Jalen Brunson fuels late rally as Knicks edge Pistons in Game 4
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter after injuring his ankle, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 27 to lead the visiting York Knicks to a 94-93 victory over the Detroit...
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[Finterest] Landbank offers free life insurance for upgraded savings accounts
MANILA, Philippines – Landbank is now offering free accident and life insurance coverage to clients who upgrade their existing OptiSaver savings accounts to the new OptiSaver Plus. The upgraded...
View ArticleCarney’s Liberals win Canada election, will form minority government, CTV says
OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals retained power in the country’s election on Monday, April 28, but CTV News predicted they would fall short of the majority government he...
View ArticleConclave at the Vatican: The election of the next pope
Cardinals are set to convene starting May 7 for the conclave that will elect the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Francis. The conclave includes 135 cardinals who are...
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Across faiths, hundreds mourn Pope Francis at Cagayan de Oro cathedral
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Hundreds packed the Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday afternoon, April 28, to mourn Pope Francis – joined, strikingly, by leaders of...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals magistrates dominate list of applicants for SC justice post
MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Mario Lopez is slated to retire in June, paving the way for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make his first appointment in the country’s...
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FACT CHECK: Post linking to CHED-UniFAST scholarship application is fake
Claim: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED)’s Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) is accepting applications for its scholarship program. Rating: FALSE Why...
View ArticleBritish-Filipina singer beabadoobee’s concert in Manila: Ticket prices, seat...
MANILA, Philippines – This is it, Filipinos! British-Filipina singer beabadoobee is headed to Manila for her Asia tour, concert promoter Live Nation Philippines announced on Tuesday, April 29. The...
View ArticleRomualdez ally Dalipe sues Manila Times over ‘fake’ campaign memo vs Dutertes
MANILA, Philippines – House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, among the closest allies of Speaker Martin Romualdez, has filed a cyber libel complaint against news publication Manila Times over a report...
View ArticleUS probes Harvard and its law review for ‘race-based discrimination’
BOSTON, USA – President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday, April 28, it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws when the journal’s...
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Motorists can now track driver’s license, vehicle plate deliveries online
MANILA, Philippines – Motorists may no longer have to brace for long lines while waiting for their services at Land Transportation Offices (LTO) across the country. Over the weekend, the LTO launched...
View ArticleCavaliers sweep Heat with record-setting blowout
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a 4-0 first-round series sweep with a 138-83 rout of the host Miami Heat, the fourth-largest winning margin in an NBA playoff...
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Deja vu: Villafuerte’s ‘Marcos-style debate absence’ stirs voters’ concern
ALBAY, Philippines – Camarines Sur 2nd District Representative and gubernatorial candidate Luis Raymond “LRay” Villafuerte and 3rd District representative candidate Nonoy Villafuerte Magtuto skipped...
View ArticleEx-Bacolod mayor gets up to 42 years for inflated reimbursement slips
MANILA, Philippines – Former Bacolod City mayor Luzviminda Valdez and her aide were responsible for the alteration of cash slips to inflate reimbursements, according to a damning 114-page decision by...
View Article‘Victory of justice over tyranny’, Vietnamese celebrate 50 years since end of...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Thousands of Vietnamese celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, in what the country’s communist leader said was a “victory of...
View ArticleIn the Public Square: The rule of law under attack
The rule of law has declined globally for seven years in a row. The Rule of Law Index, produced and published by the World Justice Project, found that in 57 percent of the countries it surveyed, or 81...
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Leyte mourns Pope Francis: ‘Candle of hope’ in their darkest hour
LEYTE, Philippines – Why were the people of Tacloban and Palo town in Leyte especially hit hard when they heard about the death of Pope Francis? Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina,...
View ArticlePhilippines, New Zealand sign visiting forces deal
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and New Zealand on Wednesday, April 30, signed an agreement that would pave the way for the militaries of both countries to train on each other’s soil. Philippine...
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PROFILE: Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, shepherd of his slaughtered sheep
Editor’s Note: Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, bishop of Kalookan, is one of the three Filipino cardinals participating in the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. This is Rappler’s profile of...
View ArticleCeltics march to East semis, thrash Magic in 5
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 35 points to help the Boston Celtics clinch their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with a 120-89 Game 5 victory night over the visiting Orlando Magic on...
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