Rappler's latest stories on hope
[FRONTLINERS] ‘May kasal pa ako, Lord!’
'It's quite a scary and exhausting time to be a doctor. So we just need to protect ourselves and serve who we can,' says a pediatrician whose wedding has been postponed by the pandemic.

These Filipinas use their passion to empower marginalized women
Three Filipina changemakers share their inspirational journeys in making it their mission to empower women and provide them with more opportunities in the face of discrimination, violence, and gender inequality

'Star Wars: A New Hope' in concert is coming to Manila
Enjoy the movie that started it all – with a live full orchestra

These will make you hope and (hopefully) act
Science writer Maria Isabel Garcia shares her 'hope finds' – a list of actions that will hopefully lift up our spirits and move us to act

[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Cast of ‘Dani Girl: A Musical About Hope’
The cast of The Sandbox Collective's production are performing at Rappler HQ

‘Dani Girl’ musical asks the hard questions, offers answers
A terminally ill little girl asks God the ultimate question about suffering, and his answer is sobering

'Worse than prison': Abuses in Philippine youth homes
Officially called 'Houses of Hope,' proponents in the Philippines say youth detention centers are places for reformation and education, but critics slam many of them as 'hellholes' where children are treated like caged animals

Bacolod youth coalition heeds global call to strike for climate justice on May 24
Istorya Klima, an interactive community event at the Bacolod Public Plaza, aims to start conversations in compelling and innovative ways through art, music, and storytelling

Poll watchdogs ask SC to compel Comelec to issue voting receipts
The petitioners also ask the Supreme Court to void the Comelec ban on the use of digital cameras and cellular phones during the election process, and even after the close of polls

The youth behind coal-free Negros Occidental
Behind the strike against coal in Negros Occidental is Youth for Climate Hope, a coalition pushing for climate justice and environmental protection

De Lima marks 2nd year in jail with new book
Senator Leila de Lima's 'Dispatches from Crame II: Faith, Hope & Love' collects her opinion pieces on human rights, press freedom, and what it's like to be a 'prisoner of conscience'

92% of Filipinos hopeful for 2019 – SWS
Hope for the new year has always been high, but this year's figure is lower than the record high 96% of hopeful Filipinos going into 2018

IN PHOTOS: Duterte visits kids with cancer days before Christmas
President Rodrigo Duterte visits a foundation for Mindanaoan children with cancer, listening to them by their bedsides and gamely posing for photos with the center's staff
Safeguard #GoKamayanTayo
Doesn't food just taste better when it's shared? Make this year's Christmas all about sharing your blessings and join Safeguard's #GoKamayanTayo challenge!

Join the #GoKamayanTayo challenge this Christmas!
Share the holiday goodwill by inviting your friends and family as well

Duterte fires 3 DSWD execs to give Bautista free hand in forming team
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea says the posts were vacated so that new Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista could select his own team

'The Hopeful Romantic' review: Delightful screwball
'The Hopeful Romantic' is actually smarter than it looks

Why Pepe Herrera chooses to be a 'hopeful' romantic
Pepe stars alongside Ritz Azul in 'The Hopeful Romantic'

How these millennials are fighting mental illness with art, Scripture
Representing the Philippines, the team of Where There Is Hope will be highlighting their advocacy for mental health awareness at the United Nations Youth Assembly this coming August

Diego Castro: from teen idol to news anchor to cancer awareness advocate
Knowing how harrowing cancer can be for patients and their loved ones, Diego positions himself as a mouthpiece of hope

Voters in Tondo hope new barangay officials can lessen drug war killings
Because too much blood has spilled in the streets of Tondo, voters want new barangay leaders who can make positive change in their community

Traveling photo gallery tells stories of hope in Tabaco
Istorya ng Pag-asa (Stories of Hope), a traveling photo gallery that aims to inspire and empower Filipinos, is currently hosted by Tabaco City in Albay

BTS, GOT7, NCT dominate Billboard 'World Albums' top 5
K-pop groups dominate Billboard's World Albums Chart top spots for the week of March 24, 2018!

