Barangay Ginebra’s 1-2 punch in Justin Brownlee and RJ Abarrientos hit the mark as the Kings moved a win away from Finals with a 111-104 victory over Rain or Shine in Game 5 in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, May 29. After being limited...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A former barangay captain was shot dead here on Thursday, May 28. Police identified the victim as Alisan Guibar, 42. The victim, a former barangay captain of Barangay Upper Sang-an, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur, was driving his motorcycle in Barangay Tawagan Sur when he was shot...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) operatives have arrested a 28-year-old suspect for allegedly stealing five cellphones valued at ₱63,000 from construction workers inside their temporary barracks in Barangay Sauyo, Quezon City. QCPD Ddrector Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio said the...
A 59-year-old man was arrested late Wednesday night, May 27, after allegedly pointing a firearm at neighbors gathered for a mobile game session outside his residence in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the incident occurred around 10:10...
Tempers are flaring. The drama is intensifying. And it’s only the beginning. The PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals is now reaching its boiling point as this war of attrition has been reduced to a virtual best-of-three with the final four teams surely raring to take control in Game 5 at the...
DAGUPAN CITY – A barangay kagawad or councilor was shot dead in Barangay Poblacion East, Calasiao, Pangasinan on Wednesday, May 27. Investigation said the 31-year-old victim was on duty in the barangay hall when a man arrived and opened fire. But the suspect’s gun malfunctioned, giving the...
Tempers flared even after the final buzzer had sounded in Game 4 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum as Barangay Ginebra team governor Alfrancis Chua and Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao figured in a verbal tussle during the customary handshake at the end of the game. Chua approached Guiao after the...
A house helper was arrested after allegedly stealing more than ₱2.4 million worth of cash and jewelry from her employer in Barangay Bagumbayan, Quezon City, on May 26. The suspect, identified only by the alias “Angelica”, 31, and a resident of Barangay Maybunga, Pasig City, was apprehended...
TNT and Barangay Ginebra seek commanding 3-1 leads against their respective semifinal rivals in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner 's Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, May 27. The Kings, who seem to have already solved the puzzle in the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, try to move on...
A predawn fire gutted several houses in a residential compound in Barangay 132, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City on Monday, May 25, leaving 15 families homeless. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the blaze broke out at 2:51 a.m. along Mariano Ponce Street and rapidly spread through the densely...
Injuries are inevitable at this stage of the conference where games get more physical, stakes get higher and recovery time becomes shorter. But while injuries are part of the game, it can’t be denied that they have played a huge factor in the quality and complexion of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup...
The more they are wounded, the fiercer they fight. That’s what Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo is expecting from TNT when they break the deadlock in Game 3 of their PBA Season 50 semifinals series at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 24. The Bolts veteran mentor is bracing for nothing but an...
