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MANILA, Philippines--Stallion-Laguna and Dynamic Herb Cebu are hoping that rough experience of their continental debuts will help them a great deal in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. The two Philippines Football League clubs both lost to respective teams from Southeast Asia this week, with Stallion succumbing 5-2 to Indonesia's Bali United at Binan Football Stadium and Cebu getting blanked 3-0 by Cambodia's Phnom Penh Crown at Rizal Memorial Stadium. "I'm happy with the performance," said Cebu coach Joshua Schirmer. "Some of the players have never played at this level before, and now they see what this is all about. "Some raised their games and some need to learn...

Keep on reading: Stallion, Cebu hope losing AFC Cup debuts serve good purpose

MANILA, Philippines --- Makabayan bloc lawmakers have filed a resolution urging the committee on appropriations to consider putting back the over P4.6 billion slashed from the proposed 2024 budget of state universities and colleges (SUCs). In a statement on Friday, the Kabataan party-list said Rep. Raoul Manuel, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, and Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas have filed House Resolution (HR) No. 1325. "We need a kind of education that will capacitate the youth as agents of social change. By depriving the youth of free and quality education, the chance of the country for national progress and development is left to cha...

Keep on reading: ‘Restore P4.6-B slashed from proposed 2024 budget of SUCs’

HANGZHOU, China---While a medal in the 19th Asian Games could stand out as a highlight in their resume, the country's sharpshooters won't veer away from the ultimate dream of boarding a flight next year to the Paris Olympics. Olympians Jayson Valdez, Paul Bryan Rosario and Eric Ang will keep their eye on the prize as the Philippine national shooting team seeks to end its dearth of medals in the continental scene. "I'll perform the best way I can here. It should also help me prepare for the (Olympic) qualification tournaments ahead," said Valdez, who brought home a bronze medal from the Asian Cup in Jakarta early this year. The Tokyo Olympian and two-time Asian Gamer is enter...

Keep on reading: PH shooters target Paris Olympics, elusive Asian Games podium

MANILA, Philippines---For Ange Kouame, ball movement will be one of Gilas Pilipinas' main weapons in the Asian Games. Kouame, who finished with six points, two assists and two blocks in 15 minutes, said that Gilas' system under interim coach Tim Cone relies heavily on playing unselfish basketball. "It was great. The system is about ball movement, everybody loves it and we try to enjoy it," said Kouame after Gilas' 86-81 victory over the Changwon LG Sakers in a tuneup game at Philsports Arena on Friday. "I am comfortable with that. Like I said, the system is more on ball movement. Feels like everybody got a touch and feel of the ball and everybody's happy so I really enjo...

Keep on reading: Unselfish play key for Gilas in Asian Games, says Kouame

    MANILA, Philippines --- President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday led the distribution of confiscated smuggled rice to around 1,200 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in General Trias, Cavite. Marcos likewise distributed additional agricultural assistance to local farmers. "Ngayon, sa agrikultura, ang kailangan niyong gawin, ang kailangang gawin ng pamahalaan ay pagandahin ang produksyon, pagandahin ang ani at tulungan ang pag-process ng mga produkto ng agrikultura. Iyon ang isang panig doon sa problema na 'yan," Marcos said in his speech. (What you need to do, what the government needs to do is to improve production, im...

Keep on reading: Bongbong Marcos distributes seized rice to Cavite 4Ps beneficiaries

      MANILA, Philippines --- Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Sen. JV Ejercito, met with the governors and vice governors of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor to discuss the pending Senate proposal to merge the provinces under a single administrative region. In a statement on Friday, Zubiri said there is a need to merge the said provinces, noting that the situation in Negros is ecoming a burden to many locals. "Imagine that you live in Negros Occidental. If you want to run a government transaction, you have no choice but to travel all the way to Iloilo," said Zubiri. "As if the expense and the hassle of regular trave...

Keep on reading: Gov’t, local execs discuss Negros Island Region proposal

  MANILA, Philippines---It's no secret that Justin Brownlee is Gilas Pilipinas' main man in the Asian Games. Brownlee came up big in Gilas' 86-81 win over the Changwon LG Sakers in an exhibition at Philsports Arena on Friday, prompting Cone to describe the prolific forward as the Philippine team's cheat code. "He's like our kodigo (cheat code). We can always rely on him. We can always go to him and he's our closer," Cone said. "Whenever we need buckets down the stretch, we know we can go to him." Brownlee had his fingerprints all over the victory, finishing with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists. He also sank two triples in the process. His perform...

