One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded happened off the Russian coast, triggering tsunami warnings from the U.S. West Coast to South America. In Hawaii, people clamored to the top of high-rises and a traffic rush headed away from the coast. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.
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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Pazifik-Erdbeben entfesselt globale Tsunami-Wellen: Simulation verdeutlicht enorme Kraft
Nach dem Seebeben vor Russland bewegen sich die Tsunami-Wellen um den Globus. Eine Simulation aus Japan zeigt, wann sie welche Küsten erreichen.
Moskau – Am frühen Mittwochmorgen (30. Juli) ereignete sich ein verheerendes Erdbeben der Magnitude 8,8 vor der russischen Halbinsel Kamtschatka, das weitreichende Tsunami-Alarme im gesamten Pazifikraum auslöste. Die seismischen Erschütterungen führten zu Warnmeldungen, die sich von Japan und Hawaii bis hin zur amerikanischen Westküste erstreckten.
Die Naturkatastrophe verursachte Tsunamiwellen mit einer Höhe von bis zu vier Metern, die an verschiedenen Abschnitten der russischen Küste auf Land trafen. Dies führte zu umfangreichen Evakuierungsmaßnahmen und setzte Frühwarnsysteme auf mehreren Kontinenten in Alarmbereitschaft.
Pazifik-Staaten von Tsunami-Wellen bedroht: Simulation zeigt enorme Ausbreitung bei Erdbeben
Fachleute warnen davor, dass die Auswirkungen dieses seismischen Ereignisses auch weit entfernte Küstengebiete erreichen könnten, darunter Neuseeland, Kalifornien und verschiedene südamerikanische Regionen – selbst bei einer Entfernung von mehreren tausend Kilometern zum Epizentrum.
Die komplexen Mechanismen dieser zeitverzögerten Wellenausbreitung wurden durch Forschungsarbeiten der Tohoku-Universität in Japan wissenschaftlich untersucht. Mittels computergestützter Simulationen, die Japan als hypothetisches Epizentrum verwenden, demonstrieren die Wissenschaftler anschaulich, wie sich Tsunamiwellen nach einem Seebeben über große Distanzen fortpflanzen.
Tsunami-Gefahr für Pazifikanrainer: Simulation berechnet kritische Wellenbewegungen
Die Simulation verdeutlicht, dass Tsunami-Wellen nach einem Erdbeben im nordwestlichen Pazifik bereits binnen weniger Minuten die japanischen Küstenlinien erreichen können. Die sich global ausbreitenden Wassermassen benötigen hingegen deutlich längere Zeiträume, um entferntere Regionen zu erreichen: Hawaii wird nach zehn bis zwölf Stunden erfasst, während Kalifornien und südamerikanische Küstengebiete erst nach etwa einem Tag betroffen sind. Abhängig von der Wellenrichtung und den Gegebenheiten des Ozeanbodens können auch neuseeländische Küstenregionen von den Wassermassen erreicht werden. Submarine Erdbeben mit hoher Magnitude führen zur plötzlichen Verdrängung enormer Wasservolumen, wodurch Wellensysteme entstehen, die sich über komplette Ozeanbecken ausbreiten. Diese Wasserbewegungen verfügen über außergewöhnliche Energiemengen und können laut Angaben der National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in den Tiefen der Weltmeere Geschwindigkeiten von bis zu 800 km/h erreichen.
Anhaltende Bedrohung für Neuseeland: Energie der Tsunami-Wellen bleibt über weite Distanzen erhalten
Das russische Seebeben führte in Japan zu Evakuierungsanordnungen für Bewohner von 130 Küstenorten. Entgegen der Warnungen vor größeren Wassermassen erreichten die tatsächlichen Wellenhöhen in Hokkaido und Ishinomaki lediglich 30 bis 40 Zentimeter. In anderen Regionen wie dem Hafen von Kuji und Hamanaka wurden jedoch Wellen mit Höhen von bis zu 60 Zentimetern gemessen.
