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Duterte declares P246.28 billion savings for coronavirus measures

Apr 20, 2020 - 10:38 PM

Of the P246.28 billion total savings, the budget department releases P148.93 billion to concerned agencies to be used for pandemic response

CASH AID. Distribution of P 8,000 under the government's social amelioration program to residents of Barangay Vitales, Paranaque City on April 3, 2020, part of the 'Bayanihan to Heal as One Act' to provide subsidy to low income families affected by enhanced community quarantine. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler

Australian animals face extinction threat as bushfire toll mounts

Jan 10, 2020 - 2:13 PM

'We are not seeing the amount of animals coming into care or needing rescuing that we would normally anticipate. We think a lot perished in the fires,' says wildlife rescue group WIRES

This photo taken on January 9, 2020 shows volunteer Sarah Price of wildlife rescue group WIRES, who are working to save and rehabilitate animals from the months-long bushfire disaster, taking care of a rescued kangaroo at her house on the outskirts of Sydney. The fires -- common during the summer seasons but growing with intensity and frequency as a result of climate change -- are wiping out huge swathes of habitats in national parks and the bush for animals already weakened from a prolonged drought. SAEED KHAN / AFP

More gov't programs for special education students, mobile schools urged

Dec 31, 2019 - 4:21 PM

The Philippine Institute of Development Studies says lack of transportation, basic facilities, and infrastructure are major challenges in providing education to children with disabilities

Subic stakeholders urge DENR to review SBMA environmental regulations

Nov 30, 2019 - 12:22 PM

'We also ask for a review of all projects within the past 10 to 15 years that have already destroyed hectares of wetlands, mangroves and forests, in the name of development,' says Save Subic Bay Coalition spokesperson El Latinazo, after a protected area in the freeport was cleared for a shooting range

SBMA’S LAPSE. A Subic Freeport locator says the SBMA had since September 2019 to check the contractor’s compliance. Photo, taken November 28, 2019, courtesy of Robert Gonzaga

Post-pageant life, Katarina Rodriguez remains committed to charity work

Nov 20, 2019 - 11:00 AM

From HIV/AIDS awareness and peace education, the former Miss World Philippines 2018 queen now takes on the cause of teenage pregnancy with Save the Children

Adulting 101: What to do with your 13th month pay

Nov 15, 2019 - 12:49 PM

Part of adulting is learning how to spend your Christmas bonus wisely

Pneumonia epidemic is deadliest child killer – aid groups

Nov 12, 2019 - 9:04 AM

Pneumonia is preventable but still kills more children – 800,000 under the age of 5 last year – than any other infection, says UNICEF in a joint statement to mark World Pneumonia Day

More than 500,000 Filipinos save money to celebrate PH’s first ever GCash World Savings Day

Nov 11, 2019 - 9:31 PM

An astounding feat made possible by GCash app's Save Money feature, powered by CIMB Bank Philippines

BSP shuts down Maximum Savings Bank, AMA Rural Bank

Nov 09, 2019 - 9:42 PM

(UPDATED) AMA Rura Bank of Mandaluyong says that it will challenge the shutdown order from the Central Bank

WATCH: GCash World Savings Day celebration

Oct 31, 2019 - 8:32 PM

Watch our live coverage of PH’s first ever celebration of World Savings Day on October 31

GCash’s #LetsSaveTogether campaign urges Filipinos to kickstart their saving habit

Oct 18, 2019 - 4:14 PM

The campaign leads up to the first World Savings Day celebration in the PH on Oct 31

#LETSSAVETOGETHER. (L-R) GCash President and CEO Anthony Thomas, AVP for Financial Services Kim Seng, and Head of Savings Jerome Avan Lim formally launch the #LetsSaveTogether campaign. All photos by Lisa David

Finding it hard to save despite a regular source of income? You’re not alone

Oct 09, 2019 - 7:24 PM

Posts using the hashtag #PlsSaveMe by GCash are giving hope to Filipinos online

RCBC system maintenance to start 10 pm on July 19

Jul 16, 2019 - 1:45 PM

Banking services will be unavailable during RCBC's system maintenance from 10 pm on Friday, July 19, to 10 pm on Saturday, July 20

Group asks Supreme Court to block law dividing Palawan

Jun 26, 2019 - 10:59 PM

The Save Palawan Movement wants Republic Act 11259 declared unconstitutional before the plebiscite in May 2020

Katarina Rodriguez is new Save the Children Philippines Ambassador

May 25, 2019 - 5:00 PM

Katarina is the first ambassador of the organization for the Philippines

Doctors unveil first child blast wound manual

May 16, 2019 - 5:02 PM

The guide is put together by British aid agency Save the Children and experts at Imperial College London at the request of Syrian medics working in the bloody 8-year civil war

TIPS: How to conserve water

Mar 14, 2019 - 4:22 PM

Here are some practical tips from the EcoWaste Coalition

Quality or price — what’s more important? Parents weigh in

Jan 30, 2019 - 2:40 PM

New parent? You’ll know just how expensive diapers can get. But here’s how you can provide only the best for your child while saving money

#ChildrenNotCriminals: Rights groups slam bill lowering age of criminal liability

Jan 21, 2019 - 2:30 PM

Unicef Philippines says it is deeply concerned about the bill, describing it as 'an act of violence against children'

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. Several rights groups slam the bill lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to 9 years old.

