French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen, and a hung...
PARIS, France – France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday, July 7, threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right...
View ArticleCases of dengue rise in Cordillera, decline in Ilocos
BAGUIO, Philippines – Dengue cases surged in the Cordillera this year, the Department of Health (DOH) Cordillera said. Karen Lonogan, head of the DOH-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Regional...
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[OPINION] Where are the community libraries 30 years after we passed the law?
This is something very close to my heart. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018 reported that, “fifteen-year-old students in the Philippines scored lower in reading,...
View ArticleCOA grants P115.06-million tax refund claim by firetruck suppliers
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted a P115.06 million tax refund claim filed by a joint venture that worked to get government fire truck units from 2015 to 2016. Kolonwel...
View ArticleBiden seeks boost in Pennsylvania as calls for him to step aside mount
HARRISBURG, USA – An embattled US President Joe Biden faced escalating pressure from fellow Democrats worried about his candidacy on Sunday, July 7, concerns he worked to ease with campaign stops in...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s Kim Yo Jong accuses South Korean leader of using tensions as...
SEOUL, South Korea – Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accused South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of generating tensions on the Korean peninsula to divert...
View ArticleNegros Occidental’s ‘Bailes de Luces’ triumphs at ‘Olympics of Talents’
BACOLOD, Philippines – Despite the challenges posed by the June 3 Kanlaon Volcano eruption, which displaced over 20,000 residents, La Castellana town in Negros Occidental has found a beacon of hope...
View ArticlePhilippines, Japan sign military access pact
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and Japan on Monday, July 8, signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), a deal that would make it easier for the militaries of both countries to train and...
View ArticleSamsung workers’ union in South Korea kicks off 3-day strike
HWASEONG, South Korea – Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday, July 8, with their union flagging further action against the country’s biggest...
View ArticleCOA clears 12 BuCor officials, 2 firms of liability over catering issue
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has withdrawn its disapproval of the P115.8-million contract that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) had awarded to two catering firms. The 11-page...
View ArticleRussian missile attacks kill at least 41, hit children’s hospital, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine – Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in...
View ArticlePhilippines rejects China’s accusation of environmental damage in South China...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines rejected on Tuesday, July 9, China’s accusation that its grounded warship on the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea had damaged the coral reef...
View ArticleHouse panel asks Philhealth for status report on data leak that affected 42...
MANILA, Philippines – The House appropriations committee has ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to submit a status report on the data leak after some of the agency’s...
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ITZY’s Lia to return from hiatus
MANILA, Philippines – Lia of K-pop girl group ITZY will be returning from her hiatus, her agency JYP Entertainment announced on Monday, July 8. JYP Entertainment said that Lia will return with ITZY’s...
View ArticleFULL TEXT: Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement
MANILA, Philippine – The Philippines and Japan on Monday, July 8, signed the landmark Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), a deal that would ease military access for both countries, amid rising concerns...
View ArticleBiden is not being treated for Parkinson’s, White House says after NYT report
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – US President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease and has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physicals, the White House said on Monday, July 8, after...
View ArticleConcerns rise as chlorine levels spike in Negros Occidental river
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Kabankalan City has confirmed high levels of chlorine in a section of the Ilog-Hilabangan River in...
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View from Manila: What the Philippines gets out of an RAA with Japan
MANILA, Philippines – Five days before the anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, Manila and Tokyo signed on Monday, July 8, an agreement that paves the way for joint exercises and activities and...
View ArticleLandmark PH-US civil nuclear deal enters into force
MANILA, Philippines – A landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the Philippines and United States, which will the allow the US to export here nuclear material, equipment, and components...
View Article#RapplerEats: Mang Inasal Solo Fiesta and Halo-Halo
If you want a little bit of everything from Mang Inasal, you should try the Solo Fiesta meal! BrandRap producers Giselle and Saab ask Rapplers what they think of this new set meal and Mang Inasal’s...
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