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Catholic Church split on women deacons, Vatican document shows
VATICAN CITY – The global Catholic Church is split on whether to allow women to serve as deacons, a Vatican document showed on Tuesday, July 9, just weeks after Pope Francis ruled out any opening on...
View ArticleZamboanga city hall slams PNP as fireworks disposal injuries reach 32
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – The Zamboanga city government sharply criticized the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, July 9, for what it called “unacceptable negligence” after an explosion...
View ArticleRajah Puro vs. Datu Puti: Why DALI removed some ‘confusingly similar’ products
MANILA, Philippines – Hard discount grocery chain DALI has removed at least three of its in-house condiment brands from its shelves. The reason? A legal complaint that pointed out how “confusingly...
View ArticleRains pound South Korea causing landslides, bullet trains slowed
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea‘s national rail company on Wednesday, July 10, suspended some regular routes and slowed bullet trains because of heavy rain in the central region that caused flooding...
View ArticleNewsbreak Chats: What’s blocking divorce in the Philippines?
Bookmark this page to catch the discussion live on Thursday, July 11, at 4 pm! MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is one of the remaining two states where divorce is illegal. The other one? Vatican...
View ArticleWATCH: Alice Guo’s business partner has 5 passports from different countries
CLARK, Pampanga – The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) finds five passports belonging to suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s business partner Huang Zhiyang, who is also a...
View ArticleRappler Recap: Senate arrest order looms for Guo family; Harry Roque’s POGO link
MANILA, Philippines – The absence of embattled Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her family members in the Senate probe into illegal activities of Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) on...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Video shows shipment of US combat equipment to Italy, not PH
Claim: The cargo ship AAL Kembla has arrived at the port of Subic Bay carrying military equipment, including 400 weapons and missiles. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the...
View ArticleClash in Cotabato leaves 6 dead, including PNP-SAF member
COTABATO, Philippines – Police clashed with armed suspects during a law enforcement operation targeting firearms and illegal drugs, resulting in the deaths of five suspects, including their leader,...
View ArticleIN CHARTS: Marcos struggles in perking up business sentiment, taming inflation
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s economic managers have repeatedly touted the bright economic prospects of the Philippine economy. In an economic forum last May 27, Finance...
View ArticleSouth Korean beauty buffs can now thank AI for the perfect foundation shade
SEOUL, South Korea – Customers have booked out South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific’s new artificial intelligence (AI) beauty lab, where robots custom mix face products and the latest technology...
View ArticleNegros Occidental activist is latest to win ‘warrant factory’ case
MANILA, Philippines – A Negros Occidental activist is the latest to win a case stemming from a judge’s so-called “warrant factory.” Imelda Sultan, a local leader of the National Federation of Sugar...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Video shows game simulation, not US, PH missile attack on China
Claim: The combined forces of the Philippines and US launched a 24-hour missile attack on China’s capital Beijing. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was made in the title and...
View ArticlePalarong Pambansa 2024: Games, results, updates
The pinnacle showcase of Philippine grassroots sports takes center stage as the “Queen City of the South,” Cebu City, hosts the 2024 Palarong Pambansa from July 9 to 16. Prospect athletes from all...
View ArticleBodies trapped in Gaza City under Israeli assault as mediators push for truce
CAIRO, Egypt – Residents of Gaza City were trapped in houses and bodies lay uncollected in the streets under an intense new Israeli assault on Thursday, July 11, even as Washington pushed for a peace...
View Article4 arrested in Negros Occidental for smuggling P3.8M in cigarettes from Zamboanga
BACOLOD, Philippines – Authorities arrested a young Malaysian and three others from Mindanao while they were trying to sneak in nearly P4 million in contraband cigarettes in Ilog town, Negros...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: US, PH did not destroy Chinese ship in Escoda Shoal
Claim: US and Philippine forces surrounded and destroyed a Chinese ship in Escoda Shoal, also known as Sabina Shoal. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has...
View ArticleTurkey seeks explanation from Saudis after journalist detained over alleged...
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey is seeking an explanation from Saudi Arabia after Saudi police detained a Turkish journalist over alleged comments he made about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal...
View ArticleSouth Korean YouTuber Tzuyang says she was victim of dating violence
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean YouTuber Tzuyang was a victim of dating violence for years, she said on Thursday, July 11, stoking a bitter debate over a rise in gender-based violence in the...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Cast of ‘Mula Sa Buwan’
MANILA, Philippines – Dreams, love, and friendship come to life as the cast of Mula Sa Buwan take the Rappler Live Jam stage on Friday, July 12! Giving life to the musical are cast members Myke...
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