Global reaction to the US presidential election
Reactions from around the world began flooding in after Fox News projected that Republican Donald Trump had defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political...
View ArticleWATCH: Kamala Harris addresses supporters
United States Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is set to address her supporters on Wednesday, November 6, a day after the 2024 US election. Harris was initially set...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Iza Calzado and ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
MANILA, Philippines – For years, author Cheryl Strayed had anonymously run Dear Sugar, an advice column that sought to help answer people’s woes on love and life. In 2012, Strayed officially published...
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Jollibee’s sister brand Mang Inasal rises
MANILA, Philippines – Jollibee’s younger sister brand Mang Inasal is all grown up, thanks to its unique Pinoy offering, store expansions, and “tradigital” (traditional and digital) marketing. In case...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Filing period for certificates of candidacy for BARMM positions
Mindanao is divided into six administrative regions, including the predominantly Muslim Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The region has long struggled with underdevelopment,...
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Hey stupid, it wasn’t just the economy. It was inflation
US presidential elections are all about “the economy, stupid,” said Bill Clinton’s strategist James Carville in 1992. And for American voters who cared more about the economy than other issues — and...
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WATCH: Manila hosts dialogue on South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines – Government officials, foreign policy experts, and key decision makers from across Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific gather in the Philippines for The Manila Dialogue on the...
View ArticleLet Alohi Robins-Hardy play: Farm Fresh makes last-ditch appeal to PVL
MANILA, Philippines – The Farm Fresh Foxies made a last-ditch appeal to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) to allow setter Alohi Robins-Hardy to play, just a couple of days before the 2024-2025...
View ArticleChina’s Xi urges US to ‘get along’ as he congratulates Trump
China’s President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential win and urged both nations to find the “right way to get along,” as looming US tariffs threatened to return them to the...
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BARMM shuts down calls for special Sulu plebiscite after SC exclusion ruling
MANILA, Philippines – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has ruled out the possibility of holding another plebiscite specifically for Sulu to settle whether the province...
View ArticleIsrael strikes on Lebanon kill 40 people around Baalbek, health ministry says
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, November 6, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Manila SK Federation President Yanyan Ibay on why youth...
MANILA, Philippines – A Manila Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson recently drew public attention when she stood up against members of the city council, including Vice Mayor Yul Servo, who removed her as...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: PLAYERTWO
MANILA, Philippines – Hip-hop group PLAYERTWO is making its Rappler Live Jam debut on Thursday, November 7! Hailing from Davao, PLAYERTWO is composed of Luke April, Ivo Impreso, Wave P, Puhken, and...
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Nothing new with Marcos’ latest drug war task force
The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a task force to reinvestigate the killings under Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. But the credibility, and even sincerity,...
View ArticleKai Sotto goes down with injury in Koshigaya’s win over AJ Edu, Nagasaki Velca
MANILA, Philippines – In a highly anticipated first matchup between two Gilas Pilipinas big men in the Japan B. League, Kai Sotto and the Koshigaya Alphas prevailed over AJ Edu and the Nagasaki Velca,...
View ArticleHazard-prone NCR falls behind in disaster preparedness — Harvard study
MANILA, Philippines — It has been 11 years since the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), but the Philippines has a long way to go when it comes to disaster preparedness, especially in the...
View ArticleRondae Hollis-Jefferson donates Best Import purse to charity
MANILA, Philippines – Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is putting his earnings from winning Best Import in the PBA Governors’ Cup to a good cause. TNT on Friday, November 8, announced that Hollis-Jefferson is...
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Marcos gov’t assumes responsibility for ‘unfulfilled commitments’ for Yolanda...
MANILA, Philippines – On the 11th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his government “fully assumes” responsibility for “all unfulfilled commitments”...
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DMW: We support asserting equal wages for Filipino seafarers
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it will support “any action” that would assert the right of Filipino seafarers to equal wages, reacting to a Rappler story...
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[Ask the Tax Whiz] Understanding crypto regulations in the Philippines
What are the regulations that govern cryptocurrency transactions in the Philippines? Crypto exchanges are governed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) through BSP Circular No. 1108, which...
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