La Niña over, neutral conditions seen to last until late 2025
MANILA, Philippines – La Niña has ended in the central and equatorial Pacific Ocean, the weather bureau announced on Friday, April 4. The weather phenomenon started last January and was only expected...
View ArticleMyanmar quake death toll at 3,354, junta leader returns from summit
BANGKOK, Thailand – The death toll from Myanmar’s devastating earthquake climbed to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 missing, state media said on Saturday, April 5, as the visiting United Nations aid...
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Cebu: Hottest 2025 electoral contests are between former allies
CEBU CITY, Philippines – It’s “wartime” in the vote-rich province of Cebu as local political powerhouses forge new alliances from the ashes of friendships-turned-rivalries. For national elective...
View Article[Vantage Point] Trump’s tariffs ‘helter skelter’ global trade
In the 1930s, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act plunged the global economy into a recession. Signed into law by then-US President Herbert Hoover on June 17, 1930, this single act drove affected countries to...
View ArticleAnti-Trump protesters gather in Washington, other US cities
Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, DC, and across the US on Saturday, April 5, part of some 1,200 demonstrations that were expected to form the largest single day of protest against...
View ArticleUAAP juniors basketball MVP Kieffer Alas sets sights on Australia camp
MANILA, Philippines – After winning the UAAP juniors basketball MVP with La Salle Zobel, Kieffer Alas now plots his next career move. Alas, who recently turned 18 years old, will head to Australia...
View ArticleWhat to look for in a secure messaging app according to a cybersecurity expert
When top White House defense and national security leaders discussed plans for an attack on targets in Yemen over the messaging app Signal, it raised many questions about operational security and...
View ArticleJudge orders return of wrongly deported Maryland man to US from El Salvador
A US judge ruled on Friday, April 4, that the Trump administration must return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador to the United States within three days, the latest legal setback...
View ArticleNegros Occidental village official faces cyber libel case for defaming...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Authorities on Friday, April 4, collared a village kagawad in Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, for facing a cyber libel case, for calling a mayoral bet “gay,” among...
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Marcus Adoro withdraws from Eraserheads’ upcoming project as new abuse...
Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of sexual and physical abuse. MANILA, Philippines – Eraserheads’ frontman Ely Buendia announced on Sunday, April 6, that Marcus Adoro would be stepping...
View Article[Time Trowel] Kinunot: The stingray that time did not forget
A trowel (/ˈtraʊ.əl/), in the hands of an archaeologist, is like a trusty sidekick – a tiny, yet mighty, instrument that uncovers ancient secrets, one well-placed scoop at a time. It’s the Sherlock...
View Article[Two Pronged] Uprooting my family a second time
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
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CJHDevCo offers to waive P1.42-B award in exchange for protection of Camp...
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – In the latest chapter of the decades-long Camp John Hay saga, CJH Development Corporation (CJHDevCo) has formally offered to waive its P1.42-billion arbitral award in...
View ArticleVietnam GDP growth slowed in first quarter ahead of Trump’s tariffs
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam’s economic growth slowed in the first quarter of the year, data showed on Sunday, April 6, ahead of challenges the export-reliant economy will face in coming months from hefty...
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Misamis Oriental governor’s rally speech sparks Muslim calls for boycott, fatwa
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia continued to face mounting backlash after remarks he made during a campaign rally drew outrage from Muslim groups and Bangsamoro...
View ArticleTaiwan’s latest 2nm computer chip has serious implications for tech — and...
On April 1, 2025, the Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC introduced the world’s most advanced microchip: the 2 nanometer (2nm) chip. Mass production is expected for the second half of the year, and TSMC...
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‘Atomfall’ review: A post-apocalyptic romp with flashes of brilliance
You wake up in an abandoned lab unsure of how you got there in the first place. A scientist then tells you to find a keycard, which allows you to escape the facility. From there, you’re thrust into a...
View ArticleG7 says China’s military drills around Taiwan are destabilizing
WASHINGTON, USA – Foreign ministers from the G7 nations called China’s recent military drills around Taiwan provocative and destabilizing while urging dialogue for “peaceful resolution of issues.”...
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‘Ang hirap maging journalist’: Jodi Sta. Maria gets real on playing a...
MANILA, Philippines – Jodi Sta. Maria has not only made a name for herself as an actress in general, but as a powerful, versatile star in the genre of horror. She’s taken on a variety of bone-chilling...
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Lray Villafuerte’s ‘sexually suggestive’ pick-up lines recalled amid Pasig’s...
NAGA CITY, Philippines – In the Bicol region, having a public servant who makes sexually suggestive remarks, unfortunately, may not come off as new. When Pasig congressional candidate Ian Sia’s...
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