Search continues for missing Kristine flood victim in Naga City
NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur – More than two weeks have already passed since Severe Tropical Storm Kristine left the Bicol region, but for Leslie Ann Realizan-Poyaoan, the storm’s impact still lingers....
View ArticleUN: Climate finance is not charity
MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations’ climate chief opened the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan with an impassioned plea to dispel the notion that climate finance is charity....
View ArticleVatican unveils AI services for St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of Jubilee
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican launched on Monday, November 11, new artificial intelligence-enabled services for St Peter’s Basilica, allowing virtual access to its Renaissance-era architectural treasures...
View ArticleFour OVP officials cited in contempt | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: House cites 4 OVP officials in contempt for evading hearings, orders detention The House good government committee...
View ArticleTrump taps Stefanik to be UN Ambassador
WASHINGTON, USA – Donald Trump has chosen Republican Representative Elise Stefanik to serve as US ambassador to the United Nations, the president-elect said in a statement shared with Reuters on...
View ArticleSingapore charges man with stabbing priest during Mass
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean man was charged on Monday, November 11, with stabbing a Catholic priest celebrating a weekend Mass, court papers showed, but authorities said there was no evidence the attack...
View ArticleTrump picks former ICE director Tom Homan as US ‘border czar’
WASHINGTON, USA – Tom Homan, US president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” said on Monday, November 11, he would prioritize deporting immigrants in the United States illegally who posed...
View ArticleRain still possible even as Severe Tropical Storm Nika moves away from land
MANILA, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm Nika (Toraji) may still cause rain in a dozen provinces in Northern Luzon even as it continues to move away from landmass. Nika was located 80 kilometers...
View ArticleTropical depression outside PAR strengthens into tropical storm
MANILA, Philippines – The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), which is expected to be the country’s next tropical cyclone after Severe Tropical Storm Nika...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT: Miss International 2024 Top 8 Q&A segment
MANILA, Philippines – The top 8 candidates of Miss International 2024 went head to head at the final question-and-answer round during the pageant’s coronation night on Tuesday, November 12, at the...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Miss International 2024
The Philippines’ Angelica Lopez competes in the Miss International 2024 pageant on Tuesday, November 12, with the contest’s coronation night to stream online at 5 pm, Philippine time. The contest will...
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 ArticleEx-drug war cop Garma arrested in the U.S. | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Ex-cop Royina Garma, who confirmed Duterte’s death squad, arrested in US Retired police colonel Royina Garma –...
View ArticleVintage Ara Galang lifts Chery past Leila Cruz, Capital1; Davison returns as...
MANILA, Philippines – Ara Galang turned back the clock in her first appearance for the 2024-2025 PVL All-Filipino Conference as the severely shorthanded Chery Tiggo Crossovers denied a five-set upset...
View ArticleJM Bravo returns as Lyceum overcomes EAC in NCAA Final Four chase; Perpetual...
MANILA, Philippines – Fueled by the return of their swingman JM Bravo, the Lyceum Pirates turned back the EAC Generals, 74-65, to secure at least a playoff for the last Final Four spot in the NCAA...
View Article1 dead, 2 missing as Cagayan struggles with flooding due to Nika
PAMPANGA, Philippines – One person has died, and two others remain missing in Cagayan in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm Nika, Governor Manuel Mamba confirmed on Tuesday, November 12. The two...
View ArticleTrump’s day 1: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
WASHINGTON, USA – Donald Trump is expected to take a slew of executive actions on his first day as president to ramp up immigration enforcement and roll back signature Biden legal entry programs, a...
View ArticleSevere Tropical Storm Ofel nears typhoon status
MANILA, Philippines – Signal No. 1 due to Severe Tropical Storm Ofel (Usagi) was raised for the first time late Tuesday evening, November 12, as the tropical cyclone further intensified over the...
View ArticleCagayan, Isabela to see torrential rain as Typhoon Ofel strengthens
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) intensified over the Philippine Sea early Wednesday evening, November 13, with its maximum sustained winds increasing from 120 kilometers per hour to 130...
View ArticleDisruptor role: Eliminated Ateneo escapes UE, steepens Warriors’ rocky Final...
MANILA, Philippines – With nothing to play for but pride, the also-ran Ateneo Blue Eagles further complicated UE’s UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four search after forging a 71-67 escape of the...
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