Kai Sotto out with back injury
(UPDATE) FILIPINO young big man Kai Sotto is out for an indefinite period of time due to a lumbar disc hernia, his Japan B.League squad Hiroshima Dragonflies announced over the weekend at its official website.
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Explainer: How a rusty naval ship is inflaming China-Philippines tensions
China on Tuesday repeated its call for the Philippines to tow away a grounded warship -- a rusted-out World War II relic used as a base -- from a disputed shoal, after Manila told Beijing it would not abandon the area.HowIn the latest spat on August 5, Chinese and Philippine vessels had another tense encounter in the disputed sea, with Manila accusing Beijing of using water cannons and blocking a resupply mission to soldiers manning the
Student duped of Rs 13.5 lakh over medical seat in Philippines
PUNE: The Swargate police are investigating a 21-year-old student's complaint accusing a man from Andhra Pradesh of cheating her and her friend of Rs 13.5 lakh. The accused had promised them admission in a medical college in the Philippines, but failed to do so. The incident happened between June 2019 and October 2021. The student filed an application with the police and post verification an FIR was lodged on Thursday under sections 420(fraud), 406(criminal intimidation) and 507(criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) of the IPC.Assistant inspector of Swargate police station Ashwini Bavache, said the student had finished her HSC graduation in 2019 in the science stream. She met the accused through a known person and developed a friendship with him.Bavache said, "The man told her he would help her secure a seat to a Doctor of Medicine (MD) course in the Philippines. Her parents paid Rs13.50 lakh in several instalments by cash and via RTGS transactions, but he failed to help her."
US experts carry out second pig-to-human heart transplant
WASHINGTON, United States — A 58-year-old man this week became the world's second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research.
BGC-Taguig takes on Iloilo in AIA Vitality Men’s Kampeon Cup
MANILA, Philippines -- Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Taguig finally got back to tormentor Cebu.
Australian receives P85,000 fine for surfing with python
SYDNEY, Australia — As if sharks were not already enough to worry about, an Australian surfer has been seen paddling out with a python coiled around his neck.
Bayani Fernando dies in house accident
MANILA, Philippines — Former Marikina congressman and mayor Bayani Fernando died yesterday in an accident at his house. He was 77.?
Philippines doomsday ‘cult’ accused of child sex abuse
Mindanao, Philippines – An obscure religious movement, believed to be promoting an imminent end-of-the-world ideology, has been accused of engaging in sexual violence and forced marriage of its own members, including children.