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class="home_columnists_name">Joe Zaldarriaga</a></div> 1475 1476 <div class="home_columnists_summary"> 1477 Last week, I had the pleasure of being among school
1477children whose... </div> 1478 1479 <div class="news_share"> 1480 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=1492927611003506&display=popup&name=Little+faces%2C+big+smiles&link=https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558441/little-faces-big-smiles&redirect_uri=https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558441/little-faces-big-smiles" class="fb_share_article" target="_blank" fb_share="https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558441/little-faces-big-smiles"><img alt="fb" class="share2" src="https://media.philstar.com/assets/share2_27.webp" height="13" width="56" ></a> 1481 1482 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referrer=https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558441/little-faces-big-smiles&text=Little+faces%2C+big+smiles%20https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558441/little-faces-big-smiles" target="_blank" data-url="https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558441/little-faces-big-smiles" data-text="Little faces, big smiles" data-count="none"><img alt="tw" class="share2" src="https://media.philstar.com/assets/share2_29.webp" height="13" width="52" ></a> 1483 </div> 1484 </div> 1485 1486 <div class="clear"></div> 1487 </div> 1488 <div class="home_columnists_cell"> 1489 <div class="home_columnists_cell_image"> 1490 <div class="home_columnists_table"> 1491 <div class="home_columnists_vert"> 1492 <img width="116" height="116" class="lazy" data-src="https://www.philstar.com/images/authors/1806000.jpg" alt="Bienvenido Oplas Jr."> 1493 </div> 1494 </div> 1495 </div> 1496 1497 <div class="home_columnists_cell_details"> 1498 <h3><a href="https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558437/short-long-term-solutions-blackout" class="home_columnists_article">Short to long-term solutions to blackout</a></h3> 1499 1500 <div class="home_columnists_credits">by: <a href="https://www.philstar.com/authors/1806000/bienvenido-oplas-jr" class="home_columnists_name">Bienvenido Oplas Jr.</a></div> 1501 1502 <div class="home_columnists_summary"> 1503 As we often hear and read now, the most expensive electricity... </div> 1504 1505 <div class="news_share"> 1506 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=1492927611003506&display=popup&name=Short+to+long-term+solutions+to+blackout&link=https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558437/short-long-term-solutions-blackout&redirect_uri=https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558437/short-long-term-solutions-blackout" class="fb_share_article" target="_blank" fb_share="https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558437/short-long-term-solutions-blackout"><img alt="fb" class="share2" src="https://media.philstar.com/assets/share2_27.webp" height="13" width="56" ></a> 1507 1508 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referrer=https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558437/short-long-term-solutions-blackout&text=Short+to+long-term+solutions+to+blackout%20https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558437/short-long-term-solutions-blackout" target="_blank" data-url="https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/24/2558437/short-long-term-solutions-blackout" data-text="Short to long-term solutions to blackout" data-count="none"><img alt="tw" class="share2" src="https://media.philstar.com/assets/share2_29.webp" height="13" width="52" ></a> 1509 </div> 1510 </div> 1511 1512 <div class="clear"></div> 1513 </div> 1514 <div class="home_columnists_cell"> 1515 <div class="home_columnists_cell_image"> 1516 <div class="home_columnists_table"> 1517 <div class="home_columnists_vert"> 1518 <img width="116" height="116" class="lazy" data-src="https://www.philstar.com/images/authors/1808406.jpg" alt="Dolly Anne Carvajal"> 1519 </div> 1520 </div> 1521 </div> 1522 1523 <div class="home_columnists_cell_details"> 1524 <h3><a href="https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2026/09/24/2558429/v
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1538 <div class="clear"></div> 1539 </div> 1540 <div class="home_columnists_cell"> 1541 <div class="home_columnists_cell_image"> 1542 <div class="home_columnists_table"> 1543 <div class="home_columnists_vert"> 1544 <img width="116" height="116" class="lazy" data-src="https://www.philstar.com/images/stand-in-photo-male.jpg" alt="Gracie Go"> 1545 </div> 1546 </div> 1547 </div> 1548 1549 <div class="home_columnists_cell_details"> 1550 <h3><a href="https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/2026/09/24/2558408/family-reunion-all-september-birthdays" class="home_columnists_article">A family reunion of all September birthdays</a></h3> 1551 1552 <div class="home_columnists_credits">by: <a href="https://www.philstar.com/authors/1807588/gracie-go" class="home_columnists_name">Gracie Go</a></div> 1553 1554 <div class="home_columnists_summary"> 1555 September brought the Rabano family of the tuna industry and the... </div> 1556 1557 <div class="news_share"> 1558 <a 