Queen Elizabeth II to bury her strength and stay Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II to bury her strength and stay Prince Philip.....»»
IP rights advocate’s guardian says ward wished to bury her immediately
THE legal guardian of Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, a revered advocate for Indigenous People’s (IP) rights, said that when her ward was still alive, she wished to be buried immediately so that she could not be used by her family......»»
Progressives assail PH gov’t abstention from UN reso for humanitarian truce
"No amount of explanation can bury the fact that the Philippines refused to support a humanitarian resolution and legitimized genocide as a form of so-called right to self-defense of an imperialist-backed occupation state.” The post Progressives assail PH gov’t abstention from UN reso for humanitarian truce appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Knights begin four-peat quest versus Bombers
Four teams – one seeking to continue its dynastic reign, another tired of being a two-time bridesmaid, a third out to bury its dark past and the last hoping to hit it big this time – open NCAA Season 99 basketball today in a pair of titanic showdowns at the MOA Arena......»»
Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2,000
Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of flattened villages. The strongest-ever quake to hit the country has killed at least 2,012 people and injured over 2,059, many of them critically, according to the latest official figures. Friday's 6.8-magnitude quake struck 72 kilometers (45 miles) southwest of the tourist hub of Marrakesh, wiping out entire villages in rural areas. "I've lost everything", said Lahcen, a resident of the mountain village of Moulay Brahim, whose wife and four children were killed. Rescue workers recovered the bodies of Lahcen's three daughters from the rubble of what was once their home, but have not yet found the bodies of his wife and son. "I can't do anything about it now, I just want to get away from the world and mourn." Troops and emergency services have scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped. Al-Haouz province, where the epicenter of the earthquake was located, suffered the most deaths with 1,293, followed by the province of Taroudant with 452. - First funerals - Bouchra, another resident of remote Moulay Brahim village, dried her tears with her scarf as she watched men digging graves to bury the victims. "My cousin's grandchildren are dead", she said in a knotted voice. "I saw the devastation of the earthquake live, and I'm still shaking. It's like a ball of fire that has swallowed up everything in its path," she said. "Everyone here has lost family, whether in our village or elsewhere in the region", she added. Authorities declared three days of national mourning, while several countries, including Israel, France, Spain, Italy and the United States, have offered aid. Neighboring Algeria, which has had rocky relations with Morocco, opened its airspace, which had been closed for two years, to flights carrying humanitarian aid and the injured. - 'Years of aid' - The Red Cross warned that it could take years to repair the damage. "It won't be a matter of a week or two... We are counting on a response that will take months, if not years", Hossam Elsharkawi, the organization's Middle East and North Africa director, said in a statement. The village of Tafeghaghte, 60 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh, was almost entirely destroyed by the quake, the epicenter of which was only about 50 kilometers away, an AFP team reported, with very few buildings still standing. "Three of my grandchildren and their mother are dead," said 72-year-old Omar Benhanna. "They're still under the debris. It wasn't so long ago that we were playing together." Residents buried around 70 victims in the nearby cemetery on Saturday, as the funeral rites were punctuated by cries and screams. In the evening, television channels broadcast aerial images showing entire villages of clay houses in the Al-Haouz region completely destroyed. "The public authorities are still mobilized to speed up rescue operations and evacuate the injured", the interior ministry said Saturday evening. The tremor was also felt in the coastal cities of Rabat, Casablanca, Agadir and Essaouira, where many panicked residents took to the streets in the middle of the night, fearing that their homes would collapse. This earthquake is the deadliest in Morocco since the 1960 quake that destroyed Agadir, in which nearly 15,000 people, a third of the city's population, died. kao-ezz/roc/dhw/mtp © Agence France-Presse The post Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2,000 appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
