Manila – AFP
Three people were killed Sunday, in a shooting at a university in the Philippine capital, Manila, according to officials, in a rare incident that appears to be a targeted assassination.
The incident occurred at Ateneo de Manila University as law students and their families arrived to attend a graduation ceremony that the chief justice of the Supreme Court was scheduled to attend. The supposed shooter was arrested.
Authorities said Rose Foregay, a former mayor in the restive southern state of Basilan, whose daughter was among the graduates, was killed.
Police said an aide to Foregay and a university security guard were also killed. She added that her daughter was injured while she is in hospital and “her condition is stable.”
“We are stunned and devastated by this incident,” said Joy Belmont, mayor of the local government unit where the shooting took place.
The Philippines rarely witnesses shootings in schools and universities, despite its lax rules on the possession of firearms. But the assassination of politicians is prevalent, especially during election periods.
The son of former Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as president on Thursday, devoting decades of family efforts to return to the head of state following his father stepped down in a popular rebellion in 1986. Marcos Jr. takes over from Rodrigo Duterte, who was known internationally for his fierce war on drugs. Ferdinand “Bong Pong” Marcos Jr., 64, who won an overwhelming majority in last month’s presidential election, swore an oath at a public ceremony at the National Museum of Manila in front of hundreds of local and foreign dignitaries, including Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan.
In front of his 92-year-old mother, Imelda, the Philippine president paid tribute to his father’s nearly three-decade reign. “I knew in the past a man who saw how little had been done since independence, and did it,” Marcus Jr. said. “This is how it will be with his son, and there will be no excuses on my part,” he added. A few days ago, the Supreme Court rejected recent attempts to invalidate the victory of Marcos Jr. to prevent him from taking over the presidency.
The new Philippine president pledged to defend his country’s rights in the South China Sea, over which China claims almost complete sovereignty. Unlike his predecessor, who steered clear of the United States and moved closer to China, Marcus Jr. said he would adopt a more balanced policy toward the two superpowers. Marcos Jr. said last month that he would pursue a foreign policy whose slogan is “friends of all, enemies of none,” but stressed that he would work hard to implement an international resolution issued once morest Beijing on the South China Sea, which is rich in natural resources. (agencies)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN)– Filipino beauty queen Fuschia Anne Ravenna has won the 2022 Miss International Queen contest, a contest that organizers have described as the world’s largest beauty pageant for transgender women.
The 27-year-old entrepreneur, who hails from Cebu province in the Philippines, won the title during a televised closing event in the Thai city of Pattaya on Saturday.
The Miss International Queen contest was launched in 2004 and is open to transgender women who were identified as male at birth.
Normally, this event is held annually, but was canceled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s event was held to coincide with Pride Month, under the title of Pride Together.
Rafina was one of the 23 contestants who participated in the competition, and the Colombian Yasmine Jiménez, and the French Ella Chanel, ranked second and third, respectively.
The final event, which was broadcast live, saw the contestants appearing on stage in evening dresses and national costumes.
In the question-and-answer segment, Ravenna said the goal of being a transgender beauty queen was to “inspire others”.
In a video posted by competition organizers ahead of the show, Ravenna stated that her journey as a transgender “has not been easy”, stressing that “there is still a long way to go for the transgender community in the fight for equality.”
Ravina was awarded 450,000 Thai baht ($12,700) as a prize money, as well as various gifts from sponsors.
Original title: Rui Sports: China’s men’s basketball team hit the Olympics, adding a roadblock to the Philippines or having 3 NBA players
Recently, the 21-year NBA’s No. 2 pick, Houston Rockets super rookie Jaylen Green has become the investment ambassador of the East Asian Super League.
What is the relationship between Green and Asia? It turned out that Green’s mother was Filipino. Green also expressed his willingness to play for the Philippines. In the future, the Chinese men’s basketball team will usher in a strong opponent in Asia.
