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5It took a playdate against a team that was also struggling but San Sebastian finally crawled out of its slump. The Stags clamped down on Emilio Aguinaldo College's double-double center and used a strong second half to breeze to a 78-61 victory on Friday in the NCAA Season 98 men's basketball tournament at San Juan Arena. San Sebastian checked a four-game slide and kept the hosts winless in the first round. "We had a four-game losing streak so we really needed this win so we can have momentum in the second round. We focused on our defense and our shots fortunately went in," Stags big man Jessie Sumoda said.Much of that defense was constructed around Generals' big man Allen L...

Keep on reading: Stags snap out of slump, whip Generals

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane died at age 72, leaving a powerful legacy behind after starring in timeless classics such as "Harry Potter," "From Hell" and "Cracker."

As Haiti reels from a cascade of crises, the United Nations has released a grim report accusing the country's powerful gangs of using rape as a tool of intimidation and control.

A pro-Trump operative who was caught on tape participating in a Georgia voting system breach after the 2020 election has testified before the special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the outcome in that state, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

The Philippines has imported nearly three million metric tons of rice as of September, according to data from the Bureau of Plant Industry, 7.6 percent more than the 2.8 million MT brought in for the whole of 2021. Vietnam was the main source, accounting for 82.5 percent of the total at 2.5 million MT, breaching last year's full-year import volume of 2.4 million MT. Myanmar came second with 203,879.280 MT, also higher than the 196,718.900 MT recorded last year. Thailand followed with 150,416.375 MT, also an increase from the 2021 volume of 131,256.500 MT. At present, imported rice is subject to the most favored nation (MFN) tariff rate of 35 percent both for in-quota and ...

Keep on reading: Rice imports as of Sept rose 7.6% to 3M MT

The Philippine unit of beverage giant The Coca-Cola Company said on Friday that its first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle recycling facility in the country has begun operating at full capacity, a major transition to make their business in the country more sustainable and environment-friendly. Coca Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) said their recycling plant, dubbed PETValue, in General Trias, Cavite, has gone full-throttle as of last month, and will be able to process approximately two billion pieces of used clear PET plastic bottles per year. "We aim to develop a circular economy, to eliminate waste through the continual use of these as valuable resources...

Keep on reading: Coca-Cola PH ramps up output of recycling facility

LONDON, United Kingdom --- Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Friday. He also played a former KGB agent-turned-Russian mafia boss in two James Bond films -- "Goldeneye" (1995) and "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) -- with Pierce Brosnan. "My client and friend Robbie Coltrane OBE passed away on Friday, October 14," Belinda Wright said in a statement, calling him "a unique talent". Coltrane, who was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, forged a career as an actor, comedian, and writer. On television, he starred alongside Emma Thompson in the cult BAFTA-winnin...

Keep on reading: Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane, dies aged 72

Companies need to submit their work program to government regulators before undertaking any exploration activities in the West Philippine Sea, an official of the Department of Energy (DOE) said. Energy Undersecretary Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said this policy is aligned with the government's intention of maximizing indigenous resources in the country. "We are saying that the latest standing order is that the moratorium has been lifted and they can go on with our oil and gas exploration activities," said Bacordo on the sidelines of the Norway-Philippines Maritime and Energy Conference. "The companies will have to manifest their intention, give us their timelines, give us their [work...

Keep on reading: Notify DOE of West Philippine Sea oil and gas exploration plans, firms told

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) gained 0.15 percent on Wednesday in a muted response to the dramatic Wall Street upset in favor of the bulls after the US Federal Reserve saw a faster than expected jump in inflation last month. The PSEi ended the session up 0.15 percent, or 9.11 points, to 5,904.75 while the broader All Shares Index added 0.41 percent, or 12.99 points, to 3,177.74. US stocks were whipsawed as Wall Street indices gained more than 2 percent after a selloff in response to the latest inflation print, leaving market experts perplexed. US inflation rose 8.2 percent in September, faster than than the 8.1 percent forecast, fueling worries the Fed wou...

Keep on reading: Head-scratching Wall Street rally fails to astound PH shares

MANILA, Philippines --- The National Taskforce to End Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) stands behind Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla following the arrest of his son over alleged involvement in the importation of P1.3 million worth of kush or high-grade marijuana. The NTF-Elcac legal cooperation cluster said the sin of Remulla's son should not be pinned on the DOJ chief. "Nothing is more established in law and equity that a man shall not bear the sins of his son. To pin and smear Sec. Remulla for the actions of his son is to make him liable for the sins of his son -- an anathema to Biblical and legal principles. "The unrighteousness of his son is his son's al...

Keep on reading: ‘A man shall not bear the sins of his son’: NTF-Elcac backs Remulla amid son’s arrest

With less than a month before the 2022 midterm election, Republicans are running ads on three main issues. In this week's episode of The Point, Chris Cillizza examines the message the party is trying to get across about Democrats. Stay tuned for next week, when Cillizza looks at what Democrats are saying about Republicans.

Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday, according to his agent, Scott Henderson. He was 72.

Black smoke appears to rise from chimney-like formations of the hottest and deepest known hydrothermal vents on Earth.

Heavy floods have caused thousands to evacuate in the Australian southeast states of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.