Day: August 3, 2024

MANILA: Farm Fresh stamped its class over Nxled, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17, for its second straight win in Pool A of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference at Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday. Colombian import Yeny Murillo had 21 attacks and one block while Trisha Gayle Tubo added 16 attacks as the Foxies followed up their 25-22, 35-37, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 victory over the Galeries Tower Highrisers on July 30. ‘That win in our last game was a huge boost because we carried the energy into this match and never let it drop,’ the 5-foot-8 Tubu of Adamson

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) said the government will make sure that people affected by the oil spill caused by three separate maritime incidents in Bataan province are compensated. Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez on Saturday said the government has decided to utilize the template it used in response to the Mindoro oil spill in 2023 for maritime disasters, including the latest Bataan mishaps, to ‘claim damages and establish liabilities.’ ‘Previous to that, wala, parang (there’s none, I think) we just let it pass. It’s high time, the Philippines being an archipelagic country, that we should really focus on making

MANILA: UAAP champion National University guns for a second win against Emilio Aguinaldo College in the 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday. Michaelo Buddin and Leo Aringo Jr. will spearhead the Bulldogs in the 10 a.m. match. ‘No matter who our opponent is, we always prepare. There are no weak teams here in the V-League. Everyone is strong,’ NU assistant coach Dong Dela Cruz said in a statement. Meanwhile, Ateneo de Manila will face Far Eastern University at noon, with the winner gaining the early 2-0 lead and a possible tie with NU. Aimar Okeke

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Under-16 girls’ football team of the Leyte Association of Organized Sports Football Club (Laos FC) missed the finals but won hearts in the ongoing Norway Cup in Oslo. Norway team Alta IF dashed the Filipino girls’ finals hope on Aug. 1 with a thrilling 2-1 win, decided by a shootout. Despite the elimination, Philippine Ambassador to Norway Enrico Fos, who was present at every game, said ‘they showed the Filipino heart and resilience despite the odds.’ A news release from the Football Kings United (FKU) club here praised the club team for the ‘talent and determination to

MANILA: Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena booked his place in the finals of the Paris Olympics men’s pole vault following the tension-filled qualifications at Stade De France on Saturday afternoon (PH time). Expected to make the next stage, the world No. 2 pole vaulter almost missed the cut after an early struggle but bounced back to seal his place in the last 12. The 28-year-old star, who revealed that he suffered a back injury in his pre-Olympic grind, found himself in dire straits as he fouled his first two attempts at 5.6 meters, his starting height. Knowing that clearing 5.7m could