Justin Timberlake arrested for drunken driving in the Hamptons
Pop singer Justin Timberlake was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after failing to obey a stop sign and twice veering from his lane in the upscale Hamptons seaside area of New...
View ArticlePia Cayetano urges UAAP to rethink new residency proposal
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Pia Cayetano urged the UAAP not to meddle with the existing one-year residency rule, as she believes it hampers the personal development of student-athletes. Cayetano,...
View ArticlePharrell Williams kicks off Paris Fashion Week with Louis Vuitton show at UNESCO
LONDON, United Kingdom – Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams took to an outdoor, turf-lined runway at UNESCO headquarters on Tuesday, June 18, opening Paris Fashion week with an...
View ArticleJapan, Canada join chorus of ‘concern’ over actions that increase tensions in...
MANILA, Philippines – Japan and Canada on Tuesday, June 18, joined the Philippines’ treaty-ally the United States and strategic partner Australia in expressing support for Manila following the latest...
View ArticleUN says lawlessness in Gaza impedes aid via Kerem Shalom despite Israel’s...
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations said on Tuesday, June 18, it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing because of lawlessness and panic...
View ArticleArmy evicts ex-soldiers’ families, leaving hundreds homeless in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Felisa Perez stood silently as she watched hundreds of police officers in full riot gear accompany workers to demolish their homes inside Camp Evangelista, the...
View ArticleUS approves $360 million arms sale to Taiwan for missiles, drones
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The US State Department has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of drones and missiles for an estimated $360 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The...
View ArticleNvidia eclipses Microsoft as world’s most valuable company
Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company on Tuesday, June 18, dethroning tech heavyweight Microsoft as its high-end processors play a central role in a scramble to dominate artificial...
View ArticlePutin and Kim embrace in North Korea, vow new multipolar world
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin on his arrival at Pyongyang’s airport on Wednesday, June 19, and the two leaders shared their “pent-up...
View ArticleBaseball legend Willie Mays, all-around great of America’s pastime, dead at 93
Willie Mays, the Hall of Fame centerfielder whose all-around skills made him one of the greatest baseball players of all time, died on Tuesday, June 18, at the age of 93, Major League Baseball...
View Article‘Brazen aggression’: China used weapons vs Filipino troops in Ayungin resupply
MANILA, Philippines – New videos from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) released just before midnight on Wednesday, June 19, offer a glimpse into the harrowing situation that Filipino soldiers...
View Article[OPINION] Is the Philippines ready for a refugee crisis?
June 20 is National Refugee Day in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 265 issued in 2023. It aims to create awareness of and recognition towards refugees. As the Philippines observes world...
View ArticleGoodbye, Uniteam: VP Sara Duterte resigns from the Marcos Cabinet
MANILA, Philippines – The battle lines are drawn. On Wednesday, June 19, Vice President Sara Duterte resigned from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Cabinet, relinquishing her position as education...
View ArticleChristian Bables accepts pet crematorium’s apology over treatment of dog’s...
MANILA, Philippines – Christian Bables has accepted the apology of Haven of Angels Memorial Chapels and Crematorium, Incorporated after they admitted that the latter failed to meet the actor’s...
View ArticleVP ‘breaks up’ with the President: The many times it happened in Philippine...
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte has parted ways with the Cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., an apparent move to break political ties with the man she teamed up with in the...
View ArticlePower back on in Ecuador after massive outage blamed on transmission failure
QUITO, Ecuador – Power was nearly fully restored in Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon, June 19, after a nationwide electricity outage struck residential users, hospitals as well as the capital’s subway...
View ArticleRappler Talk: With Sara Duterte out of Marcos’ Cabinet, what now?
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has accepted the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte as education secretary, a development that sets up the stage for a complicated showdown...
View ArticleEraserheads brings back ‘Huling El Bimbo’ world tour in 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Calling all E’Heads fans! The Eraserheads are going back on the road to treat their overseas supporters to an extended reprise of their 2023 world tour, the Filipino rock band...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Giselle
MANILA, Philippines – Budding singer-songwriter Giselle is finally making her debut on the Rappler Live Jam stage on Thursday, June 20! Giselle started out as a performer during her college years at...
View ArticleBIR allows use of remaining Official Receipts until fully consumed, says Lumagui
(This is an abridged Bureau of Internal Revenue press release.) MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. ordered the BIR to allow the use of the remaining...
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