By Adrian Stewart Co The San Miguel Beermen displayed their playoff experience in a 100-88 take down of the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters in Game 1 of their 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series over the weekend at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Alex Cabagnot led the win with …
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Metropac Movers beats SMDC in the PBA D-League
By Adrian Stewart Co The Metropac Movers-San Beda Red Lions recently escaped an upset attempt by the SMDC-NU Bulldogs in their 94-86 win in the 2019 PBA D-League at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Donald Tankoua led the win with 23 points; Calvin Oftana uncorked 18 points and eight rebounds; while Clint …
Filipino fighter reclaims ONE FC belt
By Adrian Stewart Co Mixed martial artist Joshua Pacio of Baguio City reclaimed the ONE Championship strawweight belt after knocking down Japanese opponent Yosuke Saruta last Friday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The victory was sweet revenge for the Pinoy fighter as the two previously fought last January in …
DLSU women’s volleyball team sweeps AdMU
By Adrian Stewart Co De La Salle University (DLSU) completed a 25-17, 25-13, 25-23 sweep of Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) last Saturday in the 81st UAAP women’s volleyball season at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jolina Dela Cruz led the win with 14 points, while Lourdes Clemente and Ilongga Aduke Ogunsanya each managed to …
Panaad sa Negros Festival 2019
San Carlos City athletes shine in taekwondo tournament By Adrian Stewart Co The San Carlos Taekwondo Falcon Maroons excelled at the 2019 Panaad Sports Feast Taekwondo Championships, an event of the Panaad sa Negros Festival, which took place over the weekend at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City. In the elementary …
Filipino kids across the country have transformed for the worse
“…Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them…” –Proverbs 13:24 One question that hounds my mind following the statement by Renato Payuman Llenes, the 42-year old man who confessed to killing 16-year old Christine Lee Silawan last month in Cebu, is have Filipino …
mu-X OP embarks on an epic 3-day Northern Luzon loop
Proving that the Isuzu mu-X SUV provides the power, comfort and fuel efficiency needed for its drivers and passengers to enjoy epic, long drives, the country’s first Isuzu mu-X club, the mu-X Owners of the Philippines (mu-X OP), successfully concluded a 3-day caravan, 1,300-km loop of central and northern Luzon last March 29 to 31. …
Progressive group holds protest in Bacolod City over recent killings
Bayan-Negros likens ‘Oplan: Tokhang’ to Calvary By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), an alliance of progressive worker and peasant groups, recently held a “kalbaryo” protest in front of Bacolod City’s Police Station 1 in response to recent killings across the country associated with operations by the …
Sexual and reproductive health fulfillment is ‘key’ to reducing poverty –UN report
Kato: More needs to be done for those whose ‘choices’ are constrained After recently receiving the State of World Population 2019 Report, which is compiled by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) shared the data through a press release, pointing to “the fulfillment of sexual and reproductive …
Fishermen arrested after 127 giant clams confiscated in Sagay City
The mollusk species is classified as ‘vulnerable’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three fishermen were arrested by Sagay City police last Thursday after 127 giant clams, weighing an estimated 1.5 tons, were confiscated in the city’s Barangay Molocaboc. Police identified the arrested suspects as 60-year-old Felix Causapin, 49-year-old Lito Cañete, and 54-year-old Adan …