Caguioa named BPC, Bowles hands-down choice for Best Import

Photo: PBA/Nuki Sabio Denzel Bowles ran away as the choice for Best Import while Ginebra's Mark "The Spark" Caguioa beat Powerade's Gary David to get the Best Player of the Conference plum for this tournament, the Commissioner's Cup. Caguioa gained the nod of the media, his fellow players and the PBA, accumulating 1,085 points as against David’s 900. Cyrus Baguio finished third in the race with 556 points, followed by Marcio Lassiter with 470 and LA Tenorio with 434. (The official tabulation c/o the pbaologist) David, despite his monster numbers has failed to bring the Tigers to the playoffs. Having been told that...

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Globe's Tattoo Personalized Plan 999: Thumbs Up or Down?

If you are always on the go and see the need for a legitimate internet connection, you might consider getting a dongle like this, Globe Tattoo's Personalized Plan 999, for a base plan worth P 999.00, you could enjoy surfing speeds up to 7.2 mbps and is upgradeable to 21 mbps. You could also customize your base plan to the following: STEP 1: Subscribe to your favorite publication for free: Add caption STEP 2: Upgrade your USB dongle to a wi-fi stick which allows 5 devices capability. STEP 3:  Upgrade to 21 MBPS. ...

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Lottery Chances and other Draft Order for NBA Draft 2012

2012 FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER The teams entered in the lottery, to be held on May 30, 2012, are as follows (note: the first three picks in the Draft will be determined by the lottery and the remainder of the "lottery teams" will select in positions 4 through 14 in inverse order of their consolidated standings at the end of the regular season): Team record (Lottery changes, out of 1,000) Charlotte 7-59 250 Washington 20-46 199 Cleveland 21-45 138 New Orleans 21-45 137 Sacramento 22-44 76 New Jersey* 22-44 75 Golden State# 23-43 36 Toronto 23-43 35 Detroit 25-41 17 Minnesota (To New Orleans via LA Clippers) 26-40 11 Portland 28-38 8 Milwaukee 31-35 7 Phoenix 33-33 6 Houston 34-32 5 The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows: 15. Philadelphia 35-31 16. New York...

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Missing Persons Bulletin: Jimmy Alapag and Ranidel De Ocampo

Let's go back in history, I heard the missing person's bulletin again, the term was last used by Coach Chot Reyes when his team faced a depleted Petron Blaze back in the 2011 Governors Cup Finals, is this the way that Chot would raise the game of his players? By almost issuing a MISSING PERSON'S Bulletin? Ali Peek's game that time picked up, how would Jimmy and Ranidel respond? It's for us to go find out come Game 4 as B-Meg takes Series Lead 2-1. The Scores: B-Meg (91) - Bowles 28, Yap 21, Urbiztondo 12, Simon 12, Intal 5, Barroca 4, Reavis 4, Pingris 2, De Ocampo 2, Devance 1. Talk 'N Text (87) - Harvey 21, Reyes 21, Peek 15, Castro...

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Are you a TEAM Fan or a PLAYER Fan

With all the trades currently happening for almost every conference, it is highly improbable that fans appreciate the end results. On the recent trade which involved Marcio Lassiter and Celino Cruz (Powerade) for Rey Guevarra, Rabeh Al Hussaini and Lordy Tugade (Petron), there were different reactions, much more, a divided fan base on what has happened. Powerade's fans felt sorry that Marcio was traded, which is perfectly understandable by anyone, playing just 2 conferences in the league (He's just a rookie), He has outshine veterans based on his experience with the Smart Gilas National Squad. They also felt bad that they got a bunch of bench-warmers in the form of Guevarra, Al Hussaini and Tugade. Petron fans were happy of getting Marcio, but some of them pointed the fact that Petron...

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PBA Imports Update for the 2012 Governors Cup

Updated: Confirmed Governors Cup Reinforcements 1. Talk and Text - Paul Harris 2. Alaska - Jason Forte 3. Ginebra - Cedrick Bozeman 4. B-Meg - Marquis Blakely 5. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters - Jamelle Cornley 6. Air 21 Express - Zach Graham 7. Petron Blaze (Defending Governors Cup Champions)  - Eddie Basden 8. Powerade Tigers - Rashad McCants 9. Meralco - Champ Oguchi 10.  Barako Bull Energy - Jamine Peter...

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Ruffa G and Derek Ramsay to host Miss World Philippines

Former Beauty Queen/Actress/Host Ruffa Gutierrez and Derek Ramsay are the hosts for Miss World Philippines 2012 broadcast by TV5 by June....

