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April 1, 2026 13 visible stories Society & Rights

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Society & Rights 1m ago

Graft complaint vs Herbosa for P1.5-B worth of wasted medicines | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Teddy Herbosa, war on Iran, Pope Leo

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Rappler

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Society & Rights 1m ago

[Pitik Bulag] April Fool’s Day in cartoons

Everyday feels like April Fools' Day for Filipinos these days, as shown in the latest works of the cartoonists.

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Philippines · rappler.com

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UK finds pro-Palestine protest organisers guilty of breaching police rules

Human Rights Watch slams the ruling against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham as a 'political' move to silence dissent.

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Rappler • 1m ago

Graft complaint vs Herbosa for P1.5-B worth of wasted medicines | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Teddy Herbosa, war on Iran, Pope Leo

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Philippines Editors' Pick Philippine News

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Rappler • 1m ago

[Pitik Bulag] April Fool’s Day in cartoons

Everyday feels like April Fools' Day for Filipinos these days, as shown in the latest works of the cartoonists.

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Philippines Cartoon

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Al Jazeera English • 1m ago

UK finds pro-Palestine protest organisers guilty of breaching police rules

Human Rights Watch slams the ruling against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham as a 'political' move to silence dissent.

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Trump to address nation on Iran war. And, SCOTUS considers birthright citizenship

Trump is set to address the nation after saying the U.S. will withdraw from Iran in 2-3 weeks. And, the president will be at the Supreme Court today as arguments on birthright citizenship begin.

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Rappler • 1m ago

FACT CHECK: Duterte was served food in flight to The Hague after his arrest, contrary to claim

Duterte was served a rice meal while on the flight, as can be seen in a video from Senator Bong Go’s Facebook account, which was shared by various media outlets

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Rappler • 1m ago

LeBron James sets all-time NBA win mark as Lakers continue to roll

LeBron James surpasses Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most combined regular season and playoff wins in NBA history as the Lakers pick up their 13th victory in the last 14 games

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Philippines Athletes NBA

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