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Over 180,000 Northern Mindanao families to exit 4Ps by 2026
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The government is preparing to strike more than 11,000 impoverished families in Northern Mindanao off its flagship anti-poverty program by the end of the year, and many...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: OWWA gives briefing on OFWs amid Israel-Iran tensions
MANILA, Philippines – The lives and jobs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are again disrupted as tensions in the Middle East, particularly the conflict between Israel and Iran, affect the region....
View ArticleBaguio wins Bloomberg award for tobacco control efforts
BAGUIO, Philippines – Baguio City has been named one of six recipients of the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Award for Global Tobacco Control, recognized for its efforts in monitoring tobacco use...
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[ANALYSIS] Congress needs to enact more protection laws on Villar Land’s...
Part 1: [ANALYSIS] Villar Land Holdings and its astonishing story Part 2: [ANALYSIS] SEC and PSE under suspicion of lapses over Villar Land revaluations Villar Land responds to trillion-peso valuation...
View ArticleTesla seeks to keep Texas robotaxi data under wraps, regulator says
WASHINGTON, USA – Tesla told U.S. regulators that its answers to questions on the safety of its robotaxi deployment in Texas are confidential business information and should not be made public,...
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Former journalist and rights advocate Ali Macalintal shot dead in General...
MANILA, Philippines – A former journalist and human rights worker was killed in General Santos City on Monday, June 23, multiple reports confirmed. Human rights group Karapatan said trans woman Ali...
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[Newsstand] Four types of senator-judges
Was the 18-5 vote in the Senate impeachment court on June 10 indicative of the depth of support among senators for Vice President Sara Duterte? The dynamics are complicated, but the answer is no. The...
View ArticleIsrael reports waves of Iranian missiles, soon after Trump announced ceasefire
Israel’s military said Iran launched waves of missiles on Tuesday, June 24, with emergency services reporting three people killed, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a complete ceasefire...
View ArticleCoffee prices rise, but PH farmers still struggle with low production
BATANGAS, Philippines – Despite rising global coffee prices, Filipino farmers are still grappling with declining production and systemic agricultural challenges. While coffee farmers are getting paid...
View ArticleAnthropic wins key US ruling on AI training in authors’ copyright lawsuit
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday, June 23, that Anthropic’s use of books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system was legal under US copyright law. Siding...
View ArticleAuthorities alarmed by series of killings of alleged Army spies in Negros...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Authorities in Negros Occidental have raised alarm over what they described as a disturbing pattern of killings of civilians tagged as military informants by the New...
View ArticleGrok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized
The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the founder of its parent...
View ArticleHere’s where to find CBTL’s exclusive Chocolate Cloud Series
MANILA, Philippines – If you want a break from your usual frappe or latte order, here are some limited-edition drinks that you can try! The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL), now part of the in-store...
View ArticlePelicans send CJ McCollum to Washington for Jordan Poole in 4-player deal –...
Jordan Poole and Saddiq Bey are headed from the Washington Wizards to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for CJ McCollum and Kelly Olynyk in a deal that also includes an exchange of draft picks,...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Kabataan Representative-elect Renee Co on entering Congress
Party-list group Kabataan has a new face in the 20th Congress, after graduating lawmaker Raoul Manuel passed the baton to lawyer and former student leader Renee Co. In this episode of Rappler Talk,...
View ArticleWHEN U GROW UP… A Reflection on the Education Crisis in the Philippines
The walk home from work has always been interesting. Since I’m rarely home these days, the streets feel a bit unfamiliar, estranged even, yet they still carry the warmth of something known. They still...
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In lie detector test, Ivana Alawi says she’s not a home-wrecker
MANILA, Philippines — Actress and social media personality Ivana Alawi submitted to a lie detector test in a recent YouTube vlog amid rumors of an illicit affair with Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez,...
View ArticleOpenAI CEO Altman says he spoke with Microsoft CEO about future partnership,...
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman had a call with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday, June 23, and discussed their future working partnership, Altman said in a New York Times podcast on Tuesday....
View ArticleKyrie Irving will decline option, sign 3-year, $119M contract
Nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving will decline his $43 million player option and instead plans to sign a three-year, $119 million contract to remain with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN reported...
View ArticleCooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe make up top 3 picks of NBA Draft
Cooper Flagg anticipated the moment for many months. Still, when the Duke product heard his name called Wednesday, June 25 (Thursday, June 26, Manila time), at No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft by the...
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