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1577 1578 <div class="home_columnists_credits">by: <a href="https://www.philstar.com/authors/1720995/rose-fres-fausto" class="home_columnists_name">Rose Fres Fausto</a></div> 1579 1580 <div class="home_columnists_summary"> 1581 A decade ago, we, especially parents, were all captivated by the... </div> 1582 1583 <div class="news_share"> 1584 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=1492927611003506&display=popup&name=Grit+is+not+enough%3A+Lessons+from+Angela+Duckworth%E2%80%99s+%27Situated%27&link=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/the-budgetarian/2026/09/23/2558418/grit-not-enough-lessons-angela-duckworths-situated&redirect_uri=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/the-budgetarian/2026/09/23/2558418/grit-not-enough-lessons-angela-duckworths-situated" class="fb_share_article" target="_blank" fb_share="https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/the-budgetarian/2026/09/23/2558418/grit-not-enough-lessons-angela-duckworths-situated"><img alt="fb" class="share2" 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<div class="home_columnists_table"> 1595 <div class="home_columnists_vert"> 1596 <img width="116" height="116" class="lazy" data-src="https://www.philstar.com/images/authors/1807094.jpg" alt="Ana Marie Pamintuan"> 1597 </div> 1598 </div> 1599 </div> 1600 1601 <div class="home_columnists_cell_details"> 1602 <h3><a href="https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/opinion/2026/09/23/2558191/sos-fatf" class="home_columnists_article">SOS to the FATF</a></h3> 1603 1604 <div class="home_columnists_credits">by: <a href="https://www.philstar.com/authors/1807094/ana-marie-pamintuan" class="home_columnists_name">Ana Marie Pamintuan</a></div> 1605 1606 <div class="home_columnists_summary"> 1607 Calling the Financial Action Task Force... please look into one... </div> 1608 1609 <div class="news_share"> 1610 <a 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3177 3178</div> 3179 3180<!-- Card Highlights, Recommended Right Side --> 3181<style> 3182 /* Card Highlights */ 3183 .TilesText_focus { 3184 background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgba(0, 51, 102, 1) 100%); 3185 } 3186 3187 .TilesText_focus, 3188 .TilesText.TilesText_focus { 3189 max-height: inherit; 3190 } 3191 3192 /* Recommended Right Side */ 3193 #geo .recommended_cell { 3194 width: 100%; 3195 display: inline-block; 3196 } 3197</style> 3198 3199<!-- 3200 ---------- 3201 the philippine star disclaimer 3202 ---------- 3203-->
3204<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3205 (function ($) { 3206 var publicationScreentip; 3207 var getPublication = $("#sports_article_credits").text(); 3208 var publication = ["The Philippine Star", "Pilipino Star Ngayon", "The Freeman", "Pang-masa", "Banat"]; 3209 for (var i = 0; i < publication.length; i++) { 3210 if (getPublication.indexOf(publication[i]) != -1) { 3211 publicationScreentip = publication[i]; 3212 } 3213 } 3214 function replaceDisclaimer() { 3215 return '' + publicationScreentip + ' <span id="pub-dis" ><span class="dis-btn"><img src="https://media.philstar.com/assets/icons/info-icon.webp"></span><div class="dis-tooltip">This content was originally published by <a href="https://www.philstar.com/' + publicationScreentip.replace(/\s+/g, '-').toLowerCase() + '/about-us">' + publicationScreentip + '</a> following its editorial guidelines. <b>Philstar.com</b> hosts its content but has no editorial control over it.</div></span>'; 3216 } 3217 if ($('#sports_article_credits').length && publicationScreentip) { 3218 var sports_article_credits = $('#sports_article_credits'); 3219 sports_article_credits.html(sports_article_credits.html().replace(publicationScreentip, replaceDisclaimer())); 3220 if ($(window).width() <= 1024) { 3221 sports_article_credits.on('click', '.dis-btn', function () {wisfw 3222 dis_tooltip = sports_article_credits.find('.dis-tooltip'); 3223 if (!dis_tooltip.hasClass('m-show')) { 3224 tl = $(window).width() / 2 >= $(this).offset().left ? "tl-left" : ""; 3225 dis_tooltip.addClass('m-show ' + tl); 3226 } else { 3227 dis_tooltip.removeClass('m-show'); 3228 } 3229 }).on('click', '.dis-tooltip', function () { 3230 $(this).removeClass('m-show'); 3231 }); 3232 3233 } 3234 } 3235 3236 })(jQuery); 3237</script>
3237 3238<style> 3239 #pub-dis { 3240 position: relative; 3241 } 3242 3243 .dis-btn { 3244 display: inline-block; 3245 vertical-align: top; 3246 height: 17px; 3247 padding: 0 2px; 3248 } 3249 3250 .dis-tooltip { 3251 visibility: hidden; 3252 position: absolute; 3253 background-color: lightyellow; 3254 border: 1px solid gray; 3255 padding: 3px; 3256 font-size: 12px; 3257 width: 200px; 3258 z-index: 10; 3259 right: 50%; 3260 top: 100%; 3261 } 3262 3263 .dis-tooltip.m-show.tl-left { 3264 right: auto; 3265 } 3266 3267 #pub-dis .dis-tooltip.m-show { 3268 visibility: visible; 3269 } 3270 3271 .dis-btn img { 3272 height: 17px; 3273 cursor: pointer; 3274 opacity: .7; 3275 } 3276 3277 @media only screen and (min-width:600px) { 3278 #pub-dis:hover .dis-tooltip { 3279 visibility: visible; 3280 top: 50%; 3281 left: 50%; 3282 right: initial; 3283 } 3284 } 3285</style> 3286 3287<!-- 3288 ---------- 3289 newsletter 3290 ---------- 3291-->
