TNT Tropang Giga are halfway through the target in the PBA Governors Cup finals. From a blowout win in the series opener Sunday, the Tropang Giga endured Barangay Ginebra’s expected tough fightback, once again staying locked-in on their schemes and repeating with a 96-84 win to erect a 2-0 lead in the race-to-four series Wednesday…
GAME 4 of the PBA Governors’ Cup finals between Barangay Ginebra and TNT will feature the awarding ceremony for the Best Player of the Conference and Best Import honors, respectively. San Miguel Beer star big man June Mar Fajardo leads the race for the BPC title and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson of TNT shows the way for…
Philippine Amateur Baseball Association (PABA) head Chito Loyzaga will challenge incumbent president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) election next month. Loyzaga, a respected figure in Philippine sports, brings a track record of leadership and commitment to the values that will enhance the standards and success of Philippine sports. He pledged a…
Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) defeated Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 69-68, Wednesday to grab solo fourth in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan. Harvey Pagsanjan sank three triples to finish with 13 points to go with five assists and three rebounds,…
It’s all systems go for the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Dragon Boat World Championships, which start at the Baywalk here Thursday. A total of 1,400 athletes will compete in the four-day tournament featuring 52 events. Host Philippines has the biggest number of entries with 200, followed by India (140), Thailand (87), Singapore (74), Iran (63),…
LAOAG CITY – The city government of Candon in Ilocos Sur is providing PHP2 per kilo incentives to farmers selling their unhusked rice (palay) to the National Food Authority (NFA). This is on top of the PHP1 per kilo given by the provincial government to those selling their supply to NFA this main cropping season. …
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) has put in place all necessary security measures for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 1 and 2, its head said on Wednesday. In a media briefing, PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said they are implementing the “Bicol Shield”…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to fulfill its commitment to donate two patient transport vehicles (PTVs) to each local government unit (LGU) nationwide. Marcos made the call during the turnover of 90 PTVs to LGUs in a ceremony at the Quirino Grandstand in the City of…
The bloody war on drugs and extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration gave rise to more crimes in the country, two presiding officers of the House Quad Comm said Wednesday. Co-chairman Rep. Dan Fernandez of Laguna and lead chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte made the statement in response to the assertion…
The House Quad Comm is set to press former Palace official Irmina “Muking” Espino for answers at its upcoming hearing next week, following her Senate appearance where she denied involvement in an alleged cash reward scheme fueling the Duterte administration’s deadly drug war. Quad Comm co-chair Santa Rosa City Rep. Dan Fernandez warned that Espino…