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- Escudero subpoenas 5 contractors, 3 DPWH executives to Senate probe
- Thai tycoon takes office as PM after royal endorsement
- Israel ups pressure on Gaza City
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- Marcos approves EO for commission to probe flood project anomalies
- Police brutality fuels soaring tensions in Indonesia
- MPD announces road closures for Bar exams
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- No winner in Ultra, Megalotto draws for Sept 5
