News: PH falters in Fiba, heavy rains from Goring, and much more

Thursday, August 31, 2023

PH falters in Fiba, heavy rains from Goring, and much more

The Week in Photos

September 1, 2023

PH falters in Fiba, heavy rains from Goring, strengthening PH-USA-JPN alliance, early electroral violence, and much more

PH falters in Fiba

Gilas Pilipinas center AJ Edu blocks a shot by Dominican Republic's Eloy Vargas in their opening Fiba World Cup clash on Aug 25 at Philippine Arena. The host team gunned for an upset but faltered down the stretch, losing to visitors, 87-81. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ

Lonely Crusade?

Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong hopes that more than a few good men and women, starting in local government, will heed the call for honesty, transparency and accountability. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

Blown Chance

Scottie Thompson (No. 8) and the Philippines watch their hopes of a victory get knocked away by a defensively relentless and sweet-shooting Angola squad, 80-70, on Aug 27 at Smart Araneta Coliseum. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ

Moving

Disaster response officials begin to evacuate residents of Abuor and Margaay villages in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, on Aug 26, as heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Supertyphoon "Goring" (international name: Saola) trigger floods. —NARVACAN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE

Ready to Serve

Maria Nicole Mayandoc, 22, uses a chair so she can reach and sign the Integrity Pledge tarp after filing her certificate of candidacy for Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) "kagawad" at Dagupan City Astrodome on Aug 28. Mayandoc, who stands at 95 centimeters, is a fourth-year information technology student in Dagupan and among the aspirants for village positions in the Oct 30 barangay and SK elections. —WILLIE LOMIBAO

Visiting Ally

A sailor from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force stands guard as JS Izumo docks at Pier 15 in South Harbor, Manila, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. The JS Izumo is a multipurpose and multifunctional destroyer with a full flat deck capable of accommodating an F-35B stealth fighter jet. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

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Staying Dry

A teacher at Doña Damiana de Leon Macam Memorial Elementary School in Calumpit, Bulacan, on Aug 29 holds her classes on a stage at the school's covered court to keep her pupils dry as some of their classrooms are still flooded due to recent typhoons. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

Crime Scene

Police cordon off a roadside at the town plaza of Midsayap, Cotabato, following the shooting on Aug 29 of an aspiring village chief in the Bangsamoro region. —MIDSAYAP POLICE STATION

Disarmed

Police Staff Sgt. Marsan Dolipas is caught on video pinning to the ground a motorcycle rider identified as Angelito Rencio after the latter allegedly sideswiped his car in Makati on Aug 25. The scuffle ended with Dolipas arresting Rencio and taking away his gun. —JOON OLAVER

Accused

Four of the six policemen charged in the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode "Jemboy" Baltazar listen to questions at the Senate on Aug 30. —RICHARD A. REYES

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