Looking at Green’s resume, although he has only played in the NBA for one year, the 20-year-old has been famous for a long time. In high school, Jaylen Green averaged 31+5+5 and became a five-star high school student in the United States. Green did not choose a famous NCAA school following graduating from high school, but chose the Ignite team of the NBA Development League (that is, the team that Zeng Fanbo played for), and quickly hit the NBA in one year.
During the igniting team, Green might score 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists, shooting 49% from the field and 36% from three-point range. In the 2021 NBA draft, Green was second only to the No. 1 pick Cunningham, and the second was taken by the Rockets. Checked.
In the habit of single-player fighting developed by the Ignite team, when he first entered the NBA game with stronger defensive intensity, Green struggled very much. Many people thought that the Rockets selected a parallel importer. However, following half a season of hard work, Green showed his strength as the No. 2 pick, scoring super high consecutively, becoming the player with the most 30+ points among rookies, and the only rookie who has scored 40+ points in a single game rookie player. After the All-Star Game, he averaged 22.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, while shooting 47.6% from the field and 38.7% from three-point range. In the last five games of the regular season, he averaged 28.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 49% from the field and three-pointers. The shooting rate is 39%, which has reached the level of star players.
With his dazzling performance in the final stage, he made the rookie first team, which surprised many people who looked down on him.
Some pundits believe he has the highest ceiling among the 21 rookies. With the Rockets, he showed more star power than Porter Jr. and Wood. Perhaps following leaving Harden, the Rockets will welcome another star guard. Green has a bright future for the rebuilding Rockets.
On October 29, 2021, Green met fellow Filipino guard Clarkson of the Jazz during the game. This is the first time in NBA history that two Filipino players have competed on the same court.
In this game, Clarkson had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and Green had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. In the end, the Jazz defeated the Rockets 122-91.
“Filipinos love basketball. The two of us here are very inspiring to every Filipino-American, every Filipino, every person of Filipino descent,” Clarkson said following the game.
Chinese fans used to be able to witness the NBA “China Derby” staged by Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, Battelle and Yi Jianlian. However, since Zhou Qi left the Rockets at the end of 2018, the NBA has been without Chinese players for more than three years.
In the 2018 Indonesian Asian Games, Clarkson has represented the Philippines as a naturalized player. In the match once morest the Chinese men’s basketball team, the Philippines lost by 2 points. In the next quarter of the game, the Philippines lost to South Korea and lost its chance to advance to the semi-finals. In the two games Clarkson played, he averaged 26.5 points, 8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, but his team lost to China and South Korea one following another. The reason is that Clarkson does not have much time to practice with his teammates, and there is almost no chemical reaction with his teammates during the game.
FIBA stipulates that each team can use one naturalized player in international competitions. At present, the Philippine Basketball Association is fighting for FIBA’s immunity, trying to allow Clarkson and Green to represent the Philippine men’s basketball team as local players.
Such an exemption is not without precedent, following Philippine center Greg Slaughter, through the Philippine Basketball Association, won the qualification to represent the national team in international competitions as a local player, although he did not obtain a Philippine passport until he was 16 years old.
It can be said that the Philippines has already set its sights on the 2023 World Cup. The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be played simultaneously in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.
In the World Cup, the best Asian team will get a direct ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Recalling the 2019 World Cup, the host Chinese team put itself and the weakest teams in each level Poland, Venezuela and Cote d’Ivoire into a group, but they had no choice but to overturn their cars and missed the Tokyo Olympics.
In the 2023 World Cup, except for the weaker Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan will show their magic at home. It can be expected that the host group will take advantage of the home field.
There are already two NBA players in the Japanese team, Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe are both in their prime.
The Philippine team also has the title of “Philippine Yao Ming” Kay Soto. This 20-year-old potential center is entering the NBA draft this year. His agent said that Soto is stronger than Zhou Qi and Wang Zhizhi of the same age. a lot of. Ideally, the Philippine men’s basketball team might be able to field a lineup of three NBA players.
The Chinese men’s basketball team, which missed the Tokyo Olympics, has added another huge “stumbling block” on the road to the next Paris Olympics.
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