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      A Filipino man was arrested Monday on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of a married couple, in connection with a case in which two bodies were found under the floor of a house in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, police said. The 34-year-old man of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, whose occupation is unknown, has admitted to the charge, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The man is an acquaintance of a Filipino woman, 30, who has already been arrested on the same charge. According to the police, the man in conspiracy with the woman abandoned the bodies of a married couple --- both in their 50s --- at their home on or around Jan. 16.   ...

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NBA Scores, News, Schedules INDIANAPOLIS --- Passengers at Indianapolis International Airport are getting to experience a slice of next month's NBA All-Star Game --- with no extra fee. For the past week, travelers through the main terminal have been treated to a full-sized replica basketball court that features two baskets, boundary lines and the All-Star logo. Many are already taking advantage of the opportunity. Although fans can't shoot free throws or jump shots on the concourse, the scene has been a show-stopper. Airport officials say they'll be adding more features as the city's first All-Star Game since 1985 nears on Feb. 18. "It's quite innovative," said Kevin Hammil...

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NBA Scores, News, Schedules BOSTON --- The Denver Nuggets felt they let a winnable game slip away in the closing minutes during a narrow loss at Philadelphia earlier this week. They found themselves in a similar situation late against one of the NBA's top teams and made sure not to let it happen again. Jamal Murray scored 35 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 34 and Denver held on to hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the season, 102-100 on Friday night. "Both teams were countering each other," Murray said. "Both throwing haymakers and we were able to have the final punch." Jokic added 12 rebounds and nine assists to help the defending NBA champions end the...

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ZAMBOANGA CITY --- Four police officers who were involved in a robbery last year were dismissed from the service. Zamboanga Peninsula Police Director Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding said the erring police officers were found guilty of grave misconduct and were removed from the police service effective January 12, 2024. He identified them as Lt. Ariel Jolatoria, 43, Staff Master Sgt. Al-Najir Ynawat, 41, Staff Sgt. Edcel Nicolas, 42, and Pat. Ryan Apostol, 31. "The Police Regional Office 9 (PRO 9) upholds its commitment to the highest standards of integrity, morality, and uprightness. Any misconduct or criminal behavior by police officers will not be tolerated, and appropria...

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NBA Scores, News, Schedules MIAMI --- Udonis Haslem averaged 7.5 points and 6.6 rebounds in his career. He never made an All-Star team. Never had a triple-double. Never signed anything close to a max contract. Never even won a player of the week award. The stats might seem ordinary. Yet to the Miami Heat, he's forever legendary. The Miami native, who spent his entire 20-year career with the Heat --- part of three championship teams and serving as captain in 16 of his seasons --- watched his now-retired No. 40 jersey raised to the rafters on Friday night, the culmination of a career that saw him go from undrafted to virtually unmatched. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/statu...

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NBA Scores, News, Schedules LOS ANGELES --- Cam Thomas scored 33 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 130-112 on Friday night, pulling away in a dominant second half to snap a four-game losing streak and win for the fourth time in 18 games. The Nets, who lost by one in overtime against Miami on Monday and by two on a last-second shot by Portland's Anfernee Simons on Wednesday, made sure it didn't go to the last possession this time. Thomas had 20 points in the first half on 9-of-12 shooting. It was his sixth 20-point half of the season. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1748574098744094884 Nic Claxton had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie scor...

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Sarah Lahbati broke her silence on the current status of her relationship with husband Richard Gutierrez, saying they are okay while noting that she is also focused on working on herself. In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan PH, the actress said, when asked about the situation between her and Gutierrez, that she was "happy and grateful." "We're okay," she said. "I'm holding up pretty well. I'm happy. Again, I'm grateful. There's nothing more to say than I'm really feeling blessed. And it's a good time to just work on myself." The two have been in the public eye after rumors surfaced that they have separated, with Gutierrez's mother, Annabelle Rama, first revealing that hi...

