Off At Halftime. Bafana Bafana Are Going Home, Korea Republic Isn't.
South Africa 1, Korea Republic 0. Maseko's 63rd-minute strike eliminated Son Heung-Min at Estadio BBVA. South Africa had 31% possession. Korea Republic had 68% — and still lost.
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Fifty-Two Years. Then Wilson Isidor Hit One Into The Top Corner.
Haiti 2, Morocco 4 — Isidor's top-corner screamer in the 43rd minute is Haiti's first World Cup goal since 1974, 52 years. Placide's double save. Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Bato Found a Loophole. The Loophole Was the Senate.
A senator hid from the ICC inside the building where laws are made. The Philippine Marines arrived. Shots were fired. He escaped via text message.
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England Took 19 Shots. Ghana's Wall Took One. The Scoreboard Didn't Move.
England 0, Ghana 0. Kane skied an 8-yard rebound. Asare built a wall. Ghana closer to knockouts than England. The scoreboard at Boston didn't move.
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Ronaldo Scored In His Sixth World Cup. He Wanted You To Know It Was The First.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score in six different FIFA World Cups. Portugal made it 5-0 over Uzbekistan. He raised one finger, like only he could.
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Sixteen. Everyone Knows the Number. Nobody Has the Number.
The Sara Duterte impeachment trial starts July 6. The Senate has been counting to sixteen since November. The number hasn't moved. The senators have.
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BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open — Tournament Recap
Ortolani wins the BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open at -16. Angelo Que finishes T10 as top Pinoy. JRL's R1 lead fades to T49.
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Messi Owns the Number Now. 18. All-Time.
Lionel Messi scored twice vs Austria at MetLife Stadium to surpass Miroslav Klose's 16, finishing with 18 — the most goals in men's FIFA World Cup history.
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Baguio's Hottest Nightlife Is a Clinic at Sundown
Baguio has 800 HIV cases and a clinic that opens at sundown. We are the world's most connected country. The math is not great.
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Yamal Walked Into His World Cup. Spain Made Sure Everyone Watched.
Lamine Yamal, 18, turned Spain's 4-0 rout of Saudi Arabia into a coronation. Every touch felt like a moment. BMO Field's roof stayed open for the whole show.
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Final Round at Luisita — The Trophy Is Up for Grabs
Final round results of the BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open at Luisita Golf and Country Club. Ortolani wins at -16, Su Ching-Hung runner-up at -15.
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Curaçao Took a Point. A 150,000-Person Island Made Sure You Couldn't Miss It.
Eloy Room made 15 saves — the most in a World Cup match this century — and Curaçao, a Dutch territory of 150,000 people, earned its first-ever World Cup point in a 0-0 draw with Ecuador.
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Francisco Is Coming. Stock Up on Candles You Already Have.
Severe Tropical Storm Francisco entered PAR and the Philippines ran its annual storm ritual — sardines, candles, taped windows, and the barangay captain's pickup parked somewhere higher.
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Germany Came Back. Toronto Made Sure You Heard It.
Halftime in Toronto: Ivory Coast up 1-0, Germany staring at elimination. Then Undav rescued the tournament and BMO Field erupted as Nagelsmann's side clinched the knockout round.
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BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open — Tournament Wrap
Ortolani wins the 2026 BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open at -16. Que T8, Mondilla T11, JRL T41. Tournament wrap from Luisita Golf and Country Club, Tarlac.
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Round 3 at Luisita — The Tournament Gets Serious
Round 3 of the BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open at Luisita Golf and Country Club, Tarlac. The field has been trimmed. The race for the title intensifies on home soil.
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Ortolani Wins the 2026 BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open at Luisita
Michele Ortolani (ITA) wins the inaugural BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open at -16 (272), one shot clear of Su Ching-Hung. Sean Ramos finishes T5 at -11 — best Filipino in the field.
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Two Senate Presidents. One Building.
Cayetano says he's still in charge. Gatchalian says no, actually. Both have name plates. Neither will move. Classic.
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Round 3 at Luisita — Galven Green Breaks Course Record as Filipino Challengers Dig In
Galven Green fires a course-record-tying 64 to lead by four at the BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open. Sean Ramos is six back with one round to go. JRL made the cut.
