Marcos allies in Negros Island Region on collision course in coming elections
BACOLOD, Philippines – With nearly a month before the filing of the certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 1 to 8 for the 2025 elections, an inevitable clash is seen among the political allies of...
View ArticleSara Duterte’s refusal to answer questions turns OVP budget talks in House...
MANILA, Philippines – The House budget deliberations for the Office of the Vice President devolved into a messy quarrel that the chamber has not seen in years, after Vice President Sara Duterte...
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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[Edgewise] Sara Duterte: Nature or nurture?
Good morning, this is Psychology 101, I’m Professor Jose Sero. For the first two weeks of this course we’ll explore case studies in behaviorism using the textbook Why Am I Like This? by Dr. Headley...
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FACT CHECK: WHO did not declare mpox a global pandemic
Claim: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the recent outbreak of Monkeypox virus or mpox is a global pandemic. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video, which was posted on...
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Tawa-tawa, herbal meds for dengue? DOH says ‘no effective direct treatments’ yet
MANILA, Philippines – There’s no foolproof direct treatment against dengue yet, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified. There have been misconceptions that certain herbal plants — such as tawa-tawa...
View ArticleMajor parts of Iloilo City are sinking, study says
BACOLOD Philippines – Three boroughs, forming major parts of Iloilo City are now at risk—their grounds are sinking every year. These include the densely populated Molo, La Paz, and Mandurriao areas,...
View ArticleParis Paralympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
The uphill climb on the world sports stage continues for the Philippines as the 2024 Paris Paralympics runs from August 28 to September 8 (August 29 to September 9, Manila time), two weeks after the...
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Rappler wins Makatao Award for animation report on abducted activists
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler won on Wednesday, August 28, the Best Online Broadcast citation at the 12th Makatao Awards of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) for its...
View ArticleIn joint position, worker and employer groups call for higher CHR budget
MANILA, Philippines – Coming together in a joint position, a bipartite body of labor and employer groups called for a higher budget for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to ensure that it is enough...
View ArticleEvans upsets Khachanov in longest US Open match ever
NEW YORK, USA – Britain’s Dan Evans beat Russian Karen Khachanov, 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4, in the longest US Open match ever of the professional era on Tuesday, August 27, moving to the...
View ArticleSCHEDULE: 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference knockout playoffs
MANILA, Philippines – And then there were four. The 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference comes down to its last two game dates with implications only ever growing bigger, continuing with the knockout...
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FACT CHECK: Ad for using water, salt solution to cure hypertension fake –...
Claim: Former adviser of the National Task Force against COVID-19 and Manila Doctors Hospital internist-cardiologist Dr. Anthony Leachon promotes a solution of water and salt that can cure...
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FACT CHECK: Application link for DSWD food stamp program posted by fake page
Claim: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is accepting applications for its Food Stamp Program (FSP) through an online link, as reported by TV Patrol anchor Karen Davila. Rating:...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Ely Buendia on new single, album ‘Method Adaptor’
MANILA, Philippines – OPM icon Ely Buendia will release his solo album Method Adaptor on November 8, his second after his solo debut, 2000’s Wanted: Bedspacer. In that span of time, nearly 24 years,...
View ArticleMountain Province gets own state university after MPSPC conversion
MANILA, Philippines – Mountain Province State Polytechnic College (MPSPC), the only public higher learning institution in the province, has been converted into a state university. The Commission on...
View ArticleGeneral Torre to Baste Duterte: ‘Until when should we keep insisting on...
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – “Hanggang kalian ba natin i-insist ang hustisya?” (Until when should we keep insisting on justice?) Davao Region police director Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III...
View ArticleCOA denies P42-M claim of DMCI, R-II Builders vs MMDA
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the claim of DM Consunji, Incorporated (DMCI) and R-II Builders, Incorporated against the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
View ArticlePhilippines to tap US help if troops ‘on verge of dying’ in West PH Sea
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Philippines will only consider asking the help of its treaty-ally, the United States, in its resupply missions to the West Philippine Sea when Filipino personnel are on...
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