Davao Occidental came alive in the third quarter to overcome a slow start before holding off Roxas for a 63-59 win in the inaugural game of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) on Friday night at the Dipolog City Sports Center. The Tigers found themselves in an early hole after the Vanguards raced to a 26-16 lead with 7:50 left in the first half. Davao Occidental, however, slowly crawled back and banked on a huge third-quarter run sparked by back-to-back baskets from Robby Celiz to go up, 54-43, late in the period. “Noong opening, sabi ni Commissioner Marc [Pingris], ‘Puso!’ So
The Golden State Warriors said Friday that Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks with a sprained ligament in his left foot. “Stephen Curry, who exited Wednesday’s game vs. Boston with 4:09 remaining in the second quarter due to a left foot injury, underwent an MRI on Wednesday night,” the team tweeted. “The MRI indicated that Curry suffered a sprained left foot ligament. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.” Curry, 34, who started his career in 2009 with the Warriors, is averaging 24.3 points, 6.5 assists, and 4.6 rebounds in 826 regular-season games. The eight-time NBA All-Star guard
The continuous decline in Covid-19 cases in the Philippines while other countries are experiencing spikes may be a result of both science and luck, an infectious disease expert said Saturday. In a Facebook post, Department of Health-Technical Advisory Group (DOH-TAG) member Edsel Salvana said the Filipinos’ wide support to retain mask mandates is one factor that helped the country fight coronavirus variants despite the surge in cases. “Even now people still feel naked without their mask when eating out, and I see people putting it right back when they go to get food in buffets. This gives us an extra
A total of 74 former members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) on Friday dissociated from the communist terrorist group and pledged allegiance to the national government. The withdrawal of support was made during the conduct of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) Situational Awareness and Knowledge Management (SAKM) Cluster Region 3 (Central Luzon) convergence for local peace engagement and community consultation held at the covered court in Barangay Dinadiawan in Dipaculao town, this province. As proof of their sincerity, the former rebels and supporters burned the CPP-NPA flag.
Senatorial aspirants Rey Langit and Astra Pimentel on Saturday vowed to protect and promote the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) if they get elected as senators in the May 9, 2022 national polls. Langit and Pimentel, running under the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), made the promise in their released statements as they deplored the prevailing violence against the Asian community in the United States (US). Pimentel, who served as a former Commission on Filipinos Overseas official, is worried over the mounting anti-Asian hate incidents in the US. She said Asians, including Filipinos, do
Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, Roger Federer on Friday said that his foundation would donate US$500,000 “to establish access to continued schooling for Ukrainian children.” “We will provide support to children from Ukraine – around six million Ukrainian children are currently out of school and we know it is an extremely important time to provide access to education and we want to support them in dealing with this extremely traumatic experience to deal with,” Federer said on Twitter. “Through the Roger Federer Foundation we will be supporting War Child Holland with a donation of $500,000 to establish access to continued