‘Baldie’ and big-talker
As the celluloid world has long since crossed over to the realm of real life, we, the people, have not been left wanting amusement by big-talking politicians who cultivate images reeking with swagger. Who would forget former Hollywood actor and then-United States President Ronald Reagan’s melodramatic, “Mr. (Mikhail) Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” line during a speech in Berlin in 1987 at the climax of the Cold War? Very few millennials or those belonging to generations after may know that Reagan’s call to the Soviet Union’s supreme leader led, in part, to the toppling of the Berlin Wall, separating communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin. John le Carré even referenced the Berlin Wall in his novel “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” which begins and ends in Berlin, where the wall served as a physical and symbolic presence throughout the story. In the opening scene, the protagonist, Alec Leamas, watched as his last agent was shot dead by Soviet-affiliated East German sentries at the wall, tipping him over the precipice, and convincing him to defect. Way earlier in 1956, Soviet strongman Nikita Khrushchev was visiting Poland when he made that infamous line, “We will bury you,” referring to the US-led West, which then used it to further feed its nuclear holocaust, “end of days” paranoia. Khrushchev would later clarify that he never meant he’d rain nukes on Western nations, but that communism would eventually triumph over capitalism, and that the US would be “buried” by the forces of history. How wrong Khrushchev would be with the demise of Soviet empire. Like Khrushchev, our own debonair senator who dropped his screen name Robin, and assumed his real name Robinhood Padilla, may have not meant literally that he would beat up a resource person in a Senate investigation on the alleged violence committed by an employer to a woman, his house helper. According to journalists, Padilla left the hearing in a huff and mouthed an apology off-camera that he let emotions get the better of him. Fine, if the lesson had been learned not to blur the line between reel and real life. But there’s just this propensity by supposed public servants to use big words when faced with challenges that may not be as big as tearing down the Berlin Wall. Again, amusing, but forgivable, if it gets the desired results. We are referring to that post by Quezon City Police District chief Nicolas Torre III in response to a viral video of a man who hit a cyclist after he swerved his car into the path of the bicycle. The hot-tempered motorist even drew and cocked his pistol. Posted Torre in the video blog: “Damn, yari kang kalbo ka. Sumurrender ka na sa pinakamalapit na QC police station para hindi na tayo mapagod pa pareho. Pakidala at surrender na rin ng baril mo para hindi na kami mag-search warrant pa sa bahay mo. Baka kabahan pa ang SWAT ko at makalabitan ka pa ng M16.” Torre’s post is disturbing on several points, foremost of which is that it was a threat to shoot the man on account of his Special Weapons and Tactics team maybe being too “nervous” to have itchy trigger fingers. Doesn’t speak well of the QCPD SWAT team, really, considering that incident in Navotas City when cops, elite SWAT members according to Senator Risa Hontiveros, fired “warning” shots that killed 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar. The general could have also chosen to be more circumspect in his language since that kind of cop-speak does not build public confidence and even adds to the perception that cops shoot first and ask questions later. At any rate, that gun-poking incident involving Willie Gonzales, adds to the reasons why neuropsychiatric tests given by the Philippine National Police to cops and gun license applicants may be considered a failure. Appearing in a press conference called by the suddenly jovial Torre, Gonzales said all’s well that ends well as he and the cyclist had already patched up their tiff. There’s no criminal complaint against Gonzales, said Torre, only an administrative one, with the Philippine National Police’s Firearms and Explosives Office to review Gonzales’ fitness to be allowed to own and carry firearms. In a matter of hours, the tough-talking general had become, to some observers, patronizing of the man he threatened with his post. What an about face? Which brings us to that recent exposure of some rogue cops doctoring neuropsychiatric test results may have to do with us being saddled with neurotic cops and loony armed civilians who can pay thousands of pesos to get them certified to own or carry firearms. Shall we heave a sigh of relief that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections gun ban is about to commence? Nah. Criminals and those drunk with power are, in fact, most happy during such times when they’re the only ones packing heat. The post ‘Baldie’ and big-talker appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Manila pet cemetery to open soon
