Lavrov, Rubio discuss removal of ‘barriers’ set by previous administration,...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine in a call on Saturday, February 15, as well as the removal of...
View ArticleSCHEDULE: Campaign sorties, where the senatorial candidates are — February...
MANILA, Philippines – At least five better-known senatorial slates were formally launched during the start of the campaign period last week, with only the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong...
View ArticleIn the Running: What to expect from senatorial, party list campaigns
MANILA, Philippines – The campaign period for the national elections has begun. It started last Tuesday, February 11. It’s not even been a week since it started, but we’ve seen a lot of spectacle and...
View Article[Two Pronged] Doubts about the future as college studies end
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
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The universe belongs to BINI: Highlights of the BINIverse World Tour 2025
BULACAN, Philippines – Five years ago, a girl from a relatively unknown P-pop girl group posted an edited photo of her members in a sold out, packed concert. Like a manifestation of some sorts, she...
View ArticleHeat’s Tyler Herro wins 3-point contest; Cavs duo rules skills challenge
The Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro made both of his three-point bonus balls in the final round and won the Three-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend in San Francisco on Saturday, February 15 (Sunday,...
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LIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs New Zealand – FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas concluded the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers with back-to-back losses as New Zealand gained payback with an 87-70 win in Auckland on Sunday, February 23. Tohi...
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‘Everything About My Wife’ director Real Florido on waiting for perfect timing
Everything About My Wife, out in local cinemas on February 26, was already in the pipeline of CreaZion Studios prior to the multimedia company’s inception in August 2023. “This was pitched to us by...
View ArticleMusk orders US federal staff to report on work by Monday or resign
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The Trump administration sent emails on Saturday evening, February 22, to US federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week...
View ArticleChinese researchers find bat virus enters human cells via same pathway as...
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread...
View ArticleIn Cebu, Duterte says Marcos like dictator father, campaigns local bets
CEBU, Philippines – Former President Rodrigo Duterte once again took swings at his successor President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., stating at a rally held in Mandaue City, Cebu, on Saturday, February 22,...
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Robert De Niro takes command as ex-US president in uncanny ‘Zero Day’
NEW YORK, USA – Disinformation, tech companies cozying up to top government officials, billionaires wielding influence, podcasters and social media figures threading into politics. Sound strangely...
View ArticleBrownlee shackled as New Zealand exacts revenge on Gilas
MANILA, Philippines – New Zealand made life hell for Justin Brownlee and Gilas Pilipinas endured a disappointing end to its FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers campaign by way of an 87-70 road defeat on Sunday,...
View Article[The Slingshot] BBM’s mission impossible: Erasing EDSA
On that jubilant night of February 25, 1986, I danced in the streets even if I was on crutches from a minor surgery on my left foot. The streets were packed like one blaring party. Everyone else was...
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A Red Cross love story
Mariegen Balo had always wanted to be a pianist. Graceful, talented, and hardworking, she exudes the air of one. Like a master at the start of a recital, she is unassuming until she gets to work,...
View ArticleMarcos: PH committed to peace, US relations remain strong
MANILA, Philippines – On the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Manila, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday, February 22, that the Philippines will always choose the path of peace...
View ArticleAklan teen’s disappearance turns into a tragedy of misinformation
AKLAN, Philippines – They came with band instruments and voices, filling the town center of Banga with music on Sunday night, February 23. For the friends and relatives of 15-year-old Jhoros Flores,...
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‘Conclave’ wins top honor at 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
LOS ANGELES – “Conclave,” a drama about the selection of a new pope, won the top award at Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, boosting the movie’s chances of success at next weekend’s...
View Article[Pope Watch] ‘Painful to imagine’
Pope Francis was not yet cured but was not “in life-threatening danger,” his doctors said in their first press conference late Friday evening, February 21 (Manila time). Whew! Like many Catholics, I...
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LIST: Winners at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
The following is a complete list of winners at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday for the best performances in film and television. The ceremony was streamed live on Netflix....
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