Naga’s Amaro, Pasig’s Taguinota dominate Batang Pinoy swimming
PALAWAN, Philippines – Swimmer TJ Amaro continues to outpace the competition. In his swan song for Naga City, Amaro remains the standard in grassroots competitive swimming after breaking his previous...
View ArticleFlights grounded, power cut as record November snowfall hits Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea‘s capital was blanketed on Wednesday, November 27, by the heaviest snowfall in Seoul during November on record, with bad weather snarling traffic, knocking out power...
View ArticleUkraine flag appears on big screen during Putin visit to Kazakhstan
ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Kazakh police are investigating the brief appearance of the Ukrainian flag on a large LED screen in the capital city, Astana, during a visit there by Russian President Vladimir...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Ben&Ben tells the story of ‘The Traveller Across...
MANILA, Philippines – Coming off a jam-packed 2024, Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben embarks on a new era with their third studio album, The Traveller Across Dimensions. The nine-piece group...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Filipinos mark Red Wednesday 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Several Christian churches, monuments, and buildings across the Philippines lit up in red on Wednesday, November 27, to take a stand against religious persecution. The annual...
View ArticleHouse leaders to Sara Duterte: Don’t divert, answer allegations of fund misuse
MANILA, Philippines – House leaders on Thursday, November 28, slammed Vice President Sara Duterte’s recent remarks about a supposed looming impeachment case against her, urging her to focus on...
View ArticlePutin says Russia could strike ‘decision-making centers’ in Kyiv
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia is selecting targets in Ukraine that could include “decision-making centers” in Kyiv in response to Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian territory with Western weapons,...
View ArticleWATCH: Filipino youth at COP29 demand climate justice, finance
BAKU, Azerbaijan – As the Philippines reels from back-to-back storms that hit Luzon in November, young Filipino climate activists and groups troop to Baku, Azerbaijan, to call for climate justice and...
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 ArticleSara Duterte impeachment will be her ‘end’| The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Sara Duterte: ‘If I get impeached, then that’s my end’ Vice President Sara Duterte appears resigned to her fate in...
View ArticleUAAP welcomes Claret, Southridge for Season 87 HS football tournament
MANILA, Philippines – In an unprecedented move, the UAAP has added the Claret School of Quezon City and the PAREF Southridge School in Alabang, Muntinlupa, to its High School Boys’ football tournament...
View ArticleSara Duterte impeachment will be her ‘end’| The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Sara Duterte: ‘If I get impeached, then that’s my end’ Vice President Sara Duterte appears resigned to her fate in...
View ArticleCOVID-19 heroes forgotten? Negros health workers still waiting for promised...
BACOLOD, Philippines – More than a thousand medical workers in nine public hospitals across Negros Occidental remain uncertain about when they will receive their long-overdue health emergency...
View ArticleLandslide win: Bambol Tolentino remains as POC president
MANILA, Philippines – Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino claimed a sweeping victory to secure a fresh four-year term as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) following the elections on Friday,...
View ArticleProudly Philippine made: First units of new Toyota Tamaraw roll out in Laguna
MANILA, Philippines – Toyota Motors Philippines (TMP) rolled out on Thursday, November 28, the first units of the Next Generation Toyota Tamaraw made in its factory in Santa Rosa, Laguna, south of the...
View ArticleIndonesia in talks with US, Russia for nuclear power technology
SINGAPORE – Indonesia is in talks with the United States and Russia about acquiring technology to develop nuclear power plants, an Indonesian government deputy minister told Reuters on Friday,...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: La Salle vs Adamson – UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four
MANILA, Philippines – Looking to move another step closer to defending its title, league-leading La Salle shoots for an easy trip to the finals when it battles fourth-placed Adamson in the Final Four...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Pepe Diokno and Bituin Escalante on ‘Isang Himala’
MANILA, Philippines – Hysteria over claimed apparitions of the Virgin Mary is a recurring theme in the post-colonial Philippines, and has been the subject of some of the country’s best pieces of...
View ArticlePriests launch good governance movement, vow to get off ‘high chair’
MANILA, Philippines – Catholic bishops and priests gathered on Friday, November 29, to launch a new movement for good governance that aims to foster dialogue without clergymen projecting they are...
View ArticleBusiness, civic groups urge AFP to stay ‘impartial’ amid Marcos-Duterte rift
MANILA, Philippines – Amid a worsening rift between the Marcos and Duterte dynasties, 13 Philippine business and civic organizations issued a rare joint public statement on “upholding the rule of...
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