JL Delos Santos shone for Bulacan with game-highs of 16 points and nine boards, while former PBA player Leo Najorda and Jeric Serrano added 12 points each. RJ Ramirez also had 11 points and two assists as Bulacan atoned for a 60-69 loss to San Juan last week and improved to 3-2. Jake Diwa paced the Warriors with 13 points, five rebounds and two assists, while Jan Formento added 12 points. Mark Doligon also got 10 and six for San Pedro. Jude Codiñera was the only player from Cabuyao who scored in double-digits with 13 points.

The biggest hits of 2022Music was a constant source of comfort for many while the COVID-19 virus was raging all over the world. Despite the big number of pop and hip-hop hits this year, the song that most people chose to listen to is a rock song. Is this a sign that rock music is bracing for a comeback to the charts? Top Album of the Year is Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny. Top artists are female, Taylor Swift; male, Bad Bunny; group, Glass Animals; and new artist Latto.

"It is understood that around 250 outbound flights of Hong Kong airlines will be affected between December 30, 2022 and the end of January 2023, affecting around 60,000 passengers," the government said in a statement late on Wednesday. Among the affected passengers, about 4,000 are tour group travellers from over 150 tour group. Flights of Hong Kong airlines can still carry passengers back to Hong Kong from various airports in Japan, the government said, to "ensure the smooth return of Hong Kong people from Japan and to minimise the impact to Hong Kong travellers caused by the incident." "We think that Hong Kong people should be allowed to use not just these four airports," Lee said. Hong Kong Airlines and Peach Aviation announced they would cancel some flight routes because of the rules.

Supporting PISAY scholars’ learning with Microsoft SolutionsThe Microsoft Showcase School Program is an opportunity for schools, like the Philippine Science High School- Main Campus to engage with Microsoft and its partners on a global scale. Becoming future-readyPhoto Release Microsoft Education offers dynamic and intelligent solutions to strengthen the Social Emotional Learning Skills of PISAY scholars. PSHS-Main Campus, with the lead of the PSHS-System leaders, aims to become one of the Microsoft Showcase Schools in the country. PSHS-Main Campus jumpstarted their journey with HP devices powered by Microsoft Education Tools. The shared values of integrity and innovation between Microsoft, HP, Line Learning and PISAY has made the Microsoft Showcase School Accelerator Program successful.

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. THE peso lost 3 centavos on Wednesday to close at P56.2 to the dollar against Tuesday's P55.9. Volume reached $882.85 million, higher than the $813.27 million in the previous session. Michael Ricafort, chief economist at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., said the peso was weaker "after the long Christmas holiday weekend and after the likely peak/culmination and eventually tail-end of the holiday-related spending." However, he noted that "there may still be another round of increased holiday-related spending, though by a lesser extent, in preparation for the upcoming long New Year holiday weekend."

Rafael Nadal of Spain poses for pictures after a press conference with team members at the Tennis Centre in Sydney on December 28, 2022, ahead of the United Cup tennis tournament. It will provide a warm-up for his defence of the Australian Open title next month at Melbourne Park, where he swept past Russian Daniil Medvedev to win this year in an epic five-setter. That victory came after arch-rival and nine-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic was detained and deported ahead of the tournament after refusing to get vaccinated for Covid-19. “Novak is here, good for tennis, good for probably the fans,” the world number two said in Sydney. I am ready to make that happen, but let’s see.”Nadal played his first Australian Open in 2004.

