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School catering to poor youths upgrades campus for digital future

CAVITE, Philippines — The Sisters of Mary School in Silang, Cavite, a decades-old institution dedicated to providing opportunities for disadvantaged youths, has opened a new facility for digital and technical courses as well as other campus activities and community events. The Sisters of Mary of Banneux congregation and Fr. Al’s Children Foundation on Saturday inaugurated

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Ombudsman using AI to vet ICI’s ‘mega boxes of data’

MANILA, Philippines — As many as “200 mega boxes of data” gathered by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will be examined by the Office of the Ombudsman using artificial intelligence (AI), Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Friday after the ICI completed the turnover of of the documents to his agency. This means not

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Tourism, conservation meet in Masbate’s Manta Bowl

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — When Rico Calleja slips beneath the waters off Ticao Island in Masbate province, he knows there is always a chance of a breathtaking encounter. For the diving instructor, each descent into the sea near the famed Manta Bowl brings the possibility of seeing one of the ocean’s most graceful giants—the

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This week’s milestones: March 15 to March 21

March 18, 1901 The province of Masbate was officially created by virtue of the Philippine Commission Act No. 105. This significant event later served as the basis for the declaration of March 18 of each year as the foundation day of the province. Today, Masbate is a first-class province in the Bicol Region, recognized as

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