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The week in photos: October 18-24, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Protesters took to the streets en masse for “No Kings” rallies across the United States on October 18, denouncing what they view as authoritarian tendencies and unbridled...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Marcos in Malaysia for ASEAN Summit, chairmanship turnover
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flies to Kuala Lumpur to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits from Sunday, October 26, to Tuesday, October 28. In...
View Article[Order in the Court] SALN 101: Powerful document against corruption
MANILA, Philippines – In case you’re wondering why SALNs (Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth) are big deal, they are used by investigators and journalists as one of the tools to spot red...
View ArticlePinapalala ng class suspensions ang learning crisis ng bansa
Ang pagbaba ng learning outcomes, hindi dahil sa kakulangan ng mga guro, kundi dahil bumababa ang interes at momentum ng mga estudyante pagkatapos ng sunod-sunod na class suspensions. Panoorin ang...
View ArticleRhose Almendralejo, Alas U18 inch closer to Asian Youth Games crown
MANAMA, Bahrain – If Alas Pilipinas U18 can dream, why not shoot for the stars? The Filipinas stand three wins away from capturing the Asian Youth Games volleyball crown as they face Chinese Taipei in...
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Does the proposed 2026 education budget meet the 4% of GDP benchmark?
When the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the proposed 2026 national budget, it proudly announced that the education sector received the lion’s share of the funds. The department...
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[Finterest] What does it really mean when the PSE loses value?
MANILA, Philippines – How does P185 billion just disappear? That’s roughly how much market value vanished from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in just a few weeks. And while it’s not quite the...
View ArticleUAAP set to unveil home arena in Season 90
MANILA, Philippines – The UAAP’s home arena will be ready to welcome fans in 2028. Featuring a seating capacity of 8,000, the 1.8-hectare arena in Pasig City is set to open by Season 90, just in time...
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House ups its own budget in 2026 by P10B. Where do the increases go?
The House of Representatives initially proposed P17 billion to the executive for its 2026 budget, which the executive granted. But when the House passed the spending bill for next year, the chamber...
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[OPINION] To build trust, include researchers in major disaster infra projects
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Philippines to protest the alleged siphoning off billions of pesos designated for flood projects into ghost projects or into the hands of a few...
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SM City La Union boosts climate resilience with rainwater catchment system
Editor’s note: This press release is sponsored by SM Supermalls and was handled by BrandRap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the...
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The Nerve is Specialty Agency of the Year for PH at the 2025 YouTube Works...
MANILA, Philippines – Data forensics company The Nerve won Specialty Agency of the Year in the Philippines at a ceremony for the 2025 YouTube Works Awards. The YouTube Works Awards celebrates...
View ArticleTrump pardons convicted Binance founder ‘CZ’ Zhao
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, the White House said Thursday, October 23, in the latest move by...
View ArticleDave Ildefonso trade to Converge finally gets PBA approval
Converge gets its “missing piece” as it finally acquires Dave Ildefonso from Titan Ultra. The PBA on Friday, October 24, approved Ildefonso’s trade to the FiberXers, who sent Kobe Monje, a...
View ArticleSocial media personality Emman Atienza dies at 19
MANILA, Philippines – Emmanuelle “Emman” Atienza, an online content creator known for her love for fashion and the arts and her advocacy on mental health, died, her family announced on Friday, October...
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FACT CHECK: Video of Vice Ganda promoting weight loss supplement is fake
Claim: Comedian and television host Vice Ganda promotes Herbapure, a product that claims to be a herbal weight loss supplement. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on August 9...
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Juan Ponce Enrile cleared in all pork barrel cases
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan acquitted Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile of graft on Friday, October 24, clearing him in all of his pork barrel scam cases....
View Article[In This Economy] How safe are government pensions under Marcos’ watch?
Last week, I wrote about how the banking system has been compromised with the P107-billion cash sweep of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation. I also talked about the poor performance of the...
View ArticleLIST: November 2025 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
MANILA, Philippines – This is a compilation of special non-working days in various localities in the Philippines for November 2025, as proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. November 4 – Quezon...
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[OPINION] NGCP’s vulnerability: The national security risk they don’t want us...
Imagine we have to pay the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines or NGCP for projects proposed but we don’t get a rebate of payments for projects not completed. We are also expected to be...
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