Be The Good: Expectations, reality check before SONA
MANILA, Philippines – What are civil society leaders expecting to hear from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA), and what, for them, is the true state of the...
View Article9 crew from capsized oil tanker off Oman rescued, 1 dead
NEW DELHI, India – At least nine of the 16-member crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman on Monday have been rescued while one was found dead, officials said on Wednesday, July...
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UP students’ exhibit tackles social issues with traffic apps, animated heritage
MANILA, Philippines – Visual Communication majors at the University of the Philippines-Diliman’s College of Fine Arts are presenting their thesis projects in an exhibit, showcasing innovative...
View ArticleMeta decides to suspend its generative AI tools in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Meta Platforms said on Wednesday, July 17, it decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response to the government’s objections to its new...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Miss World Philippines 2024 coronation night
Who will be the next Miss World Philippines titleholder? The Miss World Philippines 2024 pageant sees 35 women competing in the hopes of succeeding Gwendolyne Fourniol, who was crowned Miss World...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Why it matters that PH is host of Loss and Damage Fund board
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is now the host country of the board overseeing the global fund that would help vulnerable countries against the adverse impacts of climate change. For years,...
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Soccsksargen on alert as region battles floods, landslides amid heavy rain
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – The Soccsksargen region remained on alert as weather forecasts indicate the possibility of further adverse conditions. Heavy rain in the region triggered severe flooding...
View ArticlePAGASA warns of moderate to intense rain from LPA, southwest monsoon
MANILA, Philippines – The low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility and the southwest monsoon or habagat are both causing rain in parts of the country on Thursday, July 18....
View ArticleTrump’s running mate J.D. Vance introduces himself to nation at Republican...
MILWAUKEE, USA – Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, US Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation on Wednesday night, July 17, as the son of a forgotten industrial Ohio town who...
View ArticleEvery sTEP counts: The E-waste Project’s Twelfth Year in Environmental Service
With ever-advancing technology come the mounting piles of waste thrown out for each electronic upgrade we buy. Electronic waste (e-waste) has increasingly grown at an alarming rate reaching thrice the...
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Tropical Storm Carina slightly intensifies over Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Carina (Gaemi) slightly strengthened over the Philippine Sea before dawn on Sunday, July 21, with its maximum sustained winds increasing from 65 kilometers per...
View ArticleTrump mocks Democrats, insults Nancy Pelosi, in first campaign rally since...
Donald Trump held his first campaign rally on Saturday, July 20, since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt one week ago, mocking Democrats and comparing former Democratic House Speaker Nancy...
View ArticleAlex Eala bags doubles crown, reaches singles final of W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala and Estelle Cascino showed their partnership has become even more lethal as the Filipino-French partners captured their second doubles crown in the ITF W100...
View Article[OPINION] Rodrigo Duterte and his ‘unconditional love’ for China
Senator Risa Hontiveros delivered the following speech at the book launch of “Unrequited Love: Duterte’s China Embrace,” authored by Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug and former Rappler reporter...
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The making of Kat Sumagaysay and Richard Salvadico’s Cinemalaya entry...
After making the laureled short film Dribol for Cinemaybank, a film festival of Maybank Philippines, in 2018, filmmakers Kat Sumagaysay and Richard Salvadico, also romantic partners in real life, have...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei-Blue – Jones Cup 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Strong Group-Pilipinas goes for gold in its highly productive 2024 William Jones Cup campaign as it stakes its undefeated 7-0 record against fellow top squad Chinese Taipei-Blue...
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Writing 77: The Baguio Midland Courier
BAGUIO, Philippines – Baguio was always a newspaper town. Back in 1939, when the literacy rate of the country was below 50%, the city already had a weekly paper. The Manila Daily Bulletin, the...
View ArticleBiden campaign outraises and outspends Trump in June
President Joe Biden’s election campaign last month outraised and outspent his challenger Donald Trump, according to disclosures published on Saturday, July 20, that showed the president’s coffers...
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Angara vows support for teachers’ salary raise, career progression
MANILA, Philippines – While he thumbed down proposals to raise entry-level salary of teachers to P50,000, newly installed Education Secretary Sonny Angara expressed confidence that teachers would see...
View Article[In This Economy] Delulunomics: Kailan magiging upper-middle income country...
MANILA, Philippines – Bukambibig ng Marcos administration na malapit na tayong maging upper-middle income country. Pero sa totoo lang, ipinapangako na ito ng gobyerno 6 years ago, at hanggang ngayon,...
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