WATCH: Gilas gets ready for FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
After serving his provisional suspension, Justin Brownlee is glad to be back practicing with Gilas Pilipinas. Brownlee faced the media on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at the PhilSports Arena, where Gilas held an open practice. Brownlee and company prepare for the 1st window of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. Video by Niel Victor Masoy
Source:Manila Times
February 20, 2024 05:56 UTC
Six plead guilty as trial starts for 2019 protest bomb plot
Six of the defendants pleaded guilty before High Court Judge Judianna Barnes Wai-ling on Monday. Su, 18, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder, possession of arms or ammunition with intent to endanger life and also resisting arrest while in possession of arms or ammunition. Unemployed 33-year-old Eddie Pang Kwan-ho pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance with two explosive devices. The prosecution said the protest groups planned to ransack shops to attract authorities and to push officers closer to the bombs. The trial will resume on Tuesday (Feb 20) and is expected to last more than two months.
Source:The Standard
February 20, 2024 00:33 UTC
WATCH: Gilas open practice at Philsports Arena
Gilas Pilipinas held an open practice in the PhilSports Arena on Monday, February 19. Led by coach Tim Cone, the national basketball team departs for Hong Kong on Tuesday to face the said country in the 1st window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Gilas then wraps the window against Taiwan in a home at the PhihlSports Arena. Video by Niel Victor Masoy
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 17:12 UTC
Diaz Acosta wins Buenos Aires title
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine wild card Facundo Diaz Acosta captured his maiden ATP title in Buenos Aires on Sunday (Monday in Manila) by defeating Nicolas Jarry, the man who had stunned Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals. World number 87 Diaz Acosta claimed a 6-3, 6-4 victory, sealing the triumph on a sixth match point. BIG WIN This handout picture released by the Argentina Open shows Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta returning the ball to Chile’s Nicolas Jarry during the ATP 250 Argentina Open singles final match in Buenos Aires on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. PHOTO BY SERGIO LLAMERA/AFPBefore this week, 23-year-old left-hander Diaz Acosta had only won four tour-level matches in his career. That loss extended Alcaraz's title drought to nine tournaments since his Wimbledon triumph last July.
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 17:12 UTC
BTA speaker renews oath as member of UBJP
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Bangsamoro Parliament Speaker Atty. Pangalian Balindong recently renewed his oath as a member of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of the former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament Speaker Atty. Ali Pangalian Balindong strengthened his membership by his renewal of oath as member of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) on 18 February 2024/ 8 Shaban 1445 AH, at the UBJP Regional Headquarters, Tamontaka I, Cotabato City. Ebrahim and Balindong also led the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly established UBJP headquarters in Cotabato City.
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 17:10 UTC
‘The restrictive economic provisions in Constitution’ (Conclusion)
‘The restrictive economic provisions in Constitution’ (Conclusion)In closing, I have listened intently to what some members of the Senate said in connection with the issue of amending the restrictive provisions of the Constitution. There are skeptical commentaries on the need to amend the restrictive economic provisions in the Constitution expressed by some senators. If they understood that this constitutional change on the economic provisions would uplift their lives and that of their children especially, they would embrace these changes gladly. Constitutional amendments of the “restrictive economic provisions” will definitely change the equation in the future once we all see its positive impact on development prospects for our country. Finally, with respect to #(4), I do not agree with this statement that we have done enough in improving our policies as far as the restrictive economic provisions in the constitution.
Source:Philippine Star
February 19, 2024 16:49 UTC
Losing your phone in 2024
Losing your phone in 2024Mobile devices are an integral part of our lives today. What can you do to prevent damages in case you fall victim to a pickpocket or lose your phone? But with the government’s initiative to combat text and phone scammers, they launched RA 11934 or the SIM Registration Act. In our case, we opted to upgrade our pre-existing pre-paid sim card to a post-paid one, to immediately have it replaced. In some cases, your spouse may help in contacting the bank on your behalf to help lock online access and prevent online transactions from going through.
