Day: February 13, 2025

Manila: National University Nazareth School prevailed over Far Eastern University, 59-57, Thursday to secure its eighth consecutive victory in the UAAP Season 87 boys basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Centre. According to Philippines News Agency, Collins Akowe finished with 21 points, 24 rebounds, and two blocks for the Bullpups, who saw their 59-53 lead reduced to two after Sam Hall scored on a jumper with only 27 seconds left to play. NUNS’ Jid Locsin failed to score in the subsequent play, and FEU-D’s Cabs Cabonilas missed a jump shot as time expired. ‘Hats off to FEU, they have a

Quezon City: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has successfully printed approximately 27 million official ballots since initiating the reprinting process in late January. Chairperson George Erwin Garcia announced that this number represents 37 percent of the total 72,107,420 official ballots required for the upcoming May 12 elections. According to Philippines News Agency, Garcia provided an update during a press briefing at Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City, stating, “As far as ballot printing is concerned, we are so far so good. We have been exceeding our daily target of ballots to be printed.” Garcia further estimated that the entire ballot

Manila: Several Americans with records of convictions as sex offenders in their country have been barred from entering the country last month, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Thursday. According to Philippines News Agency, Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado stated that five of the passengers were excluded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) while one was intercepted at the Mactan airport in Cebu. “They were denied entry by our immigration officers upon discovering that they are among the thousands of registered sex offenders (RSOs) who are in our database,” Viado said. He emphasized that this move aligns with President Ferdinand

Taguig City: National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, on Thursday announced that multiple criminal complaints have been filed against 10 police officers for allegedly entering a home in Taguig City without a search warrant on February 9. According to Philippines News Agency, the charges submitted to the Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office include robbery, grave coercion, physical injury, obstruction of justice, and malicious mischief. Additionally, the officers face charges for violating Republic Act 7610, which is aimed at protecting children against abuse, exploitation, and discrimination. Aberin stated that the charges were filed based on the officers’

Manila: The New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), the operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), has contracted an additional 342 screening personnel. These staff, certified by the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), consist of 195 non-passenger screeners, 18 non-passenger supervisors, and 129 screeners responsible for access control. According to Philippines News Agency, the new personnel were trained by OTS-accredited institutions, centers, and schools, as stated by Kim Marquez of OTS. Non-passengers are employees and crew, while the non-passenger supervisor oversees the implementation of security measures in the non-passenger screening areas, Marquez explained. Screeners responsible for access control measures check