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Writer, researcher, and lawyer in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Rambo Talabong | Journalist

Rambo Talabong is an award-winning journalist with seven years of experience covering disinformation, social movements, and crime in the Philippines. He led the coverage of the Duterte drug war by …

Latest Articles

The P138-million PR front posing as a newsroom

A massive 'news' network has become Meta's top ad spender on social issues and politics in the Philippines as of June 2026. Managed by a political firm linked to an alleged troll farm, the operation co-opts the news format to mask a multimillion-peso influence campaign.

By Christa Escudero
11th July 2026 • Rappler

[DECODED] The lyrics of a showgirl: Breaking down Taylor Swift’s 20-year songwriting

Taylor Swift has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Nerve looks into the superstar’s lyrics, how they have evolved, and how they have shaped her image as an artist.

By Christa Escudero
11th June 2026 • Rappler

[DECODED] 4Ps beneficiaries — the poor — get blamed online for high electric bills

Lies and hate dominate posts about the Lifeline Rate Subsidy, which is designed to help the marginalized and has a minuscule impact on consumers

By Christa Escudero
5th May 2026 • Rappler

[Neighbors] A parent’s case against ‘mindful snacking’

The same food companies that promote overconsumption of too-sweet or too-salty snacks are the same ones that are now telling us to 'mindfully snack'.

By Anna Bueno
17th March 2026 • Rappler

[DECODED] Just a trend? A deep dive into people going analog

From analog bags to film cameras, the youth are finding ways to take a break from their smartphones. But some people find an irony to the trend.

By Christa Escudero
14th March 2026 • Rappler

[DOCUMENTARY] Mary Jane Veloso: So close, yet so far from home

Three Philippine administrations sought freedom for former migrant worker Mary Jane Veloso, long held to be a victim of human trafficking sentenced to death in Indonesia. Though President Bongbong Marcos was able to get Mary Jane transferred back to her home country, her aging parents and grown-up sons still have …

By cago
13th September 2025 • Rappler

Yves is ‘happiest’ with Filipino fans in first Manila concert

Yves' 'Cosmic Crispy' tour rightfully showcases what makes her a standout K-pop soloist

By Christa Escudero
4th September 2025 • Rappler

Rappler investigates: The deep web of POGOs

We imported scammers, we exported them too. From Alice Guo, Rappler followed the paper trail of POGOs and found layers and layers of companies that extend to a transnational scam network. The scope of the network is yet to be seen, but one thing's for certain – the problem did …

By cago
31st January 2025 • Rappler

Track troubles: Why 11 Palaro athletics records got nullified

Standout student-athletes end up suffering from the substandard distance of the track oval at the Cebu City Sports Center, resulting in the nullification of their 2024 Palarong Pambansa records

By Christa Escudero
17th July 2024 • Rappler

Friendship goals: How these newly-licensed teachers topped a board exam together

Chelsea Tiaga and Dulce Arellano, close friends since college, share many things in common – including the top one spot in the September 2023 licensure exam for elementary teachers

By Christa Escudero
4th February 2024 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Hontiveros not expelled from Senate over ICC probe resolution

Hontiveros remains a member of the 19th Congress. The misleading video showed clips of Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa expressing his dismay over a resolution filed by Hontiveros

By Andrei Santos
5th December 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: China has not given up West Philippine Sea claims

China has not said it is ceding its claim over the West Philippine Sea. Talks on ways to ease maritime tensions between the Philippines and China are ongoing.

By Andrei Santos
24th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No senator identified as behind alleged leak of executive session information

There are no official reports disclosing the identity of the person behind the alleged information breach. The Senate ethics committee is set to investigate the incident.

By Andrei Santos
17th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: CPP founder Joma Sison is already dead, contrary to claims

Sison, who founded the Communist Party of the Philippines, died in 2022. The title and thumbnail of the misleading video were merely clickbait.

By Andrei Santos
17th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Padilla not expelled from Senate over alleged info leak

Senator Robinhood Padilla remains a member of the 19th Congress. The video falsely implies that he was kicked out for allegedly leaking sensitive information from a closed-door session

By Andrei Santos
13th November 2023 • Rappler

The new killing fields in Duterte's drug war

A new region in the Philippines emerges as the killing fields of Duterte's anti-drug campaign.

By Rambo Talabong | Journalist
9th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No ICC summons issued to ex-President Duterte

The ICC, as of October 24, has not issued any statements confirming that it summoned Duterte over the drug war investigations

By Andrei Santos
24th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos-Duterte order for Noli de Castro to leave the PH

The supposed order stems from the broadcaster’s comments about the October 5 traffic disruption in Quezon City allegedly involving Vice President Sara Duterte

By Andrei Santos
23rd October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos order expelling Padilla from Senate

Padilla is still a sitting senator, as seen in the Senate website’s roster of members of the 19th Congress

By Andrei Santos
19th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos-Duterte order for Vice Ganda to leave the country

The false claim stems from the talk show host’s quips on confidential funds, which were interpreted as a reference to the controversies surrounding Vice President Sara Duterte

By Andrei Santos
16th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Congress did not remove Sara Duterte as VP

There is no formal complaint filed in Congress that would initiate impeachment proceedings against Sara Duterte

By Andrei Santos
16th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: DSWD’s P15,000 cash grant only for small rice retailers

Contrary to a video’s claim, the cash assistance from the social welfare department would be given only to small rice retailers affected by the recent imposition of rice price ceilings

By Andrei Santos
25th September 2023 • Rappler

It started with a kiss: Implications of Spain football chief’s controversial act

Arguably the biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup of all time is now marred by a single act that lasted just one second, but will be remembered forever in infamy.

By Joaqin Valencerina
14th September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos gold account in Indonesia

False claims about the Marcos family’s supposed gold account in Indonesia have resurfaced amid Marcos’ trip to Jakarta for the ASEAN Summit

By Andrei Santos
8th September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Drag artist Pura Luka Vega is alive

The former 'Drag Den Philippines' contestant is still active on social media as of September 5. There are no official news reports about any death.

By Andrei Santos
5th September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Contrary to claims, Russian mercenary Prigozhin is dead

Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash on August 23

By Andrei Santos
5th September 2023 • Rappler

Meet Sam ‘Nemesis’ Rivera: Cebu’s krump star

Whether or not she brings home the crown, Sam 'Nemesis' Rivera says she’ll ‘still keep on dancing’ and ‘push the movement’ of krumping in Cebu.

By Joaqin Valencerina
1st September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No plans to rename the Philippines

There are currently no bills in either house of Congress seeking to rename the country after a biblical place

By Andrei Santos
1st September 2023 • Rappler

Tallest, talented Gilas Pilipinas ready for FIBA World Cup show

Take a look at Gilas Pilipinas' final 12-man roster and what each player brings to the table for the FIBA World Cup.

By Joaqin Valencerina
25th August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No PH version of NATO formed

There are no official announcements or reports about any supposed Philippine plan to establish a security alliance similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

By Andrei Santos
24th August 2023 • Rappler