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Social Worker Board topnotcher from MSU: ‘No one deserves war’
MANILA, Philippines – War has only one face to many Filipinos. It is about the government against the rebels, or the government against the terrorists. The nation has become too fragmented that it has...
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DICT launches 4th startup challenge, urges youth to fail
MANILA, Philippines – “It is in failing that we further innovate and thus succeed.”These were the words of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima in...
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Netizens celebrate the signing of the Free Education bill into law
MANILA, Philippines – Going against the advice of his economic managers, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, a law providing free tuition for...
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WATCH: Marawi humanitarian crisis grows even as battleground narrows
MARAWI CITY, Philippines – The battle in Marawi reaches a critical point on Thursday, August 3, about two weeks after martial law in Mindanao was extended. The battleground has narrowed, but local...
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Evacuees in tent city to Duterte: End war in Marawi, allow us to go home
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines – Speaking on behalf of his new neighbors in a recently opened tent city in a town near Marawi City, Alajadj Ismael Panarigan called on President Rodrigo Duterte to end the...
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Maranao in Melbourne helps bring MSU students back to school
MELBOURNE, Australia – Elin Anisha Guro may be more than 5,500 kilometers away, but she is doing her part to bring back normalcy to the besieged city of Marawi. A PhD student at the University of...
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Youth-oriented films to watch over the long weekend
MANILA, Philippines – Still wondering what to do over the upcoming long weekend on August 19-21? Why not spend it watching socially-relevant films? On August 16-22, the National Youth Commission (NYC)...
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Philippine Red Cross to hold benefit concert for Marawi
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will hold a fundraising concert called "Rebuilding Life in Marawi" for those affected by the Marawi crisis on Thursday, August 10, at the Mall of...
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Filipino named best debater in Asia
MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino was recognized as Asia's best debater at the United Asian Debating Championship (UADC) held in Siem Reap, Cambodia.Tied for the top spot with Sajid Khandaker of...
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UP Baguio launches 'car-less Wednesday' campaign
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – In an effort to address both pollution and congestion in Baguio City, the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio launched its "car-less Wednesday" campaign last Wednesday,...
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'Bakwit school' for Lumad children opens in UP
MANILA, Philippines – For the Lumad children who have set up camp at the University of the Philipppines in Diliman after conflicts displaced them from Mindanao, nothing should get in the way of...
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UP cum laude answers call to teach Lumad students
MANILA, Philippines – He could have worked in a multinational company. In fact, the 23-year-old computer science graduate has already received numerous job offers upon graduation due to the...
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Rappler Talk: Meet the ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes
MANILA, Philippines – On the occasion of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Philippines, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) honored...
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Rappler Talk: The love-hate relationship between Duterte and the Lumad
MANILA, Philippines – As mayor of Davao City, President Rodrigo Duterte was a known champion of the Lumad in Mindanao. At the height of alleged harassment and killings of indigenous peoples during the...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Who are the Lumad?
MANILA, Philippines – The Lumad are the largest indigenous group in the Philippines. The word “Lumad” is a Visayan term which means “born of the earth.”The Philippines is composed of 14 to17 million...
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Coping vs adapting: How Aetas face climate change threats
MANILA, Philippines – For Cristy Balintay, an Aeta leader from Botolan town, Zambales, dealing with the effects of climate change and disasters is a matter of survival.Balintay's family was forced...
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Angkas bikers crowdsource donations for passenger's medical bills
MANILA, Philippines – Around 200 motorcycle riders and passengers of ride-sharing app Angkas gathered at the Quirino Grandstand last July 30 for a shared purpose: to gather donations for passenger...
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Jollibee apologizes to 'genderqueer' for discrimination at main office
MANILA, Philippines – After netizens slammed Jollibee Food Corp (JFC) for allegedly discriminating a member of lesbians, gay, transgender, and bisexual (LGBT) community, Thursday, August 10, the food...
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In tweets: Where magnitude 6.3 earthquake was felt in Luzon
MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck parts of Luzon at 1:28 pm on Friday, August 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter was located...
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How to protect farmers from disasters, climate risk
MANILA, Philippines – What is a ready culture in agriculture?This is the question that speakers tried to answer during the 2017 Ready Disaster Resilience Forum held in Makati City on Wednesday, August...
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