It was a tough day for the Philippine para-swimmers as both Ernie Gawilan and Gary Bejino failed to enter the finals of their respective Tokyo Paralympic events for Monday at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre. Gawilan finished 10th overall in the men’s 100-meter backstroke S7 event, while Bejino came in 14th overall in the men’s 50-meter butterfly S6 event following the conclusion of the preliminary rounds. Gawilan finished last in Heat 2 of the 100-meter backstroke prelims, clocking in at 1 minute and 21.6 seconds. He was 6 seconds off the Top 8 with Argentina’s Inaki Basiloff punching the last ticket

Dangerous high-end category 4 Hurricane Ida on Sunday made a landfall with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles (about 240 km) per hour west of Grand Isle, southern US state Louisiana, bringing life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and dangerous rainfall flooding. The US weather channel said Ida’s center crossed the coast near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. CDT. Port Fourchon is less than 100 miles south of New Orleans. Hours later, power was out in nearly 302,000 homes and businesses in the state, according to the tracking website poweroutage.us. “It’s going to be a horrible day. All of the

The “unprecedented” massive reduction in the supply of illegal drugs is a result of aggressive anti-narcotics operations since 2016, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Monday vowed to sustain the gains in the campaign against illegal drugs. Eleazar said the force would continue to work with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) even in the midst of a pandemic. “Our war on drugs has been relentless since it began in 2016 and we have seen an unprecedented massive reduction in the supply of illegal drugs. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the PNP and other law enforcement units

The city government of Manila will commence the construction of its fifth housing project, the 20-storey Pedro Gil Residences, following Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony. Located at the corner of A. Francisco and Perlita Streets in San Andres, the project will benefit informal settlers, renters, and government employees. It will have 309 residential units with two bedrooms each and a floor area of 40 square meters. Amenities include 125 parking slots, health and fitness center, five elevators, swimming pool, activity lawn, function room, roof garden on the 6th floor roof deck, five units of rentable spaces, outdoor activity areas on the 7th,

Malacañang on Monday downplayed a report which showed that 94 percent of drug war victims support the findings of former International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that the drug war and its perpetrators should be investigated for alleged crimes against humanity. This, after the Public Redacted Registry Report on Victims’ Representations, which indicated that the victims want the ICC prosecutor to investigate the crimes committed in the context of the war on drugs, was submitted to the ICC Trial Chamber on Aug. 27. “We consider the Public Redacted Registry Report on Victims’ Representation submitted to the ICC as more

Mayor Evelio Leonardia acknowledged the contribution of both front-liners and the citizens in the city’s continuing battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on the occasion of the National Heroes’ Day. In a statement on Monday, Leonardia enjoined Bacolodnons to remember and honor the Filipinos who have sacrificed for the precious freedom they enjoy today, as well as those who continue to offer service to the nation amid the health crisis. “Let me also take this moment to express my sincerest appreciation to our modern-day heroes –our front-liners– who continue to serve and offer their time, skills and talents to