Rappler's latest stories on life
'Worst trend' in decades: Most Filipinos say quality of life got worse in past year
In the 135 surveys the Social Weather Stations has run on the same issue over 37 years, the May 2020 probe has the highest percentage of respondents who believe their quality of life got worse
Paragua strikes back, tops Lichess Quarantine Charity chess tourney
US-based Mark Paragua boosts his bid to rejoin the Philippine chess team
Sign of the times: Funeral parlor announces GCQ
Some comments say in jest that St Peter Life Plans and Chapels – more than the government – is 'taking care of us’
Netflix to adapt new, as-yet untranslated Elena Ferrante novel
Netflix and Fandango are joining together to develop a series based on the new book 'The Lying Life of Adults'
Google building self-check website for coronavirus
Verily Life Sciences is testing a 'tool to help triage individuals for COVID-19 testing,' Google confirms on Twitter
'Bad Boys for Life' review: Charming, funny, mostly entertaining
'There are times when it feels like they made a checklist of things that would make middle-aged nostalgia-driven movie-goers laugh, and they just went through the list'
Sun Life celebrates 125th anniversary with 5 million insured Filipinos
A grand concert musical written and directed by Floy Quintos was also held to celebrate this milestone
WATCH: Volunteers serve hot meals to Taal Volcano evacuees
Adding a human touch to food relief – a warm, freshly cooked meal instead of sardines in a can – goes a long way to uplift evacuees' spirits, volunteers say
Trump to become first U.S. president to attend anti-abortion March for Life
Abortion rights activists accuse Trump of an anti-abortion agenda, and express anxiety that the 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized abortion is under threat
Pinoy albums that shaped the 2010s
Singers, producers, band members, music video directors, journalists pitch in to identify the albums that defined the Pinoy music of the 2010s.
Rappler Live Jam diaries: Underrated shows from 2019 you may have missed
Do yourselves a favor and give these artists a listen
Fame, infamy, and everything in between: Philippine showbiz newsmakers of 2019
Here's a roundup of Philippine showbiz news in 2019
2019 in Philippine pageants: An end of an era, new beginnings
We look back at the ups and downs of the Philippine pageant scene
Alien life is out there, but our theories are probably steering us away from it
What we notice depends, quite heavily sometimes, on our theories, concepts, background beliefs, and prior expectations
Emerging from obscurity: 2019's unforeseen history-makers
8 history-makers in politics, climate and humanitarian activism, music, and astronomy who were unknown in 2018
LIST: 8 new international restaurants that Filipinos lined up for in 2019
2019 was definitely a year of food for Manila's most rabid, patient foodies – the lines for these international food chains say it all
Notable deaths around the world in 2019
Here are some of the notable deaths of 2019
2019: A year in showbiz kalat
Or the year that made us all wish we still had 'The Buzz'
Hotter, faster, pricier: 10 records in 2019
A look back at 10 new records in the year about to end
LOOK: These 7 milk tea-flavored treats are for the milk tea-obsessed
From wintermelon donuts, milk tea cheesecake, and milk tea bingsu – it's 2019, and we still can't get enough of milk tea!
BTS, EXO most tweeted about K-pop groups in PH for 2019
In 3rd place is BLACKPINK! Did your favorite group make it to Twitter Philippines' list?
Maine Mendoza, Maymay Entrata most tweeted about PH celebs of 2019
The two are followed by Kisses Delavin and Alden Richards
Hotpot vs bread: the culinary symbols of Hong Kong's political divide
Activists bring loaves of 'Life Bread' – a local brand beloved by Hong Kongers – to demonstrations, or leave them next to protest walls after a video of a police officer taunting protesters went viral
Coldplay's no-tour decision highlights growing climate change awareness
The band's recent cancellation of their tour over 'environmental concerns' is the latest sign of climate change activism in the music industry
Titan: First global map uncovers secrets of a potentially habitable moon of Saturn
Understanding the distribution of landscapes documented in the global map is a vital step towards understanding the environments and history of this amazing world
Coldplay cancels tour over 'environmental concerns'
'We're taking time to work out how our tour can not only be sustainable but how can it be actively beneficial,' Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says on the band's concerns over the 'environmental impact of concerts'
Drug overdoses driving down U.S. life expectancy – health officials
Americans have lost almost 4 months of longevity since 2014, the report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says
[OPINYON] Isinulat habang nakahiga sa banig ng karamdaman at natauhan
Hindi masama ang matauhan. Katunayan, dapat ngang paminsan-minsan ay matauhan tayo mula sa, halimbawa, lubos nating sinasambang pulitiko. Lumayo sa ideyang tagapagligtas ang pinuno.