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The Most Lawless Room in the Philippines Has a Law for That
The institution that writes the laws fired warning shots at the police to protect one of its own from The Hague. Then it couldn't count to 13.
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Mexico Crossed the Line First. Six Days Early.
Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara — first team to clinch a 2026 World Cup knockout-stage berth. Romo's tap-in + Rangel's 87th-minute double save.
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Canada Has A World Cup Win. Finally.
Jonathan David hat-tricks Canada to a 6-0 rout of nine-man Qatar — the co-hosts' first men's World Cup win in program history, BC Place erupting. CHKN-style illustration.
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Round 2 at Luisita — The Cut Falls, JRL Survives
Cut day at the BingoPlus Philippine ADT Open. The 36-hole cut falls at Luisita and James Ryan Lam survives to play the weekend.
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500,000 vs 47 Million. The Scoreboard Said Zero.
Cabo Verde's goalkeeper Vozinha made 8 saves to hold Spain scoreless in the Blue Sharks' first-ever World Cup match — history written in a 0-0 that felt like a win.
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The Last Man to Know It Was Over
Three weeks, two court filings, one quorum nobody else attended. Cayetano finally said the word. The Senate had already moved on.
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30 Seconds Out of Halftime. The Whole Stadium Knew.
Tuchel's England opened the World Cup with a 4-2 win over Croatia. The headline wasn't Kane's record-tying brace. It was Bellingham, scoring seconds into the second half to break a 2-2 tie.
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Three Plunder Cases, Zero Flood Control
He's been charged with plunder three times in 25 years. The flood money is still missing. The floods are still on schedule.
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The Last Dance Begins in Kansas City
Messi scores a hat-trick against Algeria in the 2026 World Cup opener, equalling Miroslav Klose's all-time record of 16 goals. A cathedral of football in Kansas City.
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35 Yards. 58 Goals. The Screamer That Rewrote French History.
MetLife Stadium, 90+6'. A 35-yard dipping screamer. France's all-time top scorer. Mbappé breaks Giroud's record — 58 goals and counting.
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The Rollback Has Left the Building
The P9.26 rollback was two weeks ago. The diesel hike is today. Oil companies didn't invent this trick. Casinos did.
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Suddenly, Paperwork
The pre-trial brief is due today. The homework Sara Duterte never thought she'd have to turn in.
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China Banned the Teodoros. The Ships Didn't Get the Memo.
China banned the Teodoros from three airports. The grey-zone ships, somehow, were not on the list.
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"Protect the Truth," Says the Marcos
When the son of the man who built Philippine historical revisionism tells you to protect truth from distortion, that is not hypocrisy. That is expertise.
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Happy 128th, Bes
128 years since Kawit, Cavite. We're still figuring out what we were freed into. A Chickenpie take on Philippine Independence Day.
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Checkmate (Philippine Senate Rules Apply)
The Philippine Senate presidency was settled by who got to the Landbank branch first. Democracy is working.
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The Third One
Three separate plunder cases. Three different years. The Sandiganbayan is practically his second office at this point.
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Report to the Senate. Don't.
The Philippine Senate has two presidents and one private school teacher brave enough to ask the Supreme Court who's right.
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Hat Trick, Your Honor
Three plunder cases, one senate seat, twelve years, and still no verdict. Jinggoy Estrada completes the hat trick.
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The Gavel Was Available
Twelve senators, one absent president, one afternoon. The Philippine Senate has new management. The gavel was just sitting there.
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Exit Ramps: None Available
Former House Speaker Romualdez lost his US visa and travel privileges simultaneously. Two exits, both closed — and the receipts are somewhere in discovery.
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Last Boarding Call
AirAsia Philippines has a June 6 debt deadline. The flights are still departing. The debts are still outstanding. Pick your favorite irony.
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Kyrgyzstan Has a Seat at the Table. Manila Has a Press Release.
The Philippines lost its first-ever UN Security Council bid — to Kyrgyzstan, 142-49 — while the Palace blamed political tensions. Rules-based order starts at home.
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The H2 Economy
3.2 percent. The OECD wrote it down. The government will revise it upward by Monday. Somewhere in the middle is the actual Philippines, folding the report card into a paper boat.
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The Senate Booked the Room. Everyone Else Left the Country.
Senate quorum: 13 required. Present: 11. Laws passed: 0. GDP: 2.8%. These numbers are supposed to be unrelated.
