MANILA: Magnolia finally sealed the twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals right at the final game of the elimination round, beating Rain Or Shine, 106-90, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Friday night. Down for most of the first three quarters, the Hotshots changed the tides in the fourth, erupting for 35 points to steal the win from the Elasto Painters, who were held to just 13. Battling through foul trouble, Nick Rakocevic led Magnolia, which will face seventh-seeded Phoenix in the next round, with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Paul Lee and Ian
MANILA: Nueva Ecija drew first blood in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) National Finals after trouncing Zamboanga in Game 1 of the best-of-five series, 81-75, at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan on Friday night. Nueva Ecija seized control of the game within the final three minutes of the game as the team went on a 9-2 run to take a 76-67 lead with 46.9 seconds left. Zamboanga tried to sneak back into the game with its superb perimeter shooting down the stretch, but Hesed Gabo nailed clutch free throws in the end to seal the deal.
MANILA: From the process of carefully curating what flowers and leaves to use down to the philosophy that brings the pieces into one structured floral art, just about anything related to Ikebana brings anyone closer to nature. This is one of the reasons Maria Theresa Calunsod, president of the Ikenobo Ikebana Manila Chapter 67, was able to sustain her passion for the traditional Japanese flower arrangement for more than 20 years. Now, the organization she leads has grown into a 40-plus-member group, teaching Filipino enthusiasts the ikenobo method of ikebana. “It has become our hobby. We don’t
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the request of Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Secretary Maria Zenaida “Naida” Angping for “personal” time off, Malacañang announced on Friday. This was confirmed by Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil, officer in charge of the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS), in a statement sent to Palace reporters. “Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Secretary Naida Angping has asked to take some personal time for herself and her family, and the President agreed,” Garafil said. She, however, did not elaborate on Angping’s current status. Angping made the request after her husband, former lawmaker
MANILA: A total of 164 members of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) have surrendered to different police units in Mimaropa from January to December 1 this year, the regional police said Friday. “We are committed to sustaining the success of this campaign towards a communist terrorist group-free Mimaropa,” Police Regional Office (PRO) 4-B (Mimaropa) chief, Brig. Gen. Sidney Hernia, said in a statement. The latest to surrender were two members of the NPA in Oriental Mindoro on Thursday. “Ka Gringo”, 27, and “Ka Jimbo,” 33, both members of Platoon SERNA of
MANILA: Around 14,000 police officers have been deployed in Metro Manila to ensure a peaceful and orderly celebration of the Yuletide season, an official of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Friday. In a statement, NCRPO spokesperson, Lt. Col. Dexter Versola, said aside from the deployment of the cops around the metropolis, they will be monitoring activities during the forthcoming Christmas period leading to the New Year holidays. They will also monitor all law enforcement and public safety operations by PNP units down to police stations, particularly the situation in churches and other places of convergence
