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Paris ceremony ‘Last Supper’ parody sparks controversy
PARIS, France – A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous fresco “The Last Supper” featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic church and far-right...
View Article[Two Pronged] My parents refuse to discipline my younger siblings and expect...
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
View ArticleOlympic debutant Wembanyama leads first home win; loaded Canada drops...
Frenchman Victor Wembanyama’s brilliant performance led the hosts to a 78-66 win over Brazil, while Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece lost 86-79 to Canada on the opening day of the men’s Olympic...
View ArticleBudget cycle begins in Congress as DBM hands over proposed 2025 gov’t funding
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submitted to the House of Representatives on Monday morning, July 29, the proposed 2025 budget of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s...
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Philippine gov’t seeks to unseat Alice Guo as mayor ‘because she is Chinese’
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has filed an application with a local court to unseat Alice Guo or Guo Ha Ping as mayor of Bamban, Tarlac because “she is not a Filipino citizen but a...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Debates on the 2025 Philippine national budget
Budget season has begun, as Congress receives the 2025 National Expenditure Program, containing the proposed P6.352-trillion budget for next year prepared by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s economic...
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[EDITORIAL] Evacuate. Donate. Forget. Repeat.
Ang insanity daw o kabaliwan ay ang paulit-ulit na paggawa ng isang bagay pero umaasang magdudulot ito ng ibang resulta. ‘Yan ang psyche natin taon-taon na dumarating ang bagyo o delubyo. Evacuate....
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Japan’s Coco Yoshizawa leads teen charge in women’s street skateboarding
PARIS, France – Japan’s 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa led a trio of teens on the podium in the women’s street skateboarding at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, July 28, in front of a sellout crowd at the La...
View ArticleMitsubishi Motors to join Honda-Nissan alliance, Nikkei reports
TOKYO, Japan – Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors is set to join an alliance between Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, creating a tie-up between automakers with combined sales of more than 8 million vehicles, the...
View ArticleFAST FACTS: What is hepatitis?
Every year on July 28, the World Health Organization marks World Hepatitis Day in an effort to step up local and global efforts to combat the disease. In the Philippines, hepatitis B is a major...
View ArticleMaduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term with 51% of the vote, the country’s electoral authority said just after midnight on Monday, July 29, despite multiple exit...
View ArticleSamoan boxer highlights mental struggle after coach’s death in Olympic Village
After fighting his way to the Paris Games and giving himself a shot at an Olympic medal, Samoa’s Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali said the death of his coach had left him struggling mentally. Coach Lionel Elika...
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Tired of substandard facilities, PWD groups launch #DapatPWEDE campaign
MANILA, Philippines – “Hindi puwede ang, ‘puwede na.’ Dapat puwede.“ (Just ‘good enough’ is not enough. It should follow legal standards.) This was the clarion call of persons with disability (PWD)...
View Article‘Little Olympian:’ Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez reveals pregnancy at 7th month...
PARIS, France – Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez had double reason to celebrate after picking up her first victory at an Olympics in the women’s sabre event on Monday, July 29, as she revealed that she did...
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US on target for 8th Olympic gold in women’s basketball after beating Japan
PARIS, France – The United States romped to a resounding 102-76 victory over Japan in the women’s basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Monday, July 29, demonstrating that the...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Cinemalaya film Kono Basho’s exploration of grief
MANILA, Philippines – Cinemalaya 2024 entry Kono Basho “delves into the story of two estranged sisters who reunite at their father’s funeral in Rikuzentakata where they end up forging a bond to heal...
View ArticleOlympics men’s triathlon postponed after 2 canceled practices due to high...
PARIS, France – The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday, July 30, as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement. The...
View ArticleNegros Occidental mayor, 18 others cleared of 6-year-old graft complaint
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed graft complaints filed six years ago against the mayor of a Negros Occidental town, six municipal legislators, and a dozen...
View ArticleNadal hopes retirement questions stop after blowout Olympics singles loss to...
PARIS, France – Rafael Nadal will decide whether to retire following the Paris Olympics, he said on Monday, July 29, after losing in straight sets to 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in the...
View ArticleLandslides in India’s Kerala kill 19, main bridge in Wayanad area collapses
THIRUVANANTHPURAM, India – At least 19 people were killed after multiple landslides in the hills of India’s southern state of Kerala on Tuesday, July 30, local media reported, with rescue efforts...
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