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FACT CHECK: No Marcos declaration of revolutionary government
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a revolutionary government. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim was posted by a YouTube channel with over 841,000...
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Mothered! The 16 Filipina drag queens who have raised our flag in the int’l...
MANILA, Philippines – It was a celebration of Filipino ingenuity when RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs. The World posted the teaser of Marina Summers, its first-ever Filipina contestant in the early hours of...
View ArticleParis 2024 medalists to take piece of Eiffel Tower home
PARIS, France – Medallists at the Paris Olympics will be rewarded with a piece of the Eiffel Tower, organizers said on Thursday, February 8, as they unveiled the hexagon-shaped medals forged out of...
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FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte is still VP, DepEd secretary
Claim: Sara Duterte has resigned from her posts as vice president and Department of Education (DepEd) secretary. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The false video was uploaded on February 5 by...
View Article[WATCH] NCT 127 kicks it with Filipino fans at ‘NEO CITY: THE UNITY’ tour in...
K-pop boy group NCT 127 brought the house down at its recently concluded NEO CITY: THE UNITY tour in Bulacan on Sunday, January 21. Filipino NCTzens flocked to the Philippine Sports Stadium to see...
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ICC case exposes Duterte’s desperation, Marcos’ indecisiveness
MANILA, Philippines – The tense wait for the next move of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has exposed the desperate tactics of former president Rodrigo Duterte, the alleged subject of...
View ArticleMarcos: Cha-cha only about economic reforms | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos: Charter change only about economic reforms, ‘nothing more’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. insists his administration...
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Rescuers seek survivors as Davao de Oro landslide death toll climbs
MANILA, Philippines – Rescue workers recovered more bodies on Friday, February 9, raising the death toll from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province to 27, but hopes of finding more...
View ArticleNo-surrender Magnolia ties up PBA finals with another defensive gem
MANILA, Philippines – Many expected the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals to be over by now. Instead, Magnolia knotted the best-of-seven affair at 2-2 after another defensive masterclass against San...
View ArticleBrownlee recalls ‘stressful’ time after suspension put career on hold
MANILA, Philippines – The months-long ordeal is over for Justin Brownlee. But that challenging period proved to be a test of character for Brownlee as he worried about his future after he failed a...
View ArticleHuge rallies in Indonesia as candidates finish election campaign
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Indonesia’s presidential contenders packed final rallies in the capital Jakarta and the Central Java city of Solo on Saturday, February 10,...
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Justin Brownlee humbled to be hailed hero in PH return
MANILA, Philippines – Months have passed, but Justin Brownlee still could not wrap his head around being hailed a national hero after leading Gilas Pilipinas to a historic Asian Games title. Brownlee...
View ArticleDavao Region officials hopeful for rescue of more people from landslide rubble
DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – Davao Region officials remained hopeful that more people would be rescued from ground zero of a mining village in Masara, Davao de Oro, that was hit by the deadly...
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Banawe’s best! Touring Chinatown QC’s temples and restaurants
MANILA, Philippines – Did you know that there’s also a Chinatown district in Banawe, Quezon City? Only aware of Binondo’s, I was pleasantly surprised to discover what QC’s Filipino-Chinese cultural...
View ArticleWATCH: For Chinese New Year, even Catholics visit this Manila Buddhist temple
MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos commonly associate Chinese New Year with dragon dances, street parties, and Chinese delicacies like tikoy to mark this festive occasion. In this vlog, Rappler senior...
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How Chinese Religion clashed – and mixed – with Filipino Christianity
Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of a paper submitted by the author for the course “Christianity and Religious Diversity” in September 2019, as part of his masteral coursework at the S....
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LIVE UPDATES: San Miguel vs Magnolia – PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals Game 5
MANILA, Philippines – Has Magnolia decoded San Miguel? That question will be answered as the Hotshots shoot for a third straight win and a 3-2 lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals when they...
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This Valentine’s season, beware of love scams too
MANILA, Philippines – Please be careful with your hearts and pockets this Valentine’s season as Philippine authorities warned about alarming cases of love scams. Department of the Interior and Local...
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20 years later, Sugarfree’s ‘Dramachine’ is still the soundtrack of young...
MANILA, Philippines – Ebe Dancel keeps a wooden cross on him every time he sets foot on stage. “This,” he immediately answered, taking it out of his jacket pocket when a member of the press asked him...
View ArticlePH boxers taking ‘good steps’ in qualifying for Paris Olympics
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxers’ promising results in the Boxam Elite Tournament in Spain bode well in their bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Nesthy Petecio, Rogen Ladon, Aira Villegas,...
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