3292<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript" id="script__newsletter-signup"> 3293 // shows in homepage, article and pages if allowed_urls is empty 3294 var allowed_urls = [ 3295 // "homepage", "headlines","sports", 3296 ]; 3297 var excluded_urls = [ 3298 "events", 3299 // "newsletter", 3300 "elections-2022" 3301 ]; 3302 3303 var pathArray = window.location.pathname.split('/'); 3304 var inPublication = pathArray[1]; 3305 3306 // sign up functions 3307 if (getCookie('newsletter_hide') == null || getCookie('newsletter_hide') == 0) { 3308 // newsletter_show(); 3309 } 3310 3311 function newsletter_create(elem, tag) { 3312 // create link tag 3313 scriptTag = document.getElementById("script__newsletter-signup"); 3314 var linkTag = document.createElement("link"); 3315 linkTag.setAttribute("rel", "stylesheet"); 3316 linkTag.setAttribute("href", "https://media.philstar.com/assets/newsletter/signup/newsletter_signup_v3-with_signup-options.css"); 3317 // linkTag.setAttribute("href", "https://dev.philstar.com/css/newsletter_signup_v3-with_signup-options.css"); 3318 scriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(linkTag, scriptTag); 3319 3320 var newsletterSignUpWrap = document.createElement("div"); 3321 newsletterSignUpWrap.setAttribute("class", "newsletter-sign-up-wrap " + tag); 3322 3323 var newsletterSignupForm = document.createElement("div"); 3324 newsletterSignupForm.setAttribute("id", "newsletter-signup-form"); 3325 3326 newsletterSignupForm.innerHTML = `<div class="newsletter-signup-form_container"> 3327 <h2>Relevant. <span class="br"></span>Witty. Daily</h2> 3328 <p class="newsletter-signup-form_txt">Morning news briefings <span class="br"></span>from Philstar.com</p> 3329 <input type="text" id="newsletter-signup-form_email" name="email" placeholder="Your Email Address"></input> 3330 <button type="submit" id="newsletter-signup-form_signup" name="signup">SIGN-UP</button> 3331 <div class="nl-signup-label">or sign in with </div> 3332 <button type="submit" id="newsletter-signup-form_signup_via" name="signup_via" onclick="signup_via_account()"> 3333 <img src="https://media.philstar.com/assets/newsletter/Login-options-icons-v2.png"> 3334 </button> 3335 </div>`; 3336 3337 newsletterSignUpWrap.appendChild(newsletterSignupForm); 3338 if (elem.length > 0) 3339 $(newsletterSignUpWrap).insertAfter(elem); 3340 3341 document.getElementById("newsletter-signup-form_signup").addEventListener('click', function (e) { 3342 sign_up_now(document.getElementById("newsletter-signup-form_email").value); 3343 }); 3344 document.getElementById("newsletter-signup-form_email").addEventListener('click', function (e) { 3345 this.value = ""; 3346 }); 3347 3348 } 3349 3350 function modal_newsletter_signup_via__info() { 3351 3352 } 3353 let signup_click_nl = false; 3354 document.getElementById("login_close").addEventListener("click", function () { 3355 document.getElementById("whiteout").classList.remove("modal_newsletter-sign_up_via"); 3356 signup_click_nl = false; 3357 console.log("close click", signup_click_nl); 3358 }); 3359 3360 document.getElementById("bg-modal-c").addEventListener("click", function () { 3361 // if (signup_click_nl){ 3362 document.getElementById("whiteout").classList.remove("modal_newsletter-sign_up_via"); 3363 signup_click_nl = false; 3364 console.log("close click", signup_click_nl); 3365 // } 3366 }); 3367 3368 3369 function signup_via_account() { 3370 if (login_via) { 3371 // let email_log = login_via.split("..")[1]; 3372 // console.log("login via", login_via); 3373 document.getElementById("newsletter-signup-form_email").value = login_via.split("..")[1] 3374 sign_up_now(login_via.split("..")[1]); 3375 } else { 3376 signup_click_nl = true; 3377 document.getElementById("whiteout").classList.add("modal_newsletter-sign_up_via"); 3378 console.log("signup_click_nl", signup_click_nl); 3379 $("body").css({ overflow: "hidden" }), whiteout_reset(), $("#floatingBarsG").css({ display: "none" }), $("#login").css({ display: "block" }); 3380 } 3381 3382 } 3383 3384 function sign_up_now(email) { 3385 if (email && validateEmail(email)) { 3386 3387 var providers = ['list', 'sendy']; 3388 var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); 3389 3390 (function loop(i, length) { 3391 3392 if (i >= length) return; 3393 3394 var url = 'https://www.philstar.com/newsletter_signup_widget.php'; 3395 xmlhttp.open("POST", url, true); 3396 xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function () { 3397 if (xmlhttp.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE && xmlhttp.status === 200) { 3398 var data = xmlhttp.responseText; 3399 console.log(data);