Trotz der enormen Distanz von mehr als 16.000 Kilometern zwischen Neuseeland und dem russischen Epizentrum besteht für das Land weiterhin eine potenzielle Bedrohung. Der Pazifischen Ozeans stellt für die Wellen einen direkte Verbindungsweg zwischen diesen geografisch weit getrennten Gebieten dar. Dadurch können sich größere Tsunamis auch über diese beträchtlichen Entfernungen ausbreiten, ohne dabei nennenswert an Energie einzubüßen. (nana)
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Bekommen manche Rentner ihr Geld im August früher als andere?
Für manche Rentner soll es im August früher „Zahltag“ heißen. Der Monat und die Rentenauszahlung sind im Vergleich zum restlichen Jahr nämlich besonders. Aber nicht jeden erwischt es. Manche Rentner bekommen ihr Geld wie immer. echo24.de berichtet über die frühere Auszahlung der Rente und warum Rentner früher an ihr Geld kommen.
Egal wann das Geld ausgezahlt werden sollte, lohnt sich ein Blick auf das Konto, um die Zahlung zu überprüfen. (jpr)
Frühere Auszahlung: Welche Rentner im August schneller an ihr Geld kommen
Stand:30.07.2025, 22:25 Uhr
Von: Juliane Reyle
Im August 2025 erwartet Millionen Rentner in Deutschland eine positive Überraschung: Die gesetzliche Rente landet diesmal bereits zwei Tage früher auf dem Konto.
Die gesetzliche Rente landet für viele Ruheständler diesmal bereits am Freitag, dem 29. August 2025, auf dem Konto – und damit zwei Tage früher als üblich. Warum bekommen Senioren ihr Geld in diesem Monat an einem vorgezogenem Termin? Wer bekommt sein Geld nicht früher? echo24.de fasst zusammen.
Rente zwei Tage früher auf dem Konto: Grund für den vorgezogenen Auszahlungstermin
Regulär überweist der Renten Service der Deutschen Post die Renten zum letzten Bankarbeitstag des Monats. Da der 31. August 2025 jedoch auf einen Sonntag fällt und der vorherige Samstag kein Bankarbeitstag ist, erfolgt die Rentenzahlung bereits am Freitag, dem 29. August. Wie Rentenbescheid24 berichtet, profitieren im August rund 21 Millionen Empfänger von diesem früheren Zahltag.
Diese Regelung stellt sicher, dass alle Renten-Empfänger ihre Zahlung rechtzeitig erhalten und es an Wochenenden oder Feiertagen nicht zu einem finanziellen Vakuum kommt. Eine Tabelle zeigt, wann Renter 2025 jeweils ihr Geld bekommen.
Für wen gilt die frühere Auszahlung der Rente im August 2025?
Alle Rentner, die nach April 2004 in Rente gegangen sind, erhalten ihre Zahlungen in diesem Jahr im August früher. Sie erhalten ihre Zahlungen immer rückwirkend am Monatsende, aufgrund einer Besonderheit in diesem Monat jedoch zwei Tage vorab. Rentner, deren Rentenbeginn vor April 2004 liegt, erhalten ihre Rente weiterhin vorschüssig – in der Regel bereits zu Monatsbeginn. Von der Verschiebung sind sie deshalb nicht betroffen.
