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[Ashoka PH] Vote for your 2024 Impact Entrepreneur of the Year!
This piece is published by Ashoka Philippines through Rappler’s Lighthouse. We’re excited to open voting for the Impact Entrepreneur of the Year 2024: an annual peer-nominated award that celebrates...
View ArticleDiscrimination vs women, persons with disabilities to be an election offense
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared candidates’ discrimination against women, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and people living with human immunodeficiency virus...
View Article[WATCH] Hindi ito Marites: China’s ‘monster ship’
China Coast Guard 5901 has been prowling the West Philippine Sea since January. It had been intermittently spotted in Philippine waters before. This time, it appears intent on staying. No amount of...
View ArticleLaMelo Ball delivers late as Hornets fend off Lakers
LaMelo Ball scored 27 points, including a driving layup with 14.2 seconds remaining, as the visiting Charlotte Hornets pulled off a 100-97 victory in a make-up game over the Los Angeles Lakers on...
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FACT CHECK: No reports of Obamas filing for divorce
Claim: Former United States president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are getting a divorce. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook page named Vonvon US, with 57 million...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Holy Mass for the healing of Pope Francis
MANILA, Philippines – Catholics in the Philippines, Asia’s biggest Catholic-majority country, are joining community prayers for the recovery of Pope Francis, who remains confined in Rome’s Gemelli...
View ArticleTikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff in unit, sources say
SHANGHAI, China – TikTok is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit which handles content moderation as part of a restructuring, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday,...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Marcos leads Alyansa senatorial campaign in Dumaguete City
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the campaign rally of his senatorial candidates in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, on Thursday, February 20. The rally, held at the Governor...
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FACT CHECK: Duterte chants fabricated in video of Alyansa slate rally
Claim: A crowd chanted “Duterte!” at the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas proclamation rally in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, where President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the campaign kickoff for his senatorial...
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LIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei – FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas’ quest for an undefeated run resumes in the third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Still perfect in Group B with a 4-0 record, the Philippines...
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PH, New Zealand finish talks on visiting forces deal
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines announced on Thursday, February 20, the conclusion of negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) with New Zealand. The talks were concluded...
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‘Not personal’: Petitioner of Tulfo DQ case wants clarity on political dynasties
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyer Virgil Garcia might be running against a Tulfo for a congressional post in Quezon City, but it’s only a mere coincidence, he says. On Friday, February 14, Garcia filed a...
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Andi Eigenmann, Philmar Alipayo get inked together after rift over matching...
MANILA, Philippines – The couple that gets tattoos together stays together? Andi Eigenmann and Philmar Alipayo spent time over an ink session a couple of weeks after their publicized quarrel that also...
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SC ruling puts 472 Negros Occidental fishing groups at risk, governor warns
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A controversial Supreme Court ruling is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of small-scale fishing associations in Negros Occidental, opening the door for...
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Vatican work continues apace even with Pope Francis in hospital
VATICAN CITY – While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, continues apace. Although certain doctrinal matters...
View Article[PANOORIN] Teacher Rubilyn: Ano ba ang trabaho ng senador?
MANILA, Philippines – Sa darating na Mayo 12, maghahalal ang mga Pilipino ng 12 na bagong senador. May 66 na pangalang nakalista sa balota. Paano nga ba wais na makapipili ang isang botante ng...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Marcos leads Alyansa Senate bets campaign rally in Negros Occidental
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the campaign rally of his senatorial candidates in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, on Friday, February 21. The venue of the Alyansa para...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Holy Hour for Pope Francis at Manila Cathedral
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Catholics are organizing more community prayers for Pope Francis on Friday, February 21, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital....
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Cone vows to be ‘better’ after taking blame for Gilas’ loss to Chinese Taipei
MANILA, Philippines – Tim Cone shouldered the blame after Gilas Pilipinas absorbed its first loss in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers by way of a 91-84 road loss to Chinese Taipei on Thursday, February...
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Bangko Sentral reduces banks’ reserve requirement ratio to 5%
MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is reducing the reserve requirement ratio (RRR), or the amount banks need to hold against their deposits. In a statement on Friday, February...
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