Corteza led all scorers with 17 points and four rebounds, Oczon finished with 14 points built on four triples along with eight rebounds, and Ladis Lepalam had 10 points and five rebounds. The Cardinals were able to crawl back from an 11-point deficit and kept the match within striking distance at 53-51. Adrian Nocum paced the Cardinals with 15 points and seven rebounds while Warren Bonifacio posted 14 points and 11 rebounds. Gamboa also had 11 points and seven rebounds for Mapua. The Scores:CSB 73 — Corteza 17, Oczon 14, Lepalam 10, Gozum 8, Sangco 8, Nayve 6, Carlos 4, Cullar 3, Pasturan 3, Marcos 0, Flores 0.

At least nine people were injured after a dump truck rear-ended a double-decker KMB bus near the Lam Tei Interchange in Tuen Mun. At around 1.12pm on Wednesday, the dump truck crashed into a KMB no. The front of the tipper was damaged, and its windshield shattered, while the tail of the KMB bus was severely deformed, with mechanical parts scattered all over the road. It is understood that the truck driver and eight passengers on the bus were injured due to the impact of the collision.

BSP seeks to stave off speculative attacks on pesoA motorist pays for its tank refueling in a gas station along Nangka J.P. Rizal in Marikina on Monday, June 20, 2022. This does not help the Philippine Peso; it does not help the Philippines,” the BSP said. The central bank noted that these facilities allow for an organized settlement of dollar obligations. “BSP recognizes the importance of legitimate transactions for commerce as this will spur economic growth,” he said in a Viber message. “What they are hoping to minimize and mitigate are speculative moves and outsized fear-mongering which tends to drive undue pressure and panic on the spot market,” Mapa added.

Educational experts warned against long-period physical restraint treatment of children with severe intellectual disabilities, as a special needs school embroiled in an abuse scandal denied the mistreatment. Authorities recently received complaints about suspected child abuse at Hong Chi Pinehill No 2 School in Tai Po. Teachers were reported to tie children's hands and suffocate them by covering their faces with towels. Yesterday, the special school stated on its official website to deny the abuse - after announcing to launch an investigation on Sunday - referring to parents contacting them to clarify the teachers' misconduct toward children as being "not true." It also noted that the parent agreed to the style of treatment after consulting doctors about it.

Passport powerJapan became the latest country to open its doors after roughly two and half years of closed borders. The complexities of visa applications underscore the importance of having a powerful passport. The index is created by the Henley Passport Index or the Henley and Partners Global Passport Index. Peaceful countries with less violence and organized crime consistently rank higher on passport power. While it would be wonderful to have more passport power, this won’t change until we make significant changes to improve the predictors of passport power.

DoE to allow 100% foreign ownership of RE projectsThe Department of Energy (DoE) [link] is working to make amendments to the renewable energy law to allow 100% foregn ownership of renewable energy companies, after a Department of Justice (DoJ) opinion stated that renewable energy (from solar, wind, tide, hydro) is not within the definition of the term “natural resources”, and that power sources that rely on “kinetic energy” are not thought to be contemplated to exist within the meaning of the phrase “all forces of potential energy”. The DoJ said that the constitutional prohibition against foreign ownership only covers things that are “susceptible to appropriation”, and energy sources that use the natural elements fail the DoJ’s test for things that can be appropriated (taken). If this change is made, the number of potential buyers for permitted projects goes global in scale. No longer will companies like Solar Philippines [SPNEC 1.11 4.31%] be constrained to selling permitted projects to the “usual suspects”, like ACEN [ACEN 5.52 1.43%] or Aboitiz Power [AP 30.30 1.62%]. Their projects could now be bundled and sold to foreign interests.

"Joey" Concepcion 3rd, Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Advisory Council chairman for the Philippines, said cooperation in helping MSMEs has been growing in the region, including the active sharing of teaching modules for MSMEs among Asean member countries through programs like the Asean Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network, and activities that promote global competitiveness such as the Asean Business Awards. He noted that these efforts help in making the region's MSMEs a more prominent segment of the world economy. Beyond that, MSMEs play an important part in our goal for inclusive growth because they are present in both cities and provinces," Concepcion said. The competition is organized by the Asean Business Advisory Council and aims to recognize outstanding and successful Asean enterprises contributing to the region's economic growth and prosperity. The award recognizes outstanding performance among the eight Asean Economic Community Priority Integration Sectors, including tourism, logistics, real estate, textiles, health care, handicraft Fintech, and agri-based products.

Elected in exceptional circumstances, Bolsonaro caused exceptional damage in Brazil's economy and politics, society and military, and ecology. Before the election, Bolsonaro, who has never hidden his yearning for a new military junta, made multiple allegations of election fraud. Following the coup and Bolsonaro, Brazil's GDP is now where it was around 2007 or so. Brazil's military has a "parallel vote count," which some consider a risk to democracy. Furthermore, CySource, a controversial Israeli company hired by Brazil's military, will presumably "supervise" the election against "disinformation."