Der Auszahlungstermin orientiert sich an den Bankarbeitstagen. Fällt das Monatsende auf einen Feiertag oder ein Wochenende, wird die Überweisung auf den letzten vorhergehenden Werktag gelegt. Laut der Deutschen Rentenversicherung muss die Gutschrift der Rente bis spätestens 23:59 Uhr desselben Tages erfolgen. In der Regel steht das Geld jedoch bereits mittags oder am Nachmittag zur Verfügung. Gelegentlich können durch bearbeitende Banken Verzögerungen entstehen.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
CPC to recognize 'Fab Five' of women's basketball
(Louna Ozar (UP), from left, Kent Pastrana (UST), Kacey Dela Rosa (Ateneo), Cielo Pagdulagan (NU), Elaine Etang (Adamson) (Image courtesy of UAAP Media Group)
By Mark Rey Montejo
For their impressive contributions, the elite cagers will be feted as the Collegiate Women's Basketball Mythical Team in the 2025 San Miguel Corporation-Collegiate Press Corps (SMC-CPC) Awards Night at the Discovery Suites Manila in Ortigas, Pasig City on Monday, June 30.
The Philippines has enjoyed its lofty status as one of Asia's best in women's basketball. And thanks to the thriving collegiate scene, there will be no shortage of talents in the years to come.
Kacey Dela Rosa, Cielo Pagdulagan, Kent Pastrana, Elaine Etang and Louna Ozar are elevating the level of play in the UAAP, making themselves the true guardians of the women's basketball program who could soon be the poster girls of Gilas in international competitions.
For their impressive contributions, the elite cagers will be feted as the Collegiate Women’s Basketball Mythical Team in the 2025 San Miguel Corporation-Collegiate Press Corps (SMC-CPC) Awards Night at the Discovery Suites Manila in Ortigas, Pasig City on Monday, June 30.
Bannering the Fab Five is Ateneo’s Dela Rosa, who’s also this year’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Year awardee in the ceremony presented by the Philippine Sports Commission, Pilipinas Live and GMA.
Fresh off winning back-to-back UAAP MVP plums, the 21-year-old Dela Rosa showcased her brilliance in 3x3 basketball where she anchored the Blue Eagles to a breakthrough title victory over Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws.
The 6-foot Dela Rosa stood out in the 5-on-5 tournament where she normed 22.1 points, 16.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 3.7 blocks per contest for the Blue Eagles to snare the best individual award of the league.
Pagdulagan, for her part, was nothing but impressive in her debut as she bagged the Rookie of Year plum after leading National University to a perfect 14-0 run in the elims en route to a Season 87 finals victory in three games against champion University of Santo Tomas.
In that series, the 20-year-old hotshot averaged 15.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.67 assists, and 1.67 steals – enough to take home the Finals MVP trophy and help UAAP Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year Aris Dimaunahan and the Lady Bulldogs reclaim the crown.
Meanwhile, Pastrana of Victorias City, Negros Occidental played a pivotal role for UST’s successful run that ended NU’s dominance in the division less than two years ago and gave the Tigresses their first diadem in 16 years.
The 24-year-old versatile guard was a UAAP Mythical Five member from 2023 to 2024 and was last year’s first-ever CPC's best female cager before another Mythical Team citation in the third CPC awards also backed by World Balance, E-Sports International, Centaur Marketing, My Daily Collagen, Buffalo’s Wings N’ Things and Go For Gold.
Etang, alongside Cheska Apag and Victoria Adeshina, powered Adamson to a 9-5 win-loss record last year that landed them in their first podium finish since 2016 following a 59-53 escape over the Dela Rosa-led Ateneo.
Lastly, Ozar of University of the Philippines is a Filipino-French baller who averaged 12.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists in the season -- numbers that ultimately brought her inside the Season 87 Mythical Five and was actually third in MVP race with 67.571 Statistical Points behind Dela Rosa and Pastrana.
Does our social media betray our mood?
Clues to the state of your mental health may be hiding in plain sight – in the tweets you send and the Facebook updates you post. There it is in your Facebook timeline or Instagram gallery – a digital footprint of your mental health.
I was shocked but - on the other hand - also very interested in checking out more on BBC. This February, BBC Future is exploring social media’s impact on mental health and well-being – and seeking solutions for a happier, healthier experience on these platforms.