Source:Philippine Star
February 19, 2024 16:47 UTC
WATCH: Celebrities react on the passage of Eddie Garcia Act
Showbiz personalities including couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, Ricky Davao and Randy Santiago, trooped to the Senate to witness the passage on third and final reading of the proposed Eddie Garcia Act or Senate Bill 2505 that aims to protect the welfare of workers in the movie and television industry. Video by Bernadette E. Tamayo
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 13:59 UTC
WATCH: UST begins post-Laure era
The UST Golden Tigresses began life without star Eya Laure with a 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 win over fellow debuting NU Lady Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena on February 18. Angeline Poyos stepped up with 16 points while Regina Jurado and Jonna Perdido added 12 points apiece in the win. Video by Niel Victor Masoy
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 11:11 UTC
China warns Germany on shutting trade ties
MUNICH: China's foreign minister told a gathering of international security policy officials on Saturday that trying to shut China out of trade in the name of avoiding dependency would be a historic mistake. Wang Yi spoke at the Munich Security Conference. Host Germany wants to avoid over-reliance on trade with an increasingly assertive China and diversify its supply of key goods in an approach it calls "de-risking." "Those who attempt to shut China out in the name of de-risking will make a historical mistake." He complained of "fabricated information from different parties" and asserted that the aim is "to stop the development of China."
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 04:22 UTC
Workers threaten new strike at Ford plant
DETROIT: The United Auto Workers union is threatening to go on strike next week at Ford Motor Co.'s largest and most profitable factory in a dispute over local contract language. The union said Friday (Saturday in Manila) that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on February 23 (February 24 in Manila) if the local contract dispute is not resolved. Photo shows the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. In October, UAW workers shut down the plant during national contract negotiations that ended with large raises for employees. The union says workers have been without a local contract for five months.
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 04:20 UTC
WATCH: Navigating through troubled waters
Col. Raymond Powell, founder and director of SeaLight, a maritime transparency project that monitors and reports activities in the South China Sea talks to Manila Times reporters Kristina Maralit (Malacanang), Bernadette Tamayo (Department of Foreign Affairs) and Franco Barona (Defense) in the maiden episode of TMT Newsroom on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Powell breaks down the impact of the South China Sea issue on Philippine defense and relations with its allies and China. Get the latest newsdelivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 03:04 UTC
What Prabowo Subianto's presidential election win means for Indonesia
Prabowo Subianto used to run polarising presidential campaigns that demonised his opponents and projected a bombastic, nationalistic persona. At one rally in 2014, the former general arrived by helicopter and inspected a red beret-wearing honour guard from horseback. But now Prabowo, 72, appears to have won Indonesia's presidency by adopting a more grandfatherly image, dancing and blowing kisses to adoring crowds.
Source:Manila Times
February 19, 2024 01:57 UTC
Advocates call for climate emergency in Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of climate advocates has called on the government to declare a state of climate emergency in Mindanao as floods, landslides and drought affect communities in the country’s south. “A declaration of climate emergency is the first step towards acknowledging the urgency of the climate crisis and placing front and center the people during the climate crisis,” the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) said. Groups have been asking the national government to declare a climate emergency in the Philippines, one of the nations most vulnerable to climate impacts. The provincial government of Albay, as well as major cities such as Quezon City and Makati City, previously declared a state of climate emergency. ‘Destructive activities worsen climate impacts’PMCJ also called for tighter regulations on mining operations and probe mining operations in Brgy.
Source:Philippine Star
February 18, 2024 20:01 UTC
Arrests as Navalny mourned amid fight to recover his body
Vigils for Navalny are held in cities, including Paris and Frankfurt, Germany. G7 foreign ministers meeting in Munich held a minute's silence for Navalny on Saturday, while US President Joe Biden explicitly blamed Putin. Navalny died on Friday when he lost consciousness after having "felt bad after a walk," Russia's federal penitentiary service said. One of his lawyers, Leonid Solovyov, told the Novaya Gazeta newspaper that Navalny was "normal" when another lawyer saw him on Wednesday. In footage of a court hearing from his prison colony on Thursday, Navalny was seen smiling and joking.
Source:The Standard
February 18, 2024 19:51 UTC