Is it too late to debate breaking up Palawan into 3 provinces?

Nov 24, 2018 - 9:52 AM

Concerned groups are bent on exposing what they call the 'ill intentions' behind the measure, hoping to defeat the proposal in the plebiscite

Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 million children by 2030, study warns

Nov 12, 2018 - 10:33 AM

The study, published on World Pneumonia Day, finds scaling up existing vaccination coverage, coupled with cheap antibiotics and ensuring good nutrition for children, could save a total of 4.1 million lives

Group opposes bill dividing Palawan into 3 provinces

Nov 07, 2018 - 10:49 AM

'The division of Palawan is not the appropriate answer to the existing weak governance, corruption, and natural resource use issues in the province,' says the Save Palawan Movement

3 PALAWAN PROVINCES? The image shows lawmakers' proposed division of Palawan into 3 provinces

2019 local bets urged to prioritize child protection in disasters

Oct 13, 2018 - 2:57 PM

Save the Children Philippines calls on candidates in the local elections next year to support the implementation of the Children's Emergency Relief and Protection Act of 2016

989 individuals from different barangays take refuge at the Lazaro Fransisco Elementary School, in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, on September 16, 2018, after rains due to Typhoon Ompong flooded their communities. Photo by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Winnie the Pooh brings laughter to Indonesian quake kids

Oct 09, 2018 - 3:03 PM

Volunteers are cheering up children across Palu with songs and games as the youngsters come to grips with a city hollowed out and twisted by nature.

WINNIE THE POOH. Indonesian children hug a Winnie the Pooh character as they attend a trauma healing program at a shelter in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 8, 2018, following the September 28 earthquake and tsunami. Photo by Adek Berry/AFP

IN PHOTOS: Children of Basilan celebrate healing

Oct 06, 2018 - 11:29 AM

'Ang Basilan ay may pag-asa,' over a thousand childen of the conflict-torn province are told at the 'Festival of Love and Peace'

AS HAPPY AS CHILDREN SHOULD BE. Happy Basilan children run with stuffed toys handed out at the Festival of Love and Peace in Sumisip town on October 4, 2018. All photos by Martin San Diego/Rappler

Indonesia earthquake: Kids traumatized as rescuers race against clock

Oct 04, 2018 - 1:06 PM

(UPDATED) According to Save the Children, many youngsters are sleeping on the streets among ruins in Palu, and authorities urgently need to identify and reunite them with their relatives

REFUGE. Children pose in front of a tent on a field of a mosque where they took refuge in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. File photo by Jewel Samad/AFP

Lucio Tan to merge PNB, PNB Savings Bank

Sep 28, 2018 - 8:18 PM

The banks, once merged would have an asset base of P932.7 billion

Neil Etheridge emerges as Cardiff game hero

Aug 18, 2018 - 10:42 PM

The Filipino-British goalkeeper saves a last-gasp penalty as Cardiff salvages a scoreless draw against Newcastle

MAN OF THE MATCH. Neil Etheridge and the Bluebirds earn their first Premier League point. Photo from @premierleague

LOOK: Neil Etheridge makes 1st Premier League season penalty save

Aug 12, 2018 - 12:00 AM

The Azkals goalkeeper inks another page of history in his Premier League debut

MORE HISTORY. Neil Etheridge is officially the first Southeast Asian to play in the Premier League and he also makes the first penalty save of the season. Photo from Twitter (@premierleague)

BPI to start charging for over-the-counter withdrawals, inter-regional deposits

Jul 02, 2018 - 8:00 PM

(UPDATED) BPI says it is postponing the implementation of having branch transaction fees for peso cash deposits and withdrawals to January 2019.

Photo by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination – study

May 31, 2018 - 5:22 PM

The Save the Children study entitled 'Many Faces of Exclusion,' ranks 175 countries in terms of the threat of child labor, exclusion from education, child marriage and early pregnancy

DISPLACED. In this photograph taken on May 30, 2018 an internally displaced Afghan girl looks on at her inside temporary home at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Herat. Photo by Hoshang Hashimi/AFP

How to get the biggest savings from your trusted brands

May 03, 2018 - 2:56 PM

You can never go wrong with value-for-money purchases!