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THE GRAND CHINA NATIONAL ACROBATIC CIRCUS LEGENDS OF THE DRAGON

Here is the seat plan if you have the tickets for THE GRAND CHINA NATIONAL ACROBATIC CIRCUS LEGENDS OF THE DRAGON, a show of Chinese Acrobats to be held on May 9-13 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Seat and Price: Seat Location Price UPPER BOX B 400-407 AND 419-423350 GENERAL ADMISSION150 PATRON VIP (SECTIONS 101 & 103 ROW A TO R) (Reserved Seating) 1340 PATRON SIDE (SEC 113, 114, 115, 104, 105, 106) (Reserved Seating) 1100 LOWER BOX (Reserved Seating) 950 UPPER BOX A (PREMIUM) 321,300,301,302 (Reserved Seating) 750 UPPER BOX A (REGULAR) 303-306 AND 317-320 (Reserved Seating) 550 For ticket reservations: Click here. DISCLAIMER:...

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A Tale of Two Coaching Geniuses

Photo: During the Finals Press Conference (INQUIRER) The ongoing Finals series between B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados and Talk and Text Tropang Texters is not just about Denzel Bowles, Donell Harvey or even the locals like Jimmy Alapag, Peter June Simon, Marc Pingris or James Yap, It is also about their coaches: Tim Cone and Chot Reyes, who both come from a winning tradition and are poised to be champions. Tim is no stranger to championship runs - He has been a Grandslam coach (Alaska in 1996) and has successfully catapulted his team then (Aces) for 13 championships ever since he started coaching in the country back in 1989. Now with B-Meg,...

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Metta World Peace suspended for 7 games without pay

Metta World Peace is suspended for 7 games without pay after throwing an elbow to Thunder's James Harden in their game Sunday which gave Harden a concussion. World Peace will miss the season finale of the Lakers against the Kings on April 26 and 6 games in the playoffs on which Lakers would be eligible of playing....

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Pinoy Tech Blog: Smart Exclusive is Nokia Lumia

Last Thursday night, Smart Communications launched the Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 710 at the Republiq Club in Resorts World Manila. The press conference for the media and bloggers was hosted by Rhian Ramos and KC Montero who gave away 10 units of Lumia 710 to lucky attendees, and no, we weren’t lucky enough. The Nokia Lumia 710 will be exclusively available on Smart via its affordable amortization of only P450 a month for 24 months under the Special Edition Plan 1000. If you really want this phone, Smart is the only place where you can get it outside they grey market. It won’t be available in Nokia stores. Smart’s Special Edition Plan 1000 comes...

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Interaksyon: Palace Websites Attacked

MANILA, Philippines (Update 7:17 p.m.) -- At least three websites of Malacañang were attacked by Chinese hackers Monday afternoon. The attacks took place at around four o' clock in the afternooon, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said on Monday. The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office "noticed a significant spike in traffic with malicious URL requests from forged user-agents" being channeled to the Official Gazette website (www.gov.ph), PCDSPO website (www.pcdspo.gov.ph), and the Presidential Museum and Library website (www.malacanang.gov.ph), Lacierda said. The cyber attack, as described by Lacierda, can be attributed to a method called "distributed denial of service attack" (DDoS), used by hacking groups to take down particular websites. The...

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Fast Facts about the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals Game 1

B-Meg takes first blood 88-82 over their Best of Seven Series to take a 1-0 lead over the defending Champions, Talk and Text Tropang Texters. TNT's 20 missed FTs (16 of 36) equals the most number in a game this season. Which team did it tie? Sister team Meralco, who however won... 102-98 over Powerade in their playoff for d last QF slot last Mar 30 despite only going 22 of 42 from the FT line. -ThePBAologist (via twitter) That's also d most no. of FT misses in a gm by TNT since it went 14 of 37 vs Brgy. Ginebra on 6/5/10 in d 2010 Fiesta in Batangas City... -ThePBAologist (via twitter) Leading Best Import Denzel Bowles showed his usual A game along with Peter June Simon who came in and almost disregarded the poor shooting of James Yap by being the game's Best Player with 18 pts, expect...

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Around the PBA

Commissioner's Cup Finals:Monday is the Start of the Game 1 between Talk and Text Tropang Texters and B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados. Venue is at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. (A cool poster of Shohoku and B-Meg Llamados: what made me smile is that B-Meg players almost had the same poses to their Shohoku counterparts). Candidates for BPC (Commissioner's Cup) David (34.5 SPs) and Caguioa (31.0 SPs) lead the BPC race, this would be the first time that the BPC would not come from the teams playing in the finals for the past 6 years. Trades: I do not know what mountain you have been if you haven't heard that Marcio Lassiter and Celino Cruz was already...

