Day: November 9, 2024

Quezon City: TNT locked down Ginebra in the last six minutes of Game 6 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals to seal a 95-85 win that gave the PLDT franchise its 10th championship in front of 14,668 fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. According to Philippines News Agency, TNT was trailing 66-74 entering the fourth quarter but managed an impressive comeback with a 15-2 run. Despite RJ Abarrientos’ efforts, the Gin Kings lost momentum, leading to their second consecutive loss in the Governors’ Cup Finals. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was instrumental for TNT, contributing with 31 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists, and

LAOAG CITY: Family food packs and potable water continued to be distributed to evacuation centers in Ilocos Norte province as almost all households still did not have electricity after the onslaught of Typhoon Marce (international name Yinxing) in this part of Luzon. On Friday, 331 families who were pre-emptively evacuated on Thursday to the Pasuquin covered court, Busan and municipal covered court of Bacarra, and Plaridel Elementary School in Laoag City received aid from the provincial government. According to Philippines News Agency, provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer Randy Nicolas stated that 500 families, or 1,513 individuals, were still

The Philippines must continue strengthening its alliance with the United States (US) and other foreign partners amid its intensified efforts to protect its sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS):The Philippines must continue strengthening its alliance with the United States (US) and other foreign partners amid its intensified efforts to protect its sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a geopolitical analyst said Saturday. De La Salle University professor Don McLain Gill emphasized the importance of enhanced foreign partnerships to ensure the effective implementation of new maritime laws aimed at reinforcing the Philippines’ sovereign rights over its territorial

Manila: The low-pressure area (LPA) east of southeastern Luzon has developed into Tropical Depression (TD) Nika, as reported in the 11 a.m. bulletin by the state weather bureau, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Catanduanes province is now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1. According to Philippines News Agency, TD Nika is projected to potentially make landfall over Isabela or Aurora by Monday. The tropical depression is expected to move generally west northwestward during the forecast period. Despite the specific landfall point, areas outside of this zone may still experience hazardous conditions. PAGASA predicts that the tropical

SULTAN MASTURA: Police in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) seized PHP450,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in an early-morning operation here Saturday. The recent operation brought the total confiscations in the past three months to nearly PHP50 million. According to Philippines News Agency, Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz, BARMM police regional director, stated that officers from the Sultan Mastura Municipal Police Station acted on a tip from a concerned citizen who noticed suspicious activity at a fish port in Barangay Simuay Seashore. The seized items are under the custody of the Sultan Mastura police and will be handed over