Category: General

Manila: De La Salle University kicked off its return to the Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-season Championship with a 25-14, 18-25, 26-24, 25-12 victory over University of the Philippines-Diliman at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Saturday. Shevana Maria Laput had 18 points — 17 on attacks — while Angel Anne Canino chipped in 14 attacks and two blocks for the Lady Spikers, who needed two hours and 36 minutes to wrap up the Pool C match. La Salle looked unstoppable in the fourth set as middle blocker Amie Provido and Katrina Del Castillo joined hands with Laput and Canino

Manila: The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Saturday lamented the spread of ‘false’ information about President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through a blurred video of him allegedly receiving a sachet of drugs. PCO’s fact-checker ‘Maging Mapanuri’ posted a video on Facebook to refute netizens’ claim that Marcos received prohibited drugs from a man who took a selfie with him in a recent public event. ‘Ginagamit ng ilang indibidwal ang ganitong uri ng content upang magpalaganap ng maling naratibo (Some individuals use this type of content to spread a false narrative),’ the PCO said. ‘Kapag ang isang video o larawan ay

MIRI, Barisan Nasional’s (BN) decisive victory in the Mahkota state by-election in Johor today signals the people’s desire for the Unity Government to be given the opportunity to prioritise the country’s economic development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said BN candidate Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah’s overwhelming majority of 20,648 votes was beyond prior expectations. ‘No one expected Barisan Nasional, representing the Unity Government, to win by over 20,000 votes. I believe this is a sign that the voters there – Malays, Chinese and Indians – have the view that the Unity Government should be given a chance

KUALA LUMPUR, A secondary school teacher won the main prize of the WOW! Kasih Draw today, thanks to her children’s National Education Savings Scheme (Simpan SSPN) accounts. Chan Yin Ling, 44, who teaches at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Kerayong, Bera, Pahang won RM10,000 in cash. ‘I opened the Simpan SSPN Prime accounts for my children in March 2017, at that time my eldest child was six and my second was three. ‘I really support the Simpan SSPN for my children’s education in the future, if my children studies abroad or goes to university, I can use this savings,’ she said

ALOR SETAR, The number of flood evacuees in Kedah has risen to 163 individuals from 59 families as of 8 tonight, compared to 139 individuals from 47 families earlier this evening. Kedah Civil Defence Force (APM) deputy director, Major (PA) Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Zain, stated that two additional temporary relief centres (PPS) have been opened in the districts of Pokok Sena and Kubang Pasu. ‘In the Kubang Pasu district, 118 individuals from 44 families have been placed at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Changlun, while the number of evacuees at the Dewan Lubuk Batu PPS, which was opened at 7.22 pm, is