Twice-to-beat Ginebra battles Magnolia as PBA rivals figure in early playoff...
MANILA, Philippines – Rivals Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia are on an early collision course in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs. The Gin Kings and the Hotshots normally go deep into the playoffs, but...
View ArticleNorth Korea bolsters leader Kim with birthday loyalty oaths
SEOUL, South Korea – For the first time since leader Kim Jong-Un took power in 2011, North Koreans were asked to take loyalty oaths on his birthday, a South Korean research institute said, amid other...
View ArticleRappler Recap: PH, US troops prepare for ‘worst-case scenario’ in Balikatan...
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – In the province of Ilocos Norte, the militaries of the Philippines and the United States practiced fending off an amphibious invasion from an unknown enemy force on Monday,...
View ArticleTimberwolves eye 2-0 lead over defending champion Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets blew through the playoffs last year, never trailing in a series and dropping only four games on their way to the title. Things are different this season, as the Minnesota...
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GoTyme: How a South African digital bank found a ‘match made in heaven’ in...
Not even two years since it began operations, GoTyme has branded itself as the fastest-growing bank in the Philippines. Every month, GoTyme onboards about 250,000 new customers. The digital bank hit...
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[OPINION] Clock ticking for MILF leaders for the 2025 BARMM polls
The Bangsamoro Organic Law mandates the first regular election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2025, following a three-year extension for the region’s political...
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Philippines eyes to lower rice prices by canceling out law that promised to...
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine lawmakers are aiming to reduce the price of rice to below P30 per kilo, while moving to remove key features of the law passed by the previous administration, which...
View ArticleAngel Canino raring to bounce back after injury-riddled UAAP title defense
MANILA, Philippines – Reigning UAAP women’s volleyball MVP Angel Canino was near-inconsolable after the La Salle Lady Spikers were booted out of their Season 86 title retention bid by the UST Golden...
View ArticlePVL expected to announce Philippine women’s volleyball pool soon
MANILA, Philippines – Tasked with forming the Philippine national women’s volleyball team for the foreseeable future starting this month, the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is set to convene on...
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UN body examines crimes linked to online gambling, text scams
MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) held a dialogue on Monday, May 6, following a series of raids on...
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Israeli military seizes Rafah border crossing, steps up attacks in southern Gaza
The Israeli military seized control of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Tuesday and its tanks pushed into the southern Gazan town of Rafah after a night of air strikes on...
View ArticleChina ‘lukewarm’ to training PH Olympian weightlifters ahead of Paris quest
MANILA, Philippines – With less than three months to go before the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) is seeking the best possible training grounds for its Olympian...
View ArticleSenate looking into link of POGOs to hacking of gov’t websites
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Senator Risa Hontiveros, on Tuesday, May 7, said during a joint Senate committee hearing she was concerned by reports that surveillance activities and even the hacking of...
View ArticleOuster plot rumors hound Marcos gov’t a year before midterms
MANILA, Philippines – Rumors of an effort to unseat President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. have begun to circulate a year before the 2025 midterm elections, with former and current lawmakers adding to the...
View Article3 Filipinas named finalists in 2024 Pulitzer Prizes
MANILA, Philippines – Two Filipinas – photographer Hannah Reyes Morales and visual artist Ren Galeno – and Filipino-American investigative journalist Nicole Dungca were named finalists in the 2024...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Kitchen Invasion with Paulyne Fermin
With the world opening up, Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In this episode, Kitchen 143 host Michelle Aventajado of Momma ‘N...
View ArticleCavaliers bested Magic; Cavs to face Boston in semis
BULAN, Sorsogon — In a gripping showdown, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched victory over the Orlando Magic in a decisive Game 7 of the NBA playoffs’ first round. This sealed their triumph with a final...
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Philippine naval commander goes on leave as Beijing insists on ‘new model’...
MANILA, Philippines – Days after China bared a supposed agreement with the Philippine military’s Western Command (Wescom) to manage tensions at the West Philippine Sea, its commander, Vice Admiral...
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Caguioa is Supreme Court’s highest paid in 2023, thanks to poll tribunals
MANILA, Philippines – Handling election cases boosted the earnings of Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, according to the Commission on Audit’s (COA) Report on Salaries and...
View ArticleSenators grill Bamban, Tarlac Mayor with POGO ties
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo faced intense scrutiny during a joint Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, May 7, as senators probed her alleged connections to two raided...
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