Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
The Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP and the Department of National Defense or DND slam as ‘fake news’ online posts claiming President Rodrigo Duterte is losing the support of military officers.
The Philippines detects 642 new cases of the more infectious United Kingdom and South Africa coronavirus variants. It also logs 25 new cases of the P3 variant, which was first found in local samples in the Philippines.
Malacañang refuses to see the rise of community pantries as a sign of the government’s failure to ease the poor’s suffering amid the pandemic.
Hidilyn Diaz secures her spot in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Sunday, April 18, at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships. Making it to the Tokyo Olympics is her fourth straight appearance in the quadrennial meet.
A video circulating online claims former senator Bongbong Marcos has returned to power in the Malacañang Palace. This is FALSE. – Rappler.com
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