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Filipino-Canadian voice actor Eric Bauza dies at 46
Bauza was best known for voicing iconic 'Looney Tunes' characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
RESULTS: October 2026 Metallurgical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination
PRESS RELEASE: The Professional Regulation Commission announces that 36 out of 42 passed the Metallurgical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination
FACT CHECK: Chinese embassy did not confirm Duterte’s ‘orchestrated’ ICC arrest
The Chinese embassy in Manila has not made any statement confirming Marcos and Pangilinan’s collusion for Duterte’s arrest; the ICC repeatedly asserted that the court is a judicial institution, operating independently…
Nation
Sandro Marcos’ district gets P4.38-B more funds for public works | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Sandro Marcos, DPWH, Alex Eala
How to track budget insertions in the House-approved 2027 budget
With this tracker, the public can determine which districts got the biggest budget insertions and the biggest budget cuts, says People's Budget Coalition co-convenor Ken Abante
How to track insertions in House-approved 2027 budget
With this tracker, the public can determine which districts got the biggest budget insertions and the biggest budget cuts, says People's Budget Coalition co-convenor Ken Abante
House increases DPWH budget for Sandro Marcos’ district by P4.3B – watchdog
The People's Budget Coalition flags nearly 7,000 DPWH projects worth P190 billion without published project attachments in the House-approved 2027 budget
FACT CHECK: Clips of Sara, Baste Duterte on impeachment trial dismissal are AI-generated
The Senate impeachment court has not dismissed the case against Vice President Sara Duterte and will resume the trial on November 9
Who is Giovanni ‘Banoy’ Lopez, the new DPWH secretary?
After serving in the Department of Transportation for nearly a decade, Giovanni 'Banoy' Lopez moves to the Department of Public Works and Highways
Dizon returns to DOTr, Lopez takes over DPWH in Marcos Cabinet reshuffle
'We are shifting gears to accelerate reform. Secretary Dizon goes to DOTr to fix the daily commute. Secretary Lopez goes to DPWH to make sure the reforms there last,' says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Regions
Molbog leader raises fears, concerns over Balabac EDCA site
Molbog people, still awaiting certifications of their claim to ancestral lands, protest the developments on Balabac Island
3 Negros groups unite vs ‘World Bank-DOTr scheme’ on transport modernization
Gerry Llena, LTFRB regional director for Negros Island, tells Rappler the allegation that three traditional jeepneys will be junked in exchange for one modernized unit is 'just a myth’
Business
[Ask the Tax Whiz] BIR backs down on QR badges. Will it dare audit the powerful?
Listening to taxpayers is good governance. But reversing a requirement five days before its deadline raises a bigger question.
BIR suspends controversial QR badge requirement
The BIR stops the mandatory online display of registration badges, which had an original deadline of October 31, following complaints over data privacy and additional red tape
Villar’s Vista Land 2025 net income falls 59% as delayed figures surface
After months of delay, Vista Land celebrates its higher EBITDA despite a plunge in net income and a P5-billion gap between its Q3 2025 and FY 2025 net income figures
Villar’s Vista Land 2025 net income falls 59% as delayed figures surface
After months of delay, Vista Land celebrates its higher EBITDA despite a plunge in net income and a P5-billion gap between its Q3 2025 and FY 2025 net income figures
Gasoline prices get a rollback, diesel prices rise again on October 27
Continued tensions and possible escalations in the Middle East conflict continue to put pressure on global supplies
World
Lula, Brazil’s iconic working-class president, wins historic 4th term in dramatic comeback
Lula, an icon of the global left and the most dominant force in Brazilian politics this century, defeats Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro
Saudis say Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted another wave of missiles and drones on Sunday as fighting with the militant group continued unabated
Sports
Alex Eala back on track after defeating Mika Stojsavljevic in Toray Pan Pacific Open
After defeating the British teen in straight sets, Eala will face World No. 38 Talia Gibson of Australia in the round-of-16 match
Opinion
[Rappler’s Best] Yes, Marcos still shuffling his Cabinet
Ghosts from the past continue to haunt
[New Rx] The Philippines is getting older. What if we treated experience as an asset?
Rather than treating retirement as the expiration of professional value, the Philippines should create markets to harness the accumulated expertise and judgment of older workers as a productive national asset
[EDITORIAL] Post-Lustre arrest: Decriminalize libel and cyber libel
Hindi na ito policy debate, this is crucial for the survival of Philippine democracy
[Newspoint] Duterte’s Frankenstein monster
One problem remains intractable and self-compounding, and that problem happens to be the Frankenstein monster Rodrigo Duterte created for us
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