Rappler

PH wraps up 2025 SEA Games with 277-medal haul highlighted by 50 golds

The Philippines reaches the half-century mark in golds for the fourth straight SEA Games even as it finishes sixth in the race for the overall championship

2025/12/20

[REFLECTION] Prayer and the flood control mess

'Prayer requires action. This starts with recognizing our own contribution to this dire situation.'

2025/12/20

Mission accomplished for Pons, Alas in hunt for SEA Games gold

'I really manifested this gold,' says Bernadeth Pons, a member of the Alas Pilipinas quartet that captured a historic women's beach volleyball crown for the Philippines

2025/12/20

Cathy Cabral and what she knew about DPWH corruption

Now that Cabral's gone, how will investigations of flood control corruption proceed?

2025/12/20

Lucio Co’s takeover of PrimeWater ‘injustice’ for Bacolod consumers – watchdogs

'If Co's Crystal Bridges takes over with the same form of [joint venture agreement] without consulting first the consumers, then, nothing good will happen,' says

2025/12/20

The week in photos: December 13-19, 2025

A group of people set fire to the Prothom Alo newspaper office in Karwan Bazar, following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a student leader who had been receiving

2025/12/20

Cathy Cabral died due to traumatic injury ‘consistent with fall’ – autopsy

The autopsy pushes through after Cabral's family, who were initially reluctant, finally gave their permission

2025/12/20

Eumir Marcial claims PH’s lone boxing gold in 2025 SEA Games

Eumir Marcial claims his fifth gold medal in the SEA Games to avenge his fellow Filipino boxers who settled for lesser finishes in previous days due to disputable

2025/12/20

US Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump

The absence of references to Trump is notable given that pictures and documents related to him have trickled out of previous Epstein releases for years

2025/12/20