Philippines shines as best performing Southeast Asian nation in back-to-back...
MANILA, Philippines – For the second straight Olympics, Team Philippines earned the distinction of being the best performing Southeast Asian nation. The Philippines topped all the other countries in...
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FULL LIST: Winners, Cinemalaya 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The Cinemalaya Film Festival concluded its 2024 edition with its annual awards night, Sunday, August 11. Tumandok, a docu-fiction film that tracks the life of “a 16-year-old...
View ArticleTicket prices: BINI’s ‘Grand BINIverse’ concert
MANILA, Philippines – Eyyyy! Are you ready Blooms? ABS-CBN’s Star Music released the ticket prices and selling dates for BINI’s highly anticipated Grand BINIverse concert on Sunday, August 11. BINI...
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[Two Pronged] We’re a lesbian couple planning to move in. How do we tell our...
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
View ArticlePhilippines basks in all-time best Olympic performance
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines marked 100 years of participation in the Summer Olympics with its all-time best campaign. Powered by gymnastics ace Carlos Yulo and boxing standouts Nesthy...
View ArticleUS survives French fright to win gold in Olympic women’s hoops thriller
PARIS, France –The United States won a 67-66 thriller over France in the women’s basketball final on Sunday, August 11, claiming a historic eighth consecutive Olympic crown while denying the host the...
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View from Manila: Tensions again, this time over Scarborough Shoal
MANILA, Philippines — Barely two weeks after proof that a “provisional arrangement” over Ayungin Shoal between the Philippines and China could work, tensions between the Asian neighbors are escalating...
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‘Quite alarming’: Dela Rosa hits Remulla, Guevarra over recent ICC statements
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, August 12, hit Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla and Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra over their recent statements...
View ArticleLifting of closure order vs Rappler rebukes Duterte’s weaponization of law
MANILA, Philippines — Local and international groups welcomed Rappler’s latest legal victory against a shutdown order issued under former president Rodrigo Duterte, calling it “long overdue” in the...
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RESULTS: August 2024 Real Estate Appraisers Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 941 out of 1,440 passed the Real Estate Appraisers Licensure...
View ArticleRianne Malixi rules US Women’s Amateur for 2nd title in 3 weeks
MANILA, Philippines – For the second time in three weeks, Filipina golfer Rianne Malixi ruled over the Unites States’ Asterisk Talley, this time conquering the US Women’s Amateur in Tulsa, Oklahoma on...
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No golden fluke: Highs and lows of the Philippines’ historic Paris Olympics...
MANILA, Philippines – The 2024 Paris Olympics served as sort of a coming-out party for Philippine sports, as standout athletes proved that the country’s gold-medal breakthrough in the 2020 Tokyo Games...
View ArticleBritain’s Tom Daley announces retirement after Paris Olympics silver
Britain’s five-time Olympic diving medalist Tom Daley is retiring from the sport, he said on Monday, August 12, as he returned from the Paris Games where he won silver in the men’s synchronized...
View ArticleMarcos calls China’s actions ‘illegal and reckless’| The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Philippines says actions of China air force ‘illegal, reckless’ The Philippines criticizes China’s air force after...
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[Rappler’s Best] When a commission acts ‘like a bull’
You must have heard the best news that we’ve had in eight years: the Court of Appeals (CA) granting Rappler’s appeal to nullify an “illegal” shutdown order that the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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Removal of oil from MT Terranova spill begins
MANILA, Philippines – Harbor Star, the company contracted to salvage the sunken MT Terranova, began removing oil from affected bodies of water during their initial siphoning operations on Tuesday,...
View ArticleLineup, ticket prices: What to expect from ASIYA Fest 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Asian people will never fall short of great music, as concert organizer Karpos Multimedia has announced a new festival experience – ASIYA: Asian Music Festival & Conference....
View ArticleFish in Manila Bay safe to eat except those from Cavite – BFAR
MANILA, Philippines – Fish and shellfish in Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Batangas, and parts of Metro Manila are safe for human consumption, except those from Cavite, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
View ArticleAlice Guo dismissed, disqualified from public office | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Ombudsman dismisses Mayor Alice Guo from service Controversial Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo is dismissed and...
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Carlos Yulo says golden Olympic romp a ‘victory for all of us’ as Team...
MANILA, Philippines – This is not just a win for Carlos Yulo. The gymnastics star dedicated the pair of gold medals he won in the Paris Olympics to the entire country as he and Team Philippines...
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