UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—Following its monumental win over Ateneo in triple overtime, University of Santo Tomas kept up its winning ways after beating Far Eastern University, 92-80, on Wednesday. The Growling Tigers trounced the skidding Tamaraws to improve their record to 5-1, tied with National U at the top spot. This
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Antitrust body clears City & Land, CDC merger
MANILA, Philippines — City & Land Developers Inc. has moved a step closer toward its exit from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) via a merger with its parent firm, Cityland Development Corp. (CDC). This, after securing clearance from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, CDC said the antitrust body had
PBA: Meralco blows big lead, holds off Blackwater for first win
MANILA, Philippines–Meralco averted another potential collapse and beat Blackwater, 105-96, on Wednesday to claim its first victory in the PBA Philippine Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Chris Newsome scored 22 points while four others were in double figures as the Bolts barged into the win column after back-to-back defeats to start the season-opening conference. READ:
PVL: Choco Mucho locals get the job done with win over Cignal
MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho’s locals continued to step up without import Marlee Smith, turning back Cignal, 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 27-25, in the PVL Reinforced Conference on Monday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Smith missed another supposed debut as the team is still processing her papers. But the all-Filipino Flying Titans, led by Maddie Madayag, still
PVL: Bella Belen takes in many lessons from loss to PLDT
MANILA, Philippines — In a One Sports’ Ask Me Anything session on Reddit eight months ago, Bella Belen gamely answered PLDT when asked which among the PVL clubs she fancies playing for if there was no rookie draft. Of course, Bellen ended up playing for Capital1, which drafted her first overall last June. On Monday,
UAAP: UP makes it four in a row, slips past FEU
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament–first round MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines extended its win streak to four after edging Far Eastern University, 69-66, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Quadricentennial Pavilion. Gani Stevens, who finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Fighting Maroons, buried a crucial short
Chot Reyes wins 7th PBA Coach of the Year award
MANILA, Philippines–The PBA Press Corps on Sunday named TNT’s Chot Reyes as the winner of the Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year for a record-extending seventh time. Reyes was announced as the Season 49’s best coach by the group of reporters covering the PBA beat after steering TNT to championships in the Governors’ Cup and
Motivated FEU aims to build on latest V-League title run
MANILA, Philippines — The Far Eastern University Tamaraws relished the rise of Philippine men’s volleyball as they are raring to gain from the top club teams in the country in the Spikers’ Turf. For the second straight year, FEU ruled the V-League Men’s Collegiate Challenge after sweeping La Salle, 25-15, 25-22, 25-23, in a winner-take-all
UAAP: No letdown, just poor execution in Ateneo loss, says Baldwin
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin found no excuses for his team’s collapse in the 83-69 loss to University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday. The Blue Eagles saw their four-game winning streak snapped with Baldwin saying his team couldn’t execute a way
Sept inflation hits 6-month high on higher food, transport costs
MANILA, Philippines — Inflation rose to a six-month high of 1.7 percent in September, slightly quicker than August’s 1.5 percent on higher transport and food costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. But the latest clip was better than the 2-percent median estimate of 14 economists polled by the Inquirer last week. It also