One thing is really clear: it’s not hidden in the obvious parts: the emojis, hashtags and inspirational quotes. Instead, it lurks in subtler signs that, unbeknownst to you, may provide a diagnosis as accurate as a doctor’s blood pressure cuff or heart rate monitor.
For those who see social media mainly as a place to share the latest cat video or travel snap, this may come as a surprise. It also means the platform has important – and potentially life-saving – potential. Following the BBC: in the US alone, there is one death by suicide every 13 minutes. Despite this, our ability to predict suicidal thoughts and behavior has not materially improved across 50 years of research. Forecasting an episode of psychosis or emerging depression can be equally challenging.
But data mining and machine learning are transforming this landscape by extracting signals from dizzying amounts of granular data on social media. These methods already have tracked and predicted flu outbreaks. Now, it’s the turn of mental health.
Studies have found that if you have depression, your Instagram feed is more likely to feature bluer, greyer, and darker photos with fewer faces. They’ll probably receive fewer likes (but more comments). Chances are you’ll prefer the Inkwell filter which converts colour images to black and white, rather than the Valencia one which lightens them.
Even then, these patterns are hardly robust enough in isolation to diagnose or predict depression. Still, they could be crucial in constructing models that can. This is where machine learning comes in.
While checking out all these details, I try to recall my last posts and reactions in social media. Maybe at this moment, you think about yours too.
Meanwhile, psychiatrists have long linked language and mental health, listening for the disjointed and tangential speech of schizophrenia or the increased use of first-person singular pronouns of depression. For an updated take, type your Twitter handle into AnalyzeWords. It’s a free text analysis tool which focuses on junk words (pronouns, articles, prepositions) to assess emotional and thinking styles.
The behaviour we exhibit online can be used to inform diagnostic and screening tools – so the opinion of Chris Danforth, University of Vermont.
But far beyond this quick and sometimes amusing scan of emotional and social styles (AnalyzeWords tells you if you’re more “Spacy/ValleyGirl” than average), researchers are exploring profound questions about mental health.
The ratio of positive to negative words was a key predictor within the model, says Chris Danforth, one of the researchers and Flint professor of mathematical, natural and technical sciences at the University of Vermont. Other strong predictors included increased tweet word count.
What to do with all this information? Empowerment would be a good start.
Reservations persist more broadly in this field, though, especially around privacy. What if digital traces of your mental health become visible to all? You might be targeted by pharmaceutical companies or face discrimination from employers and insurers. In addition, some of these types of projects aren’t subject to the rigorous ethical oversight of clinical trials. Users are frequently unaware their data has been mined. Yes, include me in. And -maybe- you too!
As privacy and internet ethics scholar Michael Zimmer once explained, “Just because personal information is made available in some fashion on a social network, does not mean it is fair game for capture and release to all”.
BBC news made me very thoughtful: Data mining and machine learning offer the potential for earlier identification of mental health conditions. Currently, the time from onset of depression to contact with a treatment provider is six to eight years; for anxiety, it’s nine to 23 years. In turn, hopefully we’ll see better outcomes. Two billion users engage with social media regularly – these are signals with scalability. As Mark Zuckerberg wrote recently while outlining Facebook’s AI plans, “there have been terribly tragic events – like suicides, some live streamed – that perhaps could have been prevented if someone had realized what was happening and reported them sooner.”
Quoting BBC again - and here, I really strongly agree: mental health exists between clinic appointments. It ebbs and flows in real time. It lives in posts and pictures and tweets. Perhaps prediction, diagnosis and healing should live there, too.
Is there true Christianity in the Philippines?
By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Philippines is a nation full of kind, generous, resilient and long-suffering people who, for centuries, have been misled by and burdened with the corruption and injustice committed by dynastic families. The Spanish colonizers brought with them a version of “Christianity” that fell far short of what Jesus of Nazareth wanted his followers to believe in. Jesus wanted all people to lead lives full of virtue, integrity, honesty, justice, goodness and love of neighbor, and to stand against the oppressors of the poor. He said the Kingdom of God was for the poor and the downtrodden, and promised freedom from injustice. But the version of Christianity the Spaniards brought was not only different, but also used to control the natives. It promoted subservience and was twisted to commit corruption, abuse and injustice. The Church and State then were almost one and the same.
