Cone to coach Gilas Pilipinas By Adrian Stewart Co Barangay Ginebra San Miguel head coach Tim Cone will coach the Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, for the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which is scheduled to begin on November 30 in the Philippines. “Even though my appointment is just a stop-gap measure and …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
2019 ASEAN Grand Prix
Philippines wins bronze The Philippine national women’s volleyball team earned bronze over the weekend at the ASEAN Grand Prix after a 25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 15-25, 15-12 win over Vietnam at the Terminal 21 Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Mylene Paat finished the match with 22 points on 14 kills, four aces, and four kill blocks …
UST beats UP in UAAP beach volleyball
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) recently scored a 21-11, 21-6 sweep over the University of the Philippines (UP) in the 82nd UAAP women’s beach volleyball season at the Sands at SM by the Bay in Pasay City. UST’s Babylove Barbon and Gen Eslapor made quick work of UP’s Roselyn Rosier and Euricka Eslapor in …
Marinerong Pilipino advances to the D-League finals
The Marinerong Pilipino Skippers advanced to the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup finals following a 96-79 win over the TIP Engineers last Monday at the Paco Arena in Manila. John Byron Villarias drained seven three-pointers for Marinerong Pilipino en route to finishing with a conference-high 25 markers; Jhonard Clarito produced 13 points, three rebounds, and …
Gayosa to Bacolod in MPBL dispersal draft
The Bacolod Master Sardines picked up Arellano University’s Alfren Gayosa following the recent Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) dispersal draft. The 6’2” Gayosa previously played for the University of Santo Tomas and San Sebastian College-Recoletos, and joined the Negrense team after being released by the Pasay Voyagers. In exchange, Bacolod lost Adamson University center Jan …
How about Karay-a at the UN?
“Such is the endless dilemma of dialect. Not every reader will ever agree with the way that I handle it, no matter how hard I work to keep everything readable. But again it’s that balance I have to maintain between keeping it easy and keeping it real, and I know that I’ll never please everyone.” …
MORE problems
“In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.” –Walt Whitman After the Panay Electric Company (PECO) refused to sell its assets to their rival, the MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), it became clear there was no light at the end of the tunnel …
14-of-61 Bacolod City brgys compliant with clearing order
Leonardia: The city is at 80% compliance By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 14 of Bacolod City’s 61 barangays are currently in compliance with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) order requiring roads to be free of obstructions. City government data identified the compliant neighborhoods as Barangays 8, 9, 10, 18, …
Magikland soft opening on Friday
Magikland, the first outdoor theme park in the Visayas, confirmed their soft opening will take place on Friday, September 27. According to Aton Land and Leisure Inc. President Reynaldo P. Bantug, the soft opening will be conducted in phases, from September 27 to 29, October 4 to 6, and October 11 to 13. Recently, when …
Negros Occidental to provide pork for Boracay
Pork siopao seized at Bacolod-Silay Airport By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental will reportedly be supplying Boracay with pork. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has since confirmed Cebu earlier allowed for live pigs from Negros to enter their province. According to the governor, Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) head, Dr. Renante Decena, is now coordinating with …