Rappler

Rappler is a news platform located in the Philippines. It started out as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and transformed into Rappler.com on January 1, 2012. In addition to offering written news articles online, it was one of the first news sites in the Philippines to focus on video news specifically created for its audience. Rappler also makes good use of social media to share news with its followers.

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#13471

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#195

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[Be The Good] How the Rappler app helped surface voter concerns

18 hours ago | rappler.com | Pia Ranada

Hello!The 2025 midterm elections were one of many firsts. It was the first time a new system, provided by Miru Systems, was used for automated elections. On a personal note, it was my first time to anchor a national election and not be deployed for field coverage. For Rappler and our community, it was the first elections we covered with the help of our new app. We launched the Rappler app in December 2023 with the hope that Filipinos want a new way to engage with news that affects their lives.
Microsoft to lay off about 6,000 people from workforce

1 day ago | rappler.com | Victor Barreiro Jr.

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Second time's the charm for Laguna governor-elect Sol Aragones

1 day ago | rappler.com | Dwight De Leon

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Rogelio Roque secures second mandate as Bukidnon governor

1 day ago | rappler.com | Tatiana Maligro

BUKIDNON, Philippines – Bukidnon Governor Rogelio Roque won a second term following a heated five-way race for the top capitol post. The Provincial Board of Canvassers declared Roque the winner with 392,204 votes. Outgoing Valencia City Mayor Sunny Huervas, meanwhile, received188,947votes, while Indigenous Peoples’ Mandatory Representative Arbie “Bagani” Llesis garnered 111,397 votes. Clive Quiño will continue to serve as Roque’s vice governor.
Barzaga dynasty wins seats for mayor, vice mayor, congressman in Dasmariñas

1 day ago | rappler.com | Dwight De Leon

MANILA, Philippines – The Barzaga dynasty of Dasmariñas, Cavite, secured the top three local posts in the province’s most vote-rich city in the 2025 elections. Dasmariñas Mayor Jennifer Barzaga, the family matriarch, won her reelection bid after obtaining 256,606 votes as of past 3 pm on Monday, May 13, based on the partial, unofficial count of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), with 98.57% of election results transmitted. Her closest opponent, Vale Encabo, got 65,138 votes.
Batangas: Mandanas beats Manzano, spoils triple-win scenario for Vilma Santos, kids

1 day ago | rappler.com | Dwight De Leon

LAGUNA, Philippines – There is no triple victory celebration in the household of film legend Vilma Santos-Recto after one of her sons, television host Luis Manzano, lost to Governor Hermilando “Dodo” Mandanas in the vice gubernatorial race in Batangas.
Unabias lose big in Misamis Oriental; Juliette Uy wins on second try

1 day ago | rappler.com | Tatiana Maligro

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Juliette Uy, a former representative of Misamis Oriental’s 2nd District, won the province’s gubernatorial race on her second bid for the position. On Tuesday, May 13, the Provincial Board of Canvassers declared Uy the winner with 327,305 votes. She unseated Governor Peter Unabia, who garnered 235,023 votes. Meanwhile, Jigjag Pelaez will serve as Uy’s vice governor after being reelected with 285,650 votes.
Voters in hardest-hit PrimeWater service areas decisively reject Camille Villar

2 days ago | rappler.com | Dwight De Leon

MANILA, Philippines – While Deputy Speaker Camille Villar is headed to an election victory, granular data show her senatorial bid was decisively rejected in cities and towns that bore the brunt of PrimeWater‘s poor services. In San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, she ranked 36th out of 66 candidates, based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections as of Tuesday morning, May 13. This is a far cry from her national rank of 10th place.
Gerville Luistro, breakout star of 19th Congress, wins competitive Batangas race

2 days ago | rappler.com | Dwight De Leon

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Rolando Uy wins second term as Cagayan de Oro mayor

2 days ago | rappler.com | Tatiana Maligro

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy is returning to city hall – he won a second term. The local board of canvassers proclaimed Uy the winner with 175,686 votes on Tuesday, May 13. Former Phividec Industrial Authority administrator Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña placed second with 81,726 votes, while Uy’s predecessor, former mayor Oscar Moreno, garnered 73,842 votes.