3400 msg_newsletter("Thank you for signing up!", "success"); 3401 loop(i + 1, length); 3402 } 3403 }; 3404 xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"); 3405 xmlhttp.send('email=' + email + '&provider=' + providers[i]); 3406 3407 })(0, providers.length); 3408 3409 } else { 3410 msg_newsletter("Please enter valid email address.", "error"); 3411 } 3412 } 3413 3414 function msg_newsletter(msg, cla = "") { 3415 signupMsg = $(".signup-msg"); 3416 if (signupMsg.length) 3417 signupMsg.text(msg).attr("class", "signup-msg " + cla); 3418 else 3419 $('<div class="signup-msg ' + cla + '">' + msg + '</div>').insertAfter($("input#newsletter-signup-form_email")); 3420 3421 } 3422 3423 function close_newsletter() { 3424 var nsf = document.getElementById("newsletter-signup-form"); 3425 nsf.classList.add("slideOutDown"); 3426 nsf.classList.remove("slideInUp"); 3427 console.log("no thanks click"); 3428 return false; 3429 } 3430 function validateEmail(email) { 3431 var re = /^(([^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+(\.[^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+)*)|(".+"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/; 3432 return re.test(String(email).toLowerCase()); 3433 } 3434 3435 function setCookie(name, value, days) { 3436 var expires = ""; 3437 if (days) { 3438 var date = new Date(); 3439 date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); 3440 expires = "; expires=" + date.toUTCString(); 3441 } 3442 document.cookie = name + "=" + (value || "") + expires + ";path=/"; 3443 } 3444 function getCookie(name) { 3445 var nameEQ = name + "="; 3446 var ca = document.cookie.split(';'); 3447 for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) { 3448 var c = ca[i]; 3449 while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length); 3450 if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length, c.length); 3451 } 3452 return null; 3453 } 3454 function eraseCookie(name) { 3455 document.cookie = name + '=; Max-Age=-99999999;'; 3456 } 3457 function filter_url(allowed_urls, excluded_urls) { 3458 p = false; 3459 cur_url = window.location.pathname; 3460 "/" == cur_url && (cur_url += "homepage"); 3461 3462 if (allowed_urls.length) 3463 $.each(allowed_urls, function (key, allowed) { 3464 if (cur_url.search("/" + allowed) >= 0) { 3465 p = true; 3466 return false; 3467 } 3468 3469 }); 3470 else 3471 p = true; 3472 3473 if (excluded_urls.length) 3474 $.each(excluded_urls, function (key, excluded) { 3475 if (cur_url.search("/" + excluded) >= 0) { 3476 p = false; 3477 return false; 3478 } 3479 3480 }); 3481 3482 return p; 3483 } 3484 3485 // create newsletter 3486 classNewsleter = ""; 3487 //regular page 3488 if ($("#sidebar .recommended_cell").length > 0) 3489 insertNewsleter = $("#sidebar .recommended_cell").eq(0), classNewsleter = "homepage"; 3490 //lifestyle homepage 3491 if ($("#section__newsletter .square-ad").length > 0) 3492 insertNewsleter = $("#section__newsletter .square-ad"), classNewsleter = "lifestyle"; 3493 //regular article 3494 if ($("#article_tags_below").length > 0) 3495 insertNewsleter = $("#article_tags_below"), classNewsleter = "article"; 3496 //as it happen article 3497 else if ($("#sports_article_writeup").length > 0) 3498 insertNewsleter = $("#sports_article_writeup"), classNewsleter = "article"; 3499 //microsite page 3500 else if ($("#right-sidebar-mrec-ad").length > 0) 3501 insertNewsleter = $("#right-sidebar-mrec-ad"); 3502 //newsletter page 3503 else if ($("#signup_header").length > 0) 3504 insertNewsleter = $("#signup_header"), classNewsleter = "page-newsletter"; 3505 // create newsletter 3506 if (filter_url(allowed_urls, excluded_urls) && classNewsleter) 3507 newsletter_create(insertNewsleter, classNewsleter); 3508 3509</script>
3509 3510
3511<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3512 var $text = $("#sports_article_credits"); $text.length && $text.html($text.html().replace("none", "")); 3513</script>
3513 3514 3515<!-- quick fix -->
3516<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3517 if (pathArray[1] == "columns") { 3518 $("#tally-results").css({ "display": "none" }); 3519 $(".author_link, .author_summary").each(function (index, key) { 3520 this.href = this.href.replace(/\/the-philippine-star/g, ""); 3521 //$(this).attr("href", href); 3522 //console.log(href); 3523 }); 3524 console.log("hello quick fix"); 3525 } 3526</script>
3526 3527 3528<!-- 3529 ---------- 3530 about us link 3531 ---------- 3532-->
3533<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3534 (function ($) { 3535 var pathArray = window.location.pathname.split('/'); 3536 var inDomain = pathArray[0]; 3537 var inPublication = pathArray[1]; 3538 var linkPublication = ["the-philippine-star", "pilipino-star-ngayon", "the-freeman", "pang-masa", "banat"]; 3539 if (inPublication == "pang-masa") { 3540 inPublicationtitle = inPublication.replace(/\b[a-z]/g, function (letter) { return letter.toUpperCase(); }); 3541 } else { 3542 inPublicationtitle = inPublication.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b[a-z]/g, function (letter) { return letter.toUpperCase(); }); 3543 } 3544 var replaceAboutlink = "<a href='" + inDomain + "/" + inPublication + "/about-us'>About " + inPublicationtitle + "</a> | <a href='" + inDomain + "/about-us'>About Philstar.com</a>"; 3545 var navfooterFirstchild = $("#nav_footer a:first-child"); 3546 for (var i = 0; i < linkPublication.length; i++) { 3547 if (inPublication.indexOf(linkPublication[i]) != -1) { 3548 navfooterFirstchild.replaceWith(replaceAboutlink); 3549 } 3550 } 3551 })(jQuery); 3552</script>
3552 3553 3554<!-- Start Contribution button -->
3555<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3556 detach_JournContribute = $("#journ-contribute").detach(); 3557 $(detach_JournContribute).insertAfter($("#skin_holder")); 3558</script>
3558 3559<!-- End Contribution button --> 3560 3561<!-- Quick fix -->
