La Salle, San Beda headline 6-team cast in PBA D-League
MANILA, Philippines – Six teams duke it out as the 2024 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup comes off the wraps on Thursday, March 14, at the FilOil Eco-Oil Centre in San Juan. EcoOil-La Salle shoots for a...
View ArticleFilmmaker Jade Castro, friends freed after arson complaint trashed
MANILA, Philippines – Filmmaker Jade Castro and his peers, who were arrested without warrant on February 1 in Quezon Province over arson charges, were released from the Catanauan Bureau of Jail...
View ArticleEXPLAINER: Who is on and off the ballot in Russia’s presidential election?
Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17 which President Vladimir Putin is certain to win, barring an unexpected development. That will give the longest serving Kremlin chief since...
View ArticleRappler resident economist JC Punongbayan among 2023 TOYM awardees
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler columnist and resident economist JC Punongbayan is among the 10 recipients of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awards for 2023, Junior Chamber International (JCI)...
View ArticleArmed men threaten to shoot Rappler reporter, broadcaster covering demolition...
CEBU, Philippines – Armed men threatened to shoot Rappler Luzon reporter Joann Manabat and K5 News Olongapo reporter Rowena “Weng” Quejada while covering a violent demolition in Barangay Anunas in...
View ArticleLIST: Filipino athletes who qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics
MANILA, Philippines – The clock is ticking for the world’s best athletes to punch their tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics, and so far, the Philippines is on track to once again be well-represented in...
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Admin case filed vs cops over unlawful arrest of director Jade Castro, others
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) filed an administrative case against three cops over the unlawful arrest of film director Jade Castro and three others, Castro’s lawyer...
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SC junks petition seeking public consultation by Comelec on automated system
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed a case filed by various groups which sought to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to issue specific rules related to the automated...
View ArticleFilmmaker Jade Castro out of jail | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Filmmaker Jade Castro, friends freed after arson complaint trashed Filmmaker Jade Castro and his companions, who were...
View ArticleInjured Ivy Lacsina powers 1st Nxled win; Creamline blasts SGA in Dij...
MANILA, Philippines – Top Nxled recruit Ivy Lacsina overcame fears of worsening a fresh left knee injury and rallied the Chameleons to their first win of the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference after...
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Surviving OFWs in Houthi attack on True Confidence ship arrive in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Following the attack from Houthi rebels on a ship in the Gulf of Aden, 11 of the 13 surviving Filipino crew members were repatriated back to the Philippines on Tuesday, March 12....
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US preparing new weapons package for Ukraine – officials
WASHINGTON, USA – The United States is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine that could be worth as much as $400 million, two US officials told Reuters on Tuesday, March 12, the first such...
View ArticleWATCH: Ramadan after sunset at the iconic Blue Mosque
MANILA, Philippines – What happens after sunset during the fasting month of Ramadan? In this vlog, Rappler senior multimedia reporter Paterno Esmaquel II visits the iconic Blue Mosque in Maharlika...
View ArticleDestined for greatness? UST draws inspiration from team icons amid 13-year...
MANILA, Philippines – The UST Golden Tigresses have been somewhat of a pleasant surprise in the first half of the highly competitive UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Although expected to...
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EXPLAINER: When the double brood of cicadas will come out – and what to expect
WASHINGTON, USA – Parts of the United States are about to experience a rare natural phenomenon with the simultaneous emergence of two enormous adjacent broods of periodical cicadas. More than a...
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Wanderland 2024: A true neighborhood of good music, people, and art
MANILA, Philippines – Since 2013, Wanderland has been gathering festival-goers, artists, and local and international musicians on the Filinvest Events Grounds in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, for a...
View Article[WATCH] In the Public Square with John Nery: The political math of charter...
The House of Representatives under Speaker Martin Romualdez is inching closer to charter change. On Wednesday, March 13, the House approved Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 on second reading. This...
View ArticleBolick to the rescue again as NLEX goes into long break on a high
MANILA, Philippines – NLEX has been on a roll in the PBA Philippine Cup and it has Robert Bolick to thank for. Bolick flirted with a triple-double and shone down the stretch as the Road Warriors...
View ArticleRappler Talk: ‘Drag is not a crime’ with Pura Luka Vega
MANILA, Philippines – Drag performer Pura Luka Vega stands to face a string of criminal charges of the pre-war penal law against “indecent and immoral shows” over a drag performance of the Catholic...
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CHR launches probe into harassment vs journalists covering Angeles demolition
CEBU, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Wednesday, March 13, that it would investigate the threat and intimidation that two journalists faced while covering a demolition of...
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