SC: Baguio City exempted from ancestral claims under IPRA
Manila, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) upheld its decision that exempted Baguio City from ancestral land claims under the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA) or Republic Act No. 8371....
View ArticleTolentino torches Eastern as NorthPort regains solo lead
MANILA, Philippines – Arvin Tolentino and NorthPort returned to their winning ways and grabbed solo lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after a 120-113 win over Hong Kong Eastern at the PhilSports...
View ArticleLeBron breaks Abdul-Jabbar’s 35-year-old record for most career minutes
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s long standing NBA record for most minutes played in regular season history when he clocked his 57,447th minute in his team’s win over...
View ArticleTrump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown approaches
WASHINGTON DC, USA – A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, December 19, as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress...
View ArticleAngry gamblers responsible for nearly half of social media abuse aimed at...
LONDON, UK – Angry gamblers were responsible for nearly half of the 12,000 abusive social-media posts aimed at tennis players this year, according to a report published on Thursday, December 19. The...
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Comelec junks petition seeking to disqualify Quiboloy’s 2025 senatorial bid
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) junked the petition that sought to disqualify arrested doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy from running for the 2025 senatorial elections. In...
View ArticleRatliffe dominates as Magnolia outlasts NLEX in OT to snap 4-game slide
MANILA, Philippines – It took the first overtime of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup for Magnolia to arrest its lengthy slump. The Hotshots won again for the first time in nearly a month after eking out a...
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After returning home, what fate awaits Mary Jane Veloso?
Hours before the sun rose, the Veloso family quietly prepared to go to the airport to see their Mary Jane come home. Mary Jane Veloso’s parents and sons were staying in the office of migrant rights...
View ArticleLOOK: All the floats at Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 Parade of Stars
MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2024 Parade of Stars took place Saturday, December 21, in Manila, with the much-anticipated yearly event featuring the lead stars of this...
View ArticleAdam Silver says NBA examining increase in 3-point shooting
NBA commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged that the leagued might have a problem with the volume of three-point shot attempts, but he isn’t ready to move the arc. Speaking at the NBA Cup final in Las...
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Breakout and comeback stars shine in rich year for Philippine sports
The underdogs prevailed in 2024 — those who flew under the radar, those who were almost relegated to irrelevance and to the dustbin of the ordinary, those who fought their way back to prominence,...
View ArticleUS charges Russian-Israeli dual national tied to Lockbit ransomware group
WASHINGTON, USA – The United States has charged a Russian-Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group, the US Department of Justice said on Friday, December 20....
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Bridge connecting Dagupan to Binmaley to be rebuilt after 90 years
DAGUPAN, Philippines – After almost 90 years, mainland Dagupan City will be connected once again to its island barangays. On Friday, December 20, the new bridge project broke ground, with Pangasinan...
View ArticleTrough of tropical depression outside PAR triggers rain in Palawan
MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) developed into a tropical depression at 2 pm on Saturday, December 21. As of 3 pm, the tropical...
View ArticleDeath toll in German Christmas market attack rises to 5, police investigate...
MAGDEBURG, Germany – German authorities are investigating a Saudi man with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric as the suspected driver in a car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the city of...
View ArticleStockton, Winston take turns as Converge stuns Ginebra from 17 down in...
MANILA, Philippines – Converge kept its winning streak going in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after a come-from-behind 98-91 win over Barangay Ginebra at the Batangas City Coliseum on Saturday, December...
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South African suburb fights food poverty with climate-smart farming methods
It’s early December, yet the farms’ landscape in Onverwacht, near Polokwane in Limpopo, northeast South Africa, is a dull brown and dry. Red dust rises into the sky as a hot wind sweeps in the late...
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Where earth touches sky: China’s mountains that inspired Avatar
ZHANGJIAJIE, China – There’s something almost ceremonial about walking into Huángshízhài especially when your first sight is the Greeting Double Gate. The towering stone pillars rise from the thick...
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Mindanao Movers lead webinar series, multimedia campaigns on media literacy
MANILA, Philippines – How are you boosting media and information literacy (MIL) in your community? For Rappler civic engagement volunteers in Mindanao, they led a series of webinars and multimedia...
View Article[The Wide Shot] I missed Simbang Gabi but found Christmas grace
Every year, I join millions of Filipino Catholics in trying to complete the nine days of Simbang Gabi, our traditional evening or dawn Masses in preparation for Christmas. We go to Simbang Gabi for...
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