Malacañang orders DFA to cancel passports of Alice Guo, siblings
MANILA, Philippines – A day after authorities confirmed that Alice Guo already left the country back in July, Malacañang ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to cancel the passport of the...
View ArticleGordon Ramsay Bar & Grill Philippines is now accepting reservations
MANILA, Philippines – Are you ready? Yes, chef! The highly anticipated Philippine outpost of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s renowned restaurant is finally opening its doors in Metro Manila. The Michelin-starred...
View Article‘Iyaking Kaibigan’? Filipinos online poke fun at Sara Duterte’s book
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte’s children’s book Isang Kaibigan (A Friend) became the subject of memes after a heated exchange with Senator Risa Hontiveros during Senate...
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FACT CHECK: Senate President Chiz Escudero is alive
Claim: Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has died. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was made in an August 14 YouTube video by a channel with almost 66,000 subscribers. As of...
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[Pastilan] Sara Duterte’s P10M talking birds: A guide to spending absurdity
There’s a special kind of thinking, the kind that doesn’t just sit quietly in the corner. It stands up in front of everyone with a sticker on its forehead that reads: “Absolute genius from another...
View Article[DECODED] Are you a Gen Z worker with money problems? You’re not alone.
As a working Gen Z Filipino, I feel anxious about money every single day. Whenever I go out, I figure out the cheapest way to get to a particular place, and it often entails negotiating to meet up...
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Michelle Obama tells Trump the presidency just may be a ‘Black job’
CHICAGO, USA – Michelle Obama tore into Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday, August 21, at the Democratic National Convention, criticizing his character and racist attacks that...
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New mpox patient visited Quezon City spa, derma; 41 contacts identified
MANILA, Philippines – The local government of Quezon City activated on Wednesday, August 21, its health response protocol after finding that the country’s new mpox case visited a spa in the city and...
View ArticlePhilippine eagles Carlito and Uswag’s flight to freedom: A Rappler documentary
LEYTE, Philippines – Before Dr. Bayani Vandenbroeck lifted the camouflage tarp strung on the branches of trees, he cautioned the small group of the press to turn off their lights. At 4:30 am, a team...
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[Finterest] Filipinos are earning more but still worry about their bills
MANILA, Philippines – Imagine getting a raise or earning more income, yet still worrying about paying the bills on time. That’s the reality for nearly half of Filipinos according to the latest Q2...
View ArticleEumir Marcial focuses on pro career after Paris Olympics heartbreak
MANILA, Philippines – While not turning away completely from Olympic boxing, Eumir Marcial said on Wednesday, August 21, that he will be pouring his efforts toward his blossoming professional career....
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Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone attacks on the Russian...
MOSCOW, Russia – Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday, August 21, with at least 11 drones shot down by air defenses in what Russian officials said was one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital...
View ArticleIloilo province under state of calamity as it sees sharp rise in dengue cases
BACOLOD, Philippines – The Iloilo provincial government has declared a state of calamity due to a sharp rise in dengue cases, allowing local officials to access emergency funds to implement measures...
View Article23 Filipino seafarers rescued from drifting tanker attacked in Red Sea
MANILA, Philippines – Twenty-three Filipino seafarers aboard the MT Sounion have been rescued by a European Union naval mission following missile attacks on their tanker in the Red Sea, an official...
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BARMM violence ‘on rebound,’ 2025 elections will be deadly – crisis group
MANILA, Philippines – Conflict and deaths have been on the uptrend in the Bangsamoro region in the last three years, and a “deadly” 2025 elections is feared if the causes of violence are not...
View ArticlePSC says government, private sponsors need to ‘find balance’ in sports funding
MANILA, Philippines – Amid growing clamor on social media to “defund” basketball and support other sports that delivered in the Olympics, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) believes that the...
View ArticleBody of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from yacht, source says
PORTICELLO, Italy – The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday, August 22, from the wreck of his family yacht that sank earlier this week off the coast Sicily during a...
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RESULTS: August 2024 Environmental Planners Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 258 out of 348 passed the Environmental Planners Licensure...
View Article[Tabas ng Dila] Ang maglibro ay ‘di biro
Ang maganda sa isyu ng politika sa bansa, may nadadamay na usapin na bihirang masangkot sa Senate hearing. Bihirang mapag-usapan o mag-trending. Novelty. Tulad na lamang noong isang araw kung kailan...
View ArticleRare court win of ancestral land claim by Indigenous Peoples of Baguio
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative to the Baguio City council, Maximo Hilario Edwin Bugnay, Jr., would like to tell the Baguio people that ancestral land...
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