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Marcio and Celino to Petron, Guevarra, Tugade and Rabeh to Powerade

The end result of the trade rumor: Marcio is now in Petron My first post as a reminder: http://newsbitsfromevents.blogspot.com/2012/02/trade-proposal-powerades-super-rookie.html After my countless blog posts on how Petron wanted to acquire Marcio Lassiter's services from Powerade Tigers, it has finally been approved today, April 20 by the Commissioner's Office in a trade where Powerade gave up Lassiter and Celino Cruz for Rey Guevarra, Lordy Tugade and Rabeh Al Hussaini of Petron Blaze Boosters. Petron gets Marcio, the super rookie who catapulted Powerade to the Philippine Cup Finals this season. They also now have the experienced guard...

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Finals Preview: Hungry B-Meg versus the Winning Tradition of Talk and Text

The Commissioner's Cup Finals is about two things: Hunger and Winning Tradition. The B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados who first booked a seat to the finals while beating erstwhile crowd favorite Ginebra in 4 games have not won a championship since the 2009-2010 Philippine Cup. They have a champion coach, Tim Cone who seeks his first title outside the Alaska franchise and a loaded local line up backed by James Yap, Peter June Simon and Marc Pingris and an import, probably, the tournament's Best Import of the Conference in Denzel Bowles. Being in the Finals in the tournament is a vindication after what happened to them last conference after being ousted by Powerade in the first round. Meanwhile, the Talk and Text Tropang Texters is back in the finals, playing for the 5th straight conference in...

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Interaksyon Alert: Aquino to finally marry

Sorry folks, but it is not PNoy who will finally bid good-bye to his bachelor days, but Ninoy look-alike Bam Aquino, the President's first and brainier cousin. Aquino, 35 this May 7, will marry his girl friend of six years, Timi Gomez, on September 15 in Tagaytay in what is planned to be a "small intimate affair," Aquino himself told Cocktales. Gomez, 28, is a brand manager of Unilever in China whom Aquino met while he was still head of the National Youth Commission under the Gloria Arroyo administration. Aquino and his uncle, former Senator Agapito "Butz" Aquino, will be featured in this Sunday's episode of Cocktales on Aksyon TV, where the two good-naturedly answered questions on noynoying, P.Noy's failure-to-launch syndrome and the sudden dearth of Aquinos and Cojuangcos in electoral positions. Headed...

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Miss Philippines-Earth Online Voting Competition for Miss Photogenic

For those pageant fans who would like to support their favorite Miss Philippines - Earth candidate, I urge you to go to MPE's Official FB page or here at their website: http://missphilippines-earth.com/photogenic.html Who would follow Athena Imperial and be the next Miss Philippines Earth? Coronation Night is on May 27....

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Pageant Hype Over For Now

News Bits Online would be giving you updates on the Miss World Philippines and Miss Philippines - Earth during the coming months. NBO would resume updating you on Bb. Pilipinas as Janine Tugonon (Miss Universe Philippines 2012), Nicole Schmitz (Bb. Pilipinas International) and Katrina Dimaranan (Bb. Pilipinas Tourism 2012) face their international pageants come 3rd and 4th Quarter of this year. This blog would also like to congratulate the brightest pageant crossover, Elaine Kay Moll (who was first seen in the Miss World Philippines) who was awarded 1st Runner Up and Annalie Forbes who was awarded 2nd Runner Up. And if ever there would...

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Verifying Paypal with RCBC MyWallet Visa

How to get RCBC myWallet VISA CARD?Before I give you the details on how to verify your paypal using RCBC myWallet VISA CARD. We should have our own RCBC myWallet VISA CARD.1. First, go to the nearest RCBC Commercial Bank. There are two RCBC bank - a) RCBC Savings bank; b.) RCBC Commercial Bank.2. Fill-up the form given by teller and give a 1 VALID ID(original and photocopy) but they mostly needed the photocopy while original is for verification. List of VALID IDS, OTHER VALID IDS3. Wait for the card to release after several minutes (depends on the bank)4. You're done! You have your own RCBC myWallet VISA CARDWhen you have the RCBC myWallet VISA CARD, of course you need to verify your paypal account using the RCBC myWallet VISA CARD to withdraw the money on your Paypal. Take a...

