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Gilas Pilipinas fightback falls short vs Poland ahead of OQT

Gilas Pilipinas’ comeback machine faded anew on Sunday morning (Manila time) in its third and final friendly geared toward the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Nationals fell to world No. 15 Poland, 82-80, at Sosnowiec Arena, unable to pocket a win in Europe right before plunging into the all-important OQT in Riga, Latvia, that will send one team into the Paris Summer Olympic Games late next month. Justin Brownlee was the tip of the Gilas...

2024-06-30T05:10:40Z

BulSU students present papers at intl conference

FOUR AB Literatura: Maikling Pagsulat students of Bulacan State University College of Arts and Letters (BulSU-CAL) presented their respective research papers during the 7 th International Conference of Asian and Philippine Studies (ICAPS) held in Baguio City on May 30 to June 1, 2024. BulSU President Teddy San Andres informed that the presented papers and the student presenters include "Makapakitbi sa Atay: Iba pang mga Pagdadalamhati" by Kyt...

2024-06-30T16:34:02Z

Man in critical condition after stabbing

Police say they are treating the attack as an isolated incident but are appealing for witnesses.

2024-06-30T07:47:58Z

‘Name ex-Cabinet official who lobbied for illegal POGOs’

MANILA, Philippines — Senators challenged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to name the former Cabinet official who allegedly facilitated the grant of gaming licenses to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) so as not to cast doubt on all other former members of the Cabinet. Senate President Francis Escudero said if PAGCOR fails to name this former Cabinet official, then his colleagues Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin...

2024-06-30T16:38:30Z

Senate undecided on Bagong Pilipinas hymn in flag ceremony

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate leadership has yet to decide whether to include the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge during the regular flag-raising ceremony, even as the House of Representatives intends to adopt it. Senate President Francis Escudero said he personally sees no problem in including the hymn and pledge, but the Senate secretariat is still in the process of studying the matter. “I have yet to receive their recommendation and/or...

2024-06-30T16:38:28Z

What Palaszczuk has said about enforcing the tough Covid restrictions

Annastacia Palaszczuk has opened up on what she really thought about her Covid policies after separating dying people from their families because of border closures.

2024-06-30T07:41:26Z

PAOCC receives death threats amid illegal POGO probe

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Sunday some of its personnel have received death threats amid its investigation into the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs. “Well opo, kami ay nakakatanggap ng ilang mga pagbabanta. Pero siguro po naman ay 'yun ay mga pananakot lamang,” PAOCC spokesperson Winston John Casio said in a Super Radyo dzBB interview. (Yes, we have been receiving some threats. But maybe...

2024-06-30T09:01:28Z

Mother-of-three allegedly killed in domestic violence attack

Sarah Miles was found unconscious with head injuries before dying at her Johnston Street home at Casino, in north NSW, at 2.30am on Saturday.

2024-06-30T05:55:59Z

3 Chinese linked to Porac Pogo found hiding in Fontana villa

MABALACAT, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Clark Development Corp. (CDC) public safety department and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have arrested three Chinese nationals as search continued for two others accused of human trafficking at Fontana Leisure Park, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said on Saturday. PAOCC spokesperson Winston Casio told the Inquirer by phone that the Chinese nationals—two males and one female—were found...

2024-06-29T21:39:35Z

8,000 Leyte residents get financial assistance from national government

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 8,000 beneficiaries in the Leyte received P5,000 each in financial assistance and rice packages from the national government. In a statement on Sunday, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said qualified Leyte residents received benefits from the Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD) Program and the Integrated Scholarship and Incentives for the Youth (ISIP for the Youth) Program. READ: Romualdez: P580 million in aid,...

2024-06-30T03:40:42Z

Duterte says court decision on de Lima’s acquittal should be respected

Former president Rodrigo Duterte said the court’s decision to clear former senator Leila de Lima of the third and last drug case against her after seven years, following her acquittal in two earlier cases, must be respected. In a visit to Tacloban City, Duterte said De Lima’s acquittal should be welcomed as this shows that democracy is working, as reported on GMA’s “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday. This comes as the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial...

