Day: September 21, 2024

Manila: The University of Santo Tomas and Ateneo de Manila University survived their respective rivals to share second place in the UAAP Season 87 boys’ basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday. Nickson Cabañero and Jhon Canapi finished with 22 points each as the Tiger Cubs escaped with an 84-83 win over the defending champion National University Nazareth School Bullpups. After trailing 54-71 at the end of the third quarter, NU rallied to trim the gap to 75-78 on Josh Vitug’s free throws, with five minutes to go. Back-to-back baskets by Canapi and Dustin Bathan gave the Tiger

Manila: The University of Santo Tomas and Ateneo de Manila University survived their respective rivals to share second place in the UAAP Season 87 boys’ basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday. Nickson Cabañero and Jhon Canapi finished with 22 points each as the Tiger Cubs escaped with an 84-83 win over the defending champion National University Nazareth School Bullpups. After trailing 54-71 at the end of the third quarter, NU rallied to trim the gap to 75-78 on Josh Vitug’s free throws, with five minutes to go. Back-to-back baskets by Canapi and Dustin Bathan gave the Tiger

DAVAO CITY – A total of 382 fire victims here received PHP3.2 million worth of Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) from the National Housing Authority in Davao Region (NHA-11) on Friday night. In an interview, NHA-11 Manager Clemente Dayot said the beneficiaries who came from the seven villages in this city received PHP10,000 each. Dayot said 417 fire victims in Davao de Oro and Davao de Norte in 2023 and 2024 will also get aid from EHAP. Around PHP 200 million in EHAP funds were facilitated through the office of Senator Christopher Lawrence Go. Go led the distribution of aid

DAVAO CITY – A total of 382 fire victims here received PHP3.2 million worth of Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) from the National Housing Authority in Davao Region (NHA-11) on Friday night. In an interview, NHA-11 Manager Clemente Dayot said the beneficiaries who came from the seven villages in this city received PHP10,000 each. Dayot said 417 fire victims in Davao de Oro and Davao de Norte in 2023 and 2024 will also get aid from EHAP. Around PHP 200 million in EHAP funds were facilitated through the office of Senator Christopher Lawrence Go. Go led the distribution of aid

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested three drug suspects and seized some PHP20.4 million worth of shabu in an anti-drug operation here on Saturday. The Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-9 (RDEU-9) said the three male suspects are from Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, aged 34; and two from Pata, Sulu aged 22 and 36. The suspects were arrested at 1:30 p.m. at Sitio San Ramon, Barangay Taliyasan, according to Col. Romeo Espero Jr., Deputy Director for Operations of Police Regional Office-9. The three kilos of shabu were packed in a plastic bag at one kilo each. Majini said their arrest came after RDEU-9 nabbed three