WATCH: Mary Jane Veloso’s family, friends hold vigil for her safe homecoming
MANILA, Philippines – It’s been over a week since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina who has been on Indonesia’s death row for over a decade, will be coming home...
View ArticleGutsy Adamson earns Final Four return as UE bombs out with shocking 6-game...
MANILA, Philippines – Against all odds, the Adamson Soaring Falcons recovered from a 3-7 record in UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball to book a Final Four return, ousting the UE Red Warriors with a 68-55...
View ArticleNo Terrence Romeo, Vic Manuel yet as Terrafirma absorbs blowout loss
MANILA, Philippines – A young team like Terrafirma is in desperate need of battle-hardened players like Terrence Romeo and Vic Manuel. And the Dyip need their two newest additions as soon as possible...
View ArticleSara Duterte cries foul as anti-terror law is turned against her
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte is now caught in a twist of irony. The very law her father’s administration championed — the anti-terrorism law — is now being used against her....
View ArticleCOP29: UN Climate Change Conference agenda, latest news
Rappler is covering the United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP29 happening in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Azerbaijan is set to oversee the annual negotiations among nearly...
View ArticleSara Duterte impeachment will be her ‘end’| The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Sara Duterte: ‘If I get impeached, then that’s my end’ Vice President Sara Duterte appears resigned to her fate in...
View ArticleUAAP welcomes Claret, Southridge for Season 87 HS football tournament
MANILA, Philippines – In an unprecedented move, the UAAP has added the Claret School of Quezon City and the PAREF Southridge School in Alabang, Muntinlupa, to its high school boys’ football tournament...
View ArticleSara Duterte impeachment will be her ‘end’| The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Sara Duterte: ‘If I get impeached, then that’s my end’ Vice President Sara Duterte appears resigned to her fate in...
View ArticleIsrael says ceasefire with Hezbollah violated, fires on south Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israel said on Thursday, November 28, that its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached hours after Lebanese security sources said Israeli tanks attacked six areas of southern Lebanon,...
View ArticleIn Iloilo, #AmbagNatin roadshow highlights need to combat lies for 2025...
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Journalists and media experts underscored the urgency of addressing disinformation in preparation for the 2025 local and national elections during Rappler’s #AmbagNatin...
View ArticleWild ride: UE looks at positives, still tabs UAAP Season 87 a ‘success’...
MANILA, Philippines – At one point in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament, the University of the East Red Warriors were hailed as one of the most exciting up-and-comers in the league, once...
View ArticleAustralia passes social media ban for children under 16
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia on Thursday, November 28, passed into law a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for...
View ArticleCignal stays unbeaten in 4-setter over Choco Mucho; ZUS Coffee notches 1st...
MANILA, Philippines – The Cignal HD Spikers stayed unscathed to start the lengthy 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference in convincing fashion, following a 25-18, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22 conquest of...
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NewJeans to terminate contract with ADOR, HYBE
MANILA, Philippines — K-pop girl group NewJeans is leaving ADOR and its parent company HYBE, the group’s members announced in a sudden press conference on Thursday, November 28. The group’s leader...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Pepe Diokno and Bituin Escalante on ‘Isang Himala’
MANILA, Philippines – Hysteria over claimed apparitions of the Virgin Mary is a recurring theme in the post-colonial Philippines, and has been the subject of some of the country’s best pieces of...
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Priests launch good governance movement, vow to get off ‘high chair’
MANILA, Philippines – Catholic bishops and priests gathered on Friday, November 29, to launch a new movement for good governance that aims to foster dialogue without clergymen projecting they are...
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Business, civic groups urge AFP to stay ‘impartial’ amid Marcos-Duterte rift
MANILA, Philippines – Amid a worsening rift between the Marcos and Duterte dynasties, 13 Philippine business and civic organizations issued a rare joint public statement on “upholding the rule of...
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Philippine Kiteboarding Tour rolls off in Borongan City
BORONGAN CITY, Philippines – Renowned kiters from around the world gather in Borongan City as the Philippine Kiteboarding Tour rolls off here in Eastern Samar from November 29 to December 1....
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From fiasco to Final Four: Win or lose, UST Tigers roar again in UAAP men’s...
MANILA, Philippines – In 2019, the UST Growling Tigers enjoyed the view near the top of the UAAP men’s basketball world. Following a Season 82 runner-up finish to the dynastic Ateneo Blue Eagles, the...
View ArticleMitchell game-winner completes Meralco comeback vs hot-starting Phoenix
MANILA, Philippines – Akil Mitchell delivered a last-second game-winner to lift Meralco to a come-from-behind 111-109 victory over Phoenix in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on...
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