Keep on reading: Gilas’ ‘cheat code’ Justin Brownlee provides answers for PH

MANILA, Philippines---As far as Gilas Pilipinas interim coach Tim Cone is concerned, all hope is not lost on the quartet of Mo Tautuaa, Calvin Abueva, Terrence Romeo and Jason Perkins' chance to play in the upcoming Asian Games. After Gilas' 86-81 victory over the Changwon LG Sakers in a tuneup at Philsports Arena on Friday, Cone bared that while the continental meet is only a few days away, the four are still not entirely out of the equation. "Is there no hope for them? They're breathing. That's about all you can say. They're still alive. We're still working on it," said Cone. "We'll have a definitive answer by the 24th but by and large, we got our 12 right there today." ...

Keep on reading: Cone: Abueva and Co. still have chance to join Gilas in Asian Games

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur -- Surigao del Norte Gov. Lyndon Barbers on Tuesday met with members of a provincial interagency task force to further investigate the alleged shabu laboratory inside a cult-infested community in the island town of Socorro. Barbers told Inquirer in a mobile phone interview that the probe by the police authorities could be completed in a week or longer depending on the complexity of the case. The investigation is part of the bigger probe sought by Senators Risa Hontiveros and Ronald dela Rosa into the operation of a cult that was allegedly victimizing minors. Barbers said the human rights violation cases against alleged cult leader Jey Rence Quil...

Keep on reading: Surigao gov seeks deeper probe on alleged ‘shabu’ lab in cult village

MANILA, Philippines --- An advocacy group said that tougher measures must be carried out against text scammers who are still on the prowl. CitizenWatch co-convenor and former Quezon City 6th district representative Christopher Belmonte on Friday said text scammers still continue with their nefarious ways even with the implementation of the subscriber identity module (SIM) Card Registration law. "Despite the implementation of the SIM (subscriber identity module) Card Registration Law and the expiration of the extended deadline to register all SIM card users, text scammers continue to target millions of mobile phone users, employing increasingly creative and deceptive tacti...

Keep on reading: Stronger stand vs text scammers pressed

  MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Consular Office in Zamboanga City will be closed on Wednesday, September 27. In an advisory, the DFA said this in line with the observance of Maulidin Nabi or the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad. This is pursuant to the Presidential Decree No. 1083 of the Muslim Code of the Philippines. Applicants for consular services with confirmed appointments on September 27 will be accommodated from September 28 to October 27. (Harold G. Hernandez,INQUIRER.net trainee) RELATED STORIES: DFA opens consular office in Pagadian City DFA files protest against China's new 10-dash line gs...

Keep on reading: DFA Consular Office in Zamboanga City closed on September 27

MANILA, Philippines -- Under prevailing meteorological conditions, the 2023 Bar Examinations "shall still definitely proceed as originally planned," read the notice issued Friday from Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, chairman of the 2023 Bar examinations. The last day of the Bar exam is set for September 24, Sunday, in 14 local testing centers (LTCs). However, the metro has recently been enveloped with smog, posing health risks. "The Court is concentrating its utmost efforts to help you through these examinations," Hernando said. Examinees in LTCs in the National Capital Region (NCR) are required to wear N95 face masks. If the N95 mask is not available, ...

Keep on reading: 2023 Bar exam to proceed despite smog concerns

MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has warned of flooding across the country brought by rains from a low pressure area (LPA) sighted 125 kilometers east northeast of Infanta, Quezon, and also due to the southwest monsoon. In its advisory on Friday evening, the following rivers and tributaries particularly in the locations below may experience flooding: Cordillera Administrative Region Abra - Upper Abra, Tineg and Ikmin Ifugao - All rivers and its tributaries Benguet - Upper Bauang Mountain Province - All rivers and its tributaries Region I - Ilocos Region Pangasinan - Balincaguing a...

Keep on reading: Pagasa raises flood warning in 13 regions across PH due to LPA

MANILA, Philippines --- Three senators have expressed their grief over the death of ex-Marikina City mayor and former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Bayani Fernando on Friday. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Fernando was a visionary who dreamt of big ideas and then boldly implemented them. "He embodied the never-say-die, can-do spirit of the Filipino, and had the bragging rights to show for it, as Marikina the city he loved with all his heart is a living testament to his hard labor and high dreams," said Zubiri. "I will always remember him as a hardworking man of the people, who's left a huge imprint on the country, especially on his beloved Mari...