3562<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3563 (function () { 3564 })(); 3565</script>
3565 3566<style> 3567 .AIH__item__summary a { 3568 color: #178DBF; 3569 } 3570 3571 .typeNews.late { 3572 visibility: visible !important; 3573 } 3574 3575 #sports_header { 3576 padding-bottom: 30px; 3577 } 3578 3579 #nav_container { 3580 padding-right: 15px; 3581 } 3582 3583 .header_subnav_contents { 3584 padding: 6px 15px 6px 6px; 3585 } 3586 3587 .header_subnav_link { 3588 margin: 0 6px; 3589 } 3590</style> 3591<!-- Quick fix --> 3592 3593<!-- Quick fix for tile article --> 3594<style> 3595 #micro_nav { 3596 z-index: 1; 3597 } 3598 3599 .tiles.micro .news_time { 3600 display: none; 3601 } 3602 3603 .tiles.micro .news_share a img { 3604 width: 56px; 3605 height: initial; 3606 margin-left: 0; 3607 } 3608 3609 .tiles.micro .news_title a, 3610 .tiles.micro .news_summary a { 3611 overflow: hidden; 3612 text-overflow: ellipsis; 3613 display: -webkit-box; 3614 -webkit-line-clamp: 2; 3615 -webkit-box-orient: vertical; 3616 -moz-box-orient: vertical; 3617 -ms-box-orient: vertical; 3618 } 3619 3620 .tiles.micro .news_summary a { 3621 -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 3622 } 3623 3624 .moreArticleinSection__article .img-wrap img { 3625 width: 100%; 3626 height: auto; 3627 } 3628 3629 @media only screen and (min-width: 871px) { 3630 #news_columns .jscroll-inner { 3631 margin-left: -10px; 3632 } 3633 3634 .tiles.micro .news_featured { 3635 font-size: 0.78rem; 3636 } 3637 3638 .tiles.micro .news_share a { 3639 margin-left: 0; 3640 } 3641 } 3642</style> 3643 3644<!-- Quick fix for Latest and Trending header --> 3645<style> 3646 #fixed_news_headings { 3647 z-index: 99; 3648 } 3649 3650 @media only screen and (max-width: 870px){ #section_checker { 3651 z-index: 99; 3652 } 3653 } 3654</style> 3655 3656<!-- Burger Menu --> 3657<style> 3658 #nav_footer a { 3659 font-size: 14px; 3660 font-family: "robotobold", sans-serif; 3661 line-height: 1.5em; 3662 } 3663</style> 3664 3665<!-- Related Stories --> 3666<style> 3667 .col-w80 { 3668 flex-basis: 70px; 3669 min-height: 70px; 3670 display: flex; 3671 } 3672 3673 .article__writeup li { 3674 list-style: outside; 3675 } 3676</style> 3677 3678<!-- Quick fix for z-index Skin holder and Container --> 3679<style> 3680 .st-btn { 3681 display: inline-block !important; 3682 } 3683</style> 3684 3685<!-- Quick fix for PopUp Login --> 3686<style> 3687 #popup { 3688 z-index: 1; 3689 } 3690</style> 3691 3692<!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->
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3695<!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> 3696 3697<!-- Philstar_all_leaderboard_inarticle --> 3698<div id='gpt-ad-Philstar_all_leaderboard_inarticle' style='text-align:center;'> 3699
3699<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3700 var pathArray = window.location.pathname.split('/'); 3701 var inArticle = pathArray[5]; 3702 if (inArticle > 0) { 3703 googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display('gpt-ad-Philstar_all_leaderboard_inarticle'); }); 3704 } 3705 </script>
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3708<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3709 (function ($) { 3710 if (inArticle > 0) { 3711 detach_article_leaderboard = $("#gpt-ad-Philstar_all_leaderboard_inarticle").detach(); 3712 $(detach_article_leaderboard).insertBefore($('div[data-spotim-app="reactions"]')); 3713 } 3714 })(jQuery); 3715</script>
3715 3716 3717<!-- Fix broken tn/tiny images in Banner, Related Stories, More Sections & Video -->
3718<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3719(function () { 3720 const SELECTOR = 3721 '.ribbon_image img,' + 3722 '#moreArticleinSection img,' + 3723 '#related_block img,' + 3724 '.carousel__item__image img,' + 3725 '#video_box-content img'; 3726 function fixImage(img) { 3727 if (!img || img.tagName !== 'IMG') return; 3728 // Prevent repeated repair attempts 3729 if (img.dataset.repaired === '1') return; 3730 const src = img.getAttribute('src') || ''; 3731 const dataSrc = img.getAttribute('data-src') || ''; 3732 // Use the actual URL first 3733 const oldUrl = src || dataSrc; 3734 if (!oldUrl) return; 3735 /* IMPORTANT: Only change the URL AFTER the image has failed. * Example: xxxx_tiny.jpg xxxx_tn.jpg */ 3736 let newUrl = oldUrl; 3737 // Remove extra digits immediately before _tiny.jpg 3738 newUrl = newUrl.replace( 3739 /(\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{2})\d+(_tiny\.jpg)$/i, 3740 '$1$2' 3741 ); 3742 // Remove extra digits immediately before _tn.jpg 3743 newUrl = newUrl.replace( 3744 /(\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{2})\d+(_tn\.jpg)$/i, 3745 '$1$2' 3746 ); 3747 // Nothing to repair 3748 if (newUrl === oldUrl) { 3749 console.warn( 3750 'Broken image but no matching tn/tiny pattern:', 3751 oldUrl 3752 ); 3753 img.dataset.repaired = '1'; 3754 return; 3755 } 3756 console.log('Broken image detected'); 3757 console.log('OLD:', oldUrl); 3758 console.log('NEW:', newUrl); 3759 img.dataset.repaired = '1'; 3760 // Update lazy-load URL 3761 if (dataSrc) { 3762 img.setAttribute('data-src', newUrl); 3763 } 3764 // Update actual image 3765 img.setAttribute('src', newUrl); 3766 } 3767 /* Catch image errors. * Capture mode = true is important because it also * catches