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La Niña may happen in 2024. Here are the flood-risk areas in Metro Manila.
The Philippines can expect more storms in the latter half of this year due to La Niña, according to state weather forecasters. For several areas in Metro Manila, a heavy downpour means there will be...
View ArticleAboitizPower celebrates environmental achievements and efforts for Earth Day
On Earth Day, AboitizPower (AP) honors the journey towards greener pursuits and environmental protection. Strong environmental, social, and governance standards and practices guide AP’s sustainable...
View ArticleThunder hold on for Game 1 victory over Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a thrilling 94-92 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series...
View ArticleSandro’s Nook and the Chamber of Secrets
This World Book Day, let me share my journey to discovering a literary gem hiding in plain sight of the Southies. It was a not a normal weeknight for me as I was preparing for my college entrance...
View ArticleIloilo declares state of calamity amid drought
BACOLOD, Philippines – Iloilo City was placed under a state of calamity due to drought brought about by the El Niño phenomenon. The city council, in a special session on Monday morning, April 22,...
View ArticleNorth Korea fires missile off east coast, South Korea and Japan say
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired “several” ballistic missiles on Monday, April 22, toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said. A Japanese government alert and its coast guard...
View ArticleVerstappen ‘on another planet’ with victory in Chinese Grand Prix
SHANGHAI, China – Triple world champion Max Verstappen won Formula One’s first Chinese Grand Prix in five years on Sunday, April, 21 with McLaren’s Lando Norris finishing a surprise second to deny...
View ArticleDeaf community builds sign language corpus for climate change vocabulary
MANILA, Philippines – For Carolyn Dagani, a member of the deaf community, she first started to understand climate change through disasters. The climate crisis is first a lived experience. Now they are...
View ArticleFloods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears
QINGYUAN, China – Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region’s defenses against...
View Article2024 World Press Photo contest winners announced
MANILA, Philippines — An image of Inas Abu Maamar cradling the body of her niece Saly, who was killed along with four other family members when an Israeli missile struck their home in Khan Younis,...
View ArticleTOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS: April 2024 Pharmacists Licensure Examination
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, April 23, that 1,185 out of 2,147 passed the April 2024 Pharmacists Licensure Examination. Here’s the list of the top performing...
View ArticleHome teams continue to prevail in NBA Playoffs opener
TUKURAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR — The Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Oklahoma City Thunder all hailed victorious as they secured the Game 1 of their first-round matchup of the...
View ArticleNorth Korea groups hack South Korea defense contractors – police
SEOUL, South Korea – Major North Korean hacking groups have mounted “all-out” cyber attacks against South Korean defense companies for more than a year, breaching the firms’ internal networks and...
View ArticleNew Siargao-Dinagat sea route promises to bolster Caraga tourism, economy
BUTUAN, Philippines – Local officials are optimistic about a surge in tourism and economic growth for both the island province of Dinagat and Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte in the Caraga region...
View ArticleSultan Kudarat governor suspends town mayor for more than a year
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – The vice mayor of a town in Sultan Kudarat took his oath as acting mayor on Tuesday, April 23, weeks after the province’s governor suspended the municipality’s chief...
View ArticleTaiwan rattled by more than 200 quakes, but no major damage
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, April 22 and 23, but only minor damage was reported and no...
View ArticleNEA: 14 NOCECO officers liable for alleged improper spending
BACOLOD, Philippines –The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has found 14 officers of the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) for alleged improper disbursements. NEA announced...
View ArticlePH expects China to ‘behave properly’ during Balikatan in West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy said on Tuesday, April 23, that it expected Chinese vessels to “behave properly” during a joint sail in the West Philippine Sea in late April for Exercise...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: HORI7ON
MANILA, Philippines – This is it, ANCHORs! Global pop group HORI7ON is finally making their debut on the Rappler Live Jam stage on Tuesday, April 23 – and we’re definitely feeling lucky! Year 2023...
View ArticleIsrael military strikes northern Gaza in heaviest shelling in weeks
Israel bombarded northern Gaza overnight in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, causing panic amongst residents and flattening neighborhoods in an area from which the Israeli army had previously...
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