Zuckerberg vilifies fact-checkers at cost of democracy — Philippine...
MANILA, Philippines – Imagine a world without fact-checkers. Philippine fact-checking coalition #FactsFirstPH believes this kind of world has moved closer to becoming a reality with the decision of...
View ArticleLos Angeles wildfires spark insurance anxiety among victims
CALIFORNIA, USA – As Los Angeles construction worker Ivan De La Torre surveyed a landscape of smoking wreckage in fire-ravaged Altadena, a question nagged at him: how would insurance companies cover...
View ArticleThrillers galore: TNT, Phoenix earn 2-point squeakers over Converge, Rain or...
MANILA, Philippines – It was a night of great basketball at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium as TNT and Phoenix forged a pair of single-digit escapes against their respective foes Converge and Rain or Shine...
View ArticlePhilippines heightens security as election period for 2025 midterms begins
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines entered a five-month-long election period on Sunday midnight, January 12, for the 2025 midterms vote on May 12, signaling the start of additional security...
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US gov’t report finds even 1 drink a day elevates cancer risk. Here’s an...
Many people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. Just-released government guidelines are giving Americans another reason to consider a “dry January.” Over the past few...
View Article[HOMESTRETCH] New year knockout: Creative and combat arts in Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – In Baguio City, it is said that to be a warrior is to be an artist, and to be an artist is to be a warrior. It’s no secret that Baguio City is a sprawling space for artists...
View ArticleWin some, lose some: Quiambao injures ankle while Cagulangan impresses in KBL...
MANILA, Philippines – UAAP champion stars Kevin Quiambao and JD Cagulangan found themselves in contrasting places in their much-anticipated debuts in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). For Quiambao,...
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[Two Pronged] Big difference in sex drives, fantasies about other women
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
View ArticleJamie Malonzo takes flight in Ginebra rout of Blackwater after 9-month layoff
MANILA, Philippines – After being grounded for nearly a year, Jamie Malonzo finally soars again for Barangay Ginebra in the 2025 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Nine months removed from a tricky calf injury,...
View ArticleCOA to Baguio City: Explain P4.429 billion in time deposits
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) is asking the local government of Baguio City to explain the existence of time deposits and high yield savings accounts (HYSA) containing a total of...
View ArticleFilipinas reinforcements provide instant impact as PH thwarts Kuwait in AFC...
MANILA, Philippines – Katrina Guillou and Bella Flanigan delivered immediate boosts as the Philippines made quick work of Kuwait, 4-1, to kickstart the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers at the...
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5 rising OPM acts to look out for this 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Even as the local music scene continues to go through rapid changes, there’s one thing that we always seem to get more of every year: the emergence of promising new talent....
View Article[The Wide Shot] Making sense of Iglesia ni Cristo’s rally for peace
The nationwide Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) peace rally on Monday, January 13, brings me back to my first month as a Rappler reporter nearly 13 years ago. On February 28, 2012, I was assigned to cover the...
View ArticleLassiter, Perez rain clutch threes, hand Magnolia 6th close loss of conference
MANILA, Philippines – For the sixth time in the 2025 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, Magnolia found itself at the losing end of a thriller as San Miguel eked out a late 85-78 escape at the Ynares Center in...
View ArticleNVIDIA says new rule will weaken US leadership in AI
WASHINGTON, USA – NVIDIA on Monday, January 13, criticized a new effort by the Biden administration to tighten Washington’s grip on artificial intelligence chip flows around the world, saying the...
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View from Manila: Biden bids farewell as China’s ‘monster ship’ returns
MANILA, Philippines — Eights months ago, Joe Biden, Kishida Fumio, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. walked, shoulder-to-shoulder, down Cross Hall in the White House for what the American president described...
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Global rice price drop to lower max SRP of imported rice – DA
MANILA, Philippines – With global prices of rice declining, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice of the 25% broken variety may go down...
View ArticleWestbrook redemption arc continues as Jokic-led Nuggets cruise past Mavericks
Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists, Russell Westbrook finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets used a big fourth quarter to rally past the...
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IN PHOTOS: Iglesia ni Cristo opposes Sara Duterte impeachment in nationwide...
Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members flocked to several locations around the Philippines on Monday, January 13, for an event dubbed the National Rally for Peace. The rally of the 110-year-old,...
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Police collar Cagayan de Oro artist for silent protest against INC rally
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – As thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members filled the streets of downtown Cagayan de Oro for a massive rally on Monday, January 13, Nicolas Aca, the chairman of the...
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