TIMELINE: Michael Yang and Lin Weixiong’s Philippine enterprise
MANILA, Philippines – Michael Yang is a Chinese businessman so influential he managed to become presidential economic adviser during the time of Rodrigo Duterte. Through him, or at least according to...
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After pandemic deals, Pharmally bosses buy P1-B Dubai properties
(Done in partnership with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) Michael Yang, the former presidential economic adviser of Rodrigo Duterte, co-owned a multi-million-dollar property in...
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IN PHOTOS: Harris, Trump final campaign stops in 2024 presidential race
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump capped off what had been an exhilarating and dramatic campaign season with stops across battleground state...
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IN PHOTOS: Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Oprah, other celebrities show support at...
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Kamala Harris and former US president Donald Trump are pulling out all the stops campaigning across Pennsylvania and other battleground states, ahead of the US...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump — the 2024 US presidential elections
Millions of Americans are coming out to vote in person on November 5 (late November 5 to early November 6 in the Philippines) for their next president in what polls indicate to be another close US...
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‘Fabricated’ receipts in Sara Duterte’s confidential funds flagged
MANILA, Philippines – House lawmakers on Tuesday, November 5, flagged “fabricated” acknowledgment receipts (ARs) related to the use of confidential funds by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office,...
View ArticleRallying Lyceum, Arellano boost NCAA Final Four bid, oust San Sebastian, JRU
MANILA, Philippines – A huge rumble has ensued below the top two spots in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament as Lyceum and Arellano continued to make great strides in their roads to the...
View ArticleGermany arrests 8 suspected members of right-wing group plotting revolt
BERLIN, Germany – German police have arrested eight suspected members of a right-wing militant group driven by racist ideology and conspiracy theories who had been training in warfare for the downfall...
View ArticleCorrections: November 2024
This is Rappler’s corrections page for November 2024. Please read the Editor’s Note in each of these reports: [In This Economy] Update on the Philippine economy Malacanang wants assets of 7 companies...
View ArticleMarcos congratulates Trump, hopes for ‘unshakeable alliance’ as ‘force for...
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, November 6, congratulated projected US presidential race winner Donald Trump, Malacañang said in a statement. “President...
View ArticleRappler Talk: BARMM stays on track for 2025 elections amid Congress delay...
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is pressing on with preparations for its 2025 parliamentary elections, despite proposals in both the Senate and House to push the election...
View ArticleTrump’s impending return to White House brings criminal cases to a halt
WASHINGTON, USA — Donald Trump‘s claimed US presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White...
View ArticlePope Francis pays house visit to veteran Italian abortion rights advocate
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Tuesday, November 5, paid a home visit to Emma Bonino, a veteran politician who successfully campaigned in the 1970s to legalize abortion in Italy, bringing her a...
View ArticleDOJ puts 7 Sara Duterte staff on immigration lookout
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had placed seven Office of the Vice President (OVP) personnel on its immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) following a...
View ArticleUnemployment drops further in September 2024, but underemployment rises
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ unemployment rate dropped for the second straight month to 3.7% in September 2024, but the underemployment rate rose to 11.9%, indicating the need for...
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FACT CHECK: Hypertension ‘cure’ ad used face manipulation, AI-generated audio
Claim: Veteran journalist Jessica Soho reported about a cure for hypertension allegedly developed by Manila Doctors Hospital internist-cardiologist Dr. Anthony Leachon and cardiologists from Harvard...
View ArticleSuper Mike strikes again: Phillips carries La Salle to gutsy escape of...
MANILA, Philippines – Even with hardly any stakes on the line, Mike Phillips is guaranteed to play every game like a do-or-die affair. That is, without hyperbole, exactly what the La Salle community...
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FACT CHECK: Video shows US-Japan joint exercise, not Japan equipment donation...
Claim: A video report shows the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) donating hundreds of combat equipment to the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the...
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#FirstLook: Dance the night away with Best Buddies Philippines
When the music started at XYLO at The Palace on the night of October 19, something magical happened. For a few hours, the dance floor transformed into a place where everyone expressed themselves...
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Volunteers says Filipinos overstaying in UAE preyed upon by scammers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Two Filipinos here who have volunteered helping overstaying kababayans with the ongoing government amnesty program, said unscrupulous individuals have allegedly been...
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