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FACT CHECK: PBA legend Jimmy Alapag is not head coach of Sacramento Kings
Claim: Jimmy Alapag, a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player, is the head coach of the NBA team Sacramento Kings. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in a...
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5 rising OPM acts to look out for this 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Even as the local music scene continues to go through rapid changes, there’s one thing that we always seem to get more of every year: the emergence of promising new talent....
View Article[The Wide Shot] Making sense of Iglesia ni Cristo’s rally for peace
The nationwide Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) peace rally on Monday, January 13, brings me back to my first month as a Rappler reporter nearly 13 years ago. On February 28, 2012, I was assigned to cover the...
View ArticleLassiter, Perez rain clutch threes, hand Magnolia 6th close loss of conference
MANILA, Philippines – For the sixth time in the 2025 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, Magnolia found itself at the losing end of a thriller as San Miguel eked out a late 85-78 escape at the Ynares Center in...
View ArticleBatangas governor laments national gov’t inaction in managing Taal protected...
BATANGAS, Philippines – It has been 5 years since the last eruption of Taal volcano that resulted in 39 deaths, affected thousands of residents and left billions worth of damages in the province of...
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Respect Iglesia ni Cristo protesters, Malacañang orders agencies
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang ordered government agencies on Monday morning, January 13, to respect the right of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) protesters to mount a peaceful assembly as they hold a...
View ArticleLos Angeles races to contain wildfires before severe winds return
LOS ANGELES, USA – Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, January 12, taking advantage of a brief respite in...
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Chavit Singson withdraws from Senate race due to health reasons
MANILA, Philippines – Former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson announced on Sunday, January 12, that he was withdrawing from the 2025 Senate race due to health reasons. Singson, hospitalized due to...
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[EDITORIAL] Saan pupunta ang basura kapag wala nang basurero? Sa feed mo
Ano ba ang fact-checkers? Sa totoo lang, basurero sila. Sabi ng Rappler tech writer na si Victor Barreiro Jr: “As a job, the act of fact-checking is wading through the muck of human reality to try...
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At 62, Demi Moore finally feels ‘liberated’ from her own self
LOS ANGELES, USA – Showered with praise for her performance in the body horror film The Substance, Demi Moore recalled how one comment struck her — and it neither came from the media nor the movie...
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Marcos ‘confident’ in US-Philippine-Japan ties as Biden bids goodbye to White...
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday, January 13, that he was “confident” that Washington, Tokyo, and Manila would “continue working together to enhance and...
View ArticleWATCH: NTF-WPS briefing on China Coast Guard’s ‘illegal presence’ in waters...
MANILA, Philippines – Officials of the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) called for a press conference on Tuesday, January 14, more than a week since the China Coast Guard (CCG)...
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BCDA bars ex-Baguio mayor, two others from Camp John Hay Golf Course
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) issued a public notice on January 14, Tuesday, prohibiting a former Baguio City mayor and two others from playing at...
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Fire-stricken Los Angeles braces for dangerous Santa Ana winds
LOS ANGELES, USA – Los Angeles firefighters braced for high winds on Monday, January 13, expected to fuel two monstrous wildfires that have already leveled entire neighborhoods, killed at least two...
View ArticleGaza ceasefire deal close after ‘breakthrough’ in Doha
Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday, January 14, seeking to finalize details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, after US President Joe Biden said a ceasefire and hostage release deal he has...
View ArticleBuried dreams: Kagay-anon OFW Dafnie Nacalaban’s tragic journey in Kuwait
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – In October 2024, Dafnie Nacalaban’s voice during a long distance call carried the excitement of hope. She told her sister in the rural village of Dansolihon in Cagayan de...
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AboitizPower chief hopes to see a long-term plan for Philippines’ power industry
MANILA, Philippines – If AboitizPower president and chief executive officer Danel Aboitiz could ask for one thing, it would be a long-term plan for the Philippine energy sector. In a Rappler Talk...
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US lawmakers urge Biden to extend TikTok January 19 ban deadline
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday, January 13, urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a January 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the US assets of TikTok or face a US ban. The...
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FACT CHECK: Post falsely claims 159 countries adopted BRICS Pay system
Claim: 159 countries have signed up to use a payment system developed by the BRICS member countries that enables cross-border transactions using their national currencies. Rating: FALSE Why we...
View ArticleSandy Hook families reach settlement over Alex Jones’ bankruptcy
NEW YORK, USA – Families who have sued Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre have resolved their disputes on how to divide the bankrupt conspiracy theorist’s assets, clearing...
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