Lee scorches with 28 points as Hotshots go 2-0 vs Bolts
Lee scorches with 28 points as Hotshots go 2-0 vs BoltsGames Friday (DHVSU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga)3 p.m. – Meralco vs Magnolia (Magnolia leads series, 2-0)6 p.m. – San Miguel vs TNT (Series tied, 1-1)MANILA, Philippines – Magnolia roared to a 2-0 lead against Meralco after hammering out a 92-78 triumph in the 46th PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinals Wednesday night in Bacolor, Pampanga. Paul Lee sizzled for 28 big points while Ian Sangalang and Calvin Abueva each posted double-double numbers as the Hotshots repeated their 88-79 romp in Sunday’s opener and stayed in control of the race-to-four affair. Sangalang scored 16 and grabbed 10 boards while Abueva had 11-11 to backstop Lee. The scores:Magnolia 92 – Lee 28, Sangalang 16, Abueva 11, Dela Rosa 8, Melton 6, Reavis 6, Corpuz 4, Jalalon 4, Barroca 4, Dionisio 3, Pascual 2. Meralco 78 – Newsome 18, Pinto 12, Hugnatan 12, Belo 7, Quinto 7, Maliksi 7, Almazan 6, Caram 4, Hodge 3, Jose 2, Pasaol 0, Baclao 0.
Source:Philippine Star
October 06, 2021 12:45 UTC
Drug suspect yields P153K ‘shabu’ in Tarlac
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga—Police arrested a suspected drug peddler, who yielded some P153,000 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation Tuesday in San Rafael village in Tarlac City. In a statement, Tarlac police director Col. Renante Cabico identified the suspect as Renato Chavez, 42, a resident of Caloocan City. He said the suspect is on the police list of suspected drug personalities in Tarlac. ADVERTISEMENTProvincial drug enforcement operatives arrested Chavez after the latter allegedly sold a sachet of shabu for P2,500 to an undercover policeman around 9:30 p.m.Cabico said another 24 sachets of suspected shabu weighing 22.5 grams were confiscated from the suspect. The suspect is facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.lzbRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 12:06 UTC
Alvarado to challenge longtime ally Fernando in Bulacan gubernatorial race
Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado filed Wednesday his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the gubernatorial post. Alvarado filed his COC through his wife, former First District Rep. Marivic Sy-Alvarado. Daniel Fernando, who has been his political ally for 12 years. The Inquirer learned that Alvarado had been in quarantine after he contracted COVID-19 recently. In running for the province’s top post, Alvarado has teamed up with his known political nemesis, former Third District Rep. Joselito Mendoza, as his vice-governor.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 11:26 UTC
2 drug suspects busted in Naga City; P68K worth shabu seized
LEGAZPI CITY—Police arrested two suspected drug personalities and seized about P68,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation Tuesday in Naga City, a report said Wednesday. Master Sergeant Tobias Bongon, Naga City police spokesperson, said Isagani Gayondato, 34, and Rene Dimayuga, 24, were arrested around 6 p.m. in Barangay Abella. The suspects were both included in the illegal drugs watch list. The suspects were detained and will face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.lzbSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 10:52 UTC
Fireworks mark launch of Cebu City acting mayor’s political group
CEBU CITY—The political group of Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama officially launched Tuesday its bid for the 2022 polls. The event held at the main hall of Casino Español de Cebu was complete with dancers, festival drummers, and fireworks. ADVERTISEMENTPresidential Spokesperson Harry Roque was among the guests of the event dubbed as “Panagtapok” or “Coming Together.” About a hundred people attended the launch. “Cebu has always been, probably the most important city in the Philippines and apologies to Manila. During the event, Roque led the “hand-raising ceremony” of all local candidates.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 10:40 UTC
Bacolod mayoral bet’s ticket has diverse candidates
BACOLOD CITY—Billionaire and former congressman Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, who officially became a candidate for mayor of Bacolod on Tuesday, Oct. 5, has put together a unity ticket composed of a diverse set of candidates who will together bring change to the city. ADVERTISEMENTThe “Asenso for a Better Bacolod” ticket is composed of candidates from Grupo Progreso (GP) of Mayor Evelio Leonardia, the opposition, independents, and the private sector. “I sought a unity ticket. I tried to come up with a diversity of candidates who will represent our future. Benitez said the diversity in the candidates running under his slate shows that there would be no color-coding in governance.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 10:28 UTC
Senate, Gordon websites cyberattacked amid Pharmally probe
Senate, Gordon websites cyberattacked amid Pharmally probeSen. Richard Gordon is seen in a virtual Senate session on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 as he maintains that blue ribbon committee investigations into perceived anomalies in government's pandemic procurement will continue. DDoS attacks are perpetrated to disrupt a website or network's usual online activities by flooding it with traffic requests. legacy.senate.gov.ph Screengrab taken on October 6, 2021, shows inaccessible Senate website. Sen. Richard Gordon's office says there was a "coordinated online attack" on his website Monday, causing it to shut down for hours. READ: ‘Shortcut’: Senators call out incomplete, anomalous Pharmally procurement papersThe official in question, Lloyd Christopher Lao, former PS-DBM officer-in-charge, worked as Duterte's election lawyer before he entered public service.
Source:Philippine Star
October 06, 2021 10:18 UTC
Las Piñas Mayor Aguilar files CoC for reelection
FILE - Las Piñas city first lady Imelda ‘Mel’ Tobias Aguilar filed today (Oct. 14) her certificate of candidacy (COC) to run as mayor next year as her husband, incumbent Mayor Vergel ‘Nene’ Aguilar (2nd, left), is serving his last term in office. Mrs. Aguilar vows to ensure unhampered social services, environment protection and good governance, particularly empowering women and provide free and quality education for all. Her daughters (from left) April Aguilar Neri, Alelee A. Andanar, Dr. Aivee A. Teo (not in photo) and Ann Virgil joined her at the Comelec Las Piñas office. Aguilar was joined by her daughter, April Aguilar-Nery, who is also vying for her second term as city vice-mayor and city councilors who are members of the team. Aguilar said "Tuloy ang Serbisyo" embodies the testament that reflects the desire of every Las Piñeros for a sustained, much better life.
