Bangsamoro Sports Comm hails Tawi-Tawi athlete in gold-winning soft tennis team

By NASH B. MAULANA

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May) — The Bangsamoro Sports Commission (BSC) congratulated Fatima Ayesha Amirul for her crucial role in the Philippines’ soft tennis team that bagged the gold medal in the ongoing 32nd South East Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia.

The BSC commended

Bangsamoro graduates earn top honors in American and Philippine schools

By NASH B. MAULANA

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) — Graduates from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have taken the centerstage by reaping academic honors from American and Philippine learning institutions. Trending on social media is Muharisa Dalgan Pangadil of Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur, a scholar who graduated Summa Cum Laude on May 9 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, Major in International Politics,

Minor in Public Law, at the Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, U.S.A.

She also finished Bachelor of Science in Non-Profit and NGO Studies with high honors.

On May 13, 2023, Hanna Isha Sandatu Piang of Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur ranked third in her class at the Ateneo de Davao University’s College of Law, for which she is entitled to free tuition at the ChanRobles Internet Bar Review.

Piang graduated AB Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude, at Notre Dame of Marbel University in 2019.

Peace advocate Abdulbasit Benito broke the news on Pangadil having obtained the highest honors in an American school.

He said Pangadil’s family was not able to attend her graduation due to the high cost of travel. Last week, her mother, Bai Sarah, changed her profile photo on FB with a photo of her carrying her then baby Muharisa.

Dr. Datu Muhammad Saleh Abas Kida Nur of Maguindanao del Sur recently graduated with a Diplomate in Doctor of Physical Therapy with Out-

Amirul, who hails from Bongao in Tawi-Tawi, for her hard work, dedication, and perseverance that paid off with her exceptional athletic abilities and her spirit of teamwork, sportsmanship, and national pride.

The country’s soft tennis team is composed of Amirul, Cristy Sañosa, Noelle Conchita Mañalac, Noelle Nikki Zoleta, Princess Lorben Cat- indig and Virvienica Isearis Bejosano.

The women’s squad swept Indonesia in the final, 5-4, 4-2, 5-0, to give the Philippines its 25th gold medal in the biennial sports event.

In a post on its Facebook page on Wednesday, the Tawi-Tawi provincial government said the victory brought “pride and

By Ferdinand Patinio

MANILA – An inspection by authorities yielded PHP54 million worth of smuggled diesel fuel inside a vessel at the subport of Sual, Pangasinan, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Friday.

In a statement, the bureau said the joint operation led by its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) seized an estimated 1,350 kilolitres of smuggled diesel fuel from 12 compartments of the vessel MV Veronica-1 on May 4.

Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the inspection was conducted after the issuance of a PreLodgement Control Order on May 3 against the vessel suspected to contain smuggled fuel.

Samples taken from the 12 compartments for fuel testing were marked “failed” on both the first and second

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Rubio commended the Port of San Fernando and the joint task force for “securing our borders and protecting our economy from the adverse effects of smuggling.”

The Port of San Fernando ordered the immediate sei - zure of the smuggled diesel and the carrying vessel in compliance with Customs laws, rules, and regulations.

On the other hand, CIIS director Verne Enciso underscored the importance

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (left) and suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (right) (File photo)

Marcos to embattled solon Teves: Come home

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has advised embattled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to return home after the rejection of his political asylum bid in Timor-Leste.

“Come home. That’s the best advice I can give him. Come home,” Marcos said in a media interview Thursday while on board PR001, when asked about his words for

Teves.

Teves’ failed attempt to seek asylum was discussed during Marcos’ bilateral meeting with Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak on the sidelines of the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on Thursday. Marcos said Ruak had told him that Teves could still challenge Timor-Leste’s