Hong Kong uses new national security law against exiled activists
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s Security Bureau said on Wednesday, June 12, it would use powers in a new national security law against six self-exiled activists residing in Britain, including cancelling their...
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FACT CHECK: No official statement from MTRCB vs Vice Ganda
Claim: Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairman Lala Sotto warned It’s Showtime host Vice Ganda after the TV personality humiliated two guests in a segment of the noontime...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Nica del Rosario on BINI songs, her version of...
MANILA, Philippines – Singer-songwriter Nica del Rosario caught national attention when her song “Tala,” as performed by Sarah Geronimo, went viral in 2019. In 2022, del Rosario became a prominent...
View ArticleLTFRB summons jeepney driver for body-shaming passenger
MANILA, Philippines – A jeepney driver accused of body-shaming and forcing off a passenger has been summoned for a hearing before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). This...
View ArticleOn Independence Day, senators urge Filipinos: Unite vs threats to PH sovereignty
MANILA, Philippines – On the 126th commemoration of Philippine independence, some members of the Senate rallied Filipinos to unite against threats to the national interest, especially attempts to...
View ArticleExcitement builds up among Negros leaders ahead of NIR rebirth
BACOLOD, Philippines – Officials and business leaders across Negros Island are ecstatic over the rebirth of the Negros Island Region (NIR), and the scheduled signing of the law that will create the...
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Kristaps Porzingis, Luka Doncic face injury concerns ahead of Game 3
DALLAS, USA – Celtics forward Kristaps Porzingis walked without a limp into Boston’s media availability one day before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but his status for Wednesday’s game with the Mavericks...
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FACT CHECK: Facebook post contains fake link for BFP job application
Claim: The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is accepting job applications through a link provided in a Facebook post. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post containing the claim has...
View ArticleWATCH: Quezon City launches transgender health program
MANILA, Philippines – Eighteen-year-old Lia Florendo recalls growing up being accepted as gay, but still feeling like something wasn’t right. She realized that she was not gay, but a trans woman. Many...
View ArticleSouth Korea opposition leader Lee indicted over funds transfer to North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s main opposition leader was indicted on Wednesday, June 12, on bribery charges in an alleged scheme to use an underwear maker to transfer funds to North Korea and...
View ArticleAt least 3 OFWs hurt in Kuwait building fire
MANILA, Philippines – At least three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were reported injured in a building in Kuwait that caught fire on Wednesday, June 12, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
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Here’s how you can have a multi-city adventure in Australia and New Zealand
Every traveler knows that booking a flight is just one step of the long journey before you actually reach your destination. It takes weeks, if not months, of preparation, saving, getting everyone to...
View ArticleCeltics hold off desperate Mavs, go up 3-0 in finals
DALLAS, USA – Jayson Tatum poured in 31 points and Jaylen Brown supplied 30 as the Boston Celtics held off a late rally by the Dallas Mavericks for a 106-99 victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on...
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With rise of AI, Maria Ressa warns of loss of information integrity
MANILA, Philippines – At a Rappler+ exclusive event, Rappler CEO and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa warned that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could further distort today’s already...
View ArticleAI can be a tool to help the oppressed
The debate around AI’s impact often resembles a dystopian movie – job losses, privacy invasions, and superintelligent machines taking over. But amid these anxieties, a crucial voice is missing: that...
View ArticleGHL and Alipay+ partner to facilitate cross-border digital payments in the...
The following is a press release from GHL Philippines. MANILA, Philippines – GHL Systems Philippines Inc. (GHL Philippines), a wholly owned subsidiary of GHL Systems Berhad, has enabled Alipay+ for...
View ArticleAbout 4% of US adults aged 65 and older have a dementia diagnosis, survey finds
Some 4% of US adults aged 65 and older say they have been diagnosed with dementia, a rate that reached 13% for those at least 85-years old, according to a report of a national survey released on...
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Taking steps to provide well-rounded education
News flash: Tzu Chi Foundation’s charity run supports its scholarship program, a balance of values and academics Even before they cross the finish line of Tzu Chi’s Charity Run for Education on...
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Need an event or conference space? Astoria Hotels and Resorts can be your...
What makes an event successful? It is often about letting your guests be comfortable enough to create fond memories with the people around them. One key factor to letting this magic happen is hosting...
View ArticleMarcos signs law creating new Negros Island Region
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines government has officially created a Negros Island Region (NIR), a culmination of a decades-long fight of advocates to create a separate region for the country’s...
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