Call for participants: UP Resilience Institute Quake Quest competition
The following is a press release from the UP Resilience Institute. The UP Resilience Institute and UP Intelligence Systems Center is proud to announce Quake Quest: Unleashing Innovations in Seismology...
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[ANALYSIS] The political power play for Meralco
As its critical institutions tank before our eyes, we see that the Americans have just recently learned how the weaponization of legal processes can be applied against perceived adversaries. Spreading...
View ArticleParis Olympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
A new chapter of Philippine sports history has been written as Carlos Yulo became the country’s first double Olympic gold medalist. Yulo reigned in both the men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise...
View Article[Rappler’s Best] Holidays and the business of forgetting
I hope that you still know the fact that it was on August 21 — not 23 — 1983 when Ninoy Aquino was felled by a Marcos government bullet at the airport now named after him, rousing a long-suffering...
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM – The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday, August 9, for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence...
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Jamie Lim, daughter of PBA great Samboy, goes full circle after muse stint...
MANILA, Philippines – Filipina karate champion Jamie Lim felt she came full circle as she served as muse for the very same PBA franchise her legendary father used to star for. The daughter of late PBA...
View ArticleSupreme Court fines UST law dean for ‘excessive’ gifts to IBP local chapter
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has fined prominent corporate lawyer Nilo Divina, the dean of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Civil Law, for gifting Balesin and Bali trips...
View Article[WATCH] #KomyuterDiaries: The duality of Cubao as a transport hub
MANILA, Philippines – Cubao as a transport hub — thumbs up or thumbs down? Several public transportation vehicles from different parts of Metro Manila, the Greater Manila area, and some provinces in...
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PhilHealth to push through with P10-B second fund transfer to national treasury
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will remit P10 billion to the National Treasury on Wednesday, August 21, as scheduled. This will be the second tranche of...
View ArticleNew arrest warrant out as police continue search for Apollo Quiboloy
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A regional court in Pasig City issued an alias warrant of arrest against fugitive preacher and Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy in connection with...
View ArticleRappler Recap: Sara Duterte, Risa Hontiveros clash during Senate budget hearing
MANILA, Philippines – In a heated exchange during a budget hearing on Tuesday, August 20, Vice President Sara Duterte got defensive when Senator Risa Hontiveros asked her about the content of the...
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Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official
BERLIN, Germany – A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday, August 20, that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to...
View ArticleMalacañang orders DFA to cancel passports of Alice Guo, siblings
MANILA, Philippines – A day after authorities confirmed that Alice Guo already left the country back in July, Malacañang ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to cancel the passport of the...
View ArticleGordon Ramsay Bar & Grill Philippines is now accepting reservations
MANILA, Philippines – Are you ready? Yes, chef! The highly anticipated Philippine outpost of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s renowned restaurant is finally opening its doors in Metro Manila. The Michelin-starred...
View ArticleAlas Pilipinas shows potential ahead of FIVB Men’s World Championship hosting
MANILA, Philippines – Alas Pilipinas had itself a bittersweet finish to the 2024 Southeast Asian (SEA) V.League, nabbing a breakthrough bronze medal in the tournament’s first leg hosted in Manila, but...
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What is Marcos’ drug policy reform, really?
It’s a war on drugs that has no killing policy, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said of his drug policy reform in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). His false “bloodless” claim aside, a drug war...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Juan Carlo the Caterer
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In the second of this three-part catering series, Juan Carlo the Caterer visits...
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[Finterest] Filipinos are earning more but still worry about their bills
MANILA, Philippines – Imagine getting a raise or earning more income, yet still worrying about paying the bills on time. That’s the reality for nearly half of Filipinos according to the latest Q2...
View ArticleEumir Marcial focuses on pro career after Paris Olympics heartbreak
MANILA, Philippines – While not turning away completely from Olympic boxing, Eumir Marcial said on Wednesday, August 21, that he will be pouring his efforts toward his blossoming professional career....
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Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone attacks on the Russian...
MOSCOW, Russia – Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday, August 21, with at least 11 drones shot down by air defenses in what Russian officials said was one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital...
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