Source:Manila Times
October 06, 2021 10:07 UTC
Azerbaijan shuts mosque linked to Iran supreme leader
TEHRAN — Azerbaijan has closed a mosque linked to Iran’s supreme leader, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported Tuesday, days after Tehran launched war games near their shared border in a move denounced by Baku. ADVERTISEMENTOjaghnejad has held the post since 1996, according to the website of his office, which is located inside the mosque. “We reject the allegations of any third party’s presence near the Azerbaijani-Iranian border, such allegations are totally baseless,” she said. The statement said Azerbaijan “currently controls 20 kilometers of this 400 kilometer road that runs from Norduz (in Iran) to Yerevan”. Iran was “ready to complete the remaining part of the road as soon as possible,” said the statement, which called the road “strategic” for Iranian trade.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 09:56 UTC
Duterte's legal counsel defends memo barring Cabinet from attending Senate probe
Duterte's legal counsel defends memo barring Cabinet from attending Senate probePresident Rodrigo Duterte confers with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on August 10 , 2020. MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte's legal counsel has defended Malacañang's directive for executive officials not to attend Senate hearings on the supposedly overpriced pandemic response supplies, saying preventing officials from performing their duties causes a violation of the Constitution. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the state has the duty to protect and promote the right to health of the people as commanded by the Constitution. Panelo said the Senate hearings have been "meandering to the point of practically preventing invited government officials from performing their functions and duties." Panelo also echoed Duterte's view that cases should be filed against government officials, private individuals and institutions involved in corruption or illegal transactions.
Source:Philippine Star
October 06, 2021 09:21 UTC
Zaijian Jaranilla is Ding, Joshua Garcia joins 'Darna' cast; Chito Roño to direct series
Zaijian Jaranilla is Ding, Joshua Garcia joins 'Darna' cast; Chito Roño to direct seriesMANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya actors Joshua Garcia and Zaijian Jaranilla joined the cast of the much-anticipated "Darna" series to be directed by box-office director Chito Roño. Joshua will play the male lead next to the titular superheroine played by Jane De Leon while Zaijian will play the role of Ding, Darna's sidekick. Joining the star-studded cast are Rio Locsin, Simon Ibarra, Levi Ignacio, Richard Quan, and Kiko Estrada. Also part of the series are Joj Agpangan, Zeppi Borromeo, Mark Manicad, Marvin Yap, Dawn Chang, Tart Carlos, L.A. Santos, Yogo Singh, Young JV and Gerard Acao. Meanwhile, no actress has been named yet to play the role of the series’ supervillain, Valentina.
Source:Philippine Star
October 06, 2021 09:20 UTC
PNP ordered: Prepare for influx of candidates beating COC deadline
PNP ordered: Prepare for influx of candidates beating COC deadlineA granular lockdown has been enforced in Barangay 123 in Caloocan City starting Friday(September 17, 2021) night due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the area. "We are in the sixth day of filing of COCs and CONAs so we expect an influx of candidates to catch up with the October 8 deadline," Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said in a statement sent to reporters Wednesday. Eleazar called on the candidates themselves to take the lead in preventing the filing of their COCs and CONAs into a super spreader event. The number of supporters you bring with you to file COCs is not a measure of your winning. Eleazar said that the filing of COCs and CONAs has generally been peaceful and orderly so far but urged police forces to "remain alert for any eventuality."
Source:Philippine Star
October 06, 2021 09:11 UTC
DOH logs 9,868 more COVID-19 cases in PH
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ count of active COVID-19 cases is now at 112,807 as of Wednesday as the Department of Health (DOH) reports 9,868 new infection cases, a lower figure due to lower testing laboratory output. The active cases compose 4.3 percent of the total 2,622,917 cases that were detected in the country since the pandemic began. Of the active cases, 90.6 percent are either mild or asymptomatic. ADVERTISEMENTThe DOH also recorded 133 more recoveries, which raised the number of COVID-19 survivors to 2,471,282, or 94.2 percent of the tally. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 08:37 UTC
Man who injured Birmingham City FC former owner granted bail
The 55-year-old merchant who assaulted Carson Yeung Ka-sing. A 55-year-old merchant who assaulted Carson Yeung Ka-sing, the former owner of English football club Birmingham City FC, has been released on bail. He cannot leave Hong Kong and must report to Tseung Kwan O Police Station every Thursday and Sunday. Yeung was the president of English football club Birmingham City FC from 2007 to 2014. Yeung in March 2014 was convicted of five counts of money laundering and was sentenced to six-year imprisonment.
Source:The Standard
October 06, 2021 08:03 UTC
Rep. Along Malapitan files candidacy for Caloocan City mayor
MANILA, Philippines — Caloocan Representative Dale “Along” Malapitan filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Wednesday for Caloocan City mayor in the 2022 elections. Malapitan filed his COC together with his running mate Councilor Karina Teh at the office of the Commision on Elections (Comelec)-North Caloocan at around 11:15 am. Erice had expressed intention to run for city mayor in the upcoming polls. Incumbent Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan meanwhile filed his COC to run as representative of Caloocan City’s 1st District. Meanwhile, City Councilors Obet Samson and Dean Asistio are also running for representatives of the city’s second and third districts, respectively.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 07:07 UTC