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MANILA, Philippines --- A local human rights group is calling for a "fair" implementation of a government policy granting pardons to elderly inmates, as it decried the alleged omission of an octogenarian political prisoner from the roster. Kapatid claimed that 84-year-old Gerardo Dela Pea, who has been in jail for 11 years, was excluded from receiving executive clemency despite a resolution allowing consideration for the release of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) 70 years old and above. The group said dela Pea is the "oldest political prisoner in the country." "We ask Secretary Boying Remulla to take a direct hand to ensure the fair implementation of the BPP [Bureau of Pa...

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MANILA, Philippines --- A lawmaker has proposed that memberships in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should be made individually. According to Iloilo First District Representative Janette Garin, as soon as children are born, they should be enrolled in PhilHealth, citing present moves to increase the PhilHealth premium rate. "We should have individual membership, hindi siya per family... 'Yung isang bata kunyari anak ko by virtue of being dependent, pagdating niya ng 18 years old hindi na siya miyembro. 'Pag nagkaanak 'yan at nanganak siya, hindi siya miyembro ng PhilHealth, at 'yung anak naman niya, hindi rin ma-cocover kapag nagkasakit," Garin said on Thurs...

Keep on reading: Solon wants individual PhilHealth memberships instead of per family

Aiko Melendez broke her silence on the alleged misunderstanding between her and Candy Pangilinan and expressed her support for the latter's upcoming movie, saying it's a mutual decision to keep mum on their issues. On Friday, Jan. 19, Melendez took to Instagram to congratulate Pangilinan as well as her other friends Carmina Villarroel, and Gelli and Janice de Belen for her new movie and said it was their choice to handle their issues privately as they prioritized their treasured friendship. "You know in every friendship you go through tough times too, but in the end what matters is the love and respect. Candy and I chose to keep quiet with what we went through, because we just ...

Keep on reading: Aiko Melendez opens up anew on marred friendship with Candy Pangilinan

Photo Credit: asterhospitals.in Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said his company is joining the pursuit of creating super artificial intelligence, putting it in a race with Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google. Sometimes called artificial general intelligence or AGI, the goal, given in an interview with The Verge, is to create AI that can problem solve and rationalize on the same level as humans. AGI is the oft-stated goal of OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, and is the central pursuit by the AI departments at Google. Zuckerberg said general intelligence was now his company's goal, largely to help attract the best engineers in the fast expanding AI field. "We've come t...

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MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the "government is confident" that through talks with local stakeholders, a United Nations (UN) special rapporteur will find out that freedom of expression is vibrant in the country. MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the "government is confident" that through talks with local stakeholders, a United Nations (UN) special rapporteur will find out that freedom of expression is vibrant in the country. UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan is set to visit the country from January 23 to February 2, the DFA has announced, adding that Khan would be comi...

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MANILA, Philippines --- Strong Group Athletics (SGA) jumpstarted its Dubai International Basketball Championship campaign with an 82-66 rout of the United Arab Emirates national team on Saturday morning (Manila time) at Al Nasr Club. The Philippine side leaned on its former NBA players as ex-Oklahoma City Thunder Andre Roberson proved that he is still an elite two-way player with 15 points, 16 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. Dwight Howard only needed under 20 minutes to impose his dominance in the first two quarters finishing with 14 points, six rebounds, and two steals in his first stint for a Philippine club. Howard, a three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year...

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SYDNEY --- Parts of Western Australia were gripped by an "extreme" heatwave on Saturday, raising the risk of bushfires in the vast state, the nation's weather forecaster said. The Bureau of Meteorology had an "extreme heat-wave warning" in place on Saturday for the remote Pilbara and Gascoyne areas of Australia's largest state, warning temperatures there could hit high forties degrees Celsius over the weekend. In the Pilbara mining town of Paraburdoo, about 1,500 km (930 miles) north of the state capital Perth, a maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius (116.6 degrees Fahrenheit) was forecast on Saturday, more than six degrees above the average January maximum, according to fo...

