‘Buhing Kalbaryo’: A Cebuano play of devotion
CEBU, Philippines – “Mura ra’g nangumpisal (It’s just like a confession),” 34-year-old Raffy Anor told Rappler on Holy Thursday, March 28. For the 27th run of the Buhing Kalbaryo (Living Calvary), a...
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Antipolo’s Mystical Cave, where you can find faith in stalagmites
MANILA, Philippines – Climb a hundred steps up a mountain in Antipolo City, clamber down a musty cave entrance, and you might just see something miraculous. There, with a dose of imagination, you will...
View ArticleZion Williamson leads Pelicans’ balanced attack over Giannis, Bucks
Zion Williamson scored 28 points, CJ McCollum added 25 and the host New Orleans Pelicans held off the Milwaukee Bucks 107-100 on Thursday night (Friday, March 29, Manila time). Jonas Valanciunas had...
View ArticleIllness, scandal and discord leave UK royal family looking depleted
LONDON, England – King Charles is due to make his first public appearance at a royal event since his cancer diagnosis on Sunday, March 31, but the likely absence of son Prince William and the heir’s...
View ArticleJapan finally screens ‘Oppenheimer,’ with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Best picture winner Oppenheimer finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme would be...
View ArticleIsrael hits Syria in heaviest raid on Iran proxies in months
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria’s Aleppo province early on Friday, March 29, and said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, stepping...
View ArticleCarlos Alcaraz: Grigor Dimitrov ‘made me feel like a 13-year-old’ in Miami...
Tennis world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz said he felt like a frustrated 13-year-old searching for answers after his crushing defeat by Bulgarian veteran Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarterfinals on...
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Energy justice advocates in California and Puerto Rico claim real power
On a cold winter morning deep in the woods of Cazadero, California, Nikola Alexandre adds gasoline to a red Predator 2000 generator, flips on the engine’s switch, and pulls the recoil cord. The...
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Ukraine and India agree to restore ties to pre-war levels, discuss peace plan
NEW DELHI, India – The foreign ministers of India and Ukraine said on Friday, March 29, they had agreed to restore trade and cooperation to levels before Russia’s invasion, as Kyiv seeks to build...
View ArticlePacers’ defense steps up, halts Lakers’ win streak in 19-point rout
Pascal Siakam scored 22 points with 11 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points with 8 rebounds and 8 assists and the Indiana Pacers flashed some improved defense Friday (Saturday, March 30, Manila...
View ArticleBryant, Adebayo-led Heat set team record with shocking 60-point rout of Blazers
Bam Adebayo posted 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in just three quarters to lead the host Miami Heat to an historic 142-82 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night (Saturday, March...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Observing Ramadan in a Muslim-minority country
MANILA, Philippines – This year, in a rare occurrence, the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan coincides with Lent and Holy Week for Christians. What are the challenges of observing Ramadan in a country...
View ArticleIsraeli strike wounds UN observers in south Lebanon, security sources say
BEIRUT, Lebanon – An Israeli strike on Saturday, March 30, hit a vehicle carrying United Nations technical observers outside the southern Lebanese border town of Rmeish, wounding several observers,...
View ArticleRyu Jun-yeol, Han So-hee break up 2 weeks after going public with relationship
MANILA, Philippines – South Korean actors Ryu Jun-yeol and Han So-hee have broken up just two weeks after they publicized their relationship, Korean media reported on Saturday, March 30. “It is true...
View ArticleMelvin Jerusalem, Jake Amparo seek world crowns against Shigeoka brothers in...
MANILA, Philippines – Melvin Jerusalem and Jake Amparo tangle with unbeaten brothers Yudai and Ginjiro Shigeoka, respectively, in their bids for world titles on Sunday, March 31, at the International...
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From watchdogs to mouthpieces: PR redefines news coverage in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Communications consultants and political strategists here are now defining how news is covered by the community press, putting local politicians in a better position to...
View ArticleJalen Green stays red-hot as Rockets near Warriors, Lakers spots off 11th...
Jalen Green scored 34 points, including 30 in the second half, and Fred VanVleet added 22 as the red-hot Houston Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz 101-100 on Friday (Saturday, March 30, Manila time) in...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Easter Vigil 2024 with Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula
MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Church celebrates its most important liturgy on the eve of Easter Sunday as it remembers the resurrection of Christ during Easter Vigil. Considered an anticipated...
View ArticleGilas Men exit FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup winless; unbeaten Gilas Women eye gold on...
MANILA, Philippines – The Gilas Pilipinas Men 3×3 will go home empty-handed in the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup in Singapore after bowing to Japan, 22-12, in the do-or-die pool phase match on Saturday, March 30....
View ArticleEye pokes: Chris Weidman’s 1st UFC win in 4 years a controversial one
Manon Fiorot’s fight with Erin Blanchfield – a matchup of two top flyweight contenders – was the main event at UFC Fight Night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday, March 30 (Sunday, March 31,...
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