A pet cemetery and an animal clinic and shelter are slated to be opened in Manila. This was announced by Mayor Honey Lacuna, who said the planned cemetery for pets is located at the Manila South Cemetery. She added that said cemetery and animal clinic and shelter are already in the works. Once operational, the pet cemetery may be used to bury the dead pets of Manila residents at no cost to the owners. Meanwhile, Lacuna also announced that the city is also going to have an animal shelter and clinic for animal lovers. “The free cemetery is for all our pets because in Manila, we embrace everything,” she said. Lacuna added: “This only goes to show that your city government focuses not only on humans but also our beloved pets.” The lady mayor, a pet lover herself, said that the target date for the opening of its animal clinic and shelter located in Vitas, Tondo is before yearend. The post Manila pet cemetery to open soon appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Manila pet cemetery soon to open
A pet cemetery and an animal clinic and shelter are slated to be opened in Manila. This was announced by Mayor Honey Lacuna, who said the planned cemetery for pets will be located at the Manila South Cemetery. Once operational, the pet cemetery may be used to bury the dead pets of Manila residents at no cost to the owners. "Ang free cemetery na ito ay para sa ating mga alagang hayop dahil sa Maynila, lahat niyayakap," she said."Patunay lamang po ito na ang inyong pamahalaang-lungsod ay nakatuon di lamang sa tao bagkus, maging sa ating mga alagang hayop." She added that the said cemetery is already in the works. Moreover, Lacuna also announced that the city is going to have an animal shelter and clinic for animal lovers. The lady mayor, a pet lover herself, said that the target date for the opening of the animal clinic and shelter, which is located in Vitas, Tondo, is before yearend. The post Manila pet cemetery soon to open appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Arab Israelis bury official as crime wave toll nears 160
A high-ranking civil servant buried Wednesday in Israel is the latest victim of a crime wave that has killed almost 160 members of Israel's Arab minority this year. Abdelrahman Kashua, who held the post of director-general in Tira city, just north of Tel Aviv, was gunned down at a gas station on Monday, police said. Mourners carrying black flags gathered outside a police station in protest as part of the funeral procession. Kashua is among 156 Arab-Israelis killed so far this year, according to the Abraham Initiatives which promotes coexistence between Arabs and Jews. Arab Israelis have long complained of discrimination and police inaction against crime that disproportionately affects their communities. Experts say Arab gangs have amassed large quantities of illegal weapons over the past two decades and are involved in drug and other crimes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday condemned Kashua's killing as a "red line" and vowed to use all means "in order to defeat this crime" wave. But just hours after his remarks, four more Arab men were murdered in the northern town of Abu Snan. One of the victims, Ghazi Saab, had written on Facebook about his plans to stand in municipal elections later this year, and said "We can no longer remain silent." "Crime and acts of violence in our villages have crossed all limits," he wrote in July. "I appeal to all to not deal in violence. There is no reason to kill." A leading Arab politician, Mansour Abbas, on Wednesday called for greater support for his community. "Our demand is only one, that the state of Israel carries out its duty to protect the lives of Arab citizens," he said at Kashua's funeral. Abbas made history in 2021 when his Raam movement became the first Arab party to join a governing coalition, pressing while in power for funds to tackle crime. Arab Israelis, descendants of Palestinians who stayed on their land after Israel's creation in 1948, make up about 21 percent of the population and many identify as Palestinian. Earlier this month Netanyahu blamed "out-of-control criminal organizations" for the violence, which has led to other protests by Arab Israelis this year. In early June, the prime minister said he was "determined to stop this chain of murders" and would see that happen by not only reinforcing police but also "with the help of the Shin Bet", the internal security agency. The post Arab Israelis bury official as crime wave toll nears 160 appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Around 40 migrants rescued, others found dead off Cape Verde