"Genchi genbutsu" (現地現物), which means "go and see for yourself," is one of these management principles; it is a managerial term associated with Toyota Motors company. The cross-disciplinary application of genchi genbutsu can be stretched further to any organization and even to institutions of learning. In other words, are we seeing the end of genchi genbutsu? It is important to note that technology should not dissolve the beneficial practice and outcome brought about by genchi genbutsu, specifically the use of artificial intelligence (AI). This will enable more people to look for ways to constantly improve production, which is primarily the purpose of genchi genbutsu."

A theft in Central saw a 30-year-old woman return to her home on 14 Cough Street in the early hours on Saturday to find her suitcase containing more than HK$6.5 million in cash missing. Live sources said the woman surnamed Leung works in the information technology sector, and she stores the hefty sum of cash in a suitcase because she doesn't like the bank keeping her savings. The report was filed by Leung around 4am Saturday as she returned home and found all her savings missing. The case was listed as theft and handled by the Central district crime investigation team. Around 11.30am this morning, eight officers headed back to the flat on Cough Street and searched for security camera footage nearby.

A NEW global study has uncovered just how ready business professionals are to collaborate in the virtual world. Commissioned by Ciena, a networking system, services and software company, revealed that significantly 99 percent of Filipino business professionals surveyed recognize the value of virtual meetings, and 89 percent would participate in work meetings in the metaverse versus existing video conferencing tools. Forty-four percent of those surveyed also believe that virtual meetings are less expensive than in-person meetings. Similarly, 94 percent of Filipino business professionals would feel comfortable conducting more formal work meetings in a virtual space like the metaverse. "Filipino business professionals are clearly comfortable with virtual meetings and for the early adopters, ready to move to the metaverse," said Dion Leung, regional managing director, Ciena Asean.

Bay Area looks to tighten its grip of the early lead in the standings when it squares off against Phoenix while Aldin Ayo aims to keep his record unblemished when Converge takes on Magnolia in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, Oct. 1. Quickly following suit is the clash between FiberXers and the Hotshots as Ayo tests his coaching wits against a seasoned coach in Chito Victolero in the second game at 6:45 p.m. “It’s us that have to learn. Not to be left out however is the Hotshots reinforcement Nick Rakocevic who turned heads in his PBA debut with a monster game of 45 points and 25 rebounds to tow Magnolia past Terrafirma, 100-92. Also posing challenges in Ayo’s hopes of keeping his record perfect is the dreaded backcourt of the Hotshots of Paul Lee, Mark Barroca and Jio Jalalon.

The Hong Kong Housing Society announced on Friday that a rent concession of up to 75 percent will be extended to support more than 400 of its eligible commercial tenants for three months from October 1 to December 31. The society said it hopes this seventh round of rent concession implemented can help alleviate the pressure on businesses. The announcement noted that eligible commercial tenants will be granted 50 percent rent waiver unconditionally. Meanwhile, commercial tenants whose businesses are required to be closed due to closure orders or directions as part of the Government’s anti-epidemic measures may apply for full rent waiver within the aforementioned period. Since October 2019, the society has offered multiple rounds of rent concession for its commercial tenants, and the accumulated rental income forgone will be more than HK$700 million together with this latest round of rent relief.

MANILA, Philippines — Police seized P123,000 worth of ‘shabu’ (crystal meth) and marijuana from a drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Makati City on Thursday. Southern Police District Director Kirby John Brion Kraft said that drug peddler Mark Anthony Malinao, 24, was arrested in Barangay East Rembo at about 8:30 p.m. after selling P500 worth of marijuana to an agent who posed as buyer. Seized from the suspect were five pieces of plastic sachets with 125 grams of marijuana valued at P15,000, one sachet with 16 grams of shabu valued at P108,800, and the buy bust money. The suspect is currently detained and is facing charges for violation of Republic Act No. —Abby Boiser and Angel YabutRELATED STORY:ADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Robert Bolick scored a career-high 44 points to lift NorthPort past Meralco in overtime, 101-95, Friday night in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. PBA IMAGERobert Bolick erupted for a career-high 44 points as NorthPort completed a come-from-behind 101-95 overtime win over Meralco Friday night in the PBA Commissioner's Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. NorthPort coach Pido Jarencio believed the team had something to prove this conference, and this was evident by the effort the Batang Pier showed, especially in the second half. "Wala ka na masasabi kasi iyung mga players naglalaro to win and may gusto silang patunayan lahat." Meralco import Johnny O'Bryant led his team with 30 points and 22 rebounds in a losing effort, while Raymond Almazan added 17.