2024-06-30T17:02:47Z

Basic education

HE said that he would have a Secretary of Education at the end of last week, but President Bongbong Marcos has admitted that selecting one is more difficult than he had earlier thought. He has asked for more time to make a choice. At the commencement of his administration, he did not have to wait at all since the vice president, Inday Sara Duterte, volunteered for the post and by express provision of the Constitution, no confirmation by the...

2024-06-30T16:20:32Z

One dead in shooting at Turkish wedding in France

Gunmen opened fire on guests at a venue in Thionville, north east France killing a man in his 30s.

2024-06-30T14:11:35Z

Police motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash

The man's injuries are not believed to be serious, say Leicestershire Police.

2024-06-30T12:03:20Z

Hunt for 'Al Capone' prison cell tax evader

Nigel Harker, from Hartlepool, who admitted to tax evasion, walks out of court before sentencing.

2024-06-30T13:48:43Z

Unsolved murder of 'poor Michelle' affected expert

Prof Patricia Wiltshire says the case has stayed with her, 22 years on.

2024-06-30T05:17:27Z

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak greets attendees during a visit to BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in North West London, while on the General Election campaign trail.

2024-06-30T08:27:57Z

Damage to new-build homes was 'sectarian hate crime'

Two new-build properties were damaged in an overnight attack in Antrim, police say.

2024-06-30T13:04:11Z

British teacher, 30, jailed abroad reveals 'inhumane' living standards

British teacher - Jamie Morton, 30, - who was behind bars in a Thai prison for five months has spoken out about the 'inhumane' conditions of his cramped cell with 180 convicts.

2024-06-30T10:11:51Z

The UK is a better place to live than it was in 2010 - Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has said the UK is better now than when the Tories took office 14 years ago. The Prime Minister told the BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: "It's a better place to live than it was in 2010."

2024-06-30T12:16:56Z

Ukraine, Russia say priests freed in prisoner exchange

KYIV — Ukraine and Russia said Saturday that priests were among the dozens of captured soldiers and civilians they had exchanged earlier this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests taken captive in Moscow-occupied Berdiansk were handed back to Ukraine thanks to the mediation of the Vatican. Meanwhile, Russia said a high-ranking Ukrainian Orthodox cleric was handed over to Moscow along with two...

2024-06-30T06:05:16Z

Proper method of photographic identification

Dear PAO, A man was killed while attending our town's foundation day festivities. The police conducted an initial investigation. However, since the initial witnesses could not positively identify any suspect, the police entered into its blotter entry "unidentified suspects still at large." During the trial, the same witnesses now claimed to have identified with certainty the suspects after being shown, at the police station, the pictures of...

2024-06-30T16:09:44Z

Officer who accessed confidential files 'immature'

PC Oliver Platts admits to the breaches, saying it is “a case of misplaced enthusiasm”.

2024-06-30T10:33:07Z

First Lady meets with Abu Dhabi investment officials, UAE counterpart

MANILA, Philippines — First Lady Liza Marcos visited the United Arab Emirates from June 27 to 29, where she met with officials of a sovereign wealth fund and an energy firm and the wife of UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Marcos said she had “insightful discussions” with officials of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a globally diversified investment institution that invests funds on behalf of the Abu Dhabi government through a...

2024-06-30T16:38:27Z

Duterte knows where Quiboloy is, but won’t tell

MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte said he knows where his friend Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy is hiding, but would not say where. “If the question is, ‘Where is pastor?’ I know where, but it’s a secret,” Duterte told reporters yesterday in Tacloban city. Duterte, administrator of KOJC properties, said Quiboloy, who has standing arrest warrants for sexual and child abuse and human trafficking cases,...

2024-06-30T16:38:30Z

Video shows US police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground

Police in New York state, where the incident occurred, say the teenage boy was carrying a replica gun.