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Pacquiao officially joins UNA

Boxing superstar and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao formally joined Vice-President Jejomar Binay's camp on Monday night. Pacquiao took his oath as a member of Binay's Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), which has joined forces with former President Joseph Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) for the 2013 mid-term elections. Senator Koko Pimentel, PDP-Laban president, led the oath-taking ceremony at Makati Shangri-La. "We took in Pacquiao not because he can make us win but because he believes in the tenets of the party," Pimentel said. "Sarangani Representative Pacquiao is a great addition to the party's goal of further developing and helping Mindanao," PDP-Laban said in a statement online. Pacquiao used his left hand in taking the oath, which is a PDP-Laban...

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Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion

Social Networking giant Facebook just announced its acquisition of the hottest iOS photo-sharing app Instagram for a cool billion dollars in cash and stocks. Recently, Instagram became available to the Android users making the acquisition more lucrative for Facebook. A Screen Capture of Mark Zuckerberg's announcement: The app, including its team headed by CEO Kevin Systrom who was a graduate of Stanford University in 2006 with a BS in Management Science & Engineering, and Mike Krieger, a graduate from Stanford University where he studied Symbolic Systems with a focus in Human-Computer Interaction will be joining Zuck’s Facebook team. The...

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New Orleans to host All Star 2014

New Orleans will host the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 2014 All-Star Game, the league said on Monday, which will mark the second time in six years the city will enjoy the economic boost the event provides. The mid-season event will be played at the home of the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets on February 16 pending the completion of arena and hotel agreements, the league said in a statement. “There is no better place to celebrate and showcase the NBA than in New Orleans, a city with a rich tradition of hosting major events that is second-to-none,” NBA Commissioner David Stern said in a statement. The Sunday All-Star Game caps a busy week of festivities that includes a Friday game between the NBA’s top rookies and second-year players and a Saturday skills competition featuring slam dunk...

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Luigi Trillo is Alaska's interim head coach

It all started with a rumor that Super Mario's partner would be the coach of a team that is ALA. Yes, it was formally announced Monday that Luigi Trillo is Alaska's interim head coach replacing Coach Joel Banal who left after the team has not made it to the Semifinals for the past 2 conferences. Both Luigi Trillo and another Alaska deputy, Jojo Lastimosa were considered for this post. Alaska Team Owner Wilfred Uytengsu went with Trillo, who had experienced coaching in PBA D-League and PBL. Meanwhile, Alaska Team Manager/Governor Joaqui Trillo inhibited from the final decision being Luigi's father. Trillo would be reinstating the triangle...

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Janine Tugonon: Miss Universe Philippines 2012

Janine Tugonon may not be my personal bet for Miss Universe Philippines but she has been struting it all out to prove that joining Binibini the second time around would be successful. Tugonon, 22, a BS Pharmacy graduate of University of Santo Tomas bested 29 contestants to succeed Shamcey Supsup as the Miss Universe Philippine...

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Ginebra stays alive, forces Game 4 (B-Meg still leads 2-1)

Never Say Die - Ginebra Ginebra proved they won't back down as behind the efforts of KG Canaleta's 23 points , they forced a Game 4 with an 88-79 victory over B-Meg Llamados. They say Ginebra feeds on this Do-or-Die games, and its something people awaits come Game 4. Can the Llamados bounce back or will Ginebra force this to 5? How can Marc Pingris show his game as it was cut short early in the first half because of a flagrant foul and a technical? Can Denzel Bowles rise to the expectations? It is indeed a Manila Classico that we must all watch out for. B-Meg should be wary about KG Canaleta, give him a good night and he could definitely light it up inside and out. Ginebra meanwhile should look at JC Intal who gave them headache this game. JC is not called "The Rocket" for nothing....

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Bb. Pilipinas 2012 Coronation Night Winners

The 49th Edition of Binibining Pilipinas was held April 15 at Araneta Coliseum. Best in National Costume - Nicole Schmitz (No. 8) Ms. Friendship - Chloe Zanardi (No. 25) Best in Talent - Katrina Dimaranan (No. 13) Manila Bulletin Reader's Choice - Roxanne Tadique (No. 20) People's Choice - Giselle Angelica Muñoz (No. 21) Best in Swimsuit - Nicole Schmitz (No. 8) Best in Evening/Long Gown - Angelee De los Reyes Miss Photogenic - Karen Gallman (No. 1)  Philippine Airlines/Miss Avon  - Mary Jean Lastimosa (Candidate No. 9) SEMI-FINALISTS: Sherlyn Gonzales Liezel Alcantara Patricia Ejercitado Ali Forbes Angelee delos Reyes Mary Jean Lastimosa Katrina Dimaranan Janine Tugonon Elaine Moll Gina Joy Howell Nicole Schmitz Karen Gallman WINNERS: Miss Universe Philippines:...