dynamically loaded images. */ 3768 document.addEventListener('error', function (event) { 3769 const img = event.target; 3770 if (img && img.tagName === 'IMG' && img.matches(SELECTOR)) { 3771 fixImage(img); 3772 } 3773 }, true); 3774 /* Check images already present on the page. */ 3775 function scanImages(root) { 3776 if (!root) return; 3777 // Root itself 3778 if (root.nodeType === 1 && root.tagName === 'IMG' && root.matches(SELECTOR)) { 3779 if (root.complete && root.naturalWidth === 0) { 3780 fixImage(root); 3781 } 3782 } 3783 // Images inside root 3784 if (root.querySelectorAll) { 3785 root.querySelectorAll(SELECTOR).forEach(function (img) { 3786 if ( 3787 img.complete && 3788 img.naturalWidth === 0 3789 ) { 3790 fixImage(img); 3791 } 3792 }); 3793 } 3794 } 3795 /* Initial scan */ 3796 scanImages(document); 3797 /* Watch AJAX / dynamically loaded content. */ 3798 const observer = new MutationObserver(function (mutations) { 3799 mutations.forEach(function (mutation) { 3800 mutation.addedNodes.forEach(function (node) { 3801 if (node.nodeType === 1) { 3802 scanImages(node); 3803 } 3804 }); 3805 }); 3806 }); 3807 observer.observe(document.body, { 3808 childList: true, 3809 subtree: true 3810 }); 3811})(); 3812</script>
3812 3813 3814<!-- Skinning ads margin top for TradingView -->
3815<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3816(function () { 3817 var tv = document.getElementsByClassName("tradingview-widget-container")[0]; 3818 var skinAds = document.getElementsByClassName("skin_ad"); 3819 if (!tv || skinAds.length === 0) return; 3820 var tvHeight = tv.offsetHeight; 3821 function updateMargin() { 3822 var marginValue = (window.scrollY === 0) ? tvHeight + "px" : "0"; 3823 3824 for (var i = 0; i < skinAds.length; i++) { 3825 skinAds[i].style.marginTop = marginValue; 3826 } 3827 } 3828 // run after widgets load 3829 window.addEventListener("load", updateMargin); 3830 window.addEventListener("scroll", updateMargin); 3831})(); 3832</script>
3832 3833 3834<!-- Events -->
3835<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3836 if (pathArray[1] === "events") { 3837 $(".skin_ad").hide(); 3838 3839 const timer = setInterval(function () { 3840 const iframe = document.querySelector("#div-gpt-ad-Interstitial iframe"); 3841 if (iframe) { 3842 iframe.style.setProperty("left", "auto", "important"); 3843 iframe.style.setProperty("width", "430px", "important"); 3844 clearInterval(timer); 3845 } 3846 }, 200); 3847 } 3848</script>
3848 3849 3850<!-- Hide View ad to continue button --> 3851<style> 3852/* Hide GPT Rewarded Content-Pause Overlay */ 3853#goog-content-pause-scrim, 3854#goog-continue-reading-wrapper, 3855div[class*="rewarded-scrim"] { 3856 display: none !important; 3857 visibility: hidden !important; 3858 pointer-events: none !important; 3859} 3860/* Keep page scrollable */ 3861body { 3862 overflow: auto !important; 3863 overflow-y: auto !important; 3864 height: auto !important; 3865} 3866/* Keep content visible */ 3867body, 3868article, 3869.main-content { 3870 filter: none !important; 3871} 3872</style>
3873<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3874(function () { 3875 function enableScroll() { 3876 document.body.style.setProperty('overflow', 'auto', 'important'); 3877 document.body.style.setProperty('overflow-y', 'auto', 'important'); 3878 document.body.style.setProperty('height', 'auto', 'important'); 3879 } 3880 enableScroll(); 3881 // Re-apply in case GPT changes the body style 3882 setInterval(enableScroll, 500); 3883})(); 3884</script>
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3887<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 3888(function () { 3889 'use strict'; 3890 /* 3891 * ============================================ 3892 * PHILSTAR ARTICLE AUDIO - GA4 TRACKING 3893 * ============================================ 3894 * 3895 * Tracks: 3896 * audio_play 3897 * audio_pause 3898 * audio_25 3899 * audio_50 3900 * audio_75 3901 * audio_complete 3902 * 3903 * Requires: 3904 * #article-audio-player 3905 * #articleAudio 3906 * GA4 gtag() 3907 */ 3908 function initPhilstarAudioGA4() { 3909 var audio = document.getElementById('articleAudio'); 3910 var player = document.getElementById('article-audio-player'); 3911 // No audio player on this page 3912 if (!audio || !player) { 3913 return; 3914 } 3915 // Prevent duplicate initialization 3916 if (audio.dataset.ga4Initialized === 'true') { 3917 return; 3918 } 3919 audio.dataset.ga4Initialized = 'true'; 3920 /* 3921 * ============================================ 3922 * ARTICLE INFORMATION 3923 * ============================================ 3924 */ 3925 var articleId = ''; 3926 /* 3927 * Extract article ID from URL. 3928 * 3929 * Example: 3930 * /headlines/2026/09/10/2555320/article-title 3931 * 3932 * Result: 3933 * 2555320 3934 */ 3935 var urlMatch = window.location.pathname.match( 3936 /\/\d{4}\/\d{2}\/\d{2}\/(\d+)(?:\/|$)/ 3937 ); 3938 if (urlMatch) { 3939 articleId = urlMatch[1]; 3940 } 3941 /* 3942 * Article title 3943 */ 3944 var articleTitle = ''; 3945 var ogTitle = document.querySelector('meta[property="og:title"]'); 3946 if (ogTitle) { 3947 articleTitle = ogTitle.getAttribute('content') || ''; 3948 } 3949 if (!articleTitle) { 3950 articleTitle = document.title || ''; 3951 } 3952 /* 3953 * Article section 3954 */ 3955 var articleSection = ''; 3956 var sectionMeta = document.querySelector('meta[property="article:section"]'); 3957 if (sectionMeta) { 3958 articleSection = sectionMeta.getAttribute('content') || ''; 3959 } 3960 /* 3961 * Fallback 3962 * 3963 * You can remove this if Philstar always 3964 * provides article:section. 3965 */ 3966 if (!articleSection) { 3967 var pathParts = 3968 window.location.pathname 3969 .split('/') 3970 .filter(Boolean); 3971 if (pathParts.length > 0) { 3972 articleSection = pathParts[0]; 3973 } 3974 } 3975 /* 3976 * ============================================ 3977 * AUDIO INFORMATION 3978 * ============================================ 3979 */