Ad-hoc Trump fuels White House meltdown
Trump's off-the-cuff enticement of a global trade war and calls for limits on the right to bear arms cleave a schism between the president and his Republican backers, spark a stock market sell-off, and prompt threats of retaliatory sanctions from across the globe

Duterte on West Philippine Sea, Rappler on Omidyar PDRs, Hope Hicks resigns | Midday wRap
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Top Trump aide Hope Hicks to resign
Donald Trump pays tribute to Hicks' 'outstanding' contribution over the past 3 years, calling her 'as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person'

Trump aide Hicks declines to answer Russia hearing questions
The White House's 29-year-old communications director stuck to answering pre-approved questions, House Intelligence Committee members say

Trump praises White House aide accused of domestic abuse
(UDATED) White House speechwriter David Sorensen resigns in the same week, also over domestic abuse claims. He denies the allegations.

Singing for the fight against cancer
Actor Diego Castro, together with Hope from Within, call for lung cancer awareness through a night of music

Russia election probe circles back to Trump Tower meeting – NYT
Robert Mueller is zeroing in on the initial response given by the US president's son over a controversial meeting with a Russian lawyer

10 civic actions in 2017 that can move PH in 2018
MovePH, Rappler’s civic engagement arm, hopes that the social impact of these efforts it initiated or supported in 2017 will fuel sustained action that will transform courage into action in 2018

PH is 3rd happiest country, says 2017 Gallup International poll
The Philippines is behind Fiji and Colombia in the Happiness Index of the 41st annual Global End of Year Survey, which spanned 55 countries in 2017

Robredo on 2018: Hope remains in every Filipino
'Nananatili tayong matatag at determinado sa ating adhikain na iangat ang ating mga kababayan mula sa kahirapan at ipagtanggol ang mga karapatan ng bawat Pilipino'

LOOK: A time to give hope as Marawi City gets back on its feet
UNHCR advocate Atom Araullo joins the UN Refugee Agency in a visit to a community that was affected by the Marawi crisis. Here are some photos from their humanitarian mission.


IN PHOTOS: Miss Universe 2017 candidates go to Jollibee
The ladies bond with kids from Kanlungan sa Er-ma and are treated to meals and gifts from Jollibee

Rappler Talk: Atom Araullo shares #GiftofHope to Marawi, Rohingya evacuees
MovePH's Voltaire Tupaz speaks to multi-awarded journalist and UNHCR advocate Atom Araullo on Rappler Talk on Saturday, November 25, at 2 pm

Blatter says Hope Solo's 'grabbed ass' claim is 'absurd'
Sepp Blatter counters Hope Solo's allegations that he sexually harassed her

Gloves off as Japan election campaign starts
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces an unexpected and fierce challenge from Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike's 'Party of Hope'

#InspireCourage: Giving hope to the hopeless
'Try to see who is the most hopeless around you, and be that hope to that person,' Father Flavie Villanueva says at the Social Good Summit
Honesty prevails as parking boy returns cash to owner
Andrey Macabuhay returns P7 000 to owner Dindo Lorenzo who dropped the bundle of money at a parking lot

Forum led by Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir descends into violence
Troublemakers throw shoes chairs and bottles towards former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad who is unhurt and escorted from the building

Mindanaoan youth: 'We want just and lasting peace'
The youth leaders from Mindanao want to be part of the process in making just and lasting peace in Mindanao a reality

Life and hope in a time of death
More than ever we need to ask ourselves: Why do we do any of these things mass services prayers etc for Holy Week at all? Is it possible we’ve forgotten why?

In days of darkness, let's highlight stories of hope – Robredo
The Vice President launches in Baguio a collection of extraordinary stories of ordinary people intending to bring these stories to every nook and cranny of our country

WATCH: Can bottled water build classrooms for urban poor communities?
Generation Hope donates 100 of the profits from selling Hope In A Bottle to build public school classrooms all around the Philippines

Ugandans invent 'smart jacket' to diagnose pneumonia
The prototype Mama Ope Mother s Hope jacket can diagnose pneumonia up to 3 times faster than a doctor according to its inventors

Cardinal Tagle inks deal with int'l drug rehab farm
Jesus is stronger than drugs Fazenda da Esperança founder Father Hans Stapel says during the Day of Hope at the Manila Cathedral

VLOG: Cardinal Tagle at ex-drug addicts sa 'Day of Hope'
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle leads a thanksgiving mass for former drug addicts from the Fazenda de Esperanca drug rehabilitation farm in Masbate

Cardinal Tagle: 'No person will be discarded by Jesus'
Former drug addicts also tell their stories during the Day of Hope Mass at the Manila Cathedral presided over by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle

MovePH 2016: Online campaigns and the communities they served
As 2016 ends we in MovePH highlight the online campaigns we’ve launched and their impact on the communities that we continue to serve
