Miriam Grace Go

Dec 10, 2024 | rappler.com | Miriam Grace Go |Inday Espina-Varona

First things first: The number of views and likes on the official YouTube channel of The Voice USA does not always translate to actual votes. If we go by social media metrics alone, Filipino contestant Sofronio Vasquez would be the runaway winner. His six-digit views and thousands of likes are several times that of his closest rival among the other four top contenders — that would be teenager Shye, fellow team member under swing/standards star Michael Bublé.

Dec 9, 2024 | rappler.com | Miriam Grace Go

(Pasintabi sa nobelang Love in the Time of Cholera ni Gabriel Garcia Marquez)Hindi ko sinasadyang makadagdag sa ating “brain rot,” ang Oxford Word of the Year para sa 2024. Ang “brain rot” daw ay “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging.

Dec 2, 2024 | rappler.com | Miriam Grace Go

MANILA, Philippines – The travel expenses of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) more than doubled to P42.58 million in 2023, the first full year of Sara Duterte in position. In 2022, the first half of which was still part of Leni Robredo’s term, the OVP reported travel expenses of P20.11 million. Duterte succeeded Robredo on June 30, 2022.

Nov 17, 2024 | rappler.com | Miriam Grace Go

We all know that the South China Sea has become a political and military flashpoint. But amidst the talk of territorial and jurisdictional claims and heighted tensions, one thing often overlooked is this: the safety and continuing functioning of marine life systems in the SCS. This is a common concern for all the coastal states around the sea: the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan, and even of many states beyond it.

Oct 28, 2024 | rappler.com | Miriam Grace Go |Carmela Fonbuena

We’ve seen sibling pairs in the Senate, as well as mother-and-son tandems. But three brothers? If the pre-election polls hold until May 12, 2025, neophyte Senator Raffy Tulfo will be welcoming two of his brothers to the Senate. Fellow news broadcasters Erwin and Ben ranked first and second in the September 2024 Pulse Asia senatorial preferences survey. Four other family members are seeking seats in the House of Representatives.