Players can no longer call for timeouts to challenge calls, but coaches can do this when the Philippine Basketball Association opens its 48th season with the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Cup on Sunday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. This is just one of the 12 new rules that the league will be introducing, …
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Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 US fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter. Philippines and New Zealand first regions to …
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As people in B.C. practise for the “Big One” with the Great British Columbia ShakeOut on Thursday, new alerts are on the way that are meant to save lives in the event of a major earthquake. Ocean Networks Canada system will give heads-up to major infrastructure partners before shaking begins. …
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Two-time Reinforced Conference champion Petro Gazz survived a big second set scare and held off a rallying Galeries Tower side in the third as the Angels demolished the debuting Highrisers, 25-11, 26-24, 25-22 in the nightcap of another three-game bill in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Smart …
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There’s plenty of history, some treasures and a whole lot of junk at the bottom of the Detroit River — and local magnet fishers are doing their part to bring it all to light. Harbour Master Peter Berry says the hobby has historical allure. Meet the magnet fishers of the …
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Scotiabank said Wednesday it’s cutting about three per cent of its global workforce as a result of changes at the bank and customers’ day-to-day banking preferences, as well as ongoing efforts to streamline operations. RBC revealed in August it had cut jobs, and was planning more in current quarter. Scotiabank …
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It is a tragedy that their childhoods, a time that should be filled with love, school, and dreams, are stolen away by the ravages of conflict. The United Nations Children’s Fund, citing local reports, said more than 700 children in Gaza have lost their lives, and 2,450 have sustained injuries …
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Following the mandate of the post-EDSA People Power 1987 Constitution, Congress enacted the Local Government Code, Republic Act No. 7160, on Oct. 10, 1991, or more than three decades ago. The Constitution declared that the territorial and political subdivisions of the country are the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays; and …
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President Marcos has suspended the implementation of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund “pending further study.” President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos issued the suspension through a memorandum from Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, which he signed by the authority of the President …
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US President Joe Biden landed in Israel Wednesday on a solidarity visit following Hamas attacks, under the shadow of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital that has inflamed regional tensions. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion …
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