[Rappler’s Best] Standoff – and a mockery – in Davao
What a long weekend not just for the privileged among us but for the Dutertes’ home court, as a composite team of about 2,000 cops from three regional police commands raided dawn of Saturday, August...
View ArticleManny Pangilinan commits to support PH hosting of 2025 FIVB Men’s World...
MANILA, Philippines – Business tycoon Manny Pangilinan committed his support as the country hosts the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in September 2025. As host, the Philippines automatically...
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COA disallows P73M in OVP confidential funds for 2022
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has disallowed P73 million worth of confidential funds in the 2022 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). State auditors submitted this...
View ArticleParis Paralympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
The uphill climb on the world sports stage continues for the Philippines as the 2024 Paris Paralympics runs from August 28 to September 8 (August 29 to September 9, Manila time), two weeks after the...
View ArticleMaharlika fund may start investing in next 2 to 3 months, eyes energy projects
MANILA, Philippines – Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) is expected to begin its investment activities within 60 to 90 days, according to its head, Rafael Consing Jr. “Intuitively we expect...
View ArticleTop US, China officials to meet on military, Taiwan, fentanyl
BEIJING, China – US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is embarking on several days of talks with top Chinese officials in Beijing this week, aimed at quieting tensions...
View Article‘We first rely on ourselves’: PH thumbs down US help in sea missions — for now
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Tuesday, August 27, that Manila’s maritime forces still have “options available” in dealing with an aggressive China...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Debates on the 2025 Philippine national budget
Budget season has begun, as Congress receives the 2025 National Expenditure Program, containing the proposed P6.352-trillion budget for next year prepared by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s economic...
View ArticleNovak Djokovic kicks off record 25th Grand Slam bid with Albot thrashing in...
Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title kicked off on Monday, August 26 (Tuesday, August 27) with a rusty 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over qualifier Radu Albot in the US Open first round as the...
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FACT CHECK: P5,000 cash aid for national ID holders report uses spliced audio
Claim: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reminded the public that all national ID holders will receive P5,000 cash assistance. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel...
View ArticleMariah Carey mourns double tragedy as mother, sister pass away on the same day
MANILA, Philippines – Mariah Carey mourned the tragic loss of her mother, Patricia, and sister, Alison, who both passed away on the same day. The Grammy-winning singer, 55, confirmed the news to...
View Article[Kitchen 143] M Catering
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In the last of this three-part catering series, M Catering visits Kitchen 143 host...
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Gov’t to roll out ASF vaccines soon despite graft complaint over procurement
MANILA, Philippines – Despite a pending graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) will follow through on controlled...
View ArticleParis 2024 will be turning point for Paralympics, says para chief
PARIS, France – The Paris Games will represent a turning point for the Paralympic movement, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons told Reuters on the eve of the opening...
View ArticleTaeil removed from NCT due to sexual crime allegations
Trigger warning: Sexual abuse MANILA, Philippines – Taeil had been removed from K-pop boy group NCT after his alleged involvement in sexual crimes, SM Entertainment said in a statement on Wednesday,...
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In 2023, Sara Duterte was grateful to Stella Quimbo. Now, she’s antagonizing...
Marikina 2nd District Representative Stella Quimbo had the biggest moment of her political career in 2023 when she, unwittingly or not, became a key defender of Vice President Sara Duterte’s...
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Iloilo City declares state of calamity due to spike in dengue cases
ILOILO, Philippines – Iloilo City is now under the state of calamity because of the rising cases of dengue. The Sangguniang Panlungsod, in its regular session Wednesday, August 28, approved the...
View ArticleEJ Obiena calls off rest of 2024 season due to spine injury
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena abruptly drew the curtains on his 2024 campaign to avoid aggravating the spine injury that has pestered him for the past months. Obiena on...
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Pro-China propaganda pivots, targets civil society as tensions mount
This story was made in collaboration with data forensics company The Nerve. In the ongoing saga that sees the Philippines on the receiving end of Chinese harassment, China-linked propaganda pushes the...
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#BeTheChange: Social Good Summit 2024 speakers and sessions
MANILA, Philippines – It’s time to gear up for Social Good Summit 2024, Rappler’s biggest annual gathering of our community, partners, leaders, and changemakers. This year’s summit is set to take...
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