The focus of Christian action today is more on sacramental action at the altar and too little social action in villages and on the streets. Jesus wanted action for the poor to free them from man made oppression and poverty. Has the historical version of Spanish Catholicism brought about a just and more equal nation? There are 131 Catholic bishops — some of whom are already retired — and approximately 11,000 priests serving the country’s more than 80 million Catholics. Have they transformed the nation into one where justice and love of neighbor rule, and inspired Filipinos and their elected leaders to do good and oppose the bad with the conviction that Christian love, justice and kindness would win over evil? Such faith, Jesus said, will move mountains of injustice and see goodness triumph. Is that the kind of faith present in Philippine Catholicism or does conformity to Church dogma, rituals, processions and misdirected piety dominate? Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show that the Philippines, a naturally rich country, has a poverty rate of 15.5 percent as of 2023. This means 17.54 million Filipinos are hungry, unable to support themselves or their children, and cannot live a healthy life. The 2025 Chandler Good Government Index, which ranks nations on good governance, integrity and equality, shows that the Philippines placed 57th out of 120 countries. And in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, the Philippines got a low 33 score and was ranked 114th out of 180 countries because of widespread corruption and injustice.
Weak performance
Why is the country performing weakly in these indices? Is this because the wealthy elite have captured the institutional Church, and the majority in its hierarchy bend to serve the rich more than the poor? By contrast, Singapore has no natural resources and only has a population of 5.918 million, of whom 395,000 are Catholics, led by a single bishop. Some 21 percent of Singaporeans have no religion. The 2023 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ranked Singapore the fifth least corrupt country out of 180 countries, with a score of 83. The city-state has a strict code of behavior and rule of law. Singaporeans are among the most prosperous people in Asia, and have almost zero corruption and crime. Are the Singaporeans more Christian than Filipinos? Catholicism appears to have little or no positive moral influence to transform society with the basic values and virtues that would bring it to respect and promote the rights of Filipinos to food, employment, education, health, security, housing and a high-quality life. Although hundreds of thousands of Filipinos attend Sunday Mass and participate in the sacraments, the Catholicism they espouse has not inspired them to overcome the social and political evils and change society for the better or for themselves. And let’s not forget this: The Philippines — one of the most unequal countries in Asia, whose dominant religion tells it to do only good, love your neighbor and oppose evil — elected nine years ago a tough-talking mayor to the presidency with whoops of joy. Was that the result of true Christianity? That mayor had pledged to kill thousands of suspected drug users if he were elected. He was, and promptly instilled horror in the nation, with law enforcers and reported death squads killing anyone suspected of crimes related to illegal drugs. The rule of law was abandoned. An estimated 30,000 people were summarily executed as part of mayor-turned-president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. He is now detained by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, awaiting trial for crimes against humanity committed against Filipinos. Apparently, so-called Philippine Catholicism has failed to inspire, educate and lay the moral foundation on a nation based on the Gospel values as taught by Jesus of Nazareth. A nation where as many as 16 million people go hungry every day, where crimes and child sexual abuse and its cover-up are widespread, even in the Church itself.
