PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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Coke PBA cagefest under way
By TITO S. TALAO Manila, Philippines – The provincial legs of the 2012 CocaCola PBA Young Stars, a tournament for youth aged 13 to 16 years old, kicked off recently with 12 teams from Northern and Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao competing. Scheduled from May 5-12, the nationwide competition drew 10 teams each from Pangasinan, Pampanga and Isabela for Northern Luzon; Laguna, Cavite and...
PBA: Canaleta in slam dunk tilt
By WAYLON GALVEZ Manila, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra forward Nino “KG“ Canaleta will be gunning for an unprecedented fifth title in the Slam Dunk competitions in the Skills Event of the PBA All-Star Weekend in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Incoming search terms:pba slam dunk 2012pba slamdunk 2012pba slum dunk 2012Pba Slumdunk 2012pba slam dunk contest 2012pba all star slum dunk 2012pba all...
PBA cagers off for Laoag
Manila, Philippines – All roads lead to Laoag City as participants in the 2012 PBA AllStar weekend depart for the Ilocos Norte capital starting today. Commissioner Chito Salud and chairman Mamerto Mondragon head the main batch of delegates leaving late in the afternoon via Philippine Airlines, a day before this year’s edition of the annual extravaganza comes off the wraps in the bustling...
PBA: Llamados thought it was over
By KRISTINA VILLANUEVA Manila, Philippines – Coming into the last thread of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series and dragged into a tight contest, some B-Meg players were fast losing hope, especially upon seeing the Talk `N Text banner being lowered from the ceiling of the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. Incoming search terms:denzel bowles nbaNBA teams eye Denzel Bowleskristine hermosa...
PBA: A first title for Bowles
By WAYLON GALVEZ Manila, Philippines – Finally, Denzel Bowles can call himself a champion. After years of frustrations, the 6-foot-10 Bowles captured his first title as a basketball player as he helped B-Meg to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup championship by dethroning Talk ‘N Text in Game 7 of their showdown Sunday night at the packed SmartAraneta Coliseum. Bowles, the Best Import of...
PBA: Sweetest victory
Cone bags 14th PBA crown By WAYLON GALVEZ Manila, Philippines – Tim Cone won 13 championships in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but his 14th his first with B-Meg may be the sweetest. In only his second conference after joining the team prior to the season, Cone steered B-Meg to championship No. 9 following a classic Game 7 with a 90-84 overtime win that dethroned Talk ‘N...
PBA: ‘INCREDIBOWLES’
Import carries Llamados to title by Tito S. Talao Manila, Philippines – Phenomenal – that’s how B-Meg coach Tim Cone described import Denzel Bowles although the 14-time champion mentor could have just as well been referring to the entire Llamados team which rose from the grave to complete a miraculous comeback in overtime of Game 7 to capture the PBA Commissioner’s Cup title. Bowles hit...
PBA: TNT’s Castro, Alapag lead charge
By KRISTINA NOELLE VILLANUEVA Manila, Philippines – Hitting the buzzer-beating triple at halftime was a feat Jason Castro was certain he would make. That it would be the sparkplug for Talk `N Text’s searing rally which lifted them to their 92-82 pounding of B-Meg in Game Six Friday at the Big Dome to force the deciding Game Seven today came as a surprise. Incoming search terms:b meg vs...
PBA: Soldiers of war speak out
By WAYLON GALVEZ Manila, Philippines – In the scheme of things, Tim Cone of B-Meg and Chot Reyes of Talk ‘N Text will be the ones to call the shots, map out strategies and design plays for the winner-take-all Game 7 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series. They will write the X and Os, review tapes from previous games, and review statistics. However, come game time, execution...
