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(2nd UPDATE) The Philippines is an archipelago located along the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire, making it vulnerable to earthquakes that may cause tsunamis This story was first published on March 12, 2015. Due to recent events, we are republishing it with updated information. *** MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines …

On Thursday, lawyer Michael Poa, spokesperson for the Vice President's defense team, speaks with Rappler's Bonz Magsambol about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on their defense strategy MANILA, Philippines – Five days after the Supreme Court (SC) ruling barring her impeachment, Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, July …

After the President skewered pork profiteers, the legislators cheered and applauded. That, my friends, is not only irony but hypocrisy. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spoke to the nation last Monday, July 28, not as a victorious political leader but a humbled one. In his fourth State of the Nation Address …

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, 4 pm, at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. This SONA, Marcos’ fourth in his six-year term, comes on the heels of the Supreme Court decision …

Thai and Cambodian military commanders meet to uphold a ceasefire as calm returns to the disputed border, following deadly conflict that left over 300,000 displaced and raised international trade concerns BANGKOK, Thailand – Military commanders from Thailand and Cambodia held talks on Tuesday, July 29, as calm returned to their …

ML Representative Leila de Lima nominated 4Ps Representative Marcelino Libanan to lead the 30-member minority bloc in the House of Representatives MANILA, Philippines – 4Ps Representative Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan was reelected as House minority leader on Monday, July 28. He formally retained the post during the opening of the 20th …

Here are the members of the House majority and minority in the 20th Congress MANILA, Philippines – Leyte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez kept his hold as the speaker of the House of Representatives under the 20th Congress. Romualdez, the President’s cousin, was the lone nominee for the speakership. …

'Jesuits have done their best to live in this tension: demonstrating loyalty to the Church and obeying his God-given conscience through discernment' This reflection was originally published in the December 2024 edition of The Windhover: The Philippine Jesuit Magazine. Rappler is republishing this in time for the Feast of Saint …

The singer-actress thanks her father, Alfred Galura, for being supportive of her dreams MANILA, Philippines – Glaiza de Castro mourned the death of her father, Alfred “Boy” Galura, on Sunday, July 27, in an Instagram post compiling their fondest memories together. De Castro said that she will remember Galura through …

Play Video The navigational gate, a crucial flood barrier for the two cities, is expected to be fully repaired on August 8 MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 26, inspected the broken Malabon-Navotas (Tangos-Tanza) navigational gate that remained broken a year after he first ordered the …