Moral fighting force
It is an institution, critics say, that has largely failed to be a strong moral fighting force in society for uncompromising action for social justice in imitation of Jesus’ example. He challenged the hypocrites in leadership roles and the ruling families, calling them white-painted sepulchers looking nice outside but rotting inside. The Church, as an institution as distinct from the impoverished people of God, who are victimized and oppressed, apparently has lost its way by compromising way too much with evildoers and protecting child abusers, save for a few courageous bishops and priests who opposed the Duterte administration. These true Christians — Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao and Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani of Novaliches, as well as Fr. Robert Reyes and Bro. Armin Luistro — and perhaps another 20 clergymen — opposed Duterte and his alleged crimes. But most remained silent. These bishops, priests and laypeople who stood openly against Duterte were initially charged with incitement to sedition, cyberlibel, libel and obstruction of justice in July 2019. They were accused of attempting to overthrow Duterte. But they were only opposing evil and defending the people of God, as what Jesus did. Prosecutors admitted on Feb. 10, 2020, that there was no evidence linking these clerics to a plot to overthrow the Duterte administration, and the Department of Justice dropped all charges against them. Where can we find true Christianity in the Philippines today? There are thousands of committed Filipino human rights workers, environmental defenders, social workers, children’s rights protectors, caregivers and other good people who truly live according to the values of Jesus Christ in action, fighting for justice and truth. A good number of them have been falsely accused, charged, harassed, arrested and even murdered for their commitment to defending the poor and vulnerable. These are the true Filipino Christians doing good for the poor and vulnerable and opposing evil, risking themselves and their reputations in the belief that they will win in the end. That is true faith. That is what Jesus of Nazareth did, and he was crucified for it. As St. James wrote in the New Testament: “Faith without action is dead.”
Wer zahlt, wenn mein Flug verspätet ist?
Warten und bibbern am Gate: Geht mein Urlaubsflug noch oder fällt er aus?
Die Deutschen sind im Urlaub – hoffentlich geht alles gut: Flug pünktlich, Gepäck kommt heil an, das Hotel ist sauber. Und wenn nicht? Keine Sorge, Sie haben da einige Rechte. Das müssen Sie bei Urlaubsärger wissen.
Voraussetzungen für eine Entschädigung bei Verspätung
Mindestens 3 Stunden Verspätung am Zielort: Maßgeblich ist die tatsächliche Ankunftszeit am Endziel, nicht die Abflugzeit. Die Ankunftszeit zählt ab dem Öffnen der Flugzeugtüren.
Abflug oder Landung innerhalb der EU: Das gilt für alle Flüge mit Start oder Ziel in der EU sowie für Flüge, die von einer EU-Fluggesellschaft durchgeführt werden.
Kein außergewöhnlicher Umstand: Kein Anspruch auch bei einem Ausfall besteht, wenn die Verspätung z. B. durch extremes WetterLuftraumsperrungen verursacht wurde.
Ab einer Verspätung von mehr als fünf Stunden oder einer Beförderung zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt ist die Airline dazu verpflichtet, den vollen Ticketpreis zu erstatten.
Bei Verspätungen von mehr als zwei Stunden muss die Airline den Passagieren am Flughafen Mahlzeiten und Getränke bereitstellen. Zudem müssen zwei Telefonate oder das Verschicken von zwei E-Mails ermöglicht werden. Bei Bedarf müssen die Fluglinien auch eine Unterkunft bereitstellen und die Beförderung dorthin ermöglichen.
Koffer geplatzt oder weg
Bei Beschädigung sollten Sie alles mit Ihrer Handykamera dokumentieren und am Gepäckschalter melden. ACHTUNG: Sehr oft verweisen Airlines darauf, den Schaden online zu melden. Dazu brauchen Sie die Fotos. Kommt der Koffer nicht an, können Sie Ersatzartikel kaufen: z.B. Kleidung, Pflegeartikel, Ladegeräte. Belege aufbewahren! ACHTUNG: Achten Sie darauf, die Kosten zu minimieren. Wenn das Gepäck nach 24 Stunden wieder da ist, wird Ihnen die Airline nicht die komplette Urlaubsgarderobe erstatten. Wertgegenstände gehören immer ins Handgepäck.
