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
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 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
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
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 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
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
MANILA, Philippines — Banking luminary Xavier P. Loinaz – a pillar of risk management, innovation and credit discipline at Bank of the Philippine Islands – died on Oct. 4, about a week short of his 82nd birthday. A Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) community post said on Sunday they were deeply mourning the passing
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines stifled National University for a 66-59 win on Saturday in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The Fighting Maroons improved to 2-2 and handed the Bulldogs their first loss of the young season after a 3-0 start. READ: UAAP
MANILA, Philippines–Finally winning not just his first but also his second PBA championship—and getting Finals Most Valuable Player honors in one of those triumphs–is something Rey Nambatac will remember in his maiden season with TNT. But Nambatac also admitted there were “what-ifs” from that campaign after an injury kept him from helping out in the
