SC to Senate bet Lambino: Explain spreading of ‘fake news’ about Duterte TRO
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has asked a senatorial candidate under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s ticket to explain his spreading of disinformation or “fake news” regarding the...
View ArticleAt House hearing, lawmakers zero in on liability of Meta over false content
MANILA, Philippines – Representatives from Meta, the parent entity of social media giant Facebook, faced for the first time the House inquiry into online disinformation on Tuesday, April 8, but their...
View ArticleCebu fuel firm Top Line marks first stock market debut of 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Cebu-based fuel firm Top Line Business Development Corporation made its stock market debut on Tuesday, April 8, a day after global markets fell amid US President Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleCanada says WeChat news account pushing false narratives about Carney
OTTAWA, Canada – Canada said on Monday the most popular news account on Chinese social media platform WeChat was pushing false narratives about Prime Minister Mark Carney in a bid to influence the...
View Article5 Chinese men with Lucky South 99 links caught trying to flee in Tawi-Tawi
MANILA, Philippines – Authorities arrested five Chinese nationals wanted for illegal activities linked to the offshore gaming operations of Lucky South 99 after they attempted to flee the country via...
View ArticleSC issues show cause order vs Pasig bet Sia over sexist remark about single...
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court said on Tuesday, April 8, that it has issued a show cause order to Pasig congressional bet Ian Sia over his sexist remark about single mothers during a campaign...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Ruy Elias Lopez on being opposition in Duterte’s Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – After challenging incumbent Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte in the mayoralty race in 2022, former Davao City lawmaker Ruy Elias Lopez is seeking his comeback as the city’s...
View ArticleSC upholds junking of complaints vs cops in Duterte-time secret jail issue
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the junking of complaints against police officers and personnel involved in the secret jail controversy in Tondo, Manila back in 2017. In a...
View ArticleRemembering photojournalist Richard Reyes: ‘Your work always spoke’
MANILA, Philippines – He was a photojournalist who was “hungry, not for the job, but for stories.” A rare find even, as he captured powerful moments not just with his camera, but also his writing. But...
View ArticleMisamis Oriental governor defends Bangsamoro, beautiful nurses remarks
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – There was no sign of remorse in the response of embattled Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia to a show cause order from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Behind...
View ArticlePhilippine schools to integrate Special Olympics sports in program
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) partnered with the Special Olympics Pilipinas to bring special sports to schools, making the Philippines the first Asia Pacific nation to join...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: 2025 PVL All-Filipino finals Game 3 – Creamline vs Petro Gazz
MANILA, Philippines – Five months, 99 matches, one final game for one champion. Both already having proven their worth for the PVL All-Filipino Conference title, the Petro Gazz Angels and defending...
View ArticleMarcos orders safe conduct passes for thousands of Mindanao ex-rebels
MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, April 11, ordered the issuance of safe conduct passes to thousands of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members and...
View ArticleSarah Discaya insists no current ties with St. Timothy despite ownership of...
MANILA, Philippines – Pasig mayoral candidate Sarah Discaya insisted on Friday, April 11, that she is no longer affiliated with St. Timothy Construction, a former contractor of the Commission on...
View ArticlePhilippines assists seafarers held in South Korea over major drug bust
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine authorities are assisting several Filipino seafarers being held in South Korea over a major drug bust in the country, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported...
View ArticleMarcos vetoes ally-backed bill granting PH citizenship to Chinese businessman...
MANILA, Philippines – Arguing that he could not “blindly ignore the alarming and revealing warnings” from Philippine government agencies, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed a bill that would have...
View ArticleMarcos signs bill turning NEDA into Dep’t of Economy, Planning, and Development
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, April 10, signed into law a measure that will transform the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into a department....
View Article[DECODED] Suspicious Instagram accounts flood Rappler posts with ‘DuterteEJK’...
MANILA, Philippines – Numerous Instagram accounts with signs of coordinated, inauthentic behavior flooded select Rappler posts about former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and departure for The...
View ArticleBest friends from Negros Occidental among topnotchers of 2025 electronics...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines —Two graduates of the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUPV) in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, are among the five topnotchers of the April 2025...
View ArticlePilita Corrales, ‘Asia’s Queen of Songs,’ dies
MANILA, Philippines – Original Pilipino music (OPM) has bid farewell to another legend. Pilita Corrales, who earned the title of “Asia’s Queen of Songs” for her invaluable legacy in Philippine music,...
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