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Taylor Swift fans spot ‘Easter eggs' in new announcement
Lara Spencer shares the buzziest stories of the day in 'GMA' Pop News. June 2, 2025
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DTI says prices of select school supplies down from 2024 levels
Prices of select school supplies have dropped from levels seen a year ago due to lower costs of production and raw materials, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said over the weekend, with two weeks to go before the school year officially starts. According to the DTI, the agency has monitored some 29 items that have recorded price declines of P1 to P10 from their 2024 prices, including notebooks, pad papers, and pencils, among others. 'Siguro 'yung cost of production nila bumaba rin tsaka 'yung mga raw materials. Iilan ilan lang 'yung tumaas,' he said in Vonne Aquino's report on GMA's '24 Oras Weekend' on Sunday. (Maybe their cost of production decreased, along with the prices of raw materials. Just a few posted increases.) This comes as DTI officials over the weekend conducted monitoring of sales of school supplies in Divisoria and in malls, ahead of the opening of the school year on June 16, 2025. Monitoring found that sellers have followed the DTI price guide, which covers 195 stock keeping units (SKUs) in 12 categories based on consultations with manufacturers. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque on Sunday also assured that prices of basic goods, including those usually being brought by students to school as snacks, remain unchanged. 'These still no price increases for basic necessities and prime commodities,' she said in the same report.— Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News
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One dead, 2 hurt after tricycle collides with wing van in Albay
A tricycle collided with a wing van on a highway in Polangui, Albay leaving at least one person dead and two severely injured. As seen on a dashcam video, the tricycle was traversing the outer lane of the highway when it veered right and hit a car which immediately swerved to avoid a crash. The minor contact however caused the tricycle driver to lose control of the vehicle and ended up colliding with a wing van coming from the opposite lane. A passenger of the tricycle was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, while another passenger and the driver were severely injured. Authorities are still looking for the driver of the car, as reported on GMA's '24 Oras Weekend' on Sunday. —Jon Viktor Cabuenas/RF, GMA Integrated News
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Shop Asian-owned businesses to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
'GMA' lifestyle contributor Lori Bergamotto and ABC News' Ashan Singh highlight products from Asian-owned businesses.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Faizan Zaki says he was 'hyperventilating' during win
The winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee says that even after practicing spelling for nearly 40 hours a week prior to the competition, his win Thursday night was "all a blur." "I was just so excited and, like, after I spoke my word, at the end, when I spoke my word, I was kind of losing breath," Faizan Zaki said on "Good Morning America" Friday, after getting just two hours of sleep following his win. Faizan, 13, correctly spelled the word "éclaircissement" to win the bee, not even pausing to ask any questions beforehand, and collapsed to the stage after saying the final letter. "Those last couple of letters, I was gasping for air," Faizan said on "GMA." "I was like hyperventilating with excitement." The Texas teenager, who finished runner-up last year, almost saw the spelling bee victory fall from his grasp when he was just two words away from victory. On the first word, "commelina," Faizan rushed to spell the word instead of asking questions like its definition or origin, and misspelled the first two letters, calling out "K-A-M" instead of "C-O-M." The mistake put Faizan's last two competitors back in contention, before Faizan saw the victory through. 8 winners of Scripps National Spelling Bee coin term for themselves: 'octochamps' Faizan said he "immediately recognized" the final word, "éclaircissement" -- a noun meaning enlightenment -- which gave him the confidence to quickly and correctly spell the word. Despite his spelling prowess, Faizan moved through the spelling bee with the casualness of a typical teenager, wearing a hoodie and even calling the judges "bro." "I mean, yeah, I've been in this for seven years so at this point I'm not really that nervous," Faizan said of his seemingly relaxed approach to the competition. "I'm definitely confident but not overconfident. I also have that casual style." Leading up to the competition, Faizan said he spent five to six hours daily on weekdays and seven to eight hours daily on weekends scanning a dictionary for words he didn't recognize and writing them down. Noting the routine is more enjoyment for him than practice, Faizan admitted he is relieved the spelling bee is over. Texas teen says winning Scripps National Spelling Bee is a 'dream come true' He said he may next move his attention to a new competition focus, math. "I really enjoy math so maybe I can try getting into the International [Mathematical] Olympiad," Fazian said, referring to the annual global math competition for high school students. Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Faizan Zaki says he was 'hyperventilating' during win originally appeared on
