Trough of tropical depression outside PAR triggers rain in Palawan
MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) developed into a tropical depression at 2 pm on Saturday, December 21. As of 3 pm, the tropical...
View ArticleDeath toll in German Christmas market attack rises to 5, police investigate...
MAGDEBURG, Germany – German authorities are investigating a Saudi man with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric as the suspected driver in a car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the city of...
View ArticleStockton, Winston take turns as Converge stuns Ginebra from 17 down in...
MANILA, Philippines – Converge kept its winning streak going in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after a come-from-behind 98-91 win over Barangay Ginebra at the Batangas City Coliseum on Saturday, December...
View ArticlePH men’s football team stuns Indonesia to end long Mitsubishi Cup semis drought
MANILA, Philippines – Miracles may have been elusive in Manila against Vietnam, but the Filipinos made sure of history in Surakarta. The Philippine men’s national football team survived a heated...
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Tulfo brothers, Tito Sotto, Bong Go top November-December Pulse Asia survey
MANILA, Philippines – A new survey by polling firm Pulse Asia has the administration slate taking 8 or 9 seats, 1 or 2 for the Duterte opposition camp, and 2 independent candidates as likely winners...
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South African suburb fights food poverty with climate-smart farming methods
It’s early December, yet the farms’ landscape in Onverwacht, near Polokwane in Limpopo, northeast South Africa, is a dull brown and dry. Red dust rises into the sky as a hot wind sweeps in the late...
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Where earth touches sky: China’s mountains that inspired Avatar
ZHANGJIAJIE, China – There’s something almost ceremonial about walking into Huángshízhài especially when your first sight is the Greeting Double Gate. The towering stone pillars rise from the thick...
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Mindanao Movers lead webinar series, multimedia campaigns on media literacy
MANILA, Philippines – How are you boosting media and information literacy (MIL) in your community? For Rappler civic engagement volunteers in Mindanao, they led a series of webinars and multimedia...
View Article[The Wide Shot] I missed Simbang Gabi but found Christmas grace
Every year, I join millions of Filipino Catholics in trying to complete the nine days of Simbang Gabi, our traditional evening or dawn Masses in preparation for Christmas. We go to Simbang Gabi for...
View ArticleHOMESTRETCH: JD Cagulangan and the heart of the UP Fighting Maroons
MANILA, Philippines – When the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons won the UAAP championship in 2021’s season 84, people got to hear the story of “Nowhere to Go but UP” – the UP community’s...
View ArticleRain or Shine turns back skidding Terrafirma for 4th straight win
MANILA, Philippines – Rain or Shine preserved its hot streak in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after outlasting a winless but pesky Terrafirma side, 124-112, at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, December...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Manipulated photo shows Syrian prisoner ‘freed’
Claim: A photograph accompanying a social media post claimed to depict a Syrian prisoner who was freed after over 40 years in captivity. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was made in...
View ArticleSan Miguel falls to Eastern again after running out of gas in overtime
MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel just can’t seem to catch a break against Hong Kong Eastern. The Beermen fell prey to the foreign squad for the second time in five days after absorbing a 99-91...
View ArticleGaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated
CAIRO, Egypt – Israel ordered the closure and evacuation on Sunday, December 22, of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in a besieged area on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip,...
View ArticleHow I wish Filipino families could be for queers
It all started with a Christmas wish. It was an unusual Christmas Eve in 2020, back when the world was still struck by the horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with the external chaos brought by...
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Catholics, Evangelicals, Aglipayans hit ‘self-serving’ national budget
MANILA, Philippines – Punish the wicked, and throw them into eternal fire. Even as the nation reveled in Yuletide carols, Reverend Dionito Cabillas, a priest from the Iglesia Filipina Independiente...
View ArticleFilipino jet ski prodigy Anton Ignacio wins overall crown in world series
MANILA, Philippines – Anton Ignacio capped an impressive 2024 campaign, winning the overall title in the Expert Runabout 1100 Stock category of the World Grand Prix #1 Water Jet World Series. The...
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Atua Midtown: Cebu’s ‘reimagined playground’ for creatives
CEBU, Philippines – Cebu City has a new must-visit spot for lovers of culture and arts: Atua Midtown. Formerly the location of Eddie’s Hotel along F. Manalo Street, the property has been transformed...
View Article[REFLECTION] Pope Francis’ Christmas reminder against gossip
Editor’s Note: Pope Francis delivered these remarks in his annual exchange of Christmas greetings with the Roman Curia on Saturday, December 21. This is the English translation found on the Vatican...
View ArticleQuad comm pushes for full legal attack vs. Harry Roque | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: House quad comm pushes for full-scale legal offense vs Harry Roque The House of Representatives quad committee...
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