COMELEC assures ACMs to arrive on time for the 2025 elections
QUIAPO, Manila — Automated counting machines (ACMs) from South Korea are expected to arrive on time for use in next year’s midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said last Friday, June...
View Article‘Hard thing to navigate’: Joe Alwyn breaks silence on split with Taylor Swift
MANILA, Philippines – Almost a year after their split, Joe Alwyn has spoken up for the first time about his previous relationship with Taylor Swift, calling it a “long, loving” and “fully committed”...
View ArticleQuiambao, Belen, other young stars share spotlight at Collegiate Press Corps...
MANILA, Philippines – The brightest stars of the 2023-2024 season in Philippine collegiate sports will be honored for their contributions and exploits as the Collegiate Press Corps (CPC) holds its...
View ArticleDOST unveils roll of qualifiers for 2024 S&T Undergraduate Scholarships
LEMERY, Batangas — The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) announces the final list of qualified scholars who have clinched spots to the 2024 Science and...
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Russian forces kill ISIS-linked hostage takers at detention center
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian special forces freed two guards and killed several men linked to Islamic State who had taken them hostage at a detention center in the southern city of Rostov on Sunday, June...
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‘Inside Out 2’ review: Pixar recontextualizes puberty
This review contains minor spoilers. I was 14 years old when the first Inside Out was released. Back then, I probably had a cursory understanding of what anxiety and envy meant. I chalked up boredom...
View ArticleDuterte slams PNP on attempted arrest of Quiboloy
BALAYAN, Batangas – On Tuesday, June 11, Former President Rodrigo Duterte affirms to sue the Philippine National Police (PNP) after the attempted arrest of Apollo Quiboloy on Monday, June 10. Duterte...
View ArticleQuezon City plans to make city-owned buildings solar-powered
MANILA, Philippines – Three buildings in the Quezon City Hall complex are now solar-powered, marking a significant step toward the city’s goal of making all its structures energy self-sufficient. “In...
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View from Manila: PH, US, Japan, and Canada sail WPS as China’s ‘scare...
MANILA, Philippines – The weekend passed without tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as China’s much talked-about coast guard “regulation” against trespassers in Chinese waters kicked in on...
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Rare Palawan earthquake
MANILA, Philippines – Just a minute and a half before the hour of three in the afternoon of June 11, 2024 (Manila Time), an offshore area about a hundred kilometers off the eastern coast of Puerto...
View ArticleCaitlin Clark shakes off hard foul from Angel Reese in Fever win
INDIANAPOLIS, USA – Caitlin Clark’s growing comfort at the pro level was on full display Sunday, June 16 (Monday, June 17, Manila time), as the rookie overcame a hard hit on the head from rival Angel...
View ArticleOFWs attacked by Houthis held as long as they could for missing crew member
MANILA, Philippines – Before abandoning ship, the all-Filipino crew of bulk carrier MV Tutor waited as long as they could for their crewmate who went missing when Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked their...
View ArticleCoron mulls persona non-grata status for influencers, Rosmar, Rendon
QUIAPO, Manila – Popular social media influencers Rendon Labador and Rosemarie Peñamora Tan, also known as “Rosmar,” may soon be declared persona non-grata in Coron, Palawan said one of municipal...
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US, Canada, Japan, and Philippines conduct exercises in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines – The United States, Canada, Japan, and the Philippines conducted a two-day joint maritime exercise in Manila’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, the US Pacific Fleet...
View ArticleJapan men’s volleyball team to use VNL as training ground for Olympics
MANILA, Philippines – Japanese men’s volleyball team captain Yuki Ishikawa will use his time in the Philippines wisely as his team gears up for Week 3 of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Men to be...
View Article[Rappler’s Best] US does propaganda? Of course.
Angela Bofill, my generation’s senti icon, passed away at the age of 70 last week. Her songs’ lasting stirrings in our hearts reverberated on the Rappler site; her death was the most read story on the...
View ArticleBryson DeChambeau outlasts Rory McIlroy to win US Open
Bryson DeChambeau parred the final three holes to complete a 1-over-par 71, and that was enough for a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday in Pinehurst, N.C., winning the championship for the...
View Article[Closer Look] Homophobic frenzy diverts attention from POGO dangers
Harry Roque, lawyer and spokesperson of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is in the news following the June 4 Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) raid on a Philippine Offshore Gaming...
View ArticleChina accuses US of ‘malign intention’ to discredit its COVID vaccines
MANILA, Philippines – China’s embassy in the Philippines accused the US military of “hypocrisy, malign intention and double standards” in response to a report of secret US campaign to undermine...
View ArticleFrom robots to beef pares: The classic Ponzi scheme is still scamming Filipinos
MANILA, Philippines – Scammers continue to give the classic Ponzi scheme new creative twists, transcending industries, and offering elaborate strategies, based on the recent advisories of the...
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