After 10 seasons, is the ABL closing shop? In this file photo, coach Jimmy Alapag draws a play for Alab Pilipinas in the ASEAN Basketball League, which hangs in peril due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (ABL Images) The ASEAN Basketball League is in danger of folding after 10 seasons due to the economic...
Patty Mills of the San Antonio Spurs (Photo by JONATHAN DANIEL / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills said Wednesday he will donate his salary from eight upcoming NBA games -- more than $1 million -- to social justice organizations in his homeland. The 31-year-old...
Collegiate stars Jack Animam of National University, Ateneo's Thirdy Ravena and Kenneth Tuffin of Far Eastern University. (UAAP Images) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas hailed the decision of Thirdy Ravena, Kenneth Tuffin and Jack Animam to take their talents overseas, adding it will only...
Aguilar, Wong to undergo swab testing, 30-hour community service after participating in five-on-five pickup game Rain or Shine rookie Adrian Wong and Ginebra veteran Japeth Aguilar were fined P20K each by the PBA after participating in a five-on-five pickup game prohibited under the General...
Possible sanctions await Aguilar, Wong after participating in five-on-five pickup game Rain or Shine rookie Adrian Wong, left, and Ginebra's Japeth Aguilar, right, are set to explain their participation in a 5-on-5 pickup game recently to PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial. (PBA Images) How the PBA...
WORD ALIVE A distraught man approaches a priest and asks: “Please bless me, Father, because my son is a drug addict, my daughter an unwed mother, and my wife a gambler. The priest already tired of listening, says: Brother, isn’t there anything positive in your life? The man replies: Me,...
Here is a fresh, new way to experience the beauty of Taal’s heritage town Taal Basilica’s shrine Just two hours away from Manila is the heritage town of Taal in the province of Batangas. Famous for its old structures and ancestral houses, the town is a perfect destination for those who want to...
Chua: In playing abroad, you'll learn how to survive, live alone and be creative Barangay Ginebra governor Alfrancis Chua (MB File Photo) Unlike his time, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Governor Alfrancis Chua believes Japan-bound Thirdy Ravena will have no problem adjusting to the life of an import...
Video surfaces of Aguilar, Wong playing alongside Thirdy Ravena, Isaac Go The PBA has summoned Barangay Ginebra San Miguel star Japeth Aguilar and Rain or Shine rookie Adrian Wong after the two took part in a pickup game that is still prohibited under General Community Quarantine. View this...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD A story is told about a Franciscan, a Jesuit, and an SVD who paid homage to the Christ Child in Bethlehem. The Franciscan was interested in the manger to serve as reminder of the poverty and simplicity their order professed. * * * The Jesuit was more interested to...