2024-06-30T15:26:20Z

Construction of Cebu City Medical Center enters 10th year

NINE years and three mayors ago, the Cebu City government began the construction of the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). It was to be a modern, 10-story medical facility catering to the residents of Cebu City in general, the lower-income residents in particular. The need for a new city-owned hospital was obvious: the old CCMC building was rendered unsafe after the Oct. 15, 2013 earthquake of 7.2 magnitude. Hospital operations were...

2024-06-30T16:05:35Z

Ivory Coast receives first life-saving malaria vaccines

ABIDJAN — Ivory Coast this week received its first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mostly small children, the government said Saturday. A total of 656,600 doses have been received, which will “initially vaccinate 250,000 children aged between 0 and 23 months” in 16 regions, the government said. Although the number of malaria-related deaths has fallen from 3,222 in 2017 to 1,316 in 2020 in Ivory...

2024-06-30T04:35:00Z

Tories call for probe into claims of Russian election interference

Oliver Dowden , the Deputy Prime Minister, has responded to claims that five co-ordinated Facebook pages have been spouting Kremlin talking points.

2024-06-30T07:56:19Z

DOJ: Teves can be extradited by end of July

MANILA, Philippines — Former lawmaker turned murder suspect Arnolfo Teves Jr. could be brought back to the Philippines by July to finally face the multiple murder charges filed against him here, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Saturday. In a news forum in Quezon City, Mico Clavano, spokesperson for the DOJ, said they expected a favorable decision even if Teves’ camp appealed the Timor-Leste Court of Appeals’ decision granting the...

2024-06-29T21:48:52Z

Boy, 16, in custody over attempted murder

Police say they are continuing to investigate the attack in Shoebury.

2024-06-30T10:48:05Z

David Cameron warns Keir Starmer will 'weaken Britain's defences'

The Foreign Secretary said he was 'really shocked' that Sir Keir had yet to match the Conservatives ' promise to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030.

2024-06-30T11:56:59Z

Thousands protest transphobia for Pride March in French capital

PARIS — The Paris Pride March for LGBTQ rights saw an “exceptional” turnout in the French capital on Saturday, according to the Inter-LGBT group, as tens of thousands protested for the fight against transphobia, this year’s theme. Organisers claimed 110,000 people were present while police put the figure at 85,000. The mostly young crowd gathered from midday at the working-class district of Porte de la Villette, chanting slogans such as “vote...

2024-06-30T03:19:48Z

Zelenskyy appeals to West to relax targeting limits for Ukraine as glide bombs hammer front line

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Drone footage from Ukraine’s military released Sunday has shown what appears to be bodies in a civilian area in the embattled eastern town of Toretsk, which has come under heavy Russian bombardment in recent days. The attacks in the war-torn Donetsk region have prompted a scaled-up evacuation effort by Ukrainian rescue services. Local officials said that powerful Russian glide bombs have also been used in the town,...

2024-06-30T08:58:33Z

2 more delegations added in 2024 Palarong Pambansa

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education announced Friday that the National Academy for Sports and Philippine schools from overseas will be joining the Palarong Pambansa 2024, adding two new official delegations to the event. Adolf Aguilar, Assistant Superintendent for the Cebu City Division, said in a press conference that with these additions, the total number of participating delegations will rise to 19. Originally, only the 17...

2024-06-30T06:25:52Z

Search for Jay Slater in Tenerife called off by Spanish police

Spanish police have called off the search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife, according to reports. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared after setting off to walk back to his accommodation on the holiday island on June 17.

2024-06-30T13:16:54Z

Searca director urges NVSU graduates to tackle agri challenges

SOUTHEAST Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) director Glenn Gregorio delivered the commencement speech at the 20th Commencement Exercises of Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) held at the Carlos M. Padilla Convention Center on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Speaking before graduates, faculty and guests, Gregorio emphasized the vital role that every graduate can play in addressing agricultural challenges...

2024-06-30T16:34:03Z

Exhibition to show life in Rohingya refugee camps

An outdoor photography exhibition showcasing photos of Rohingya will be placed across Jersey.