Hotelzimmer schmutzig: Hier gibt es oft Streit, denn jeder Gast hat ein eigenes Hygieneempfinden. Bei offensichtlichen Mängeln verlangen Sie ein anderes Zimmer oder eine Grundreinigung. Ein echter Reisemangel ist es erst, wenn vertraglich zugesicherte Eigenschaften wie Meerblick oder Balkon fehlen.
Urlaub verregnet: Man kann sich gegen vieles versichern, aber nicht gegen schlechtes Wetter. Akzeptieren Sie es, statt sich dauerhaft zu ärgern: Der Urlaub ist trotzdem eine Auszeit – nutzen Sie die Zeit bewusst für Erholung und neue Eindrücke.
Harsh Truths
Harsh Truths
1. Your friends really don't care about you. They come around when things are good and convenient. Your true friends come around when you have nothing to offer.
2. You'll spend just a few more years with the people you love.
3. You'll literally, literally never know what you want to be when you grow up.
4. Most people don't really care about you.
5. Likely you won't be remembered. You're likely going to leave little of a legacy.
6. You can tell everything about a person by how they treat waiters.
7. Arriving early-richly pays.
8. Most of the people you think are exceptional are actually really unexceptional.
9. If it sounds too good to be rude, it probably is .
10. Being nice to people is the only real life hack.
11. You can get very far in life by just announcing what you're going to do and then doing it.
12. Hard work is not overrated.
13. Failure does not always lead to growth.
14. Only because you won't ask are you late today.
15. Wake up early; then you will succeed at whatever wants.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
5 'fake lawyers acting as notary public' arrested in Davao City -- NBI
By Jeffrey Damicog
Published Jul 29, 2025 09:43 am
Five persons, who are not lawyers but who engaged in notarization of documents in Davao City, have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
The NBI did not identify those arrested but it said criminal charges will be filed against them for falsification of public documents, usurpation of authority, and violation of the Notarial Act.
Not all lawyers can notarize documents. A lawyer has to apply and secure a commission from the Supreme Court (SC) to act as notary public.
In a statement on Tuesday, July 29, the NBI said the five suspects were arrested by the operatives of the NBI’s Southeastern Mindanao Regional Office (NBI-SEMRO) during operations conducted on Monday, July 28, in Bolton, Magallanes, and C.M. Recto.
It said the operations were conducted on request of Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Davao Chapter President Ferdinand Taglucop and Davao Executive Judge Rowena Apao-Adlawan.
Taglucop and Apao-Adlawan asked the NBI “to arrest and prosecute individuals who falsely present themselves as lawyers or notaries public and illegally offer notarization services for a fee.”
NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago advised the public “to exercise vigilance and to verify the identities and authority of individuals claiming to be lawyers or notaries, warning that these unscrupulous acts are illegal and will not be tolerated by the NBI, the IBP, and the Supreme Court.”
Santiago urged the public to report similar activities to the NBI or the IBP.
Inside HoYoFEST 2025
By Manila Bulletin Newsroom
Published Jul 28, 2025 01:41 pm
By Jared John K Cheng, 16
Grade 11
Xavier School San Juan
HoYo Fest is MiHoYo’s official fan convention, bringing together fans of its biggest gacha games—”Genshin Impact,” “Honkai: Star Rail,” “Zenless Zone Zero,” and “Honkai Impact 3rd”. It’s all about the community, with offline events like Artist Alley, exclusive merchandise drops, cosplayers, and game-themed activities. This year, it’s focused on Southeast Asia and is only happening in six countries, which include Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
This year’s HoYo Fest was held at SMX Convention Center Manila, Hall 3 in Pasay City, and from what I saw, the venue had about twice the space compared to last year’s location at SM Megamall’s Mega Fashion Hall. The additional space was definitely appreciated—it felt less crowded overall and made it easier to move around and enjoy the event.
Nearby the entrance/exit was the HoYoverse Experience Zone where you jump in and play using the laptop, phone, tablet, or a portable gaming console provided. There were open-stage performances where attendees competed against each other. Acrylic standees were awarded to the winners.
