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Mixed reactions across provinces greet Sara Duterte’s resignation
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte’s resignation has drawn mixed reactions, showing the complex political landscape and diverse expectations of Filipinos. Duterte resigned from...
View ArticlePOC eyes successful Olympics prep ahead of ‘historic’ France-based PH...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is sparing no expense and pulling out all the stops ahead of the country’s 100th year of joining the quadrennial top sports showpiece in...
View ArticleRappler Recap: Sara Duterte quits Marcos Cabinet
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 19, resigned from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Cabinet, signifying that the so-called Uniteam political alliance has come to an...
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Chinese coast guard boarded PH ship, seized rifles, punctured boats off...
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines – What Chinese coast guard personnel have done in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on June 17 – boarding a Philippine government ship, wielding machetes and knives to...
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TIMELINE: Sara Duterte, from Marcos Cabinet to resignation
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 19, resigned from the Cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. – the latest sign of the rift between the two camps. Malacañang...
View ArticleNovak Djokovic confirmed for Paris Olympics
Novak Djokovic will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Olympic Committee of Serbia has announced. The 24-time Grand Slam winner will be attending his fifth Olympics since his first in...
View ArticleSara Duterte resigns from Marcos cabinet | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: VP Sara Duterte resigns as DepEd secretary Vice President Sara Duterte resigns from President Ferdinand Marcos...
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‘In the bag’: PH judoka Kiyomi Watanabe set to clinch Paris Olympics berth
MANILA, Philippines – A ticket to the Paris Games awaits Filipina-Japanese judoka Kiyomi Watanabe. Philippine Judo Federation president Ali Sulit on Wednesday, June 19, said an Olympic return is “in...
View ArticleRappler Talk: With Sara Duterte out of Marcos’ Cabinet, what now?
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has accepted the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte as education secretary, a development that sets up the stage for a complicated showdown...
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Supreme Court opens channel for corruption complaints in judiciary
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has launched a new channel that will cater to complaints against alleged corruption in the judiciary. Through Memorandum Order No. 72-2024 signed by Senior...
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How Sara Duterte led DepEd for 2 years
On Wednesday, June 19, Vice President Sara Duterte made a decision that many had anticipated, given her family’s widening rift with the administration she served as a Cabinet secretary. She finally...
View ArticlePossible boxing exclusion at 2028 Olympics further fuels Petecio’s Paris gold...
MANILA, Philippines – Whenever an athlete loses, there’s always a notion of consolation that they can try again next time. However, for Filipina boxing star and reigning Olympic silver medalist Nesthy...
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[Only IN Hollywood] Kevin Costner’s big financial gamble to make not one but...
LOS ANGELES, USA – “Sometimes I used to get no money to do this. Then I used to get a lot of money to do this. Now I have to pay my own money to do this.” Kevin Costner made journalists laugh in a...
View ArticleUN experts say firms sending arms to Israel could be complicit in abuses
GENEVA, Switzerland – A group of United Nations experts on Thursday, June 20, warned arms and ammunitions manufacturers against taking part in the transfer of weapons to Israel, saying it could make...
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Rappler’s diplomatic immunity series bags SOPA 2024 investigative award
MANILA, Philippines – A Rappler series investigating how diplomats exploit their migrant domestic workers and get away with it won the 2024 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) regional Carlos Tejada...
View ArticleDonald Sutherland, star of ‘Ordinary People’ and ‘The Hunger Games,’ dead at 88
Donald Sutherland, one of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in movies such as “M*A*S*H,” “Klute,” “Ordinary People” and “The Hunger Games,” has died at...
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Matalom, Leyte execs flagged for hiring live bands
MANILA, Philippines – Government officials of Matalom, Leyte face scrutiny from the Commission on Audit (COA) for spending P1 million of taxpayers’ money on live band entertainment in 2023, which...
View ArticleBack in groove: EJ Obiena rules Poland event with year-best vault
MANILA, Philippines – It seems like EJ Obiena has rediscovered his groove with the Paris Olympics just around the corner. The Filipino pole vault star posted his highest clearance of the year as he...
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‘Please allow divorce in the Philippines,’ Atenean tells Pope Francis
MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino college student from a Catholic university urged Pope Francis to “allow” divorce in the Philippines, the only country aside from the Vatican that prohibits divorce....
View ArticleRappler Talk: If Sara Duterte is not the opposition, who is?
MANILA, Philippines – Sara Duterte’s exit from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Cabinet has long been suspected by analysts, and now that she’s done it, she’s given herself the option to brand herself...
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