Kai Ballungay of Ateneo. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ateneo survived University of the East in overtime, 69-66, to secure a Final Four berth in the second round of the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday night, Nov. 23, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Kai...
As the 40-day Lenten season begins, Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay, Palawan Bishop Broderick Pabillo called on the faithful to observe and support the “No Meat Friday” campaign of the Catholic Church. The chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Philippines—Episcopal Office on...
Fer Eastern University head coach Tina Salak. (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Former Army Black Mamba setter Tina Salak is hoping to instill the discipline she had learned as a professional player with Far Eastern University in her debut in the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament. ...
ECHO nixed the M-series curse to open its MPL Philippines Season 11 campaign and became the first world champion to win its first two regular season assignments in the succeeding MPL season. The Orcas came out unscathed in the opening week, sweeping all of their assignments — first asserting...
University of the East’s Jumbo Dimaculangan, University of the Philippines’ Shaq delos Santos, De La Salle’s Noel Orcullo, National University’s Karl Dimaculangan, UAAP volleyball commissioner Michael Verano, Adamson’s Jay Chua, Far Eastern University’s Tina Salak, University of Santo...
Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Lenten season. It is a reminder — a restart for some of the Catholic faithful — to repent one’s sins, to reflect on the purpose of one’s life, and to renew the vow to serve in the ministry of God. In the Philippines, Ash Wednesday bears...
The 40-day Lenten season, a time of reflection, renewal, and repentance, will begin on Feb. 22, Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday (Catholic Online) Pre-pandemic crowds of churchgoers are expected to attend the holy masses in churches this year as compared to the last two years with the ease in...
Bren Esports bucked the absence of head coach Francis “Duckeyy” Glindro to finally barge into the win column of the MPL Philippines Season 11 at the expense of the struggling Smart Omega Esports at the Shooting Gallery Studio on Sunday, Feb. 19. Owgwen leads the way for Bren Esports (MPL PH...
Onic Philippines opened its MPL Philippines Season 11 campaign on a winning note, denying Smart Omega Esports its patented comeback with a 2-1 victory at the Shooting Gallery Studio on Saturday, Feb. 18. Onic Philippines (MPL PH Photo) The Hedgehogs pulled themselves together and endured the...
The M4 World Champions ECHO continued to stamp its class, this time, sweeping Bren Esports with a 2-0 victory in the MPL Philippines Season 11 at the Shooting Gallery Studio on Saturday, Feb. 18. Tristan "Yawi" Cabrera celebrates after ECHO's 2-0 sweep of Bren Esports (MPL PH photo) A heady play...
Having won it all in the amateur ranks, Minana Esports, which now represents the new-look Nexplay EVOS squad, simply knows that it is taking on a different beast when it makes the leap to the professional scene. The new-look Nexplay EVOS composed of the top amateur team Minana Esports. (MPL...
To address production problems amid the dry season, a strategy plan is now being developed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to promote the planting of hybrid seeds to 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season. Rice (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a recent press briefing,...
