Michael Bueza
Rappler
Philippines
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Philippine reclamations: How business and nature collide
As private companies' participation and business interest in reclamations grow, advocates say disclosure and transparency efforts are needed to strengthen checks and balances → Read More
Philippine reclamations: Spreading, posing dangers
Rappler maps and analyzes available data on 187 proposed and ongoing reclamation projects in the Philippines → Read More
Cusi is sole billionaire in Duterte Cabinet at end of 2021
Among the heads of executive departments, Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista has the lowest net worth in 2021 so far, while at least 4 have a declared net worth between P100 million and P500 million, based on SALNs obtained by Rappler → Read More
PPCRV all set to monitor 2022 elections
Around half a million volunteers nationwide are helping out to monitor the May 9 polls, from the encoding and verification of election returns to watching the polling precincts on election day → Read More
New COVID-19 cases in Philippines exceed 30,000 for 5th straight day
The Philippines already has 3.2 million coronavirus cases, with 287,856 of them active, as of Sunday, January 16 → Read More
Philippines logs new COVID-19 one-day record with 28,707 cases
The total number of active cases also reaches 128,114, the highest in over three months, or since October 2, 2021 → Read More
Newsmakers who died in 2021
Here are some of the Filipinos who made the news and left their mark in 2021 → Read More
Philippines reports lowest COVID-19 positivity rate in 18 months
The Department of Health says 3.9% out of 40,996 individuals who were tested turned out positive for COVID-19. It is the lowest daily positivity rate since May 2020. → Read More
PH logs 14,749 new COVID-19 infections; active cases top 100,000 again
It is the fifth straight day that the Philippines has seen a five-digit rise in new cases → Read More
LIST: New congressional districts in the 2022 elections
(1st UPDATE) So far, there will be 10 new seats for district representatives in the House → Read More
Which top local officials are ‘graduating’ in 2022?
At least 15 governors, 45 district representatives, and 39 city mayors have served three consecutive terms in office, and are thus barred from running for reelection in 2022 → Read More
How the Philippines reached 1 million COVID-19 cases
The first 250,000 cases took 7 ½ months to accumulate. The last 250,000 before hitting the one million mark? Just less than a month. → Read More
Rizal’s 2nd legislative district split into 3
The representatives of the newly reapportioned districts will be elected in the May 2022 elections → Read More
Filipinos less happy in 2020, says World Happiness Report
The Philippines ranks 61st in the 2021 World Happiness Report, down from 52nd place the previous year → Read More
Quezon City orders closure of gyms, liquor ban from March 15 to 31
The Quezon City government notes there was a 'serious outbreak' of COVID-19 at one gym → Read More
COVID-19 in charts: Where does PH stand in ASEAN, world?
In ASEAN, as of October 16, Indonesia is ahead of the Philippines as the country most hard-hit by the coronavirus. Meanwhile, if current trends hold, the Philippines would likely stay for some time in the top 20 worldwide, until it is bumped down by countries with recent upticks in new cases. → Read More
Inflation rate stays low despite coronavirus in Duterte's 4th year
The COVID-19 outbreak upends both supply and demand, but various factors keep inflation rates low → Read More
Inflation rate stays low despite coronavirus in Duterte's 4th year
The COVID-19 outbreak upends both supply and demand, but various factors keep inflation rates low → Read More
IN CHARTS: COVID-19 cases in the Philippines
(32nd UPDATE) Around 5% of the country's total caseload are active cases as of February 14. Meanwhile, our two-week average positivity rate is again at above 5%, which is outside the WHO's range that indicates a 'moderate risk of infection' in an area. → Read More
Antipolo City now officially capital of Rizal province
Pasig City held Rizal province's seat of government for over 4 decades, even though it is part of Metro Manila → Read More