China lands on moon’s far side in historic sample-retrieval mission
BEIJING, China – China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission aiming to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar...
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French destroyer visits Manila as Paris eyes deeper security ties with PH
MANILA, Philippines – The air was thick with humidity at Port 15 of the Manila South Harbor on Friday, May 31, as Captain Gwenegan Le Bourhis, commander of the French Navy’s Bretagne, toured media...
View ArticleGAME SCHEDULE: PBA Philippine Cup finals
FINALS After reaching the finals in contrasting fashion, San Miguel Beer and Meralco collide in a best-of-seven affair for the PBA Philippine Cup crown. The Bolts advanced to the All-Filipino finals...
View ArticleAustralia seeks military talks with China, ties with Philippines
SINGAPORE – Australia has asked for military talks with China and is comfortable growing closer to the Philippines, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday, June 2, at the Shangri-La...
View Article‘Kayo ang langit ko’: A recap of IU’s sweet reunion with PH fans in ‘HEREH’...
When South Korean singer-actress IU, Lee Ji-eun in real life, made her first visit in the Philippines in 2019, she revealed that the Manila crowd surprised her the most because of how loud their...
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[The Wide Shot] The problem with ‘I am Catholic, I say no to divorce’
Immediately after the House of Representatives approved the divorce bill on third and final reading, a powerful graphic went viral across Catholic social media feeds in the Philippines. “I am a...
View ArticleLIST: UAAP Season 86 champions
MANILA, Philippines – Pick any season in the rich history of the UAAP and there’s always no shortage of victorious moments fueled by the student-athletes’ grit and grind. Season 86 of the 2023-2024...
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Donald Trump joins the TikTok video platform he once sought to ban
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the short video social media platform that is owned by China-based tech giant ByteDance and that he tried to ban as president, ahead...
View ArticleMasterful Hergie Bacyadan batters foe to punch Olympic ticket
MANILA, Philippines – With a coveted Olympic berth on the line, Hergie Bacyadan laid it all in the ring. Bacyadan punched her ticket to the Paris Games after clobbering Venezuela’s Maryelis Yriza in...
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Have you seen these Mang Inasal QR codes?
Mang Inasal, the Philippines’ Grill Expert, has recently surprised motorists and commuters as it placed the giant version of its iconic order number in different parts of the country to treat everyone...
View ArticleSinner, Swiatek take contrasting routes to French Open quarters as Alcaraz,...
PARIS, France – Jannik Sinner took time to get his engine going before motoring into the French Open quarterfinals, while defending champion Iga Swiatek raced through on Sunday, June 2 (Monday, June...
View ArticleWATCH: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy thanks Philippines’ Marcos for support
MANILA, Philippines – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in Manila on Monday, June 3, and thanked him for his support and “clear position” on Russia’s...
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum wins landslide to become first woman president
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador whose...
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Could the Grand Westside Hotel soon be Megaworld’s first 5-star property?
Megaworld Hotels and Resorts (MHR) is targeting to open the country’s biggest hotel within this June, and if things go right, it could be Filipino billionaire Andrew Tan-led company’s first five-star...
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Philippines confirms participation in Swiss peace summit on Ukraine
MANILA, Philippines – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for confirming Manila’s attendance at the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland on...
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Take a guess: Filipinos from which religion are most opposed to divorce?
While Catholics are the most vocal against the divorce bill now pending in Congress, Filipinos from another religion hold much stronger feelings against this proposed measure. According to a Social...
View ArticleUnder new law, teachers get supply allowance of up to P10,000 per year
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law on Monday, June 3, a bill seeking to grant up to P10,000 in teaching supply allowance for Filipino teachers annually. Under...
View Article[Rappler’s Best] Of wars and presidents
The president of a country that’s battling the second strongest military in the world – and which has seen at least 30,000 of its soldiers and 10,000 civilians killed – flew into Manila late Sunday...
View Article‘Full circle moment’ for Chris Ross as San Miguel battles Meralco for PH Cup...
MANILA, Philippines – Chris Ross feels like he has come full circle as San Miguel battles Meralco for the prestigious PBA Philippine Cup crown. One of the Bolts’ pioneer players, Ross faces his former...
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BINI members shine in first live solo performances at La Union show
LA UNION, Philippines – It’s a known fact that some of the things that fans have come to love about OPM girl group BINI are their strong harmonic singing and well-executed group choreography. But for...
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