Several migrants have been found dead and around 40 rescued from a boat off Cape Verde, authorities said Tuesday, with fears dozens more may have died. Cape Verdean media reported that the "pirogue" style boat common in the region left Senegal a month ago, while police said about 100 people had set off from the West African coast. Senegal's foreign ministry said late Tuesday that 38 people, including a citizen of Guinea-Bissau, were rescued from the migrant boat off the Cape Verde coast. The vessel was spotted on Monday almost 200 miles from the island of Sal by a Spanish fishing boat, which alerted Cape Verde authorities, police said. "We must open our arms and welcome the living and bury the dead with dignity," said Cape Verdean Health Minister Filomena Goncalves, as quoted by the Inforpress news agency. Around 40 survivors and several dead bodies were found on the boat, but sources differed on the exact number. The coast guard said the total number of survivors and dead was 48. The local morgue said it had received seven dead bodies. Jose Rui Moreira, a health official in Sal, said there were 38 survivors and seven needed to be taken to hospital. Cape Verde lies about 600 kilometres (350 miles) off the coast of West Africa on the maritime migration route to the Spanish Canary Islands -- a gateway to the European Union. Thousands of migrants fleeing poverty and war risk their lives to make the dangerous crossing each year. They often travel in modest boats or motorised canoes supplied by smugglers, who charge a fee for the journey. In January, rescue teams in Cape Verde saved around 90 migrants adrift in a canoe, while two others aboard died. The migrants were from Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. The post Around 40 migrants rescued, others found dead off Cape Verde appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Confronting a paradox
Often perceived as a low-paying and demanding occupation, farming is crucial and should be a profitable job that provides us the food we consume. How about if our farmers get frustrated with intermediaries or middlemen whom they rely on to sell their produce, and decide to just leave their harvests to rot? A farmer in Cebu province ranted on Facebook about how middlemen exploited them by offering low prices, leaving him and other farmers with meager profits, while they reaped the higher margins themselves. An under 2-minute video that made the rounds last week showed the farmer chopping a squash to pieces against the backdrop of a large pile of the produce, as he raged about the hardships farmers go through only to be offered P3 per kilo. This was not even enough to offset the financial capital and labor used to grow the squash. He lamented how his family was expecting to feast on other food besides cassava that they regularly had on the dining table during the growing season. Stories of farmers throwing away their harvest evoke sympathetic emotions, highlighting the prevailing poverty and hardships they face. Their stories are prevalent in the rural areas, reinforcing reports that so many farmers have to endure poverty and suffering — that should inspire institutions to launch projects aimed at assisting them. Lucky are those who spend their retirement doing backyard farming, those who plant vegetables for personal consumption. In the case of the Cebu farmer in the video, commercial farming as a good source of income is a myth, neither is planting profitable vegetables like ampalaya, eggplant, string beans, squash, carrots, potatoes, onions and garlic, among others. With the grim reminder that there are still a lot of forsaken Filipino farmers and that we have to do more to achieve inclusive growth, there is more to raising awareness of their sad plight. We are confronted with a paradox. The agriculture sector, despite its crucial role in the Philippine economy, often goes unnoticed, possibly due to its slow growth compared to other sectors like construction. John Bae, in his research article titled “Beyond the Farmers’ Plight: A Closer Look at Philippine Agriculture,” said the paradox surrounding the unnoticed agriculture sector contributes to persistent rural poverty. Research indicates that poverty is primarily an agricultural issue, with a significant number of impoverished individuals residing in farming and fishing regions. This suggests that the poverty experienced by farmers is not only a matter of inequality or social injustice but a fundamental problem within the agriculture sector itself. The plight of vegetable farmers is a compelling issue that demands attention from policymakers and agricultural organizations. By addressing challenges such as market