'Killings continue': Rights group urge ICC to open investigation of drug war
The group also urges the ICC prosecutor to 'cooperate' with the United Nations Human Rights Council which is conducting its own inquiry into the drug war killings in the Philippines
[OPINION] UP’s Kobe Paras and the struggles of American life
The way Kobe described his US life is what the vast majority of OFWs/immigrants experience: unending challenges, isolation, despair, hope, trials, momentary success, and seizing of the few available opportunities
ROUNDTABLE: How partnerships enrich lives
No one makes it through life alone – having a partner can make life more fulfilling! Watch our roundtable discussion on September 30, 4 pm onwards.
The only piece of advice you’ll need if you’re adulting
We know it’s hard. Here’s a way to cope with it.
The trouble with YOLO
Time will always move regardless of what we do. But this tyranny of the present is cutting us off from the future we want.
Moon rocks can help reveal how life evolved on Earth – and may enable us to resurrect extinct species
Moon craters can hold the key to explaining how complex, multi-cellular organisms evolved on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, affording unimaginable insights into our planet’s biological past
Not sure about the life path you’re on? Here are some things you need to know
Choosing which way to go can be tough. To make things a little easier, read up on some life lessons from Bianca Gonzalez and Globe’s #PaanoBaToLive.
Educating for Life holds 'No Place Like Home' convention 2019
Educating for Life, in partnership with Moneygment and SMX Convention Center, SM Aura Premier, presents this year the No Place Like Home Philippine Homeschool Convention
Itching to explore options outside of your day job? 53.7% of Filipinos feel the same
Why 'Fine, but could be better' shouldn't be enough
Why you need a life partner – and not necessarily the romantic kind
We all value independence. But there are some things we can’t do alone.
A layer of 'aerogel' could make Mars habitable and even enable life to develop there – but here's why we should wait
Ideas for changing or 'terraforming' Mars, by introducing an atmospheric greenhouse effect to warm it, have been around for a long time
Frenchman at heart of legal dispute dies after life support ends
'We were ready to let him go,' says his nephew Francois Lambert
‘Pride is compassion’: Gender equality groups hit CFC-FFL’s anti-LGBTQ+ remarks
Gender equality groups clap back with facts
International laws spell out duty to rescue persons at sea
This duty 'can be considered as another side of the right to life, which every individual enjoys under human rights law,' according to a 2016 paper
'Secret Life of Pets 2' defeats 'X-Men' at box office
Claiming top box office spot in North America is 'The Secret Life of Pets 2', earning up to $47.1 million on its opening weekend
Court rules abortion services can continue in Missouri – for now
The license of the sole clinic that performs abortions in Missouri will remain in effect until a ruling on a petitioner's request for preliminary injunction
Duterte Youth's Cardema already proclaims himself congressman on Facebook
'The substitution of Cardema has not yet been approved,' says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon
Will the US Supreme Court reconsider abortion rights?
Forty-six years after its landmark Roe v Wade decision, the high court is at the heart of a heated offensive led by states with conservative majorities who oppose the voluntary termination of pregnancy
Global life expectancy up 5.5 years since 2000 – World Health Organization
The UN health agency also stresses significant gender differences in life expectancy worldwide
World Bank to aid Philippines in fight against plastic
Amid the government's ongoing rehabilitation activities in Manila Bay and its tributaries, the World Bank is stepping in to help as well
