New powerhouse: Australia is latest country to win all ‘Big 4’ pageants
MANILA, Philippines – Jessica Lane stands out. Her towering height, glowing skin, golden short hair, and queenly poise and eloquence helped her best 89 other contestants to win the highly-coveted Miss...
View ArticleAs Severe Tropical Storm Nika looms, more areas face rain, winds
MANILA, Philippines – More areas were placed under tropical cyclone wind signals at 11 am on Sunday, November 10 — including the northern part of Metro Manila — as Severe Tropical Storm Nika (Toraji)...
View ArticleManny Pangilinan’s media firm jumpstarts FM radio business
MANILA, Philippines – Telecommunications magnate Manny V. Pangilinan has jumpstarted his FM radio business after selling radio assets to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a sign that the country’s...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Bean There, Munched on That!
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In this episode, we’re doing the old switcheroo as Kitchen 143 host Michelle...
View ArticleTrump wins Arizona, sweeping all 7 battleground states, Edison Research says
WASHINGTON USA – Donald Trump has won the presidential election in Arizona, Edison Research projected on Saturday, completing a sweep of all seven battleground states and locking in a decisive...
View ArticleDown 12 in 4th, Cavs rally past Nets for 11-0 start
Evan Mobley collected 23 points and 16 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers, who trailed by 12 entering the fourth quarter, extended their season-opening winning streak to 11 with a 105-100 victory...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump — the 2024 US presidential elections
Millions of Americans are coming out to vote in person on November 5 (late November 5 to early November 6 in the Philippines) for their next president in what polls indicate to be another close US...
View Article[Two-Pronged] Is teaching for me?
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 ArticleSevere Tropical Storm Nika nears typhoon status; intense rain to hit Aurora,...
MANILA, Philippines – The weather bureau further expanded rainfall and wind warnings in Luzon early Sunday afternoon, November 10, as Severe Tropical Storm Nika (Toraji) slightly intensified over the...
View ArticleDe’Aaron Fox, DeMar DeRozan help Kings cool off Suns in OT
De’Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan each had 8 points in overtime to account for all of the Kings’ scoring in the extra period, leading visiting Sacramento past the short-handed Phoenix Suns, 127-118, on...
View ArticleTrump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku
BAKU, Azerbaijan – The annual United Nations climate summit kicks off Monday, November 11, with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of weather disasters that have...
View Article[WATCH] Panel discussion: Donald Trump is US President again – now what?
Donald Trump is back with a vengeance. Having been impeached twice and convicted of 34 counts of felony since he left the White House, Trump’s clear victory in the 2024 presidential election affirms —...
View ArticleAt Home sa Abroad: Dealing with uncertainties of a 2nd Trump administration
MANILA, Philippines – Last week, America spoke: Republican Donald Trump is their next president. Back here in the Philippines, the question has always been, how will this affect us? One of the most...
View ArticleTyphoon Nika: Track, wind signals, rainfall warnings, latest news
Typhoon Nika (Toraji), the Philippines’ 14th tropical cyclone for 2024, is bringing fierce winds and moderate to torrential rain to parts of Luzon. Nika made landfall in Aurora on Monday morning,...
View ArticleEXPLAINER: What is the point of a UN climate COP?
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual UN climate summit, in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku. But as each year’s summit has...
View Article[EDITORIAL] Postmort: Saan sumablay ang Democrats?
Na-PTSD ang maraming Pinoy sa resulta ng eleksiyon sa Estados Unidos na malinaw na panalo ng Republican na si Donald Trump laban sa Democrat na si Kamala Harris. It was like going through Ferdinand...
View ArticleGlobe GFiber Prepaid transforms barangays into ‘Barangay Kaya’
Are you in the market for reliable, fast, and affordable fiber internet? Panahon na with Globe GFiber Prepaid! Globe GFiber Prepaid is the telco company’s latest innovation, providing reliable prepaid...
View ArticleAll clear: UAAP allows ‘ligang labas’ games as MVP Kevin Quiambao admits side...
MANILA, Philippines – “Ligang labas” (unsanctioned tournament) games have been a touchy subject for all top basketball leagues in the Philippines due to the risks they pose to high-profile players who...
View ArticleCOP29: UN Climate Change Conference agenda, latest news
Rappler is covering the United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP29 happening in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Azerbaijan is set to oversee the annual negotiations among nearly...
View ArticleCHR hears alarming accounts of red-tagging harassment in Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines –The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) concluded a two-day inquiry into the growing issue of red-tagging in Mindanao – a practice that has left over a hundred individuals...
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