Photo courtesy of Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila Police District (MPD) held on Monday morning, Aug. 28, a kick-off ceremony for the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Checkpoint at the Kartilya ng Katipunan, Ermita. The Comelec Checkpoint will be installed in...
ILOILO CITY – Schools across Iloilo province have to make to do with what they have as school year 2023-2024 opens on Tuesday, August 29. HENRY Gulmatico Mota (right), principal of Cagamutan Elementary School in Leganes town, Iloilo province, discusses matters related to the school opening with...
Aspiring barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates belonging to the disputed "embo" barangays are calling for an "orderly transition" between the Makati and Taguig local governments. "Sana po ay maging maayos po ang transition na hinihiling ng lungsod ng Makati (We hope the transition...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Kai Sotto is keeping his poise despite the disappointing loss of Gilas Pilipinas to Angola and intends to use the learnings for their next game against Italy on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Gilas' Kai Sotto tries to dunk the ball against Angolan defender. (FIBA) Sotto was one of the...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Angola center Bruno Fernando has nothing but sweet words for Gilas big men June Mar Fajardo and AJ Edu who both gave the Atlanta Hawks slotman a tough time underneath the basket on Sunday, Aug. 27. Gilas' AJ Edu (left) drives the ball against Bruno Fernando of Angola....
Candidates for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Muntinlupa on Aug. 28 to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs). Comelec Commissioner and Muntinlupa resident Rey Bulay visited the Comelec-Muntinlupa office,...
Despite the surge in the number of aspirants, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the first day of the weeklong filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) was generally “peaceful.” Aspirants for the Barangay and...
Photo from Amado De Juan Diocales Jr. / MANILA BULLETIN Thousands of aspiring candidates in Manila flocked to malls on Monday, Aug. 28, the first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Four malls in the city were tapped as...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded police officers to observe human rights as it started putting up Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints nationwide on Monday, August 28, to jumpstart the first day of the filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the Baranggay and Sangguniang...
Some members of the 2019 World Cup roster watched as Gilas Pilipinas fell at the hands of the same tormentor Angola, 80-70, in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 27. Kiefer Ravena was disappointed after Gilas dropped its second game in front of the 2019...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes is not losing hope for the country’s 2024 Paris Olympic bid even after the Nationals suffered disheartening blows to their campaign on Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Gilas head coach Chot Reyes (middle) refuses to wave the white flag...
JAKARTA (AFP) -- France's Nicolas Batum said he was "scared to go home" after the Tokyo Olympic silver medalists crashed out of the Basketball World Cup with a shock loss to Latvia on Sunday, Aug. 27. France's players gather in a huddle during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group G match between...