PSBank names Jose Vicente Alde as president

Apr 24, 2018 - 5:10 PM

Jose Vicente Alde replaces Vicente Cuna Jr, who is now vice chairman and will also assume another key post within the Metrobank Group

The house that saved Christians in Marawi

Apr 17, 2018 - 3:00 PM

(UPDATED) The house is where dozens of Christians were hidden from the local terrorist groups, protected by their Muslim employers. It was one of Rappler's most memorable stories during the siege.

DoubleDragon inks P4.97 B in deals for more SM Savemore supermarkets

Apr 08, 2018 - 9:53 PM

The simultaneously signed contracts involve the supermarket lease for 22 new CityMall sites expected to rise around the Philippines within the year

How solar-powered lamps empower women in Camarines Sur community

Apr 08, 2018 - 9:00 AM

Harnessing solar energy through small off-grid systems to power community livelihood and provide basic energy solutions is a big first step in ensuring energy access especially for people who hardly have any resources for electrification

Photos courtesy of WWF-Ph

Pia Wurtzbach gets real: 'Believe in what you stand for, you will find a way to achieve your goals’

Mar 12, 2018 - 6:00 PM

In this social experiment, Filipinos from different backgrounds are asked questions on what it takes to make your goals into a reality

Lacoste changes iconic logo to feature endangered species in limited edition collection

Mar 01, 2018 - 6:00 PM

The iconic crocodile takes a backseat to shine the spotlight on animals in danger of extinction

UNICEF number two faced complaints at Save The Children

Feb 22, 2018 - 9:34 AM

The UN children's agency says it is unaware that its deputy director faced complaints of inappropriate behavior toward female staff before hiring him two years ago

FACING COMPLAINTS. In this file photo, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Justin Forsyth speaks during a UNICEF media briefing at UNICEF House September 6, 2016 in New York. Bryan R. Smith/AFP

Oxfam probes new sexual misconduct cases as British MPs grill bosses

Feb 21, 2018 - 7:57 AM

Chief executive Mark Goldring told a parliamentary committee in London that the cases varied in their seriousness, while 16 related to its international operation

PARLIAMENTARY PROBE. A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) on February 20, 2018 shows Oxfam CEO Mark Goldring (C), Oxfam Chair of Trustees Caroline Thomson (R) and Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima (L) atttending an evidence session as witnesses before the International Development Committee of members of parliament at Portcullis House in London. PRU/AFP

Save the Children suspends operations in Afghanistan after ISIS attack

Jan 24, 2018 - 3:51 PM

(3rd UPDATE) It is the latest attack on a foreign aid group in the war-torn country

ATTACKED. Afghan civilians gather on a street next to a plume of smoke coming from the area around an office of the British charity Save the Children during an ongoing attack in Jalalabad on January 24, 2018. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP

Aboitizes buying Isabela-based PR Savings

Jan 02, 2018 - 7:29 PM

Union Bank of the Philippines expects the transaction to open new market segments, such as motorcycle and agri-machinery financing, for its subsidiary City Savings

5 meme paling bikin ngakak sepanjang 2017

Dec 27, 2017 - 11:47 AM

Apa saja yang membuat warganet terhibur selama 2017?

Bank for OFWs could open in February 2018

Dec 22, 2017 - 8:00 PM

The establishment of the bank is now being reviewed after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas approved Landbank's acquisition of Postbank

GO SIGNAL. BSP approves Landbank's acquisition of the Philippine Postal Savings Bank which will be turned into a bank for OFWs. Photo by Rappler

An open letter to OFWs: Are you smart with your money?

Dec 21, 2017 - 4:02 PM

This 2018, learn how to handle your finances better for a better life

Christmas 2017 bank schedules

Dec 20, 2017 - 9:00 PM

(4th UPDATE) Here are Philippine banks' operating hours for the holiday season

Briones holds dialogue with leaders of IP communities

Dec 07, 2017 - 2:46 PM

(UPDATED) IP leaders from Kalinga, Pampanga, Rizal, Tacloban City, Bukidnon, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Sur, and South Cotabato, sit down with Education Secretary Leonor Briones for a two-hour meeting

Briones with IP

IN PHOTOS: Black Friday protest against Duterte's war on drugs

Dec 02, 2017 - 12:48 PM

Leftist groups lights candles for the victims, relatives, and defenders of those killed in the drug war

REMEMBER, Bearing photos of victims of Duterte's war on drugs and victims of Political killings, families and activist light lanterns and candles in a symbolic event to condemn the spate of killings at Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City. All photos by Maria Tan/Rappler

How can you be a smarter spender?

Nov 21, 2017 - 11:10 AM

Make every peso count when making big purchases. Here’s how

Why Lumad groups are camping outside DepEd

Nov 17, 2017 - 9:00 AM

(UPDATE) DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones explains that Lumad schools applying for a permit should go through the process required by the department

CAMP OUT. Lumad groups are calling on the Department of Education to grant their permits t