Keep on reading: Senators mourn passing of Bayani Fernando

MANILA, Philippines--The Philippines scored two goals late to survive upset-minded Hong Kong, 3-1, on Friday and give new coach Mark Torcaso a winning start to his tenure in the women's football competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Friday. Quinley Quezada scored amid a scramble in the box before the end of normal time before Katrina Guillou provided an insurance goal to assure the Filipinas of the full three points at Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium. Both goals completed the escape act of the Philippines against the team it had beaten handily last April in the first round of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. It was also the Filipinas' first match since their debut appe...

Keep on reading: Filipinas beat Hong Kong in Asian Games opener

MANILA, Philippines--- INQUIRER.net continued to be the most visited local news website as of August 2023, based on data from web traffic analytics firm Similarweb. As of August 2023, INQUIRER.net received a total of 107,193,032 page visits this year. INQUIRER.net also saw the highest page visits in each month from January until August. It sits at the top of local news websites analyzed by Similarweb, followed by GMA Network with 68,180,147 page visits in the same time period. Philstar.com, on the other hand, had 66,405,631 page visits, followed by Rappler with 55,177,343, and ABS-CBN News with 42,079,200. INQUIRER.net began tapping Similarweb's data analytics services in ...

Keep on reading: INQUIRER.net still most visited news website in PH — analytics firm

MANILA, Philippines --- An official from the state seismology bureau has assured that even with the volcanic smog or vog situation on Friday, the possibility of the Taal volcano erupting remains low. In an INQ Today interview on Friday, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) volcano monitoring and eruption prediction division chief Mariton Bornas said that the volcano has a low chance of erupting at a major level. "In terms of is there a chance of explosive activity, major explosions, major eruptive activity, at Taal are at a very low, low chance," Bornas said. However, she said that minor phreatic eruptions may still happen but will not warrant a cause fo...

Keep on reading: Phivolcs: Low chance of major Taal Volcano eruption

Popular Kapuso network actor Dingdong Dantes has recently joined the growing number of celebrities who love JC Organic Barley and was recently announced as their new brand ambassador. Dantes, host of some of GMA's well-known shows, including "The Voice PH," "Amazing Earth," and "Family Feud," had a contract signing with JC Organic Barley during the product's recent Grand Wellness Launch at the Tektite Auditorium Ortigas. Dantes is a versatile Filipino actor known for his contributions to television, film, and even philanthropy. Among those present during the event were JC founders Jonathan So and Carlito Macadangdang, as well as Dantes' manager Perry Lansigan. The Gra...

Keep on reading: Dingdong Dantes is new brand ambassador of organic barley health drink

MANILA, Philippines --- To strengthen their relationship with the people within their community, the Gubat Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Sorsogon distribute free bread and coffee at the Gubat public market. In the photos uploaded by the MPS on their Facebook page Thursday, market vendors, shoppers, and tricycle drivers could be seen lining up in front of a police vehicle to receive free bread and coffee from the municipal police. Gubat MPS Police Staff Sergeant Bernadetha P. Estiller said that the initiative is a part of their outreach program to build a harmonious local community. "Kapag medyo nakakaluwag-luwag ang PNP, may grasya na dumating, 'yun po ay ibinabahagi po ...

Keep on reading: Sorsogon town police give free bread, coffee to forge community ties

HANGZHOU, China---Rower Joanie Delgaco stormed out of the gates and wound up second in her semifinal heat on Friday to advance into the medal race of the women's single sculls in the 19th Asian Games at the Fuyang Water Sports Center. Delgaco, a 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, reached the line in eight minutes and 18.30 seconds behind Japanese Shiho Yonekawa's 8:06.32 clocking over the 2,000-meter distance. Joining them in the finals is Hong Kong's Wing Wun Leung, who ended up third (8:20.35) after maintaining her constant speed from start to finish that kept Vietnam's Ho Thi Duy (8:23.56) at bay. Tokyo Olympian Cris Nievarez didn't earn the same luck as Delgaco, f...

Keep on reading: Asian Games: Joanie Delgaco reaches rowing final