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Pru Life UK may roll out Islamic insurance in April
MANILA, Philippines – Pru Life UK may roll out its Takaful insurance offering in April pending regulatory approval, its president and chief executive officer Sanjay Chakrabarty said. According to...
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[Rappler’s Best] Male captus bene detentus
We all thought we’ve had enough of a blockbuster for March: A former strongman was arrested and flown to The Hague and compelled to face three women-judges like a meek lamb, and then an impeached vice...
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Philippines now VAT-free for foreign tourists
MANILA, Philippines – Foreign tourists coming to the Philippines may now avail of value-added tax (VAT) refunds. Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, and Internal...
View ArticlePhilippine men’s football takes on Maldives as Asian Cup qualifiers resume
MANILA, Philippines – Despite exiting from the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying tournament, the Philippine men’s football team remains in contention for a spot in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Ginebra vs TNT – PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals, Game 6
MANILA, Philippines – Can Barangay Ginebra finally end its two-year title drought? Up 3-2 in its best-of-seven series against TNT, Ginebra goes for the kill in Game 6 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup...
View ArticleEKONOMI-YUH: What can we buy with P500?
MANILA, Philippines – Sa panahon ngayon na tila hindi naman gaano nararamdaman ng mga ordinaryong Pilipino ang pagbaba ng inflation, ano-ano ang mabibili sa limandaang piso? Sa video serye na ito,...
View ArticleWatchdog revives petition to cancel Duterte Youth registration
MANILA, Philippines – A youth-led election watchdog on Tuesday, March 25, revived a petition seeking to declare the registration of the Duterte Youth party-list group void from the beginning for...
View ArticleSouth Korea wildfires continue to rage as new evacuations ordered
UISEONG COUNTY, South Korea – Wildfires expanded in South Korea’s southeast region on Tuesday, March 25, threatening a world heritage site and forcing thousands more residents to evacuate their homes....
View ArticleEx-DOF official Cielo Magno files cyber libel complaint vs Sass Sasot
MANILA, Philippines — Economics professor and former finance undersecretary Cielo Magno has filed a cyber libel complaint against blogger Sass Sasot over “malicious, demeaning, and defamatory...
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Duterte in The Hague: How the 2-year process to open probe affects ICC case
The jurisdictional question in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte is now emerging to be a crucial bump that the prosecution must hurdle to proceed, and at the heart of the problem is...
View Article8 Antique lawmakers defy Ombudsman’s suspension order, cite election rule
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Eight provincial board members in Antique reported for work on Monday, March 24, defying a suspension order from the Office of the Ombudsman, and arguing that election rules...
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IN PHOTOS: Wanderland hones in on magic of live music in its 10th edition
MANILA, Philippines – Picture this: you’ve just viewed the lineup for a music festival, and there are a few acts that immediately get you to purchase your ticket. The rest are artists you’ve maybe...
View ArticleSandiganbayan affirms conviction of ex-Maguindanao gov Sajid Ampatuan in...
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has affirmed the graft and malversation conviction of former Maguindanao governor Sajid Ampatuan in relation to nearly P400 million in public...
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Japan backs close security ties with India, South Korea in Indo-Pacific
NEW DELHI, India – Japan has said that it backed close security cooperation with South Korea and India in the Indo-Pacific, days after the Philippines’ military chief said a US-backed security group...
View ArticleExplainers on what voters should know about lawmakers, from #FactsFirstPH...
MANILA, Philippines – From proposing and passing bills catered to different sectors to signing the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte — lawmakers have the power to shape...
View ArticleEscudero sees no violation of PH jurisdiction over Duterte’s ICC arrest
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Chiz Escudero believes that Philippine sovereignty was not compromised with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte...
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‘I’m a victim of political persecution,’ says Marikina Mayor Teodoro on...
MANILA, Philippines – “Politically motivated,” is how Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro described the Office of the Ombudsman’s six-month preventive suspension order against him. He alleged in a...
View ArticleThe Butler didn’t do it: Heat beat Warriors in star’s return to Miami
Jimmy Butler, playing against the Heat for the first time since they traded him, was held to 11 points as host Miami defeated the shorthanded Golden State Warriors, 112-86, on Tuesday night, March 25...
View ArticleVindicated UP succeeds in experiments as Niña Ytang rises as unlikely first...
MANILA, Philippines – After rolling to a breakthrough 2-0 start in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament, the UP Fighting Maroons were on top of the world after only posting a single win...
View ArticleVeteran lawyer Estelito Mendoza dies
MANILA, Philippines – Veteran lawyer Estelito “Titong” Mendoza, who had handled high-profile cases of former Philippine presidents and business moguls, died on Wednesday, March 26. He was 95. The...
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