LAWEUENG, Indonesia — Some died of sickness. But after more than a month adrift on the Andaman Sea without much food, medicine or a working engine, nearly 200 Rohingya reached western Indonesia’s Aceh province after their overcrowded, rickety wooden boat finally reached shore on Monday. Monday’s boat landing in Aceh came a day after another vessel carrying 57 Rohingya refugees was pulled ashore on Christmas morning by the Indonesian Navy. Unlike several other Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia does not push back Rohingya boats. RELATED STORIESDeadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drownedIndonesia says will turn away stricken boat of Rohingya refugeesRead Next

SUBSCRIBERS of Globe, Smart or DITO have six months to register their SIM cards to avoid the deactivation of their existing numbers. SIM cards that will be sold starting today will be in a "deactivated mode." Among the information required of subscribers are their full name, birthday, sex, present or official address, an identification card and ID number. Minors will have their SIM cards placed under their parent or guardian's name. If a SIM card is stolen along with the phone, the owner must immediately inform the telco and provide the following details: name, address, birthday, mobile number, and other relevant and reasonable information that can prove that the owner lost the SIM.

Taiwan is expected to announce on Tuesday an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile China, local media reported. Self-ruled, democratic Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which considers the island a part of its territory, to be taken one day, by force if necessary. The prospect of a Chinese invasion has increasingly worried Western nations and many of China's neighbours. Mandatory service used to be deeply unpopular in Taiwan -- once a brutal military dictatorship that has since morphed into a progressive democracy. Its previous government had reduced compulsory military service from one year to four months with the aim of creating a mainly volunteer force.

Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, civil defence officials said Monday. Two people were killed and nine others were missing after heavy seasonal rain inundated parts of the southern region of Mindanao, the officials added. Photos released by the coastguard showed its orange-clad rescuers cradling toddlers plucked from homes in waist-deep floodwaters. The central and southern Philippines have been hit with bad weather as the disaster-prone nation of 110 million people began a long Christmas holiday. The Philippines is ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change.

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials on Monday to take steps to protect lives in his first public remarks on Covid-19 since Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures this month. "At present, Covid-19 prevention and control in China are facing a new situation and new tasks," Xi said in a directive, according to state broadcaster CCTV. "We should launch the patriotic health campaign in a more targeted way... fortify a community line of defence for epidemic prevention and control, and effectively protect people's lives, safety and health," Xi said. A poll of over 150,000 residents of the southwestern province of Sichuan organised by disease control officials showed that 63 percent had tested positive for Covid, and estimated that infections peaked Friday. Only six Covid deaths have been officially reported since Beijing unwound most of its restrictions earlier this month.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine as he also lamented the “famine of peace” in other regions, during his traditional Christmas message from St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. He has repeatedly called for peace since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, condemning the war but seeking to maintain a delicate dialogue with Moscow. For the first time, he also called for “reconciliation” in Iran, rocked by women-led protests for the past three months. “We know that every war causes hunger and exploits food as a weapon, hindering its distribution to people already suffering,” he said. “On this day, let us learn from the Prince of Peace (Jesus Christ) and, starting with those who hold political responsibilities, commit ourselves to making food solely an instrument of peace.”RELATED STORIESRead Next

Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo)By NIKOLE JAVIERCarlos Yulo is looking to gain more confidence in his bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Basta pag andoon na ako iisipin ko lang kung ano ‘yong mga ginawa kong preparasyon. Araw-araw na practice kasi ‘yon ‘yong magiging hagdan para makatungtong ako sa ganoong stage,” Yulo added. TIna-try ko naman ‘yong best ko, ginagawa ko ‘yong best ko talaga. Kasi ‘yong experience na nakuha ko, ‘yon ‘yong pinakamalaking premyo na nakuha ko noong World Championships,” he concluded.

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Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics goes in for a dunk past D’Angelo Russell #0 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half at TD Garden on December 23, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP)The Celtics (23-10) moved above Milwaukee (22-10) into first place after the Bucks fell to a 118-110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points for the Celtics, the 17th time he and Brown have both scored 30 or more in the same game. The Philadelphia 76ers completed a seven game homestand sweep beating the Los Angeles Clippers 119-114. It is the first time since the 1977/78 season that the 76ers swept a seven game homestand and it has seen them improve to a 19-12 record and rise to fifth in the East.