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PhilHealth to push through with P10-B second fund transfer to national treasury
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will remit P10 billion to the National Treasury on Wednesday, August 21, as scheduled. This will be the second tranche of...
View ArticleNew arrest warrant out as police continue search for Apollo Quiboloy
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A regional court in Pasig City issued an alias warrant of arrest against fugitive preacher and Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy in connection with...
View ArticleRappler Recap: Sara Duterte, Risa Hontiveros clash during Senate budget hearing
MANILA, Philippines – In a heated exchange during a budget hearing on Tuesday, August 20, Vice President Sara Duterte got defensive when Senator Risa Hontiveros asked her about the content of the...
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Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official
BERLIN, Germany – A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday, August 20, that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to...
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 ArticleNewsbreak Chats: The controversy over the so-called NEDA P21 meal
Bookmark this page to catch the discussion on Thursday, August 22, at 4 pm MANILA, Philippines – Can anyone really survive with only P21 per meal? That was the burning question in recent days after...
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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