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IN PHOTOS: Grammy Awards 2025 red carpet looks
MANILA, Philippines – The 67th Annual Grammy Awards officially kicked off on Monday, February 3 (Manila time), with many of the music industry’s biggest names arriving in style at the Crypto.com Arena...
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MANILA, Philippines – More figures in the music industry took home prizes across 94 categories at 67th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles USA, on Monday, February 3 (Manila...
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BSP plans 200-bps cut in banks’ reserve ratio, 50-bps policy rate drop
MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may cut the country’s benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) and the banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 200 basis points in...
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Who was the young pilot killed in Nueva Ecjia helicopter crash?
The young pilot killed in the unfortunate chopper crash in Nueva Ecija on Saturday, February 1, was no ordinary pilot. Rappler has learned from a family friend that the young victim — only 25 years...
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Chappell Roan takes home best new artist Grammy
LOS ANGELES, USA – Chappell Roan won the 2025 best new artist Grammy award on Sunday, beating out fellow nominees including popular “Please Please Please” singer Sabrina Carpenter. Roan, emotional...
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The hunt for ‘baboy damo’: Leyte’s hunters and their prey
LEYTE, Philippines – “Whenever I had no money to buy food, I used to set snare traps like this,” demonstrates Ed Permangil, who spent 30 years trapping Philippine warty pigs in the mountains of Leyte....
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Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter win Grammys as musicians honor Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, USA – Beyonce won the Grammy Award for best country album on Monday, February 3 (Manila time) for Cowboy Carter at a ceremony that served as a love letter to host city Los Angeles...
View Article‘Meteor Garden’ star Barbie Hsu dies at 48
MANILA, Philippines – Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu has died at the age of 48 from pneumonia, her family confirmed to Taiwanese media on Monday, February 3. Hsu, best known for her portrayal of Dong...
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[Vantage Point] Maharlika in NGCP: Potential risks and uncertainties
The decision of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) to buy into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) through the latter’s major...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Is it feasible to impeach VP Sara now?
MANILA, Philippines – Three impeachment complaints have been lodged against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives, but almost two months since the filing, the petitions have not...
View ArticleHow a Baguio shelter helps abused boys rebuild their lives
BAGUIO, Philippines – Jun was 9 years old when he arrived at a boys’ shelter in Baguio City in 2012, his body marked with burns and scars from years of abuse inflicted by his stepfather, who had also...
View ArticleResistance to Musk’s government team likely broke the law, US prosecutor says
WASHINGTON, USA — A federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump said on Monday, February 3, the FBI was investigating the “targeting” of staff involved in Elon Musk‘s effort to slash the...
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On Barbie Hsu, ‘Meteor Garden,’ and the rise of Asian novelas
MANILA, Philippines – Few shows have been as iconic in the Philippines as the original Meteor Garden in 2003. When the Taiwanese drama aired in the country in the early 2000s, it became a cultural...
View ArticleTrump pauses tariffs on Mexico and Canada, but not China
US President Donald Trump suspended his threat of steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Monday, February 3, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement with...
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DA lowers maximum SRP for imported rice to P55
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is lowering the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice from P58 to P55 per kilo starting Wednesday, February 5. “Starting...
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FACT CHECK: ICC has jurisdiction over drug war cases despite PH withdrawal
Claim: Since the Philippines withdrew from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2019, the ICC no longer has jurisdiction over allegations related to the drug war killings under the Duterte...
View ArticleMarcos names new PhilHealth chief
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) comes under new management as US-trained orthopedic surgeon Edwin Mercado took his oath before President Ferdinand Marcos...
View ArticleCBS turns over documents in FCC probe of then-VP Harris’ ’60 Minutes’ interview
WASHINGTON, USA – Paramount’s CBS News has turned over documents sought by the Federal Communications Commission in an investigation of a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, a...
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PH experts develop VR games to help people with dementia, cerebral palsy
MANILA, Philippines – A multidisciplinary team comprised of healthcare professionals, game developers, and computer scientists, which includes faculty members from UP Manila College of Allied Medical...
View ArticleAntique’s upland towns face threat amid proposed mineral reserve declaration
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Western Visayas is pushing to declare four upland towns in Antique as mineral reservations, a move that could pave the way for...
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