Karl Ann Pingol showed composure and powered reigning champion National University to an 83-79 win over Ateneo for a solo second in the UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday, Oct. 18. After NU’s Aloha Betanio cut the Blue Eagles’ lead to just two,...
Games Saturday (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 7:30 a.m. – NU vs Ateneo (16U) 9:30 a.m. – Adamson vs UST (16U) 12 p.m. – NU vs Ateneo (women’s) 2 p.m. – NU vs Ateneo (men’s) 4:30 p.m. – Adamson vs UST (men’s) 7 p.m. – Adamson vs UST (women’s) University of Santo Tomas and National...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, October 14 called on the Commission on Audit (COA) to investigate the alleged involvement of some of its resident auditors in the multi-billion peso anomalous flood control projects. During the Senate’s hearing into the proposed budget of COA...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin did not hold back and criticized what he referred as a "third team" during their classic UAAP match that ended in triple overtime against University of Santo Tomas in Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the Blue Eagle Gym over the weekend. Though Baldwin tipped...
Ateneo looks to recover from its first loss in this tournament when it battles University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City on Saturday, Oct. 11. After absorbing an 83-69 defeat to reigning champion University of the Philippines last...
The Senate on Friday, October 10, formally designated Senator Erwin Tulfo as the acting chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. It was Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III who declared Tulfo’s designation on the floor during the plenary session. “We would like to place on record...
It is easier to know those who are not guilty than those who are when it comes to assessing the number of government officials involved in corruption, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Thursday, October 9. Lacson said this after he and his staff reviewed...
University of the Philippines big man Francis Nnoruka continues to establish himself as one of the top foreign student-athletes in the ongoing UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament. After his career-high 28 points that powered the Fighting Maroons to an 83-69 win over erstwhile unbeaten...
Francis Nnoruka and Noy Remogat formed a lethal 1-2 combo as University of the Philippines handed Ateneo its first loss with an 83-69 win to go three in a row in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Wednesday, Oct. 8. After a tight contest in the...
Senator Erwin Tulfo will temporarily take the helm of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee as its Acting Chairman. This was confirmed by Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Wednesday, Oct. 8, following a caucus of the majority bloc. "The majority decided that we make the vice chairman the...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Wednesday, Oct. 8, that Senator Erwin Tulfo is also a viable choice to head the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. "Yes definitely," Sotto said when asked if Tulfo is among the choices to replace Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. "He...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has proposed a bill seeking to provide a one-month income tax holiday amid the multibillion-peso controversy surrounding ghost infrastructure projects. Tulfo, vice chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1446 known as the ‘One-Month Tax...
