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Motorcycle rider saves patient in ambulance from heavy traffic
MANILA, Philippines – A motorcyle rider saved a patient battling for his life when he helped an ambulance get through rush hour traffic on Thursday morning, January 19.Chrisangel Montebon, a member of...
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To President Obama, with love
“What in me is dark,/Illumine, what is low, raise and support.” - John Milton, Book I, Paradise LostI had been living in the US for 14 years but I had not yet unpacked all my boxes. Unsure about the...
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Agusan del Sur residents in need of rescue, relief due to flash floods
MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of residents in Agusan del Sur province are in need of rescue and relief goods as flash floods inundate towns along the Agusan River on Thursday, January 19. Netizens...
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How Tagbanua communities in Coron recovered from Yolanda
PALAWAN, Philippines – Civil society groups and government units working in the town of Coron in Palawan province are using indigenous peoples’ (IP) old knowledge on the environment and disasters to...
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4 things to know about the Mendiola Massacre
MANILA, Philippines – On January 22, 1987, an otherwise peaceful mobilization on Mendiola Street turned into a bloody dispersal that took the lives of 13 farmers.The unfortunate incident came to be...
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WATCH: Pia Wurtzbach brings hope to Yolanda-hit Tagbanua community
PALAWAN, Philippines – Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach visited one of the beneficiary communities of the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (CordAid) in Coron town in Palawan on...
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Emergency hotlines for Dinagyang Festival
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of Civil Defense regional office in Region VI (OCD VI) called on the public to be vigilant even as they celebrate the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo on Sunday, January...
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Trump's America: Fil-Ams raise concerns over their future
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – Jade Palma Gil stood in line for over 4 hours Friday, January 20, waiting to join what is being called the Anti-Inauguration of US President Donald Trump.Secret Service had been...
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Pia Wurtzbach’s Coron visit highlights resiliency, IP issues
PALAWAN, Philippines – Reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach’s visit to the resort-town of Coron on Saturday, January 21, highlighted two of the biggest issues facing the province – climate change and...
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Women Who Code Manila: Yes, girls can code
MANILA, Philippines - More representation for women in the tech scene is what Women Who Code (WWCode), an international non-profit, aims to bring to the Philippines with its launch in the...
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#NSPC2017: Over 5,000 campus journalists say 'no' to fake news
PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines - Over 5,100 young journalists from all over the country gathered on Sunday, January 22, in Pagadian City to reject the spread of fake news at the opening of the National...
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WATCH: What makes Pagadian tricycles unique
PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines – Tricycles in Pagadian City are unique. Those that ply in the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula are inclined at an angle of 20 to 40 degrees.There is a reason behind...
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Honest Baguio City taxi driver gets scholarship
MANILA, Philippines – A taxi driver in Baguio City has proven yet again that honesty is the best policy after getting a scholarship to a coding school as a reward for returning a passenger’s...
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SWS: 3.1 million Filipino families suffer from hunger in Q4 2016
MANILA, Philippines – An estimated 3.1 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger at least once during the 4th quarter of 2016, a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey...
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PH ranking in global corruption index worsens
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines slid further down in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) saying it is still too soon to tell...
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Sandiganbayan orders arrest of Negros Oriental gov for fund misuse
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan ordered the arrest of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo over malversation and graft charges for the alleged misuse of his province's calamity funds. In its...
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Overseas Filipinos and the death penalty: Cases that made headlines
MANILA, Philippines – On January 25, 2017, the country was shocked to hear that overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jakatia Pawa, who claimed innocence in the murder of her Kuwaiti employer's 22-year-old...
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Rappler X introduced at NSPC 2017 for online publication contest
PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines - High school students from all over the country got a taste of what it's like to be working in a social news network as they competed in the Online Publishing demonstration...
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Calabarzon completes historic 5-peat at #NSPC2017
PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines – Campus journalists from Calabarzon marched to their region's historic 5th straight win as the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) 2017 held in Pagadian City closed on...
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