Rappler's latest stories on Rafael Alunan
'A real patriot': Colleagues, friends honor ex-DOF chief Ernest Leung
'Tough as nails, straight as an arrow, and a real patriot. One of a kind,' says former interior secretary Rafael Alunan III of former finance secretary Ernest Leung
Rafael Alunan completes Duterte’s 2019 Senate slate
(UPDATED) Senator Koko Pimentel confirms Alunan as Duterte's choice to complete his roster of senatorial bets for the May 2019 midterm polls
Senate bet Raffy Alunan open to joint exploration of West PH Sea
The former interior secretary says any joint exploration agreement with China must ensure the Philippines gets a 'lion's share' of profits
For anti-Duterte netizen, online troll attacks turn into real world nightmare
EXCLUSIVE: The Philippine National Police files a criminal complaint against Willyn Trabajador, whom they accuse of posting a bomb threat against the President's followers. But Trabajador insists her account was cloned.
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FACT CHECK: Photo used by Duterte camp to hit critics taken in Brazil, not PH
Critics accuse the President's supporters of misleading the public for posting a photo of a 9-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Brazil in 2014
Philippines eyes '2-track' talks with China
Ex president Fidel V Ramos discusses this proposal at meetings with Chinese representatives in Hong Kong on a trip aimed at boosting ties
Duterte to tap Alunan as envoy to China if Ramos declines
Rafael Alunan III was interior secretary under Ramos administration and was among the senatorial candidates Duterte endorsed during the 2016 elections
Senatorial bets' inexperience not a problem – FEU-IT community
Students from the Far Eastern University Institute of Technology see potential in the relative unknowns from Rappler s senatorial debate and hope they would steer away from traditional politics
Duterte preferred 'presidentiable' of independent senatorial bets
Five of the 6 senatorial candidates who have joined Rappler s TheLeaderIWant debate say they prefer the tough talking Davao City mayor to head the country
Crime-free PH in 3-6 months? Start by cleaning up gov't – Alunan
Senatorial candidate Rafael Alunan III says his presidential bet s promise to suppress crime in a short time is doable
#TheLeaderIWant: 6 senatorial bets face off in last Rappler debate
The candidates present their plans to voters at the last leg of Rappler s senatorial debates held at the FEU Institute of Technology in Manila
#TheLeaderIWant: Rappler holds last leg of senatorial debates on April 22
Rappler goes to the FEU Institute of Technology on Friday April 22 for the last of its 3 part senatorial debates
The Leader I Want: Rafael Alunan III’s to-fix list for 2016
Rappler PHVote s The Leader I Want series looks at the stand of Rafael Alunan III on key issues the next batch of senators will have to address
Senatorial bets: Stronger LGUs, green tech for disaster-resilient PH
Senatorial bets Rafael Alunan III Lorna Kapunan and Francis Tolentino discuss how they plan to help communities vulnerable to the effects of climate change
Senate bets against divorce, support same-sex union
Asked about same sex marriages one of the candidates says the issue is human rights and not religious rights
President's office hit by ratings decline – survey
The results show the Office of the President suffers the largest loss of trust declining 13 percentage points since 2012 The Church suffers from just a slight decline in ratings
Controversial bets, Duterte waiting game cap off COC filing week
The Senate race gets more crowded and interesting with lots of familiar faces new names and returning bets locking in their candidacies
Ex-DILG chief Alunan runs for senator
I love my country I love the Filipino people and I am here to serve them If they want me they can have me says former interior secretary Rafael Alunan III
'Foreign alliances important in sea row with China'
Chanting China go away an estimated 400 people from various groups converge in front of the Chinese embassy in Makati City to protest its reclamation in the South China Sea
Who's who in the 2016 senatorial surveys
Incumbent returning senators top the surveys on the 2016 senatorial elections
Malaysia: MILF's Murad, Iqbal not Malaysian citizens
I hope the member of parliament understands and this is the official stand of the Government of Malaysia on this issue says Malaysian Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Iqbal releases copy of Philippine passport
The chief negotiator of rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front reiterates he does not own a Malaysian passport as alleged by some camps
PH won’t renew work visas of Chinese experts in NGCP
Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla says the 18 Chinese technical experts will be replaced by Filipinos after their working visas valid until July expire
Use Facebook to correct China's 'fairy tale,' Filipinos urged
Facebook is a very effective tool for mobilizing and exchanging information says Rafael Alunan of the West Philippines Sea Coalition
Philippines ready for China ‘sanctions’
Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras says the Philippine government has discussed and prepared for the possible consequences of its pleading against China
PH warned about backlash from China
The Philippines says we have to be ready for the consequences of the historic case against China over the West Philippine Sea
Filipinos slam Beijing over South China Sea
A group called the West Philippine Sea Coalition takes to the streets to protest China s encroachment on Philippine territories Paterno Esmaquel reports
Filipinos tell China: Bad feng shui to take what isn't yours
Hundreds of protesters troop to the Chinese consulate to denounce China s bullying over the West Philippine Sea