volatility and linkages, climate change, limited resources, and inadequate infrastructure, we can create an enabling environment for our vegetable farmers to thrive in. By investing in infrastructure, storage facilities, and irrigation systems, government can help mitigate losses due to post-harvest issues and weather-related risks. Most of all, promoting farmer cooperatives and empowering them to negotiate fair prices can reduce their dependence on middlemen who bury them further in the quagmire of poverty. Let us not lose sight of the fact that the farmers are the main reason there’s food on our tables. The post Confronting a paradox appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Biden to host Japan, South Korea leaders 18 Aug — White House
US President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol for a summit at his retreat outside Washington on 18 August, the White House said Friday. "The leaders will celebrate a new chapter in their trilateral relationship as they reaffirm their strong bonds of friendship and the ironclad alliances between the United States and Japan, and the United States and the Republic of Korea," an official statement said. The summit, held at the Camp David presidential retreat in rural Maryland near Washington, DC, will be a chance to "discuss expanding trilateral cooperation across the Indo-Pacific and beyond," the White House said. They will address the "continued threat" from North Korea and "advance a shared trilateral vision for addressing global and regional security challenges, promoting a rules-based international order, and bolstering economic prosperity." Biden has made a priority of getting close US allies Japan and South Korea to overcome years of tension and work together in the face of nuclear-armed North Korea's ongoing saber rattling and fear of confrontation with superpower China. Relations between Pyongyang and Seoul are at one of their lowest points, with diplomacy stalled and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling for increased weapons development, including tactical nukes. In response, Yoon has pulled South Korea closer to long-standing ally Washington and sought to bury the hatchet with former colonial power Japan. In April, Seoul and Washington said that if Pyongyang ever used its nuclear weapons against the allies, it would face a nuclear reaction and the "end" of its regime. The post Biden to host Japan, South Korea leaders 18 Aug — White House appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
‘Jealousy made me kill her’
The Quezon City Police District reported yesterday that the body of a 21-year-old woman earlier tagged missing had been dug up Thursday night in a vacant lot in North Caloocan. Her alleged boyfriend, identified by the police as Jeffrey Montales (Morales, in another report), was arrested after he reportedly admitted to killing Argee Cabangunay in a fit of jealousy. Cabangunay’s remains were retrieved from a lot inside a subdivision in Barangay 171, according to the police. “I confronted her about a man she was chatting with. I pushed her. I am so sorry, and I even slept beside her (dead body),” the suspect said, according to the police. The suspect claimed he strangled the woman Sunday afternoon and returned the next day to bury her. P/Maj. Jose Hizon, commander of the Caloocan City police substation 9, said they have taken custody of the boyfriend, who may be charged with murder. An uncle of the victim said in a TV interview that they were surprised by her death as they noted efforts by the suspect to mislead the victim’s family. “It’s too painful, this thing that happened to our relative. She’s too young,” he said. “We did not even know that they were boyfriends.” “It’s only in that last conversation that we got to know that,” the uncle added. “She was breaking up with him, and he stalked her in her job and was making trouble for her.” The suspect even accompanied the woman’s parents to the police to report her disappearance. Leaving their house last Sunday with a man, the woman never returned. Her parents were surprised upon opening her social media account when they learned that the man she was last seen with was her boyfriend. The post ‘Jealousy made me kill her’ appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Magic sub Walker stars as Lakers bury Warriors in 3-1 hole
Unheralded bench player Lonnie Walker led a fourth-quarter rally as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 104-101, to leave the NBA champions on the brink of elimination from the playoffs......»»
New Crispa-Toyota memories
It may seem unfathomable that bitter rivals, mortal enemies could bury the hatchet and come together in fellowship, more so if they were part of the most famous rivalry in Philippine sports......»»