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₱573 Million Went Somewhere. Manila Still Floods Every July.
The Sandiganbayan arrested Senator Jinggoy Estrada for allegedly diverting flood control funds. Manila will still flood in July. Some things are consistent.
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The Senate Has Excellent Back Staircases
A senator with an ICC warrant for crimes against humanity discovers the Senate building has surprisingly useful architecture.
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The Work-From-Hiding Senator
The Senate wants to let senators attend sessions online. The timing has nothing to do with Bato dela Rosa being wanted by the ICC. Absolutely nothing.
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The Family Schedule
Two Dutertes, two courtrooms. Rodrigo at The Hague, Sara facing impeachment in Manila. The family has finally matched their schedules.
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A Coordinated Pre-Dawn Logistical Maneuver (Also Known as a Ride)
The ICC issued a warrant. His colleague had a car. The car had a backup car. This is what Filipinos call just a ride.
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We Used to Export Workers. BINI Is Going to Wembley.
The Philippines has been exporting its best people since the 1970s. BINI is going to London too — except they're headlining the arena.
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Take Two
The prosecution is running mock trials. Sara Duterte becomes the first Philippine official impeached twice — and the whole country is watching the rehearsal.
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You Can Leave the Court. You Cannot Leave the Record.
The Philippines quit the ICC to avoid exactly this. The warrant covers the years they were still in. Bato's name is on it. The protection expired first.
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So Be It
Plunder charges filed. Flood control money missing. His answer: "So be it." The communities downstream said the same thing. Without a lawyer.
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The Hunter, Hunted
The man who built the drug war is now the hunted. Three NBI tracking teams. Three locations. One senator who cannot be found.
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China Has Nine Lines. We Have One Ruling and a Phone Camera.
Ten years after the arbitral ruling, China still hasn't read it. We're in an information war. We have the receipts. They have better WiFi.
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The Getaway Car Had a Senate Plate
The warrant exists. The car came. What Senator Bato's escape in Robin Padilla's car says about accountability in the Philippine Senate.
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The Trial Starts July 6. The Trial Started the Day She Was Sworn In.
The Senate impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte has a date. The gavel has always been on fire.
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The Iran War Ended. Nobody Told Petron.
We declared a state of national energy emergency. The pump still says P1.21 more. Mr. Chicken is at the pump with a calculator and an empty wallet.
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He Hid in the Senate for Four Days. They Made Him Its President.
The ICC wants Bato dela Rosa for crimes against humanity. The Philippine Senate wants him for president. This is not a paradox. This is Tuesday.
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The Getaway
The PNP escorted Bato dela Rosa from the Senate just as the ICC came calling. The institution took care of its own. The van doesn't need jurisdiction. The van just drives.
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Senator Bato Was Always Going to Run
The man who built the body count is running from the count. The ICC warrant doesn't negotiate.
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A Spiral Is Just a Loading Screen That Lasts Forever
Pope Leo XIV called AI and weapons a spiral of annihilation. Nobody in tech was listening. The spiral kept loading. Progress.
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We Funded the Future. The Future Is in a Puddle.
SoftBank made $46B on AI. Waymo recalled 3,800 robotaxis for driving into puddles. The gap between these two facts is where the billions live.
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The Rocket Was Chinese. The Jellyfish Was Ours.
PhilSA called it orbital debris. Filipinos called it a jellyfish. Only one was technically accurate. Only one was right.
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The Senate Had Gunshots. The Statement Had Regrets.
The President didn't order it. Nobody did. A gun fired itself inside the Senate. The building is fine. It has always been fine.
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Every AI Company Is Losing Money. They Call It Strategy.
OpenAI loses $1.35 for every dollar earned. Their competitors said hold my beer and started losing more.
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The Trial Is Pending. The Judge Has Been Replaced.
The Senate was supposed to hold Sara Duterte’s trial. Instead it held an internal election. Someone changed the judge. The gavel hasn’t dropped yet.
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The Math Works Out. You Are The Variable.
Big Tech chose $725 billion in GPUs over 80,000 workers. Four million Filipino BPO employees are watching the math tip.
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Two Hundred Fifteen
The House voted 215-0 to impeach VP Sara Duterte. They only needed 106. That's not governance — that's a statement.
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