MANILA — Family gatherings are common during the Christmas season, especially in the Philippines which kicks off preparations when the "Ber" months begin.

However, the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way families celebrate.

ANKARA — Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), the special-purpose acquisition company that will take former US President Donald Trump's planned social media platform public, saw its stock price soar more than 800 percent just in two days of trading.

The company, which trades on the Nasdaq under ticker DWAC, saw its stock price jump 356.8 percent on Thursday and an additional 107 percent on Friday, according to official figures.

MANILA — A ticket sold in Parañaque City bagged the P32.9 million jackpot prize draw of the 6/42 Lotto on Saturday night.

In an advisory on Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the lucky bettor guessed the winning combination 42-03-41-19-01-07 with a jackpot of P32,981,785. The ticket was purchased in Parañaque City.

LEGAZPI CITY — Some five suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed Sunday afternoon after a clash with the police in a remote village in Mandaon, Masbate.

The encounter was triggered when operatives served a warrant of arrest for five counts of murder and attempted murder charges on Eddie/Arnold Rosero (alias Ka Star), a rebel leader, at his residence in Barangay Bugtong, according to Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson.

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