Rappler's latest stories on Christmas eve
LOOK: Duterte spends Christmas Eve with family
A photo posted by his son Paolo shows President Rodrigo Duterte surrounded by his children and grandchildren while enjoying a Christmas feast
DOJ turns over to NBI report on Davao Mall Christmas eve fire
DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra says NBI will evaluate and recommend the 'appropriate action'
IN PHOTOS: Bikers spend Christmas with homeless Filipinos
Every year, volunteer bikers from the Bike Scouts Philippines organize the 'Midnight Ride' to deliver gifts to homeless kids and their parents
PH on Rohingya, Agoo Christmas crash, Pope Francis Christmas Eve message | Midday wRap
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Suspected Abu Sayyaf member arrested in Zamboanga City
Local cops and navy intelligence officers arrest Baser Ahmad based on a warrant arrest issued by a court in Basilan
Pope Francis pleads for migrants at Christmas Mass
In the Philippines, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle urges Filipinos to remember people suffering from calamities, including typhoon victims
Remember typhoon victims on Christmas – Cardinal Tagle
'Christmas will not be complete' if we forget 'our poor and suffering brothers and sisters all over the world,' says Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle
Fire hits residential area in Cebu on Christmas Eve
'Initial reports showed many houses were destroyed, although we have not received reports of casualties as of 9 pm,' says an employee of the Talisay City Fire Department
Pope Francis prays for Vinta's victims in Mindanao
'I wish to assure my prayers for the population of Mindanao in the Philippines,' Pope Francis says on Christmas Eve
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, December 30, 2016
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Obamas play Christmas Eve escape game; Trumps attend late night mass
They were yelling screaming having a blast They broke out with 12 seconds left says the manager of Breakout Waikiki
#ShareLove: Volunteer group feeds Manila's homeless on Christmas Eve
The volunteer non profit Food for Empowerment in Emergencies and Disasters feeds 1 000 homeless in Manila and gives them relief packs for Christmas
13 hurt in Christmas Eve blast in Midsayap, Cotabato
UPDATED The blast strikes outside a church just as people are attending Christmas Eve mass
IN PHOTOS: Duterte visits young cancer patients on Christmas Eve
President Rodrigo Duterte shows his affectionate side as he spends time with patients at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City
Pilgrims in Bethlehem, fears in Europe for Christmas Eve
Christians in Syria s Aleppo are also looking forward to celebrations after President Bashar al Assad s forces retook full control of the city following a rebel withdrawal this week
10 Christmas stories around the world you (also) probably missed
Last minute preps for Christmas made me miss the news I read back on people stories that happened during the holidays and came up with this list
Pope hits Christmas Eve attacks by BIFF
UPDATED Pope Francis ‘asks all believers to reject violence in the name of God as the BIFF claims the attacks as part of a holy war
Pope Francis urges 'tenderness' on Christmas
UPDATED Do we have the courage to welcome with tenderness the difficulties and problems of those who are near to us? asks the leader of the world s 1 2 billion Roman Catholics on Christmas Eve
Hong Kong protesters mark Christmas Eve with democracy march
Protesters holding metres long banners that read We want true universal suffrage walked to the city s government headquarters to signal that the democracy movement was far from over
Pemberton trial, Lacson resignation, Sony film release | The wRap
Philippine court suspends US Marine trial Lacson steps down February 2015 Sony will release controversial film “The Interview” on Christmas Day
Jail warden, wife abducted in Davao del Norte
The vehicle boarded by the couple is recovered a day after they were taken
2nd Christmas in ruins in Philippine disaster zone
We already feel a lot better compared to last year says a resident of the typhoon weary city of Tacloban
Yellow alert lifted over Metro, 7 Luzon provinces
A tailend of a cold front is still bringing light to moderate rains over Metro Manila and 11 other areas
Air blitz death toll in Syria's Aleppo passes 400
The death toll from a 10 day Syrian regime air offensive on Aleppo rebels passes 400 Wednesday
Tagle leads Christmas eve mass in Aquino home
All is well between President Benigno Aquino III and the country s top Catholic Church leader after last year s bitterly fought Reproductive Health law
Astronauts complete successful spacewalk to fix station
Americans Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins float outside the orbiting lab for 7 5 hours to replace an ammonia pump whose internal control valve failed
Syria air strikes kill 15 in hard-hit Aleppo
Activists also reports an airstrike against Azaz on Syria s border with Turkey
NASA astronauts step out on Christmas Eve spacewalk
The main task of the day is to retrieve a spare pump module from an external stowage platform and install it
Central African president makes fresh appeal for peace
UPDATED He also banned all illegal demonstrations in Bangui
Dark Christmas for Yolanda survivors
Thousands of families in Leyte will have their noche buena – or a semblance of it – in candle light
Nigeria gunmen kill six at Christmas church service
Gunmen attacked a church in northern Nigeria during a midnight mass on Christmas Eve killing six people including the pastor before setting the building ablaze
Rappler's Christmas playlist
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Christmas Eve Divisoria fire under control
After almost 10 hours fire fighters successfully put under control a fire that razed a 3 story commercial building in Divisoria district
Hamon sa pag-iwas ng pagkain ng hamon (The challenge of not eating ham)
Filipino Muslims and the challenges of not eating pork ham during Christmas
(UPDATED) Christmas Eve fire rages in Divisoria
A fire that broke out past midnight on Christmas Eve engulfs a 3 story commercial building in Divisoria district
Potential storm moving towards Mindanao
Clouds and light to moderate rain showers are expected across the country
Extraordinary Christmas traditions
Christmas doesn t have to be the same every year
