LIVE UPDATES: Filing period for certificates of candidacy for BARMM positions
Mindanao is divided into six administrative regions, including the predominantly Muslim Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The region has long struggled with underdevelopment,...
View ArticleTrump wins North Carolina, Republicans take Senate; Harris’ path to victory...
PHILADELPHIA, USA – Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the battleground state of North Carolina in Tuesday’s US presidential election, Edison Research projected, moving him one...
View Article76ers star Joel Embiid suspended 3 games for shoving writer
The NBA suspended Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid for three games on Tuesday, November 5, for shoving a columnist in the team’s locker room. After an investigation, the league confirmed...
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Typhoon Marce threatens Babuyan Islands, northern part of mainland Luzon
MANILA, Philippines – The weather bureau warned the public that Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) is threatening Babuyan Islands and the northern part of mainland Luzon, as the tropical cyclone intensified...
View Article[Be The Good] Our choices make or break a nation
After millions of Americans cast their vote for president, the whole world is reminded how individual choices can make or break a nation. As I write this, voting hours are winding down for many states...
View ArticleShohei Ohtani undergoes successful shoulder surgery, Dodgers say
LOS ANGELES, USA – Shohei Ohtani underwent successful surgery on Tuesday, November 5, on the left shoulder he injured during Game 2 of the World Series and will be ready for spring training, the...
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Republicans win control of US Senate, House still up in the air
WASHINGTON, USA – Republicans won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, November 5, ensuring Donald Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress...
View ArticleRappler Talk: BARMM stays on track for 2025 elections amid Congress delay...
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is pressing on with preparations for its 2025 parliamentary elections, despite proposals in both the Senate and House to push the election...
View ArticleBitcoin leaps to record high as traders lean towards Trump victory
SINGAPORE – Bitcoin surged to a record high in Asian trade as investors leaned towards Donald Trump winning the US presidential election. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency bitcoin rose 7% to $75,060,...
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WATCH: Manila hosts dialogue on South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines – Government officials, foreign policy experts, and key decision makers from across Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific gather in the Philippines for The Manila Dialogue on the...
View ArticleLet Alohi Robins-Hardy play: Farm Fresh makes last-ditch appeal to PVL
MANILA, Philippines – The Farm Fresh Foxies made a last-ditch appeal to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) to allow setter Alohi Robins-Hardy to play, just a couple of days before the 2024-2025...
View ArticleChina’s Xi urges US to ‘get along’ as he congratulates Trump
China’s President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential win and urged both nations to find the “right way to get along,” as looming US tariffs threatened to return them to the...
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BARMM shuts down calls for special Sulu plebiscite after SC exclusion ruling
MANILA, Philippines – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has ruled out the possibility of holding another plebiscite specifically for Sulu to settle whether the province...
View ArticleIsrael strikes on Lebanon kill 40 people around Baalbek, health ministry says
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, November 6, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Manila SK Federation President Yanyan Ibay on why youth...
MANILA, Philippines – A Manila Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson recently drew public attention when she stood up against members of the city council, including Vice Mayor Yul Servo, who removed her as...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: PLAYERTWO
MANILA, Philippines – Hip-hop group PLAYERTWO is making its Rappler Live Jam debut on Thursday, November 7! Hailing from Davao, PLAYERTWO is composed of Luke April, Ivo Impreso, Wave P, Puhken, and...
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Nothing new with Marcos’ latest drug war task force
The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a task force to reinvestigate the killings under Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. But the credibility, and even sincerity,...
View ArticleKai Sotto goes down with injury in Koshigaya’s win over AJ Edu, Nagasaki Velca
MANILA, Philippines – In a highly anticipated first matchup between two Gilas Pilipinas big men in the Japan B. League, Kai Sotto and the Koshigaya Alphas prevailed over AJ Edu and the Nagasaki Velca,...
View ArticleBucks snap 6-game skid as Lillard, Antetokounmpo team up for 65
Damian Lillard poured in 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 31 as part of a double-double to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night, November 7...
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China-US talks on critical issues under threat as new Trump era looms
US President-elect Donald Trump inherits a United States-China relationship reset by presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping over the last year to lift ties off a diplomatic nadir after COVID-19 and...
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