2024-06-30T11:33:32Z

A closer look at DepEd and the Secretary of Education

WITH the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte from her Cabinet post as Secretary of Education, there have been a lot of names being floated around to succeed her in taking over one of the most important administrative agencies in government. Given the urgency to fill the position, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the appointment of the next education secretary would happen before the end of the week as of this writing. Given that,...

2024-06-30T16:05:33Z

Vice President Sara Duterte's ratings drop

MANILA, Philippines — While the approval rating of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the second quarter of 2024 stabilized, Vice President Sara Duterte's ratings saw another significant drop, down by 20 percentage points compared to two years ago, the latest nationwide survey conducted by Publicus Asia showed. The non-commissioned Pahayag survey taken from June 15 to 19 showed Duterte's performance was negatively impacted by her father's legacy...

2024-06-30T06:17:19Z

Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza, fighting rages

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Kamel Hamdan CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central Rafah in the south, killing at least six Palestinians and destroying several homes, residents said. Israeli tanks, which moved back into Shejaia four days ago, fired shells towards several houses,

2024-06-30T12:32:27Z

Ex-Pres Duterte: WPS is part of PH's exclusive economic zone

Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the disputed West Philippine Sea is part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. “As a Filipino, yung contested area — although it is contested between China and tayo — If you ask me, atin talaga ‘yan. As a Filipino, I would insist that that part of the West Philippine Sea is sa atin, part of the (exclusive) economic zone,” Duterte Duterte said during a press conference on the Sonshine Media...

2024-06-30T16:02:37Z

Council warns students over cannabis parties

Neighbours report cannabis use and loud, late night parties as the academic year ends.

2024-06-30T06:32:32Z

Putin's safety at risk?

ATESH, the Ukrainian resistance movement, has just made an important discovery. That discovery could boost the confidence of Zelensky's forces and even lead to a symbolic victory. On Thursday, Ukrainian resistance fighters reported on their Telegram account that they had discovered the anti-aircraft system protecting the Russian president's second house. The house (one of many that Putin owns in Russia) is in Sochi, the Black Sea resort. The...

2024-06-30T11:47:44Z

France votes in election that could hand power to far right

By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -French voters headed to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union. President Emmanuel Macron stunned the country when he called the vote after his centrist alliance was crushed in European

2024-06-30T11:17:19Z

Kanlaon remains under alert Level 2

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the recent elevated gas emission, Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental remains under alert Level 2, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol yesterday said state seismologists could not yet increase the alert level as they were still monitoring the volcano’s activity. “Sometimes it is high, sometimes it is low,” Bacolcol said, referring to Kanlaon’s gas...

2024-06-30T16:38:23Z

Philippines, Australia swap intel vs terrorism, human smuggling

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and Australia’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) recently signed an agreement to exchange intelligence to boost border security capabilities against terrorism and human smuggling. The BI and DHA would cooperate in migration management and border control, streamlining procedures to encourage legitimate travel and implementing safeguards against illegal migration. “This agreement marks a pivotal...

2024-06-30T16:38:24Z

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged support for Ukraine, EU and NATO in his farewell speech

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his final address to his compatriots Sunday, as an inward-looking new government is set to take over the Netherlands in two days. “It is crucial that our country is embedded in the European Union and NATO. Together we are stronger than alone. Especially now,” the 57-year-old Rutte said from his office...

2024-06-30T15:55:24Z

Homeless man accused of stabbing stranger to death is amateur artist

Forrest Stevenson, 36, has been charged with murder after Andres Malmis Pancha, 45, was allegedly killed at Frankston pier at 6am on Saturday.

2024-06-30T07:26:12Z

2 Pinoy fishermen hurt in Panatag boat explosion

MANILA, Philippines — Two Chinese vessels reportedly initially tried to block a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel about to rescue eight Filipino fishermen, two of whom suffered second-degree burns after their boat’s engine exploded near Panatag Shoal on Saturday. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo said yesterday that based on an initial report submitted by the BRP Sindangan, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy 572 and China Coast...

2024-06-30T16:38:32Z