STUDENTS of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Santa Mesa, Manila attend the flag ceremony before the opening of classes yesterday. PUP is the biggest state university with 70,000 students in 22 branches and maintains tuition of P12 per unit. PUP Santa Mesa has 40,000 students. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)
Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro’s Geminoid takes the stage during the Global Future 2045 Congress at Lincoln Center in New York. Inset is the robot’s creator.
A CHILD siftas through charcoal for nail or any discarded metal to sell in junk shops at the makeshift charcoal factory in Vitas, Manila. Malacanang yesterday said it is doing its best to eliminate child labor through accessible education. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)
A WEEK after getting married, celebrity couple Maricar Reyes and Richard Poon recalled the moment when the singer met her parents.
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, from left, with forwards LeBron James, Udonis Haslem, and Mike Miller watch during the fourth quarter of Game 5 in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio on Sunday. The Spurs won 114-104, leading the best-of-seven series 3-2. (AP)
Justin Rose, left, of England, celebrates with his wife Kate after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (AP)
San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, shoots as Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade defends during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio. The Spurs won 114-104. (AP)
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by Tito S. Talao WORD continues to fly that the age less Asi Taulava is on his way to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in time for the PBA Governors’ Cup in mid-August. But before Taulava could make that jump from the San Miguel Beermen in the Asean Basketball League, he needs first to secure his release from the Meralco Bolts who still own the rights over him. Incoming search terms:asi... Making sure
by Tito S. Talao WINNING the basketball gold medal in the 27th Southeast Asian Games must be so vital to Richie Garcia, chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission, that he wants Chot Reyes’ Gilas Pilipinas to fly to Myanmar this December and bash senseless the national teams of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and seven other countries. Incoming search terms:myanmar calendar 2014... Nostalgia
IT wasn’t Camelot and they weren’t exactly the Knights of the Round Table. But ‘King Arthur’ was there, and ‘Lancelot’ too. On a thunderous and rainy Friday evening, generations of Letran Knights gathered to pay tribute to former coach and player Nemie Villegas who celebrated a milestone with his 70th birthday. Incoming search terms:ginebra trade update (3)ginebra latest news... Journey begins
BARELY 15 minutes after the newly formed Board of Trustees of the Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines convened for a closed-door meeting to elect its officers Friday noon, ABAP executive director Ed Picson emerged from the conclave for an important announcement. Read More » Dilemma
THAT the Philippines’ defense of its William Jones Cup title in Chinese Taipei next month could be in jeopardy in the wake of growing tension between the two countries is an aftermath that is all too real. Should the misunderstanding triggered by the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters drag on, there’s likelihood Gilas Pilipinas may not get an invite to the... Yao Ming
THEY’RE prized possessions: Pictures of me and my “good friend“ Yao Ming. I know they’re buried somewhere among my topsy-turvy files and I’m still trying to unearth them. Yao, the 7-foot-6 former Houston Rockets center, here for a couple of exhibition games, will be holding a press conference early today at Solaire Resort and Casino with the Shanghai Sharks and I... Tough talk
by TITO S. TALAO FINALLY some tough, good, old-fash ioned playoff talk courtesy of San Mig Coffee forward Marc Pingris. Now we wait to see if he can back it up. Rising in defense of Mixers teammate and buddy James Yap against the cheap shots apparently committed by Alaska rookie Calvin Abueva in Game 2 of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series, Pingris minced no words in... Getting even
by TITO S. TALAO THIS isn’t a vote for the way Alaska rookie Calvin Abueva con ducts himself on the playing court. But I think San Mig Coffee star James Yap isn’t helping his cause by complaining about getting elbowed by Abueva in the back in Game 2 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series Monday night. Read More » Profiling
Manila, Philippines – THE time may have come for the Phil ippine Basketball Association to review its character policies on foreign players hired by ballclubs as imports for the Commissioner’s Cup and Governors Cup conferences. In the aftermath of the Renaldo Balkman choking incident, the Walter Sharpe parking lot sleepover, and now the Jamelle Cornley solicitation and assault... 
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