DepEd’s P5.69-B feeding program: Undelivered milk, expired nutribuns in 2023
MANILA, Philippines – The P5.69 billion School Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) was spoiled by the non-delivery of milk and the serving of stale, even pest-infested,...
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Tropical Storm Enteng moves over Quirino after Aurora landfall
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Enteng (Yagi) made landfall in Casiguran, Aurora, at 2 pm on Monday, September 2. As of 4 pm, Enteng was already moving over Quirino province, particularly the...
View ArticleCorrections: September 2024
This is Rappler’s corrections page for September 2024. Please read the Editor’s Note in each of these reports: Ecclesiastical museum in Aklan celebrates Cardinal Sin’s legacy — Rappler.com
View ArticleTropical Storm Enteng and southwest monsoon: Weather updates, latest news
Tropical Storm Enteng (Yagi), the Philippines’ fifth tropical cyclone for 2024, is threatening much of Luzon and Eastern Visayas with moderate to torrential rain. Enteng is also enhancing the...
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[Rappler’s Best] Vico Sotto’s non-negotiables
I hope you’re staying warm in this stormy weather. Did you have a shimenet weekend? Those off social media are blessed. Thankfully, I found an antidote to all the shimenet iterations that have...
View ArticleSalin sa Filipino ng PhilSys Primer, binahagi ng FMA
Ipinasa ang Philippine Identification System Act, o PhilSys Act, noong 2018 na may layuning padaliin ang pagbibigay-serbisyo sa publiko at iba pang transaksyon na nangangailangan ng patunay ng...
View ArticleClearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition database
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – US facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined 30.5 million euros ($33.7 million) for building what Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said on Tuesday,...
View ArticleDepEd unaware of how Sara Duterte spent P112-M confidential funds in 2023
MANILA, Philippines – The finance office of the Department of Education (DepEd) is not aware of how Vice President Sara Duterte spent the P112-million confidential funds of the agency under its 2023...
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Memorial body points UP as ‘cause of delay’ in Martial Law museum construction
MANILA, Philippines – After the dark period that was Martial Law, the country did not only establish the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to deter future abuses, but also pushed for the construction...
View ArticleBright future: Young swimmer Angel Otom reaches Paralympic final
MANILA, Philippines – Young Filipina para swimming sensation Angel Otom proved her dominance at the Southeast Asian level was no fluke as the Olongapo City standout advanced to the medal round of the...
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Police deny foreign hand in Quiboloy hunt after US-made helicopter sighting
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Davao police denied on Tuesday, September 3, that they were receiving support from the United States in the ongoing manhunt for fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy and...
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Enteng becomes severe tropical storm as it moves away from Luzon
MANILA, Philippines – Enteng (Yagi) strengthened from a tropical storm into a severe tropical storm on Tuesday afternoon, September 3, while moving away from Luzon. Enteng’s maximum sustained winds...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis tours Asia-Pacific
Pope Francis embarks on the longest trip of his pontificate as he visits Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore from September 3 to 13. Bookmark and refresh this page for live updates...
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After New York closure, Purple Yam Manila lives on with uniquely Filipino pies
MANILA, Philippines – When one door closes, another remains open. In August, co-owner Amy Besa and her husband, Chef Romy Dorotan, closed down Purple Yam Brooklyn, the long-running Filipino restaurant...
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FACT CHECK: Flooding in NAIA seen in video not due to Severe Tropical Storm...
Claim: Parts of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were flooded due to Severe Tropical Storm Enteng, as shown in a video. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video can be found on a...
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Mantra welcomes solo diners with new thali lunch sets at Vertis North branch
MANILA, Philippines – I love Indian cuisine, but I also get the struggle of wanting to try multiple dishes at once but hesitating to do so, because of the typically large serving sizes and hefty price...
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UAAP revises eligibility rules for collegiate transferees
MANILA, Philippines – The recent high-profile transfers prompted the UAAP to enforce new eligibility rules. Under the new rule, a UAAP student-athlete who transfers to another member school at the...
View ArticleFormer beauty queen indicted for Ponzi scheme targeting Filipino-Americans
MANILA, Philippines – A federal grand jury in the United States has returned a 32-count indictment against a Filipino-American woman accused of running a Ponzi scheme targeting her fellow Fil-Ams, US...
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Enteng now a typhoon outside PAR; southwest monsoon to dump more rain
MANILA, Philippines – Enteng (Yagi) intensified from a severe tropical storm into a typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, September 4. As of Wednesday afternoon,...
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Linda Sun, ex-aide to NY Governor Hochul, charged with acting as Chinese agent
NEW YORK, USA – A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was charged on Tuesday, September 3, with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government in exchange for millions of dollars in...
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