It’s a book sail! Floating book fair Doulos Hope is sailing around the PH
MANILA, Philippines – Sailing to our shores again is international floating book fair Doulos Hope, set for disembarkation at three Philippine ports from March to April 2024 after more than a decade....
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Bigger men and better rom-coms: Enrique Gil, ‘I Am Not Big Bird,’ and a new...
I just saw Victor Villanueva’s I Am Not Big Bird with my mom and younger brother. This experience in itself was, at best, awkward, but somehow this says more about what the Filipino moviegoing public...
View ArticleAndy Murray drops retirement hint after 500th hardcourt win in Dubai
Andy Murray hinted that this could be his last season after he recorded his 500th hardcourt win with a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Dubai Tennis...
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Q&A: Sharul Channa on being a female stand-up comic in Singapore
MANILA, Philippines – When we think of popular female stand-up comics, names like Ali Wong, Tiffany Haddish, and Amy Schumer come to mind. And while it’s great that more and more women are taking to...
View ArticleCoca-Cola investing $1 billion in Philippine market after Aboitiz deal
MANILA, Philippines – The Coca-Cola Company is bullish on the Philippine market as it announced a $1-billion investment, just days after it finalized the sale of its local bottling unit to Aboitiz...
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MWC 2024’s exciting gadgets: Lenovo’s transparent laptop, Tecno’s gaming...
This year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC 2024), the largest mobile technology trade show in the world, is in full swing in Barcelona, Spain, and there are already plenty of new gadgets to marvel at. The...
View ArticleSandiganbayan convicts NGO officer of graft, malversation in PDAF scam
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has convicted an officer of a nongovernmental organization (NGO) of graft and malversation of public funds in connection with the Priority...
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Mindanao independence: Duterte’s ‘joke’ that just didn’t fly
DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – Former president Rodrigo Duterte sang to a different tune nearly a month after he called for Mindanao secession, saying that it was merely a bluff and he was joking about...
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The coolest collab: Sandara Park is the newest endorser of San Mig Light
In an exciting plot twist that brings together K-pop royalty and an iconic local beer, the multi-hyphenate icon (and our favorite tourism ambassador), Sandara Park, has officially joined forces with...
View ArticleSam Bankman-Fried urges lenient sentence, citing FTX fund recovery
NEW YORK, USA – Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer urged a judge on Tuesday, February 27, to impose a lenient sentence for the FTX founder’s conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of the...
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Navy confirms ‘interference’ in West Philippine Sea… but by whom?
The Philippine Navy made headlines on Tuesday, February 27, after its spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Roy Trinidad, said in an interview that “interference (in) our electronic...
View ArticleMeta’s Zuckerberg discusses mixed reality devices, AI with LG leaders in...
SEOUL, South Korea – Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday met LG Electronics executives to discuss a stronger partnership in extended reality (XR) devices as well as potential cooperation...
View ArticlePUP Radio Conference to mark 10th year, highlights media amid presence of AI
The following is a press release from the PUP Radio Conference. The Young Communicators’ Guild, the official radio and news arm of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of...
View Article[DOCUMENTARY] Marcos Jr. and Hawaii: Dictator’s Son Returns to Land of His Exile
MANILA, Philippines – It was a triumphant homecoming for the dictator’s son. During the 38th anniversary month of the EDSA People Power Revolution, Rappler revisits President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s...
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Aklan’s rice production plummets as dry weather turns fields to dust
AKLAN, Philippines – Aklan’s rice production significantly dropped due to dry weather conditions exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon since 2023, impacting thousands of hectares of rice fields in the...
View ArticleInterpol’s Red Notice out vs fugitive Arnie Teves – DOJ
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that the Interpol had issued a Red Notice against former Negros Oriental lawmaker Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. “At least the...
View ArticleVisa names Maya as top prepaid card issuer in the Philippines once more
Powered by the #1 Digital Bank App Maya, the Maya Card has emerged as the country’s fastest-growing prepaid card due to its unmatched ease of use, convenience, safety, and worldwide acceptance. Visa,...
View ArticleLeBron final-quarter show fuels Lakers comeback over Clippers
LeBron James scored 19 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Davis finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers overcame a 21-point deficit in the final...
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[ANALYSIS] Why airport ‘surot’ and Taylor Swift matter
The Philippines is in the news once again after a traveler complained about getting bitten by bed bugs – the Filipino word captures it better: surot – in the country’s main international gateway, the...
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[Only IN Hollywood] Oscar-bound: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., and their...
LOS ANGELES, CA – With Oscar pundits weighing in, the prediction is that come March 10, Christopher Nolan and his Oppenheimer team will walk up several times to the stage of the Dolby Theatre in...
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