Alex Eala booted out of Singapore Open qualifiers
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala still cannot seem to extricate herself from her struggles to begin the 2025 season. The Filipina teen was shown the exit of the WTA Singapore Tennis Open after a...
View ArticleUPLB Chemical Society’s Kapnayan 2025 Continues to Engage Youth in the Field...
For years, the UPLB Chemical Society has been dedicated to promoting enthusiasm and awareness in chemistry. Continuing this mission, the society will host the 17th iteration of Kapnayan 2025, a...
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Jails use waiver to pressure visitors into exposing private parts for...
It was 2025’s first Sunday and Cath* decided to visit her detained father to kick off the year. At around 12:40 pm on January 5, in Camp Bagong Diwa, she had her packed food inspected and logged her...
View Article‘A mother like no other!’: Eugene Domingo joins ‘Into The Woods’ Philippines...
MANILA, Philippines – Eugene Domingo is making her return to theater as she is set to join the cast of the Filipino staging of Into The Woods, Theater Group Asia (TGA) announced on Monday, January 27....
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Admin allies try to wiggle out of budget brouhaha: Technical staff do final...
There are no unfilled items in this year’s budget known as the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), but there appeared to be blanks in one crucial document that preceded it — the bicameral...
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[Rappler’s Best] Method to the madness
Have you bought tikoy for the Chinese New Year on Wednesday, January 29? In a way, we had the privilege of celebrating it early last Saturday, January 25, in Escolta, Manila, where the Chinatown arc...
View ArticleFuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign
TOKYO, Japan – Japan’s Fuji Media said on Monday, January 27, its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amid a probe into alleged sexual misconduct by a celebrity TV host....
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Maiden investment: Maharlika scores 20% stake, 2 board seats in NGCP
MANILA, Philippines – The Marcos administration finally has some control over the country’s power grid. Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) sealed a deal with listed energy firm Synergy Grid &...
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Manila candidates want more roads, parking space to solve city’s traffic problem
MANILA, Philippines – To ease Manila’s notorious traffic, local candidates are pitching classic solutions: more roads and parking spaces. Rappler gathered Manila candidates and voters at the First...
View ArticlePerplexity AI proposes to merge with Tiktok, with US government getting half...
US search engine startup Perplexity AI has revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok US, a person...
View ArticleRuPaul’s Drag Race ‘WERQ THE WORLD’ 2025 world tour in Cebu and Manila:...
MANILA, Philippines – RuPaul’s Drag Race “WERQ THE WORLD 2025 World Tour” is heading to Manila and Cebu, event promoters Wilbros Live announced on Monday, January 27. The drag show, which will be...
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Cavite bus rapid transit system to operate before 2025 ends
BATANGAS, Philippines – Commuters from and to the densely populated areas of Cavite can expect a network of rapid buses operating before the year ends to ease transport woes. The provincial...
View ArticleRESULTS: January 2025 Technical Evaluation for Upgrading as Professional...
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 64 passed the Technical Evaluation for the Upgrading as...
View ArticleHere’s what you should do if your customer data is breached online
With the rise of e-commerce platforms and brands making the pivot to be more digital, Filipinos are embracing online shopping. According to 2023 data from Statista, 57% of Filipino respondents have...
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OpenAI seeks to block Indian media groups from copyright lawsuit
NEW DELHI, India – Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday, January 28, India’s biggest media organizations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a...
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FACT CHECK: Alice Guo did not urge Hontiveros to probe 2025 budget ‘blanks’
Claim: In a Facebook post, dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo urged Senator Risa Hontiveros to investigate alleged blank items in the 2025 national budget. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked...
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Lawmakers seek House probe into impacts of allowing big fishers in municipal...
MANILA, Philippines – Makabayan lawmakers filed a resolution on Tuesday, January 28, urging the House committee on aquaculture and fisheries resources to conduct a probe into the impacts of allowing...
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Why Duterte allies Ungab, Vic Rodriguez say 2025 budget unconstitutional
Allies of former president Rodrigo Duterte are knocking on the doors of the Supreme Court to sue the brains behind the 2025 national budget. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s former executive secretary...
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‘Are you not panicking?’ Over half of public schools don’t have principals
MANILA, Philippines – More than half of Philippine public schools do not have principals, showing that the “quantity, quality, and qualifications of school leaders” in the country “are in a dismal...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Han Pao Teahouse
In this episode, Kitchen 143 host Michelle Aventajado of Momma ‘N Manila visits Han Pao Teahouse in Mandala Park in Mandaluyong to ring in the Chinese New Year! Joining her are Han Pao’s managers, Tom...
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