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Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo not running for reelection in 2025
TARLAC, Philippines – Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo said on Tuesday, October 8, that she is not running for reelection in 2025. Guo said this at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the last day...
View ArticleBacolod Mayor Albee Benitez sidesteps reelection bid, eyes Congress
BACOLOD, Philippines – Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez is not seeking a second office term. He filed his certificate of candidacy for representative of Bacolod’s lone district instead...
View ArticleAngeles City, Pampanga is Asia’s Best Emerging Culinary Destination 2024
MANILA, Philippines — Angeles City, Pampanga has been named Asia’s Best Emerging Culinary City Destination at the World Culinary Awards Gala Ceremony 2024 last October 3 in Dubai, UAE. The award was...
View ArticleMyanmar and South China Sea to test ASEAN relevance in upcoming summit
VIENTIANE, Laos – Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Laos this week as Myanmar’s civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea risk corroding the ASEAN grouping’s central role in the...
View ArticleHezbollah targets Israeli troops on Lebanese border, sirens in northern Israel
Hezbollah militants targeted Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh with artillery shells and rockets on Wednesday, October 9, the group said in a statement, a day after Israel...
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House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe runs for Zamboanga mayor
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – House Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe is running for Zamboanga City mayor, while his brother John set his eyes on a seat in the House of Representatives. Mannix...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Cast of ‘Bar Boys: A New Musical’
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyers and law students, this one’s for you! The cast of Bar Boys: A New Musical is heading to Rappler Live Jam on Wednesday, October 9. Based on the 2017 film by Kip Oebanda,...
View ArticleIn The Public Square: Who’s going to win in the 2025 elections?
MANILA, Philippines – The period for filing certificates of candidacy for the 2025 Philippine elections is over; we know who the aspiring candidates in national and local posts are. Now let’s talk of...
View ArticleGAME SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals
MANILA, Philippines – The PBA Governors’ Cup is heading into the homestretch. Only four teams remain as Barangay Ginebra, San Miguel, Rain or Shine, and TNT advanced to the semifinals, where they will...
View ArticleSame surnames, new positions: Sarangani politicians gear up for 2025
SARANGANI, Philippines – Old names in Sarangani politics are set to dominate next year’s electoral exercise, as the week-long filing of certificates of candidacy, which ended on Tuesday, October 8,...
View ArticleChambers, young FEU ‘trying to figure it out’ after tough first round
MANILA, Philippines – Keeping a positive mindset is on top of FEU head coach Sean Chambers’ list ahead of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball second round. After the Tamaraws wrapped up the first...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Jonvic Remulla’s plans for the DILG
MANILA, Philippines – After decades in Cavite, Jonvic Remulla is taking the helm of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. It’s a huge portfolio — the newly minted secretary has...
View ArticleRappler Talk: DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. on science as public service
MANILA, Philippines – Some would say that scientists make for the best public servants. Scientists base decisions on evidence and data instead of populist politics and mere speculation. This is the...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Relationship coach Aiza Tabayoyong on family boundaries
MANILA, Philippines — Many Filipinos are blessed with families that are loving, supportive, and caring. But unfortunately, this is not always the case. Instead, for others their families become their...
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LIST: The labor leaders eyeing Senate seats in 2025
The thriving labor movement in the Philippines has countless leaders in unions and organizations who speak out about injustices among their fellow workers, despite the risks that come with it. The...
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Mangudadatu dynasty slams Anton Lagdameo as BARMM politics heat up
COTABATO, Philippines – As their local party of political dynasties faltered, members of the Mangudadatu family – each running for governor in three different provinces – have targeted Special...
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Gamer priest Antonio Zabala fights evil in real life, and in ‘Diablo IV’
MANILA, Philippines – Father Antonio Zabala, Order of Augustinian Recollects, is a priest, and college administrator at San Sebastian College, and avid Diablo fan — not the devil of course, but the...
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Pasay scam hub’s sublessor is Marcos’ reclamation chair Alex Lopez
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) chairman Alexander T. Lopez, a presidential appointee, is the sublessor to a POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) company in Pasay...
View Article‘Lesson learned’: Julie Anne San Jose apologizes for controversial church...
MANILA, Philippines — Singer-actress Julie Anne San Jose issued an apology on Thursday, October 10, after getting flak over her controversial performance at a benefit concert held inside a Catholic...
View ArticleBluey and Bingo are heading to Fully Booked BGC
MANILA, Philippines – Get ready for the ultimate Heeler family adventure! Join Bluey and Bingo for a meet-and-greet event on Saturday, October 19, at the Children’s Area on the second floor of Fully...
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