Determined to make it back-to-back, Limitless App kicked off its bid for a second straight PBA 3×3 leg title with a hard-earned 21-19 win over Pioneer Pro Tibay Monday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Appmasters went to Reymar Caduyac down the stretch and the 5-foot-9 guard out of Lyceum didn’t disappoint, hitting the game-winner from the line to give his side the early lead in Pool A on opening day of Leg 6 competitions presented by 1Pacman Party List. Caduyac and Jorey Napoles each had seven points to show the way for the Appmasters, who copped the Leg 5
A low pressure area (LPA) over the Pacific may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) either on the 23rd or 24th of December, the weather bureau confirmed on Monday. It will be closest to the landmass of Mindanao on Saturday night or on December 26, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in an advisory. The LPA has a 30 to 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression. The PAGASA thus urged the public to take precautionary measures and to remain vigilant against unofficial information from unverified sources. Information can be obtained via PAGASA’s
The Police Regional Office 5 (PRO5) dispatched on Monday a 58-man team from the Reactionary Standby Support Force (RSSF) to distribute relief goods to Leyte and adjacent provinces battered by Typhoon Odette over the weekend. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, PRO5 regional director, said the team of responders were onboard three trucks, a PNP bus, a Hilux patrol, and a van which were loaded with 1,000 food packs, 100 sacks of rice, and PHP10,000 worth of items for children. The food packs came from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) while the sacks of rice from
The Philippines is slated to receive an additional 10.2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab from the United States government starting this month up to the first quarter of next year. During a vaccination event at a mall in Taytay, Rizal on Monday, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief, said the donations will be coursed through the World Health Organization-led COVAX Facility. Galvez said the vaccines will be delivered in tranches starting this month and will be completed by the end of the first quarter next year. The Philippines has received more than 63
Various infrastructure in Negros Oriental amounting close to PHP600 million were damaged by Typhoon Odette during its onslaught in the province on December 16. Adrian Sedillo, executive director of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), in an interview on Monday, said this is just the initial estimate reported by the Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO), as reports are being awaited from the different local government units (LGUs), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the private sector. The damaged infrastructure include roads, bridges, school buildings, public markets, gymnasiums, and river dikes, and shoreline protection. Sedillo said
The Catholic Church has designated Dec. 25 and 26 as national days of prayer for families affected by Typhoon Odette. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website on Monday reported that its president, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, urged dioceses to dedicate the Christmas weekend to pray for the recovery of areas in Visayas and Mindanao that were ravaged by the typhoon. Aside from offering prayers, parishes are asked to hold a second collection in all Masses on the said days for the victims of the typhoon. He added that the “Alay Kapwa Solidarity Fund” will be
