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FACT CHECK: Photos, videos of Kanlaon Volcano spewing fountain of lava are fake
Claim: Kanlaon Volcano is spewing lava as seen in photos and videos circulating on social media. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post bearing the claim has gained 1,200 reactions, 150...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: San Miguel vs Meralco – PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 2
MANILA, Philippines – If Game 1 is any indication, the Meralco Bolts are no longer heavy underdogs in the PBA Philippine Cup finals. After pulling off a 93-86 upset over the San Miguel Beermen in the...
View Article[Just Saying] Demonizing divorce and the mockery of our Constitution
Even the Supreme Court – the interpreter of our Constitution – had already stated that the constitutional provision that marriage, as an inviolable social institution, “was not meant to be a general...
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FACT CHECK: Facebook post contains fake link for DOH application
Claim: The Department of Health (DOH) is accepting applications for an administrative assistant job vacancy through a link provided in a Facebook post. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The...
View ArticleBefore death, Filipino human rights priest pens poem for beloved dog
MANILA, Philippines – Amado Picardal, the priest who first documented the Davao Death Squad killings, was buried on Thursday, June 6, in Cebu City. Father Picx, as other human rights advocates and...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Cast of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
MANILA, Philippines – Comedy and horror excitedly intertwine as the talented cast of The Sandbox Collective’s Little Shop of Horrors: A Bloodthirsty Musical Comedy takes on the Rappler Live Jam stage...
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[OPINION] We should own our health
For patients in the Philippines, accessing their own records is a struggle. Presently, our country’s health record management adheres to a provider-centric model, wherein healthcare facilities and...
View ArticleRappler Talk: What do solo parents think of a divorce law?
MANILA, Philippines – Following the House approval of the divorce bill, members of the religious community and progressive groups continue their clash of ideals over the proposed measure that would...
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Pope’s friends, observers try to make sense of homophobic PR disaster
VATICAN CITY – Francis is a pope of many firsts: the first to use that name, the first from Latin America, the first from the Jesuit religious order. Since last week, he’s also the first pope to...
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FACT CHECK: No Marcos order to arrest Bamban Mayor Alice Guo
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the arrest of embattled Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video has over 26,653 views as of writing....
View ArticleUConn coach Dan Hurley set to meet with Lakers – report
The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing a “massive, long-term contract offer” to Dan Hurley to become their next head coach, and the UConn coach is set to meet with the NBA team’s brass on Friday, June...
View ArticleSmart partners with Home Credit to offer affordable financing options to...
PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has partnered with Home Credit Philippines, the country’s leading consumer finance company, to make the latest devices more accessible to...
View ArticleCeltics crush Mavs 107-89 in Game 1 of NBA Finals
BALAYAN, Batangas— The Boston Celtics secured their first win, 107-89, in the NBA Playoffs Finals’ Game 1 after going up against the Dallas Mavericks. The game was held at TD Garden in Boston,...
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Xinyx Design launches 2nd iteration of UNLOCKED innovations pitching contest
The following is a press release from Xinyx Design. MANILA, Philippines – Xinyx Design, a leading integrated circuit design engineering firm, announces the second iteration of UNLOCKED, an innovations...
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In Malaysia, warmer temperatures mean fewer male turtles, hurting...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – On a secluded Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and moved them to a shady, cooler location, in response to...
View ArticleOFWs soon able to renew driver’s licenses online
MANILA, Philippines – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will soon be able to renew their driver’s licenses online without having to go back to the Philippines to claim them. The Department of Migrant...
View ArticleEx-NBA player Chase Budinger makes US Olympic beach volleyball team
Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics – in beach volleyball. The...
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Will the House drug war hearings yield anything substantial?
The House of Representatives drug war accountability inquiry has so far only scratched the surface of Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, but for victims of the war, any inquiry is better than...
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Screen to stage! ‘OST Symphony: K-Drama in Concert’ tunes up for June
MANILA, Philippines – Stay with me, K-Drama fans! Free up the last weekend of June, because The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra is performing at the OST Symphony: K-Drama in Concert on June 29 at...
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[Only IN Hollywood] ‘House of the Dragon’ Team Black reveal more dragons,...
NEW YORK, USA – First, the good news: The first two episodes of season two of House of the Dragon are compelling and whet your desire to see the rest of the eight-episode original drama. Ryan Condal,...
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