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Philippine poll chief wants ban on deepfakes for 2025 elections
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine poll chief George Garcia sounded the alarm on the abuse of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and is now urging his colleagues in the Commission on Elections...
View ArticleSweden announces $1.3 billion military support for Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Sweden will send military aid worth 13.3 billion Swedish crowns ($1.3 billion) to Ukraine, its biggest package so far, to aid the war against the Russian invasion, the Nordic...
View ArticlePutin makes former bodyguard Alexei Dyumin secretary of State Council, says...
MOSCOW, Russia – The Kremlin said on Wednesday, May 29, that President Vladimir Putin had appointed Alexei Dyumin, an aide and former bodyguard, as secretary of the State Council, an advisory body to...
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LIVE UPDATES: Alas Pilipinas vs Australia, 2024 AVC Challenge Cup battle for...
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in the history of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, Alas Pilipinas clinched a podium finish with a 2024 Challenge Cup bronze medal at Australia’s expense,...
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FACT CHECK: Facebook posts contain fake SIM registration links
Claim: A Facebook post contains links to telecommunications providers’ SIM card registration websites. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post containing the claim was posted on May 4 in a...
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Marcos denies hand in Zubiri’s ouster as Senate president
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. distanced himself from speculations that he was behind Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri’s removal as Senate president. In an interview with...
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Scientists, economists, lawyers want to put price on damage in West...
MANILA, Philippines – As tensions continue to rise between Beijing and Manila, Filipino scientists, lawyers, and researchers are undertaking studies on the resources in the West Philippine Sea and the...
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DOJ prosecutors OK criminal cases vs court employee in bribery scandal
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors have recommended the filing of criminal cases against a Pasay City court employee, who was recently arrested over alleged bribery. In a...
View ArticleFit-again Carlo Paalam nails payback vs Turkmen to reach last 16 of Olympic...
MANILA, Philippines – A fit-again Carlo Paalam redeemed himself against the same foe that sent him home in the previous Olympic qualifier. Paalam inched closer to a Paris Games berth as he beat...
View ArticleIn The Public Square: Running after POGOs – and Alice Guo
MANILA, Philippines – Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, is the talk of the town, the meme of the month. But the mystery she poses is only a small part of a much larger, more familiar puzzle: the use...
View ArticleBacolod, Negros Occidental officials seek ERC nod on power deal to lower rates
BACOLOD, Philippines – Officials in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental appealed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to speed up the approval of a proposed deal between a local power distributor...
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Bullet Dumas’‘Nananatili’: Dispatches on creativity and performance
As of this writing, prep work is underway for Bullet Dumas’ comeback show: his first in five years, andalso his first to feature new material in a while. Co-mounted with Gabi Na Naman (GNN)...
View ArticleLakers favored to draft Bronny James, but are rivals circling?
Let the rumor games begin in earnest. Bronny James is staying in the 2024 NBA Draft, adding a massive layer of intrigue despite not being projected as a first-round pick, much less a lottery...
View ArticleRussia says it may take extra nuclear deterrence steps if US puts missiles in...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia may take extra steps in the area of nuclear deterrence if the United States deploys intermediate and short-range missiles in Europe and Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...
View ArticleNewsbreak Chats: Untangling the mystery of Alice Guo
MANILA, Philippines – Everything about Alice Guo seems to be straight out of a Filipino teleserye (television drama series). The mayor of Bamban, Tarlac claimed to be the love child of a Chinese man...
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Inked by history: Father Picardal’s tattoo symbolized his lifelong crusade
DAVAO, Philippines – The priest bore a tattoo on his left shoulder that was more than just ink; it was a powerful symbol of how martial rule shaped his life. The tattoo depicted a clenched fist with...
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[Rappler Investigates] What’s it all about, Alice?
It’s been such an intriguing, made-for-Netflix type of story that, many probably found themselves glued to the Senate investigation into Alice Guo, the 37-year-old, first female mayor of the...
View ArticleSouth Korea plans Mars landing in 2045 as it launches first space agency
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) until then on space exploration, President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday, May 30, at...
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The plot thickens: Is Lin Wen Yi the mother of Mayor Alice Guo?
In another episode of solving the mystery behind the family background of controversial Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, more evidence surfaced that seem to indicate that her real mother could be...
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Rappler Talk: Edcel Lagman on the push to legalize divorce
MANILA, Philippines – For the second time, a measure seeking to again legalize divorce in the Philippines hurdles the House of Representatives. Lawmakers approved House Bill 9349, or “An Act...
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