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LUCENA CITY --- Two pedestrians died after they were hit in separate road accidents in Batangas province on Friday, Jan. 19 Batangas police reported on Saturday that Rebie Malunes, 48, and her daughter (whose name was not indicated in the report) were crossing the highway in Barangay (village) Mataas Na Bayan in Lemery town around 7:55 p.m. when a Mitsubishi Montero driven by Shawn Addam Clarin hit her. Due to the strong impact, Malunes was thrown more than 50 meters away and sustained grave injuries, police said. Her daughter was not hit by the vehicle. The victim died while being taken to Batangas Provincial Hospital. READ: 2 killed and another 2 injured in road acciden...

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LEGAZPI CITY --- A 21-year-old man died after he was hit by a Philippine National Railways train in Polangui town in Albay province on Friday night (Jan. 19). Captain Kharren Formales, Albay police spokesperson said, in a report Saturday that the victim, who was not identified, was accidentally bumped by the train in Barangay (village) Sugcad at around 7:07 p.m. The said train was traveling towards Ligao City. Initial investigation showed that the victim's body was discovered by a resident in the area. READ: Man dies after being hit by train in Camarines Sur It was not known if the victim was unable to hear the train coming or if the still unidentified train operator d...

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MANILA, Philippines --- The Department of Education (DepEd) should revert School Year 2024-2025 to the old school calendar, a House legislator said Saturday. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said the return to a June-March school calendar "is a huge leap forward for our students, parents, and teachers" amid worsening climate change. He also noted that going back to the old school calendar would be a big boost to domestic tourism. "With the worsening climate change, they need not suffer under extreme conditions and risk their health," Barbers said in a statement Saturday. "With summer vacation returning, our domestic tourism will have a most needed boost as families ...

Keep on reading: DepEd urged: Let SY 2024-2025 return to old school calendar

Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE) filed a petition before the Court of Appeals on Friday, Jan. 19, assailing the decision of the Marikina Regional Trial Court that favored the triumvirate of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, collectively known as TVJ, over the trademark ownership of "Eat Bulaga." "We filed today in the court of appeals our petition for review assailing the decision of RTC 273 of Marikina on the copyright and unfair competition case with WPI," TAPE's representative, Atty. Marie Glen Abraham-Garduque, told INQUIRER.net. On Jan. 5, TVJ announced their triumph over the trademark battle as the Marikina court recognized them as the rightful owners...

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MANILA, Philippines--Chot Reyes is set to resume his role as coach of TNT for the season-ending PBA Philippine Cup following the two-conference tenure of Jojo Lastimosa. The Tropang Giga made the announcement Saturday through social media after Reyes and Lastimosa met recently with top brass led by Manny V. Pangilinan and Ricky Vargas. Lastimosa was given an extension for his other role as team manager, TNT also said. Reyes handed the reins to Lastimosa last season to concentrate on his previous duty as coach of Gilas Pilipinas in the Fiba World Cup, acting instead as the Tropang Giga's senior consultant. Under Lastimosa, TNT won the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup title after ed...

Keep on reading: PBA: Chot Reyes back as TNT Tropang Giga coach

MANILA, Philippines --- Some parts of Rizal, Bulacan, Laguna, and Quezon City would experience temporary power interruptions from January 21-24, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said Saturday. In an advisory posted on its website, Meralco said the scheduled brownouts are due to maintenance works that will be carried out in the affected areas. Maintenance works that would result in electricity supply pause will take place on the following: January 21 Rizal Province (Cainta and Taytay) - between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.; and 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. A portion of Greenwoods Ave. from Ejercito Ave. to and including Greenwoods Executive Village Phases 9, 8G, and 10 in Bgy. S...

Keep on reading: Meralco: Brownouts set in Rizal, Bulacan, Laguna, QC from Jan 21-24