Stench of death engulfs Sudan hospitals, but leaving is mortal danger
Ibrahim Mohamed turned in his hospital bed to find the patient next to him had died, but fighting that had erupted in Sudan's capital hours earlier meant the body could not be moved. Battles since 15 April between the forces of two rival generals have turned Khartoum into a war zone, shuttering hospitals and preventing health professionals from providing care. By the time Mohamed, a 25-year-old leukemia patient, was finally evacuated from the Khartoum Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, the body was still there. "Because of the intense fighting, the person could not be moved and buried," Mohamed's father, Mohamed Ibrahim, 62, told AFP. Attiya Abdullah, general secretary of the Sudanese doctors' union, said the same was happening in other hospitals. "Decomposing dead bodies are kept in wards" for lack of anywhere else to put them, he told AFP. With explosions, heavy gunfire and air strikes that have killed hundreds in the capital and in other parts of the country, "morgues are packed and the streets are littered with bodies," Abdullah said. According to him, urban warfare between forces loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy-turned-rival, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the commander of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has triggered a "complete and total collapse of the healthcare system". As Ibrahim waited with his son in the hospital ward under ceaseless blasts, "the stench filled the room", the father said, made worse by power outages in the baking heat. "We could either stay in the pungent room, or go outside and be met with gunfire." At around 1:00 pm on Tuesday, after three days with no food, water or electricity, the father and son finally left, but not to safety. "The hospital was being shelled," Ibrahim recounted. According to the doctors' union, 13 hospitals nationwide have been shelled and 19 others evacuated since fighting began. At least eight people have died in attacks on health facilities, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). "The RSF and the army were fighting right outside the hospital," Ibrahim said, adding that some of those evacuating were hit by gunfire themselves. When the bombs start falling near hospital premises, doctors face a grim choice. "We find ourselves forced to let patients leave," Abdullah said. "If they stay, they would be killed." Ibrahim managed to shield his sick son from the crossfire, but "had to go on foot" through the streets, dashing from one safe point to another. It took them five hours to get home "safely, but my son's health has deteriorated since", the father said. With nearly three-quarters of hospitals shuttered and "operational hospitals only providing emergency services", according to Abdullah, there was nowhere else Mohamed could go. "I just want all of this to stop so I can take my son to be treated," his father said. According to Abdullah, even hospitals that have remained open, receiving mostly gunshot wounds, "are at risk of closure at any time". "They don't have enough surgical equipment, not enough fuel to run generators, not enough ambulances or blood." The WHO said 413 people had been killed and 3,551 wounded in the fighting across Sudan, but the actual death toll is thought to be far higher, with doctors and humanitarian staff unable to reach those in need. "Some hospitals have had the same team working" for eight days straight, Abdullah told AFP. "Some have only one surgeon. All are extremely exhausted." Medics have made daily appeals for a ceasefire to allow humanitarian access to move through, transport the wounded and bury the dead. But brief lulls in the fighting in Khartoum have repeatedly given way to the crackle of gunfire, cutting through the momentary silence, and no truce has taken hold. As civilians rallied on social media to find any sources of medication for chronically ill relatives, UNICEF has warned power cuts and fuel shortages were putting at risk the cold storage of more than $40 million worth of vaccines and insulin. On Friday, as a third ceasefire collapsed, the doctors' union shared advice on Facebook on how to handle, shroud and bury decomposing bodies. The post Stench of death engulfs Sudan hospitals, but leaving is mortal danger appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Pepito ramps up defensive game
Top libero Detdet Pepito stepped up big time despite a shaky start, providing stability on defense for University of Santo Tomas’ all-important win to secure a Final Four spot in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament. The pint-sized defensive specialist needed some time to get her rhythm going but once getting a grasp of the game, Pepito did wonders for the Tigresses especially down the stretch of their 26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 25-23, win over Far Eastern University yesterday at the Mall of Asia Arena. UST won its fourth straight game for a 9-3 win-loss record tied with semis-bound defending champion National University to join standings leader and twice-to-beat De La Salle University and Adamson University in the Final Four roster. Pepito admitted she had difficulty getting her game going and that she felt she played at the pace of their opponent. “It took some time for me to heat up. I guess because we’re playing at the pace of FEU,” she said. “But thankfully all of us woke up at the perfect time and we began clicking.” Pepito tallied 21 digs and 19 excellent sets. Her floor defense and good passing paved the way for the Tigresses’ decisive 5-0 run in the fourth set that created significant separation on their way to a third straight semis stint. ‘It took some time for me to heat up.’ Pepito’s performance earned UST coach Kungfu Reyes’ praise. “She really stepped up, especially in the latter part of the game,” he said of the libero. The sophomore, however, deflected the credit, saying the Tigresses’ win was brought by the team’s collective effort. “The highlight of this game was how we recovered from our miscues and lapses. We refused to bury our heads in our mistakes and just think of ways to bounce back,” she said. Despite clinching a semis seat, the job is far from over for UST. The Tigresses are looking to score a repeat over the Lady Bulldogs on Wednesday to better their chances of arming themselves with a twice-to-beat advantage. “We’ll prepare (for the game against NU) starting tomorrow on training because there is no time to relax. It’s important for us to get that top two spots,” Pepito said. The post Pepito ramps up defensive game appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Pepito ramps up game
Top libero Detdet Pepito stepped up big time despite a shaky start, providing stability on defense for University of Santo Tomas’ all-important win to secure a Final Four spot in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament. The pint-sized defensive specialist needed some time to get her rhythm going but once getting a grasp of the game, Pepito did wonders for the Tigresses especially down the stretch of their 26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 25-23, win over Far Eastern University on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. UST won its fourth straight game for a 9-3 win-loss record tied with semis-bound defending champion National University to join standings leader and twice-to-beat De La Salle University and Adamson University in the Final Four roster. Pepito admitted she had difficulty getting her game going and that she felt she played at the pace of their opponent. “It took some time for me to heat up. I guess because we’re playing at the pace of FEU,” she said. “But thankfully all of us woke up at the perfect time and we began clicking.” Pepito tallied 21 digs and 19 excellent sets. Her floor defense and good passing paved the way for the Tigresses’ decisive 5-0 run in the fourth set that created significant separation on their way to a third straight semis stint. Pepito’s performance earned UST coach Kungfu Reyes’ praise. “She really stepped up, especially in the latter part of the game,” he said of the libero. The sophomore, however, deflected the credit, saying the Tigresses’ win was brought by the team’s collective effort. “The highlight of this game was how we recovered from our miscues and lapses. We refused to bury our heads in our mistakes and just think of ways to bounce back,” she said. Despite clinching a semis seat, the job is far from over for UST. The Tigresses are looking to score a repeat over the Lady Bulldogs on Wednesday to better their chances of arming themselves with a twice-to-beat advantage. “We’ll prepare (for the game against NU) starting tomorrow on training because there is no time to relax. It’s important for us to get that top two spots,” Pepito said. The post Pepito ramps up game appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Hoard of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark
Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark, a museum said Thursday. The rare trove -- lying in two spots not far apart -- was unearthed by a young girl who was metal detecting in a cornfield last autumn. "A hoard like this is very rare," Lars Christian Norbach, director of the North Jutland museum where the artefacts will go on display, told AFP. The silver coins were found about eight kilometres (five miles) from the Fyrkat Viking ringfort near the town of Hobro. From their inscriptions, they are believed to date back to the 980s. The trove includes Danish, Arab and Germanic coins as well as pieces of jewellery originating from Scotland or Ireland, according to archaeologists. Norbach said the finds were from the same period as the fort, built by King Harald Bluetooth, and would offer more insight into the history of the Vikings. There could be a link between the treasure -- which the Vikings would bury during wars -- and the fort which burned down during the same period, he said. Archaeologists have said they will continue digging next autumn after the harvest. They hope to find the burial sites and homes of the troves' one-time owners. The Vikings believed that burying their treasure allowed them to find it again after death. The artefacts will go on public display in July at the Aalborg Historical Museum. The girl who made the discovery is due to receive financial compensation, the amount of which has not been made public. The post Hoard of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Another truth and consequence
The inevitable consequence of truth is always logical. Specific results arise from the hard facts, no matter how much we try to bury our heads in the sand......»»
Filipinos in Canada continue to fight denialism
“We are afraid (the government) will bury our history. We are afraid they will burn all of our archives and books." The post Filipinos in Canada continue to fight denialism appeared first on Bulatlat......»»