Official merchandise for “Genshin Impact,” “Honkai: Star Rail,” and “Zenless Zone Zero” with limited stocks per day. Each purchase, depending on the amount, included freebies such as a HoYo Fest postcard or a 2025 Badge Blind Box containing one of four badges.
The game booths had quest-style missions in either offline or online activities. These tasks included showing your UID (user identification number) in exchange for a hologram ticket that came with in-game rewards.“Genshin Impact,” “Honkai: Star Rail,” “Zenless Zone Zero,” and “Honkai Impact 3rd” had their own booths. Collecting all four tickets lets you get a free photo at the HoYoverse photo booth.
The Artist Alley was a great addition this year. It’s a dedicated area for fan artists and creators to showcase and sell their HoYoverse-themed art prints, keychains, pins, and stickers.
With the bigger venues, more activities, and the addition of the artist alley, HoYo Fest keeps on getting bigger and better. I am definitely looking forward to what they will bring to us next year.
Jared John K. Cheng, 16, is a Grade 11 student at Xavier School San Juan. He covers school events as a photographer, with a growing passion for visual storytelling. His interests span sports—especially basketball, badminton, and go-karting—as well as motorsports, where he is particularly drawn to the engineering behind Formula 1. Outside the lens, Jared is immersed in gaming, anime, and Japanese pop culture. He is also exploring mechanical engineering and 3D printing as creative and technical outlets.
‘Voices’ is Manila Bulletin Lifestyle’s dedicated space for young writers and future journalists as they talk about the topics that matter to their generation—from pop culture and social trends to mental health, education, and everything in between.
If you have an article you want to publish, send your submissions to lifestyle@mb.com.ph with the subject line—Voices: (Article Title)—or send us a DM @manilabulletinlifestyle on Instagram. We can’t wait to read your stories!
PSEi drops ahead of BBM's SONA, US tariff deadline
The PSEi dropped for the third-consecutive day as investors wait for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) and also due to the weaker peso.
The main index lost 33.43 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 6,379.75. Miners led the retreat, while the services sector managed to advance. A total of 1.11 billion shares worth ₱6.61 billion changed hands, as losers outnumbered gainers—108 to 90, with 48 unchanged.
By James A. Loyola
Published Jul 28, 2025 04:42 pm
“Right now, investors are going to pay close attention to the SONA, particularly regarding which industries might receive more support from the government, face stricter regulation, and the overall direction of the local economy,” said Regina Capital Development Corp. Managing Director Luis Limlingan.
He added that, “Moreover, investors are still waiting on the PSEi rebalancing that might also affect price reactions on the market.”
Philstocks Financial Research Manager Japhet Tantiangco said, “The local market dropped as investors took a cautious stance while waiting for [the SONA]. The peso's pull back for the day also weighed on the local bourse.”
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) Chief Economist Michael Ricafort said the PSEi declined as the Aug. 1, 2025, deadline for United States (US) President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade negotiations draw closer, and also before the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) rate-setting meeting and the latest US jobs data later this week.
BREAKING NEWS: CEBUANA PERSONALITY AIDA PATANA DEAD AT 51
BREAKING NEWS: CEBUANA PERSONALITY AIDA PATANA DEAD AT 51
“With heavy hearts, we share that our beloved mom has peacefully joined our Creator,” they wrote in the caption.
The family did not disclose the cause of her untimely passing.
“This is an incredibly difficult time for our family, and we kindly ask for your understanding and privacy as we grieve and process this deep loss. Thank you for your love, thoughts, and prayers,” they added.
Patana had joined several beauty pageants, including Mrs. Philippines World 2019, where she represented the Visayas, and Mrs. Tourism Ambassador Philippines 2022, which she won. She was set to compete in the Mrs. Tourism Ambassador Universe pageant in Malaysia.
She also owned MTalents Events and Promotions, a talent agency showcasing her expertise in event management and production. | via HBL
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