Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback
PALM BEACH, Florida – Donald Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test...
View ArticleRemembering Robert Alejandro: Creatives, groups pay tribute to late artist
MANILA, Philippines – Robert Alejandro was many things to many people. He was one of the primary graphic designers of the products in Papemelroti, the beloved stationery gift shop founded by his...
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‘A History of Hollows’ offers an artist’s powerful snapshot of her aging...
In “Apricots,” the essay which opens her memoir, The Faraway Nearby (2018), the critic Rebecca Solnit writes, “Stories are compasses and architecture; we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and...
View Article[Rappler Investigates] Beyond Donald and Kamala
As early as 1 pm Wednesday, November 6, the Rappler internal Telegram channel, as well as community US Vote 2024 chat channel, were already sensing a triumph by Donald Trump. If CNN had a Magic Wall,...
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Former Comelec chief gets mixed feelings as he joins BARMM filing line for bets
MANILA, Philippines – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sheriff Abas stood on the other side of the filing process on Wednesday, November 6, trading his role of accepting certificates...
View ArticleVatican’s chief diplomat congratulates Trump, wishes him ‘great wisdom’
VATICAN CITY – The Roman Catholic Church’s highest-ranking diplomat offered congratulations to US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, November 7, and wished him “great wisdom” as he prepares to...
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Media brokers come under heat for allegedly threatening whistleblower to...
Journalists have been called to hearings of the House of Representatives probing into the Duterte war on drugs, and often it’s to testify on stories done to expose state abuses in the campaign. But...
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,...
View ArticleDetention longer than maximum jail time ‘cruel and inhumane’– Supreme Court
MANILA, Philippines – In a recently publicized ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) said that a person’s detention beyond the supposed maximum jail time “is not only cruel and inhumane, but also undermines...
View Article#WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Friday, November 8, 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Some areas suspended classes for Friday, November 8, due to Typhoon Marce (Yinxing). This list will be updated once local or national authorities make announcements. LUZON Ilocos...
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Spain floods: Improvised vet station treats pets sick from tainted mud
PAIPORTA, Spain – Volunteer veterinarians in eastern Spain’s flood-hit Paiporta are treating pets that have caught infections from the devastated town’s mud-filled streets at an improvised first-aid...
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FACT CHECK: Marcos skips APEC to prioritize domestic concerns
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is skipping the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru from November 9 to 16 because drug testing is needed to participate in the event. Rating:...
View ArticlePH women’s futsal team kicks off one year prep to World Cup
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) sees a brighter future for women’s sports after its two teams qualified in the World Cup. Two years after the Filipinas made history in...
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[OPINION] Trump, populism, and religions
Donald Trump has won in the US. This is not the first. It is a repeat of 2016. But he is not alone. There are many others like him. Growing populist governments have become (in)famous worldwide:...
View ArticleTIMELINE: UN climate negotiations through the years to COP29
This year’s UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world’s 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first “Conference of the Parties” in 1995. Here are some of the...
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...
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Typhoon Marce exits PAR; low pressure area set to enter
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 4 pm on Friday, November 8, after causing extensive damage in Northern Luzon, particularly in the...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Ginebra vs TNT – PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, Game 6
MANILA, Philippines – End or extend? After dealing Barangay Ginebra a soul-crushing 27-point Game 5 blowout, TNT goes for the kill, while the Gin Kings seek to fight another day as they go at it once...
View ArticlePutin is ready to talk to Trump but his Ukraine demands are unchanged,...
MOSCOW, Russia- President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss Ukraine with Donald Trump but that does not mean he is willing to alter Moscow’s demands, the Kremlin said on Friday, November 8. Putin’s...
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