Fake paternity filings prompt hospital probe

Bangkok Post - Oct 28, 2026

Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat has ordered a thorough investigation into private hospitals believed linked to fake paternity registrations, following reports that the scheme might date back more than two decades.

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KORONADAL CITY — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Sarangani town in Davao Occidental at 7:43 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Data from Phivolcs showed that the tectonic earthquake was recorded nine kilometers (km) southwest of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani, at a depth

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United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday proposed developing a framework for defense cooperation between America and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ahead of the 50th anniversary of relations between Washington and the regional bloc in 2027.

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