Pope Francis appears in better health at his weekly audience
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who has been in poor health recently, appeared stronger on Wednesday, March 27, ahead of a busy Easter week schedule. The 87-year-old pontiff read out in full his...
View ArticleCiticore raises P5 billion from share sale to SMIC
MANILA, Philippines – Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) raised P5 billion from a share sale to SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) in a bid to jointly construct and finance several solar...
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FACT CHECK: No ‘allowance program’ offered by DepEd
Claim: The Department of Education (DepEd) is giving students a monthly allowance ranging from P3,000 to P7,000. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on March 17 by the...
View Article‘Still in the war’: PH men’s football eyes more ‘options’ in next qualifiers
MANILA, Philippines – After a home match where the Philippine men’s football team got totally demolished by Iraq, new head coach Tom Saintfiet plans to do another roster shakeup. Saintfiet pointed...
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RESULTS: March 2024 Medical Technologists Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 7,309 out of 9,068 passed the Medical Technologists Licensure...
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Barangay prepares to be the hub Angeles City’s Holy Week activities
ANGELES CITY, Philippines – Angeles City ramped up its Semana Santa preparations in one of its barangays as thousands of tourists are expected this year to converge in this area bidding to become the...
View ArticleResurgent Klay Thompson leads Warriors to crucial rout of banged-up Heat
Klay Thompson scored 28 points on 11-of-20 shooting and the Golden State Warriors delivered one of their best defensive performances of the season en route to a 113-92 win over the host Miami Heat on...
View ArticleIn The Public Square: Reforming Philippine political parties
One of the many crosses the Filipino people have had to bear is the political immaturity of our political parties. “Balimbing,” a choice insult from the 1980s, continues to sting because it continues...
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Philippines, Japan sign P92-billion infrastructure loan deals
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines secured P92 billion worth of loans from Japan to fund the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Subway and a road project that would connect Nueva Ecija and...
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Battle vs fake news: The perils of disinformation during Caraga disasters
BUTUAN, Philippines – In the Philippines, where typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural hazards are a grim reality, social media has become a double-edged sword. Frontline government agencies in the...
View ArticleOil spills cause P4.93 billion in damage in 2023 – PSA
MANILA, Philippines – Oil spills in the Philippines caused P4.93 billion in damage, half of the total P9.29 billion incurred in human-induced disasters in 2023, according to a recent report by the...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Leila de Lima, a woman of faith
Bookmark and refresh this page to watch this Holy Week episode of Rappler Talk at 8 pm (Manila time) on Maundy Thursday, March 28 MANILA, Philippines – She lost her freedom but found her faith. In...
View ArticleAlex Eala exits in singles, rallies in doubles of ITF W75 France
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala fell in singles in a match she was predicted to win and triumphed in doubles where she and her partner were considered the underdogs. Eala went through grueling...
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Mandarame and the young: Children in Angeles City mimic flagellation
ANGELES CITY, Philippines – A two-year old boy was seen on a video holding a small souvenir bamboo whip, mimicking self-flagellation with a group of mandarame (flagellants) on Maundy Thursday, March...
View ArticleNo interference in Indonesian elections, lawyers for Prabowo tell court
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The legal team of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Constitutional Court on Thursday, March 28, that the state had not interfered in last month’s election, and...
View ArticleWolff puts Verstappen top of Mercedes’ list to replace Hamilton
Max Verstappen would be top of Mercedes’ list of possible replacements for seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2025 if available, according to team boss Toto Wolff. The triple...
View ArticleUN rights committee urges UK to drop plan to deport refugees to Rwanda
GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee urged Britain on Thursday, March 28, to abandon a contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda, which could become law next month....
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Just imagine how John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ inspired the creation of Negros’...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Unknown to people, John Lennon’s song “Imagine” was vital in the creation of Negros Occidental’s youngest town of Don Salvador Benedicto – or DSB to many – 41 years...
View Article76ers optimistic Joel Embiid could return in regular season
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is inching closer to a return before the end of the regular season, coach Nick Nurse said Wednesday, March 27 (Thursday, March 28, Manila time). Embiid has been...
View ArticleSEC Commissioner Hubert Dominic Guevara dies
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyer Hubert Dominic Guevara, among the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), died on Good Friday, March 29, Malacañang announced. Guevara was...
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