3980 var audioProvider = 'Philstar TTS'; 3981 var audioType = 'article'; 3982 /* 3983 * ============================================ 3984 * MILESTONE STATUS 3985 * ============================================ 3986 * 3987 * Prevents multiple events from firing 3988 * while the audio remains above the 3989 * same percentage. 3990 */ 3991 var milestones = { 3992 25: false, 3993 50: false, 3994 75: false 3995 }; 3996 /* 3997 * ============================================ 3998 * GA4 EVENT FUNCTION 3999 * ============================================ 4000 */ 4001 function trackAudioEvent(eventName) { 4002 /* 4003 * Make sure GA4 is loaded. 4004 */ 4005 if (typeof window.gtag !== 'function') { 4006 console.warn( 4007 '[Philstar Audio GA4] gtag() not available' 4008 ); 4009 return; 4010 } 4011 /* 4012 * Audio duration 4013 */ 4014 var duration = 0; 4015 if (isFinite(audio.duration) && audio.duration > 0) { 4016 duration = Math.round(audio.duration); 4017 } 4018 /* 4019 * Current playback position 4020 */ 4021 var currentTime = 0; 4022 if (isFinite(audio.currentTime) && audio.currentTime >= 0) { 4023 currentTime = Math.round(audio.currentTime); 4024 } 4025 /* 4026 * Playback percentage 4027 */ 4028 var percent = 0; 4029 if (duration > 0) { 4030 percent = Math.round((audio.currentTime / audio.duration) * 100); 4031 } 4032 /* 4033 * Prevent percentage above 100 4034 */ 4035 if (percent > 100) { 4036 percent = 100; 4037 } 4038 /* 4039 * Send GA4 event 4040 */ 4041 window.gtag('event', eventName, { 4042 /* 4043 * Article 4044 */ 4045 article_id: articleId, 4046 article_title: articleTitle, 4047 article_section: articleSection, 4048 /* 4049 * Audio 4050 */ 4051 audio_type: audioType, 4052 audio_provider: audioProvider, 4053 /* 4054 * Playback 4055 */ 4056 audio_duration: duration, 4057 audio_current_time: currentTime, 4058 audio_percent: percent 4059 }); 4060 /* 4061 * Console logging 4062 * 4063 * Useful during deployment/testing. 4064 * Can be removed later. 4065 */ 4066 if (window.console) { 4067 console.log( 4068 '[Philstar Audio GA4]', 4069 eventName, 4070 { 4071 article_id: articleId, 4072 article_section: articleSection, 4073 audio_percent: percent, 4074 audio_duration: duration, 4075 audio_current_time: currentTime 4076 } 4077 ); 4078 } 4079 } 4080 /* 4081 * ============================================ 4082 * PLAY 4083 * ============================================ 4084 */ 4085 audio.addEventListener('play', function () { 4086 trackAudioEvent('audio_play'); 4087 }); 4088 /* 4089 * ============================================ 4090 * PAUSE 4091 * ============================================ 4092 */ 4093 audio.addEventListener('pause', function () { 4094 /* 4095 * Do not send audio_pause when the 4096 * audio naturally reaches the end. 4097 */ 4098 if (!audio.ended) { 4099 trackAudioEvent('audio_pause'); 4100 } 4101 }); 4102 /* 4103 * ============================================ 4104 * AUDIO PROGRESS 4105 * ============================================ 4106 */ 4107 audio.addEventListener('timeupdate', function () { 4108 /* 4109 * Duration may not be available 4110 * immediately because preload="none" 4111 */ 4112 if (!isFinite(audio.duration) || audio.duration <= 0) { 4113 return; 4114 } 4115 var percent = (audio.currentTime / audio.duration) * 100; 4116 /* 4117 * 25% 4118 */ 4119 if (percent >= 25 && !milestones[25]) { 4120 milestones[25] = true; 4121 trackAudioEvent('audio_25'); 4122 } 4123 /* 4124 * 50% 4125 */ 4126 if (percent >= 50 && !milestones[50]) { 4127 milestones[50] = true; 4128 trackAudioEvent('audio_50'); 4129 } 4130 /* 4131 * 75% 4132 */ 4133 if (percent >= 75 && !milestones[75]) { 4134 milestones[75] = true; 4135 trackAudioEvent('audio_75'); 4136 } 4137 }); 4138 /* 4139 * ============================================ 4140 * AUDIO COMPLETE 4141 * ============================================ 4142 */ 4143 audio.addEventListener('ended', function () { 4144 trackAudioEvent('audio_complete'); 4145 }); 4146 /* 4147 * ============================================ 4148 * RESET MILESTONES 4149 * ============================================ 4150 * 4151 * If the user goes back to the beginning 4152 * and plays again, allow the milestones 4153 * to be recorded again. 4154 */ 4155 audio.addEventListener('seeking', function () { 4156 if (audio.currentTime <= 1) { 4157 milestones[25] = false;
4158 milestones[50] = false; 4159 milestones[75] = false; 4160 } 4161 }); 4162 } 4163 /* 4164 * ============================================ 4165 * START 4166 * ============================================ 4167 */ 4168 if (document.readyState === 'loading') { 4169 document.addEventListener( 4170 'DOMContentLoaded', 4171 initPhilstarAudioGA4 4172 ); 4173 } else { 4174 initPhilstarAudioGA4(); 4175 } 4176})(); 4177</script>
