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Play Video In criminal cases, prosecutors serve as the first layer of review, determining whether a complaint should be filed in court MANILA, Philippines – Not all complaints will reach the courts. In criminal cases, prosecutors serve as the first layer of review. They determine whether a complaint has sufficient …

Put the control back in your hands with smart money habits guided by Metrobank's new financial guide Editor’s note: This press release is sponsored by Metrobank and was handled by BrandRap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the publishing …

Petron Corporation has disclosed details of the crude oil shipment from Russia Russian crude oil has come to the rescue of the Philippines as oil supply from the Middle East becomes harder to secure with the near total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Petron Corporation disclosed on Monday, March …

'It's an exhibition, so we're both winners,' says unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather as he is set to face Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao in the ring a decade after their 2015 bout Floyd Mayweather’s scheduled rematch with Manny Pacquiao will be an exhibition fight, with the venue for the bout yet …

The SC en banc resolution stems from a petition filed by John Barry Tayam, a private citizen MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has accepted a petition seeking to review a ruling by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that cleared Senator Chiz Escudero over a P30-million campaign donation he received …

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka becomes only the fifth woman to win the Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back, a feat known as the 'Sunshine Double' given the tournaments' respective locations in California and Florida Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favorite Coco Gauff, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, in the Miami …

When a handful of families control wealth equivalent to a significant chunk of the national GDP while the majority of Filipinos struggle with inflation, the harm is not in taxing the rich, but in failing to do so. In a recent Palace briefing, Communications Secretary Claire Castro, echoing Department of …

Built on strawberry shortcake, the three-part creation uses around 500 kilos of strawberry jam and 200 kilos of fresh strawberry garnish sourced from farms across the valley LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — In La Trinidad, a giant cake is never just dessert. It is agriculture on display, labor made visible, and …

The day’s events are part civic ritual and part political gathering, a demonstration that once again turned Davao City into some sort of a political mecca for the DDS CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The morning heat had barely lifted when it settled over downtown Davao, pressing down on a …

'We intend to avail of all appropriate remedies under the law to seek its reversal,' says Julianna Agpalo, Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil's legal counsel CEBU, Philippines – Groups condemned the Tacloban City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 45’s denial of activists Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil’s appeals …