Day: July 15, 2024

MANILA: National University and Adamson University beat their respective rivals Sunday night to reach the semifinal of 2024 ANTA Asiabasket International Championship at the Enderun Colleges in Taguig City. Jolo Manansala finished with 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Mohammed Diassana added 14 points and four rebounds as the Bulldogs demolished the reigning NCAA champion San Beda University Red Lions, 83-63, to remain unbeaten in five outings. Adamson also kept its perfect record after beating Phenom Blue Fire, 105-80, in the quarterfinal. AJ Fransman the Falcons scored 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and one steal,

MANILA: The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down a motor vehicle manufacturer’s claim for a PHP262-million tax refund. In a 23-page decision dated July 10 and written by Associate Justice Lanee Cui-David, the tax court said Ford Group Philippines, Inc. failed to substantiate its claim of alleged excess and unutilized creditable withholding taxes (CWT) for 2018. The case was elevated to the tax court after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) originally ruled that the firm failed to provide documents showing the income from which the CWT was declared in its income tax return. “The burden is on

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden called on Americans to ‘stand together’ Sunday following an assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, saying politics must never be a “literal battlefield.’ ‘We debate and disagree, we compare and contrast the character of the candidates, the records, the issues, the agenda, the visions for America. But in America, we resolve our differences at the ballot box. That’s how we do it, at the ballot box – not with bullets. The power to change America should always rest in the hands of the people, not in the hands of a would-be assassin,’ Biden said

KUALA NERUS, The Home Ministry (KDN) assures that it will monitor every publication of the Quran in digital and braille versions to prevent any errors. Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that the ministry would take immediate action if any mistakes are found without waiting for the errors to become serious. “We do not wait until it becomes serious. We take this as our responsibility… meaning that if they (publishers) produce digital Quran, the Enforcement and Control Division of KDN (PK KDN) has the capability to handle it. “I am confident it can reduce any potential errors in the

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar today on mild profit-taking. At 8 am, the ringgit inched down to 4.6725/6945 against the US dollar from last Friday’s close of 4.6700/6730. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the local note is overbought following last week’s gain. ‘The overbought condition for the ringgit against the greenback from the technical standpoint may lead traders to cash in some of their gains,’ he told Bernama, adding that the general trend for a strong ringgit is still intact. ‘Ringgit is expected to be well supported