Pacers escape 19-point hole, KO Cavaliers in Game 5
Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and dished out 8 assists as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the host Cleveland Cavaliers with a 114-105 decision in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on...
View ArticlePH, Germany ink defense cooperation deal
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Germany on Wednesday, May 14 signed a defense cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting in Berlin, the Department of...
View ArticleHeroes aplenty as Tatum-less Celtics stay alive, rout Knicks in Game 5
Derrick White scored a game-high 34 points and the Boston Celtics extended their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks 127-102 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday, May...
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Iloilo’s 5 congressional districts remain under political clans
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Power didn’t change hands and stayed exactly where it’s been for years in Iloilo province. In all five congressional districts, political dynasties tightened their grip,...
View ArticlePutin, Trump to skip Ukraine’s peace talks that Russian leader proposed
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated they would not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday, May 15,...
View ArticleStep up and slay: The anatomy of a dance coach’s quintessential outfit
From K-pop dance classes to choreographies that went viral like Jolo Santos’ “Rodeo” and Trisha Martin’s “Lagabog,” a lot of dancers and aspiring dancers now flock to dance studios to learn these and...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend says he raped her, paid $20 million in...
NEW YORK, USA – Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura testified on Wednesday that the hip-hop mogul raped her in 2018 after they ended their more than decade-long relationship. Ventura, a...
View ArticleWATCH: Should you buy ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’
MANILA, Philippines – Doom puts its Monty Python pants on for its latest release, Doom: The Dark Ages, as it takes iconic hero Doomguy back to the medieval ages filled with castles, citadels, cultists...
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SM Prime to create infrastructure for plastic-free communities
According to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the global production of plastics is forecasted to reach 1,100 million tonnes by 2050, with severe environmental, social, economic, and...
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Overseas Filipinos’ remittances grow to $3.13 billion in March 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos grew 2.6% to $3.13 billion in March despite calls for a “zero remittance week” that month, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
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WEEKEND READS: The puzzle that is Philippine transportation
MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila roads may be less congested during long holidays, but on most days of the year, motorists and commuters have to endure hours and hours of travel. Meanwhile, the...
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WEEKEND READS: People, communities at the heart of environmental stories
MANILA, Philippines – In 2025, we look back on the most pressing environmental issues, and the people and communities at the heart of these stories. So far, we have brought attention to migrant...
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WEEKEND READS: How bad is the learning crisis in the Philippines?
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has long suffered from a learning crisis. Recently, more unsettling figures about the country’s education system emerged from a report by the Second Congressional...
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Buyer’s guide: Smartphones under P20,000 released in first half of 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Nowadays you don’t have to spend a fortune to get a nice daily driver for a phone. We’ve compiled some of the top choices here under P20,000 all released in the first half of...
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[In This Economy] Lessons from the surprising 2025 elections
Let me depart today from my usual economics column to discuss the 2025 elections, which turned out to be a lot better than what many people expected. To be honest, I trooped to my polling precinct...
View Article[Finterest] Getting off the FATF grey list. What does this mean for...
MANILA, Philippines – No less than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is celebrating after the Philippines officially got itself removed from the Financial Action Task Forces (FATF) grey list — a label...
View Article[Inside the Newsroom] How we discovered the duplicate precincts
Manage your newsletters with ease by visiting rappler.com/newsletters. It began when our managing editor, Miriam Grace Go (we fondly call her Gigi) asked a question in one of our group chats at 11:42...
View ArticleChris Brown charged over alleged assault at London club
LONDON, United Kingdom – U.S. singer Chris Brown has been arrested and charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in connection with an alleged assault in February 2023, British authorities said on...
View ArticleNew Zealand boosts movie production incentives after Trump’s 100% tariff plan
SYDNEY, Australia – New Zealand will allocate more budget funds to give rebates to foreign studios for filming movies in the country — a move which follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement...
View ArticleTrump, US Army birthday bash plans include 25 Abrams tanks
WASHINGTON, USA – Twin celebrations of US President Donald Trump‘s birthday and the Army’s 250th anniversary will include as many as 25 tanks rolling through Washington in a celebration that will cost...
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