Day: September 8, 2024

Manila: San Sebastian College-Recoletos rallied past Letran, 91-84, on Sunday to gain an early share of the lead in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Rafael Are scored a game-high 30 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter where the Stags overhauled a 12-point deficit. Harold Ricio and Tristan Felebrico chipped in 14 points apiece, while Raymart Escobido had 13 points and five rebounds for the Arvin Bonleon-mentored San Sebastian, which joined defending champion San Beda University and College of Saint Benilde on top. Kobe Monje and James Juma-os finished with

Manila: Two bettors from Metro Manila will split the PHP281 million jackpot of Saturday night’s Grand Lotto 6/55 draw. In an advisory Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said two winning tickets bearing the lucky numbers 31-03-17-47-24-20 were bought in SM BF Parañaque and Metro Retail Stores Group Inc., in Muntinlupa City. The total jackpot prize is PHP281,263,080. Meanwhile, 59 others won PHP100,000 each for hitting five out of the six winning numbers; and 2,075 bettors will get PHP1,500 each for getting four correct numbers. The winners have one year from the date of the draw to claim the

Manila: A total of 10,483 examinees showed up for the first day of the 2024 Bar Examinations on Sunday, slightly higher than the 10,400 who took the first day of the Bar in 2023, according to a Supreme Court (SC) news release. Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Lopez, chairperson of the 2024 Bar Examinations Committee, shared the data during a press conference at the start of the yearly qualifying exams for Philippine lawyers. A total of 12,246 applicants originally applied to take the exams but some did not graduate or encountered unforeseen circumstances that led to withdrawals, the SC said.

BACOLOD CITY – Police officers intercepted a kilogram of shabu worth PHP6.8 million from a man on a motorcycle going to this city during an operation in adjacent Murcia town in Negros Occidental Saturday night. Suspect ‘John,’ 29, is a resident of Purok 42 Bayanihan, Barangay Villamonte here. According to the police report, John figured in an accident past 6 p.m. when he hit a car along Barangay Salvacion, prompting the police to respond and investigate. The police then noticed the suspect panicking and looking for something. Upon further checking, they found a transparent plastic pack containing shabu near the

ALOR SETAR, Heavy rainfall over several hours led to significant water overflow from the mountains into the Titi Hayun and Seri Perigi recreational areas in Yan this afternoon. Yan Fire and Rescue Station chief, Assistant Fire Officer Norhamidi Ali said four nearby villages, namely, Kampung Seberang Pekan Yan, Kampung Raga, Kampung Ruat and Kampung Titi Bakong were also affected. ‘We received an alert at 2.30 pm and our team promptly inspected the Sungai Raga area in Kampung Ruat, Pekan Yan,’ he said in a statement today. ‘Our monitoring found that water overflow from the surrounding mountains created strong river currents