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BOOKLESS BOOKSTORE Audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York as industry statistics show more American consumers embracing the format. READ: buff.ly/fsbC3M9

A POETIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST Singaporean poet and playwright Robert Yeo revisits love, longing, and memory in his latest collection, A Colette Sequence and Other Poems, a deeply personal work shaped by nostalgia and reflection. READ: buff.ly/Elp3tRJ

ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES (Monday, May 4, 2026) Subscribe to the paper: philstarsubscribe.com Andrea Brillantes is no longer playing safe tiny.cc/j9s2101 Like mother, like son: Dessa’s son Yvng Jin follows in her musical footsteps tiny.cc/l9s2101 Sanya Lopez finds ‘real’ sisterhood with ‘Midnight Girls’ co-stars tiny.cc/n9s2101

SUSPECTED HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAK Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said, one a confirmed case of hantavirus—an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents. READ: buff.ly/5ijLRXY

YOUR NEXT SPANISH FOOD SPOT IS HERE Finding authentic Spanish food in Manila can be tricky, but San Ginés at The Podium offers a more traditional taste of Madrid café culture with its first Asia flagship. READ: buff.ly/IgI7olu

SPORTS HEADLINES (Monday, May 4, 2026) Subscribe to the paper: philstarsubscribe.com Bolts boost drive tiny.cc/i7s2101 Repeat triumph in mass finish for Ivan Anisimov tiny.cc/m7s2101 Bea Quiambao, Kenneth Bonda conquer 5150 Camiguin tiny.cc/q7s2101 LA grooms bench for playoffs tiny.cc/s7s2101 Pivotal Junior PGT legs up tiny.cc/18s2101

BUSINESS HEADLINES (Monday, May 4, 2026) Subscribe to the paper: philstarsubscribe.com Inflation seen at over two-year high in April tiny.cc/s6s2101 Downward trades seen as investors remain cautious tiny.cc/y6s2101 Slowdown in shipping cargo adds pressure to food prices tiny.cc/17s2101 ‘Renewable energy complements nuclear power’ tiny.cc/57s2101 UP to hold innovation summit this week tiny.cc/77s2101 Government borrowings fall by nearly 40 percent in March tiny.cc/87s2101 DA eyes expanded MAV for pork, corn tiny.cc/a7s2101 Philippines, Israel in talks for cooperation on minerals, AI tiny.cc/b7s2101

NATION HEADLINES (Monday, May 4, 2026) Subscribe to the paper: philstarsubscribe.com Mayon eruption affects 52 Albay villages tiny.cc/36s2101 Benguet trekking trails reopen tiny.cc/76s2101 Group seeks SC help in resolving BARMM poll issues tiny.cc/86s2101 Ilocos’ Kaliwet Bailey bridge collapses tiny.cc/c6s2101 Palace declares Digos holiday tiny.cc/f6s2101

METRO HEADLINES (Monday, May 4, 2026) Subscribe to the paper: philstarsubscribe.com DENR probes compliance audit of Navotas landfill tiny.cc/98s2101 Tondo Church declared minor basilica on May 11, 2026 tiny.cc/j5s2101 Marikina shoes tapped for Miss Universe Philippines tiny.cc/l5s2101 Qualified OFWs get preference rating in civil service exams tiny.cc/o5s2101 Dizon orders review of National Building Code tiny.cc/q5s2101

Locally made footwear from Marikina were worn by the candidates of Miss Universe Philippines 2026, putting the country’s shoe capital back in the spotlight. tinyurl.com/yraxhp82 | via @onenewsph

“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations, director.” — Darth Vader

The Philippine Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted their first combined live-fire drills during Exercise “Salaknib” at the lahar fields of Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Santa Juliana, Capas, Tarlac. tinyurl.com/33eww54h | via @onenewsph

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered a long overdue review of the National Building Code, nearly five decades after it was enacted. tinyurl.com/4xupumvr | via @onenewsph

The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte will have another opportunity to seek his release after trial judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to review his detention ahead of his upcoming trial. tinyurl.com/33py5a5s | via @onenewsph

The Senate will resume session today, May 4, 2026, with the looming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte among its top priorities. tinyurl.com/59euesmx | via @onenewsph

Taking China by surprise, the Atin Ito coalition, at the first light of dawn on Sunday, planted the Philippine flag on Sandy Cay 1, a low-elevation sandbar less than three nautical miles from Pag-asa Island. tinyurl.com/46zrzxk8 | via @onenewsph

Atin Ito, through Akbayan Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula, fulfilled the coalition’s promise to hold a patriotic jet ski flag ride in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday, something that former president Rodrigo Duterte said he would do if elected chief executive in the 2016 elections. tinyurl.com/hnrw6nvt | via @onenewsph

TODAY’S HEADLINES (Monday, May 4, 2026) Subscribe to the paper: philstarsubscribe.com Trump reviewing new Iran peace proposal tinyurl.com/mru5kjx9 ICC judges to review anew Rodrigo Duterte’s detention tinyurl.com/5528tthh PCG drives away 4 Chinese ships in West Philippine Sea tinyurl.com/4zb2b9vs Press freedom index: Philippines scores down amid higher ranking tinyurl.com/yc3fx4ya Senate readies for VP impeachment trial; House concluding hearing tinyurl.com/5n92skua Philippines, Japan conduct live-fire drills for the first time tinyurl.com/595twnj5 2 Ledac bills up for final approval tinyurl.com/3mhp3knm ‘Senate shakeup likely if impeachment blocked’ tinyurl.com/u4hy4zj3 7,300 cops to secure Asean summit tinyurl.com/umv3bk7v DA moves to stabilize palay prices tinyurl.com/yc6vp4tt 18 Pinoy seafarers in Manila after refusing Hormuz passage tinyurl.com/5a8mvykn

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