Blinken to push for Gaza ceasefire; Israel launches fresh strikes
CAIRO, Egypt – Israeli strikes killed at least 21 people in Gaza on Sunday, August 18, including six children, Palestinian health authorities said, ahead of a visit to the region by US Secretary of...
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[The Wide Shot] FamilySearch and treasures from other churches
How — and why — will an organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah, help a 37-year-old man from the Philippines build his family tree? And for free? At first, I myself could not believe the promise of...
View Article[WATCH] The homestretch: A Paris Olympics diary
PARIS, France – The 2024 Paris Olympics has concluded but the stories of inspiration do not end with Carlos Yulo’s double gold medal haul and Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas‘ bronzes. The gallant...
View ArticleChris Banchero sinks historic 4-pointer in PBA season opener
MANILA, Philippines – Chris Banchero earned his place in PBA history as the first player to make a four-point shot in an official game. Banchero drained the historic four-pointer in the second quarter...
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CK YG and Realest Cram on collab ‘Wag Na’ and championing Pinoy drill
MANILA, Philippines – Drill — in the rare times it is spoken of in the Philippines — is often associated with violence. The hip-hop subgenre’s roots can be traced back to the early 2010s in Chicago...
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[ANALYSIS] The political power play for Meralco
As its critical institutions tank before our eyes, we see that the Americans have just recently learned how the weaponization of legal processes can be applied against perceived adversaries. Spreading...
View ArticleParis Olympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
A new chapter of Philippine sports history has been written as Carlos Yulo became the country’s first double Olympic gold medalist. Yulo reigned in both the men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise...
View Article[Rappler’s Best] Holidays and the business of forgetting
I hope that you still know the fact that it was on August 21 — not 23 — 1983 when Ninoy Aquino was felled by a Marcos government bullet at the airport now named after him, rousing a long-suffering...
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM – The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday, August 9, for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence...
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Jamie Lim, daughter of PBA great Samboy, goes full circle after muse stint...
MANILA, Philippines – Filipina karate champion Jamie Lim felt she came full circle as she served as muse for the very same PBA franchise her legendary father used to star for. The daughter of late PBA...
View ArticleSupreme Court fines UST law dean for ‘excessive’ gifts to IBP local chapter
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has fined prominent corporate lawyer Nilo Divina, the dean of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Civil Law, for gifting Balesin and Bali trips...
View ArticleCarlos Yulo to take month-long rest after golden Olympic campaign
MANILA, Philippines – Olympic double gold medalist Carlos Yulo will take a full month off following an exhausting run in the 2024 Paris Games and the countless public engagements that followed. “I’ll...
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FACT CHECK: Former adviser of task force vs COVID-19 did not develop...
Claim: Leading cardiologists in the Philippines, including Dr. Tony Leachon, have developed a new cure for hypertension. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on August 6, has...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Senate hearing on government response to inflation and ‘soaring...
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate committee on social justice, welfare, and rural development is set to revisit the contentious issue of inflation and food poverty, just days after public outcry...
View Article#WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Tuesday, August 20, 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Some areas suspended classes for Tuesday, August 20, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal Volcano in Batangas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology previously...
View ArticleAlas Pilipinas shows potential ahead of FIVB Men’s World Championship hosting
MANILA, Philippines – Alas Pilipinas had itself a bittersweet finish to the 2024 Southeast Asian (SEA) V.League, nabbing a breakthrough bronze medal in the tournament’s first leg hosted in Manila, but...
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What is Marcos’ drug policy reform, really?
It’s a war on drugs that has no killing policy, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said of his drug policy reform in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). His false “bloodless” claim aside, a drug war...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Juan Carlo the Caterer
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In the second of this three-part catering series, Juan Carlo the Caterer visits...
View ArticleAt Central Visayas hearing, labor groups push for P150 wage hike
CEBU, Philippines – Labor groups urged members of the Central Visayas Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) to support calls for a P150 wage hike in Congress during a public hearing...
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FACT CHECK: Proposed sea lane law doesn’t allow PH to attack trespassers in WPS
Claim: The Philippines may soon be able to launch missiles aimed at unauthorized vessels venturing into the West Philippine Sea under the proposed Archipelagic Sea Lane Law. Rating: FALSE Why we...
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