Rhenz Abando ready for EASL playoffs after winning KBL injury return
MANILA, Philippines — Rhenz Abando will not be a mere spectator in the East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four to be held in Cebu this weekend after getting the green light to play. The high-flying...
View ArticleHamas arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks with deal ‘on the table’
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip – A delegation from Hamas arrived in Cairo on Sunday, March 3, for crunch talks on a Gaza ceasefire, billed as a potential final hurdle towards an agreement that would halt the...
View ArticleNo-quit NorthPort outlasts Converge in OT for breakthrough win
MANILA, Philippines – It’s never over until it’s over for the NorthPort Batang Pier. Down by 17 points with nine minutes to go in the fourth quarter, NorthPort took advantage of a careless Converge...
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In Makati-Taguig dispute, here’s one thing that won’t change for EMBOs
From postal addresses to the management of schools and hospitals, many changes have rocked EMBO barangays nearly a year after the Supreme Court ruled they belong to Taguig, not Makati. Now, it’s the...
View Article[Rappler’s Best] Bugged by the bug
Just as we were all revved up for a soon-to-be privatized (and hopefully more efficient) flagship airport, our dreamland is bitten by a bug. Last Tuesday, February 27, a post about a Filipino...
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Lawmaker pokes fun at unpaid domestic work traditionally done by women
Surely, there’s more to being a woman. But there’s also nothing wrong with doing care and domestic work anyway. During the House of Representatives’ regular press conference on Monday, March 4, Bataan...
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Ateneo pushes through with car park renovation project amid backlash
MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) has decided to push through with its plans to upgrade its North Carpark inside the Loyola Heights campus, with changes in its plan to avoid...
View ArticleJoshua looking to deliver ‘statement’ win over Ngannou
British heavyweight Anthony Joshua said he wants to deliver a statement win by knocking out former mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou in their boxing bout in Saudi Arabia on Friday, March 8....
View ArticleA year after Pamplona massacre, Janice Degamo says ‘justice is coming’
Hundreds of residents in Barangay Bonawon in Siaton town, Negros Oriental, on Monday, March 4, paid their respects to their departed governor Roel Demago and nine others who were killed with him...
View ArticleDOJ orders charges against Quiboloy day before Senate hearing | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Hontiveros hails DOJ order to charge Quiboloy, 5 others a day before Senate hearing The Justice department orders the filing...
View ArticleMindanao Book Fair 2024 set March 13-15
The following is a press release from Mindanao Book Fair. Mindanao will get its fair share of new books, exciting publications, and well-loved titles in the much-anticipated Mindanao Book Fair set...
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Israel carries out biggest Ramallah raid in years
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israeli forces raided the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest such...
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Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, USA – The US Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday, March 4, as he campaigns to regain the presidency, overturning a judicial decision that had excluded him from...
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FACT CHECK: Chinese lab did not create ‘mutant’ COVID-19 strain with 100%...
Claim: A Chinese lab developed a mutant COVID-19 strain with a 100% kill rate. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video was posted by a Philippine-based channel known for pushing...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Samurai iron chef specials at Botejyu
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In this episode, Kitchen 143 host Michelle Aventajado of Momma ‘N Manila heads to...
View ArticleEU, US, countries stress importance of int’l law after China’s harassment
MANILA, Philippines – Statements of support are pouring in for the Philippines after two China Coast Guard (CCG) ships blasted water cannons at a military-contracted vessel on a resupply mission to...
View Article[WATCH] OFW Hospital: Mga serbisyo at pagsubok
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Sa San Fernando, Pampanga, matatagpuan ang OFW Hospital, ang unang ospital sa Pilipinas na ekslusibong naglilingkod sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at ang kanilang mga...
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Isn’t it dangerous to allow civilians to own semi-automatic rifles?
The Philippine National Police (PNP) made a major announcement on Monday, March 4: civilians are now allowed to own licensed semi-automatic rifles. “Sa ngayon po, ‘yong mga private citizens po na...
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After rats, surot in NAIA, airport head threatens to blacklist pest control...
MANILA, Philippines – With pest after pest plaguing the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), its general manager tells its housekeeping and pest control providers to “shape up or suffer getting...
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Starbucks Middle East franchisee AlShaya to cut over 2,000 jobs, sources say
DUBAI, UAE – Gulf retail giant AlShaya Group, which owns the rights to operate Starbucks in the Middle East, plans to lay off over 2,000 people as the business suffers from consumer boycotts linked to...
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