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ICC prosecutor vs. Rodrigo Roa Duterte: What you need to know
MANILA, Philippines – Between now and the scheduled confirmation of charges hearing on September 23, there will be a lot of intense paperwork from the prosecution and the defense team of former...
View ArticlePoy Erram bares seeking help amid roller-coaster PBA finals run
MANILA, Philippines – Poy Erram admitted he has been a “distraction” for TNT in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals. So the big man is seeking help to address his mental health issues as he aims to turn...
View ArticleTrump administration directs spy satellite agencies to surveil US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON, USA – The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the US-Mexico border region as part of a sweeping crackdown on...
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Local campaign period for 2025 midterms begins in politically polarized...
MANILA, Philippines – Local candidates have been campaigning for months; only now is it official. The formal campaign period for local elective aspirants in the 2025 midterm elections kicked off on...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Prayer rallies on Rodrigo Duterte’s 80th birthday
Supporters of Rodrigo Duterte are staging prayer rallies on Friday, March 28, to mark the 80th birthday of the former president who is now detained in The Hague. Protesters are calling for Duterte’s...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Local campaign period kickoff – 2025 Philippine elections
More than 41,000 candidates vying for over 18,000 local positions will officially start campaigning on Friday, March 28. The 45-day local campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections is taking place...
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‘The next president’? Vico Sotto teased by his dad, ‘Bossing’ Vic, during...
PASIG CITY, Philippines – The crowd in the atrium of the Mutya ng Pasig Mega Market roared in excitement as a familiar figure tried to sneak around and behind the rostrum, assisted by stage hands as...
View ArticleGreenland forms new government hours before visit by US Vice President Vance
NUUK, Greenland – Greenland presented a new government coalition agreement on Friday, March 28, just hours before a visit by US Vice President JD Vance to the Arctic island that President Donald Trump...
View ArticleRappler Recap: Healthcare front and center as gubernatorial bets woo voters...
LAGUNA, Philippines – The issue of healthcare was front and center as gubernatorial candidates in Laguna courted voters on the first day of the local campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections on...
View ArticleTNT stuns Ginebra in Game 7 overtime heart-stopper for 2nd straight PBA crown
MANILA, Philippines – Another championship duel against Barangay Ginebra still yielded the same result for TNT. The Tropang Giga reasserted their mastery over the Gin Kings and ruled the PBA...
View ArticleUN’s World Food Programme says 58 million face hunger crisis after huge...
ROME, Italy – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday, March 28, that 58 million people were at risk of extreme hunger or starvation unless urgent funding for food aid is secured, after...
View ArticleCampaign period begins for local bets | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Local campaign period kicks off for 2025 Philippine elections More than 41,000 candidates vying for over 18,000...
View ArticleMinus Jayson Castro, Rey Nambatac steps up to bag first Finals MVP
MANILA, Philippines – Rey Nambatac stepped up in the absence of TNT’s last Finals MVP and won the same award for himself. Nambatac claimed his first Finals MVP award as the Tropang Giga captured the...
View ArticleIsrael flouting international law with forced evacuations in Gaza, UN says
GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN Human Rights office accused Israel on Friday, March 28, of violating international law by forcibly displacing Palestinians in Gaza under “mandatory evacuation orders.” The...
View ArticleAs Duterte allies hold mañanitas, Alyansa bets join local sorties in Cebu
CEBU, Philippines – Much like in other parts of the country, March 28 was an eventful day in Cebu: allies of former president Rodrigo Duterte held prayer rallies and “solidarity” events, while...
View ArticleManila: What’s surprising about Isko Moreno running for mayor again?
MANILA, Philippines – Residents of the Philippines’ capital city have a mountain of problems they have to face on a daily basis: garbage, traffic, floods, housing, taking care of senior citizens. And...
View ArticleCharged and shocked: Lights out for Choco Mucho as Akari rolls to PVL semis...
ANTIPOLO, Philippines – In arguably the most nail-biting match yet in the 2025 PVL All-Filipino Conference, the Akari Chargers rose from the dead to shock the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the...
View ArticlePasig: Is good governance something you take against a mayor?
MANILA, Philippines – It’s Team Giting vs Team Kaya in Pasig City, whose reelectionist Mayor Vico Sotto is being challenged by a businesswoman, whose business operations were once called out by city...
View ArticlePhilippines prepares assistance for earthquake-hit Myanmar
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has announced its scheduled assistance for its Southeast Asian neighbor Myanmar, recently hit by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed over a thousand...
View ArticleCanino bucks bad spill, powers La Salle to gripping 5-set escape of UST
MANILA, Philippines – Angel Canino showed yet again that she gives her all for La Salle. Despite suffering a bad spill in the fourth set, Canino willed La Salle past the UST Golden Tigresses, 15-25,...
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