Palarong Pambansa 2024: Games, results, updates
The pinnacle showcase of Philippine grassroots sports takes center stage as the “Queen City of the South,” Cebu City, hosts the 2024 Palarong Pambansa from July 9 to 16. Prospect athletes from all...
View ArticleSouth Korean YouTuber Tzuyang says she was victim of dating violence
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean YouTuber Tzuyang was a victim of dating violence for years, she said on Thursday, July 11, stoking a bitter debate over a rise in gender-based violence in the...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Cast of ‘Mula Sa Buwan’
MANILA, Philippines – Dreams, love, and friendship come to life as the cast of Mula Sa Buwan take the Rappler Live Jam stage on Friday, July 12! Giving life to the musical are cast members Myke...
View Article‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ celebrates friendship, Ryan Reynolds says
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – The global promotional tour for Deadpool & Wolverine touched down in London on Thursday, July 11, with stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman bringing their bromance to...
View Article‘The Shining’ star Shelley Duvall dies at 75
MANILA, Philippines – Shelley Duvall, the film and television actress known for her unforgettable roles in The Shining and 3 Women, died on Thursday, July 11, at the age of 75. According to a report...
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How PCIJ investigated Grab’s surge pricing model
Manila-based journalist Karol Ilagan is a regular customer of GrabCar, the ride-hailing app. In one of her trips to work in 2023, she paid a surge fee that was more than a third of the entire fare. It...
View ArticleOlympian Alkhaldi tells PH Paris Games bets: Expect ‘good pressure’
MANILA, Philippines – Cherish the moment, but remain focused on the gold. Those were the pieces of advice two-time Filipino Olympian Jasmine Alkhaldi provided to the 22-strong contingent headed to the...
View Article[OPINION] Legal approaches in countering Chinese aggression
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpior delivered these remarks at ADR Stratbase Institute’s forum marking the 8th anniversary of the July 12, 2016 arbitral award. The legal approaches in...
View ArticleTaiwan on alert over ‘waves’ of missile tests in north China
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday, July 13, it was monitoring “waves” of missile tests taking place in China’s far northern region of Inner Mongolia and that its air defence...
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UP Diliman students develop handy ‘Brailleant’ tool for visually-impaired...
LAGUNA, Philippines – Queen Jade, a nine-year-old kinder pupil at the Special Education Center of Los Baños Central Elementary School, is determined to finish her schooling despite not being able to...
View Article‘Pusog’ to Palaro: Bamboo stick thrower Charles Turla breaks javelin record...
CEBU, Philippines – Charles Daniel Turla made waves at the Palarong Pambansa 2024 boys elementary javelin throw after snapping an eight-year-old record with a gold medal-winning 60.26-meter throw on...
View ArticleWATCH: What the 2016 arbitral ruling says and doesn’t say about the West...
MANILA, Philippines – Every 12th of July, the Philippines – and its allies and friends – commemorate the 2016 arbitral award, a landmark ruling that said China’s sweeping 9-dash-line claim had no...
View ArticleHundreds of families displaced due to floods in Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – Flood waters cascaded down denuded mountain sides, causing rivers to overflow and displacing hundreds of families in parts of Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat on Friday...
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Lifting the torch: Olympic weightlifters out to make own names as Hidilyn...
Back in 2021, when the world and all that was normal in it was upended by the ravages of COVID-19, people turned to anything that would quench their thirst for hope and give them back a small sense of...
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We ruined protected areas, now we must save them
The Instagram-famous limestone formations in Rizal seemed to have filtered through everybody’s timeline, including that of Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. In his post, the actor supported the call...
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Strong Group kicks off Jones Cup bid with 25-point rout of UAE
MANILA, Philippines – Strong Group-Pilipinas wasted no time flashing its dominance in the 43rd William Jones Cup as it stormed past United Arab Emirates in its opening assignment, 104-79, on Saturday,...
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LOOK: BINI to perform at KCON Los Angeles 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Eyyyy, the Nation’s Girl Group is going international! KCON USA announced on Sunday, July 14, that P-pop girl group BINI is part of its lineup of performers. The “Pantropiko”...
View Article[Time Trowel] How to truly decolonize the Philippines’ educational system
A trowel (/ˈtraʊ.əl/), in the hands of an archaeologist, is like a trusty sidekick – a tiny, yet mighty, instrument that uncovers ancient secrets, one well-placed scoop at a time. It’s the Sherlock...
View ArticleWorld leaders condemn shooting at Trump rally, denounce political violence
WASHINGTON, USA – Various world leaders on Saturday, July 13, condemned the attack on Donald Trump a rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was shot in the ear, expressing shock,...
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[The Wide Shot] Was CBCP ‘weak’ in its statement on the divorce bill?
Many opponents of the divorce bill expected fireworks from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) when it announced on Monday, July 8, that it will soon release a statement on the...
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