By Adrian Stewart Co Mark Nonoy of La Carlota City made his presence known in the University of Santo Tomas’ 94-70 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College in the ongoing 2019 PBA D-League last Monday at Paco Arena in Manila. The Negrense scored 15 points, and made five rebounds, two assists, and one steal for UST. …
Monthly Archives: February 2019
James Yap named ‘Player of the Week’
By Adrian Stewart Co James Yap of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters won his first Cignal-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week award. The Escalante City native averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists as the Painters sit in first place with a 7-1 record. Yap, who recently turned 37 years old, …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Negrense girls’ volleyball team remains unbeaten By Adrian Stewart Co The Negros Occidental secondary girls’ volleyball team remains undefeated in the ongoing 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association meet, which is currently taking place in Roxas City, Capiz. Their most recent victory came yesterday with a 25-18, 25-11 win over Aklan. The …
Ilonggo journalists fight to decriminalize libel
“If you call your opponent a politician, it’s grounds for libel.” –Mark Russell In democratic state like the Philippines, onion-skinned politicians and other known “enemies of press freedom” use libel to harass and intimidate journalists. They are aware libel is a criminal offense that is punishable by fine or imprisonment. Although, politicians are not …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Negros Occidental opens competition with two gold medals By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental picked up two gold medals yesterday in the 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet, which is currently taking place in Roxas City, Capiz. Jamela Poderoso Deasis won this year’s first gold medal for the province in secondary girls’ shotput …
Philippines rips apart Macau in ABL
By Adrian Stewart Co San Miguel Alab Pilipinas scored its second victory over the Macau Black Bears, winning 108-81over the weekend in the 2018-2019 ASEAN Basketball League at the Sta. Rosa Multipurpose Sports Complex in Laguna. Renaldo Balkman led the Philippines with 20 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks; while Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. added …
DLSU beats AdMU in UAAP women’s volleyball opener
By Adrian Stewart Co De La Salle University (DLSU) defeated Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) 25-14, 25-17, 16-25, 25-19 in their opening match of the 81st UAAP women’s volleyball season over the weekend at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Desiree Cheng led the way for DLSU with 13 points, 14 receptions, …
Iloilo Paraw Regatta National Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament
Perlas Lady Spikers win again By Adrian Stewart Co The Perlas Lady Spikers retained their title during the 16th Iloilo Paraw Regatta National Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament, which concluded over the weekend at the Joe III Garden in Iloilo City’s Arevalo district, after defeating University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Team A (UNO-R Team A) in the …
2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship
Philippines narrowly loses to Vietnam By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine men’s under-22 football team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Vietnam over the weekend in Group A of the 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship, which is currently taking place at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The two went into halftime scoreless. However, …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Female Negrenses begin volleyball title defense By Adrian Stewart Co The Negros Occidental secondary girls’ volleyball team began their title defense yesterday in the 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet, which is currently taking place in Roxas City, Capiz. They opened their campaign on an optimistic note with a 25-12, 25-16 win over …