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4179<script src="https://www.philstar.com/js/jquery.mobile.custom.min.js" type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"></script>
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4180<script src="https://www.philstar.com/js/owl.carousel-v2.min.js" type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"></script>
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4181<script type="37f362f3130d81b49e5ad8ed-text/javascript"> 4182 4183var jscrolls = 0; 4184 4185function endless(slotName) { 4186 4187 //googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); 4188 googletag.cmd.push(function() { 4189 googletag.defineSlot('/1015401/Philstar_all_MRec_Left1_300x250', [[1, 1], [300, 250]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); 4190 googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); 4191 googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); 4192 googletag.enableServices(); 4193 // Display has to be called before 4194 googletag.display(slotName); 4195 }); 4196} 4197 4198(function($){ 4199 4200 $.getScript( "https://www.philstar.com/js/jquery.jscroll.min.js", function( data, textStatus, jqxhr ) { 4201 $('#news_main').jscroll({ 4202 loadingHtml: '<div class="loading_gif"><img style="width: 20px; height: 20px" src="https://www.philstar.com/images/Home/loader.gif"></div>', 4203 callback: function() { 4204 call_google("Homepage article bottom lazy load " + (jscrolls + 1)); 4205 console.log('jscrolls'+jscrolls); 4206 ready_sharing(); 4207 4208 $(".jscroll-added").each(function(index) { 4209 if (jscrolls % 2 == 0 && index == jscrolls) { 4210 $(this).find(".news_column").each(function(index) { 4211 if (index == 0) { 4212 console.log("left: #left" + Math.floor(jscrolls / 2)); 4213 $(this).prepend('<div class="tiles late trend alwaystable"><div id="left' + Math.floor(jscrolls / 2) + '" class="TilesText TilesAd"></div></div>'); 4214 endless("left" + Math.floor(jscrolls / 2)); 4215 } 4216 }); 4217 4218 jscrolls += 1; 4219 } 4220 else if (jscrolls % 2 == 1 && index == jscrolls - 1) { 4221 $(this).find(".news_column").each(function(index) { 4222 if (index == 1) { 4223 console.log("right: #right" + Math.floor(jscrolls / 2)); 4224 $(this).append('<div class="tiles late trend alwaystable"><div id="right' + Math.floor(jscrolls / 2) + '" class="TilesText TilesAd"></div></div>'); 4225 endless("right" + Math.floor(jscrolls / 2)); 4226 } 4227 }); 4228 4229 jscrolls += 1; 4230 } 4231 }); 4232 4233 if ($("#section_checker").css('display') != "none") { 4234 $(".section_switcher").each(function() { 4235 if ($(this).hasClass('active')) { 4236 var section = $(this).attr('targ'); 4237 4238 $(".tiles, .typeNews").css({display: "none"}); 4239 4240 if (section == "articles") { 4241 $(".tiles").css({display: "inline-block"}); 4242 $("#sidebar").css({display: "none"}); 4243 } 4244 else if (section == "columnist") { 4245 $(".tiles").css({display: "none"}); 4246 $("#sidebar").css({display: "inline-block"}); 4247 } 4248 else { 4249 $("." + section).css({display: "inline-block"}); 4250 $(".typeNews." + section).css({display: "none"}); 4251 } 4252 } 4253 }); 4254 } 4255 } 4256 }); 4257 }); 4258 4259})(jQuery); 4260 4261 4262 // owl_carousel 4263 4264 var checkWidth = jQuery(window).width(); 4265 4266 function carousel_actual_config(){ 4267 return { 4268 items: 1, 4269 loop: true, 4270 autoplay: true, 4271 autoplayTimeout: 4000, 4272 autoplayHoverPause: true, 4273 responsiveClass: true, 4274 responsive: { 4275 0: { 4276 nav: false 4277 }, 4278 768: { 4279 nav: true 4280 }, 4281 } 4282 }; 4283 } 4284 function owl_carousel_bites_config() { 4285 return { 4286 items: 1, 4287 nav: true, 4288 responsiveClass: true, 4289 responsive: { 4290 0: { 4291 autoHeight: true, 4292 }, 4293 600: { 4294 slideBy: 2, 4295 items: 2, 4296 }, 4297 } 4298 }; 4299 } 4300 function owl_home_columnists_config(){ 4301 return { 4302 items: 2, 4303 nav: true, 4304 responsiveClass: true, 4305 responsive: { 4306 0: { 4307 items: 1, 4308 }, 4309 600: { 4310 slideBy: 2, 4311 items: 2, 4312 dots: true 4313 }, 4314 } 4315 }; 4316 } 4317 4318 4319 var carousel_actual = $('#carousel_actual'); 4320 carousel_actual.owlCarousel(carousel_actual_config()); 4321 carousel_actual.on('click','.owl-dot', function(){ 4322 carousel_actual.trigger('play.owl.autoplay', [4000]); 4323 }); 4324 4325 if (checkWidth <= 1023) { 4326 owl_carousel_bites = $('#bite_entries'); 4327 owl_carousel_bites.addClass('owl-carousel').owlCarousel(owl_carousel_bites_config()); 4328 } 4329 4330 window.onresize = function(){ 4331 4332 owl_carousel_bites = $('#bite_entries'); 4333 checkWidth = jQuery(window).width(); 4334 if (checkWidth > 1023) 4335 owl_carousel_bites.trigger('destroy.owl.carousel').removeClass('owl-carousel'); 4336 else 4337 owl_carousel_bites.addClass('owl-carousel').owlCarousel(owl_carousel_bites_config()); 4338 4339 }; 4340 4341 owl_home_columnists = $('#home_columnists_actual'); 4342 owl_home_columnists.owlCarousel(owl_home_columnists_config()); 4343 4344</script>
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