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My Top 5 picks for Binibining Pilipinas 2012

My Bold Predictions: Miss Universe Philippines - Mary Jean Lastimosa Bb. Pilipinas International - Nicole Schmitz Bb. Pilipinas Tourism - Janine Tugonon 1st Runner Up - Jaine Hidalgo 2nd Runnerr Up - Patricia Ejercitado Top 12 Karen Gallman Roxanne Jesalva Rose Ann Aguilar Elaine Kay Moll Golda Soller Sherlyn Gonzales Katrina Jane Dimaranan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS: SEMI-FINALISTS (TOP 12):Sherlyn GonzalesLiezel AlcantaraPatricia EjercitadoAli ForbesAngelee delos ReyesMJ  LastimosaKatrina DimarananJanine TugononElaine MollGina Joy HowellNicole SchmitzKaren Gallman 8 out of 12 of my picks got in. :)...

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With Barako up 2-1, to what aspect are you going to credit it for?

@ronnathanielsz Stop crediting Baraka Bull players for winning because of experience. They are hurting the TnT players whose careers are being threatened If you have a twitter account and follow famed PBA sportscasters, you might have encounter this tweet of Ronnie Nathanielsz, a pioneer of the PBA. Last night, Barako Bull Energy took game 3 85-81 in a physical battle that brought about injuries to players on both sides. Ronnie Nathanielsz sayis that Barako hurts TNT players for them to win and that the old guys (Pena, Pennisi, Seigle) only have few years left, but it is wrong to discredit them their experience for winning the game. They have Freeman... they have the former Beermen who has won championships... Looking forward to Game 4 in a physical battle. Let's do hope that those who...

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Kerby Raymundo: Was things better at B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados?

UPDATE: B-Meg gets to inch closer to the Finals after winning their game today, 83-77. While Ginebra had to rely on the mess that their import Jackson Vroman made today and missing the services of Mark "The Spark" Caguioa, fans seemed to have noticed the low on the game of Kerby Raymundo. Kerby Raymundo who was traded to Ginebra during the early part of this year was involved in a three-team trade which involved: "The approved trade saw Brgy. Ginebra's JC Intal shipped first to Barako Bull for Dylan Ababou. Then, Intal and Barako's 2012 2nd round pick (acquired from Shopinas.com, which will be known as Air21 starting next...

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From a Standpoint: Can Dallas Mavericks play like their 2011 form?

"We've been talking about playoff mode for two-and-a-half weeks. It's a must. The pressure that comes with that is a good thing, because it's the kind of pressure that you like. It brings you to a higher level and we embrace it. We embraced it last year in the playoffs and it got us a ring." -- Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle Pressure comes about to the defending NBA Champions Dallas Mavericks, as of this writing, they are placed Number 6 in the NBA standings with it being glued together. Can they still show their form? Others would say that the Mavs had been of mediocre performance this year, after all the injuries they had, the Mavs had become an older, wiser but definitely down this year. However, I would not count their chances when they reach post-season, but because this is a short...

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Caguioa can still be BPC

Barangay Ginebra’s Mark Caguioa is still in contention for Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Best Player of the Conference Award. Before he was sidelined by injury, “The Spark” was in second place behind Powerade’s Gary David in the statistical race in the quarterfinals stage of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. According to PBA.ph, David was leading the race with 34.5 statistical points per game, followed by Caguioa (31.5), Powerade’s Marcio Lassiter (30.3), Alaska’s Cyrus Baguio (29.1) and LA Tenorio (29.0), and Petron’s Arwind Santos (28.9). Among the top six players, only Caguioa managed to lead his team to the semis and this could boost his chances in the balloting among the players, the media and PBA officials. Barako Bull’s Willie Miller, Talk N’ Text’s Jimmy Alapag, Ranidel...

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Tugonon and Lastimosa: Would one of them make history of being the next Miss Universe Philippines?

Joining Binibining Pilipinas after winning a Runner-up award is not new, but winning the  Miss Universe Philippines after being a runner-up last year is a history in the making. Will Janine Tugonon (2011 Bb. Pilipinas 1st Runner Up) or Mary Jean Lastimosa (2011 Bb. Pilipinas 2nd Runner Up) make history and become the next Miss Universe Philippines? MARY JEAN LASTIMOSA 24, Quezon City Pageant Experience: 2011 Bb. Pilipinas 2nd Runner Up 2008 Aliwan Festival Queen 2008 Mutya ng Dabaw JANINE MARI R. TUGONON 22, Bataan Pageant Experience: 2011 Bb. Pilipinas 1st Runner Up 2010 Miss UST 2010 Miss Pharmacy @ UST Watch...

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Interaksyon: PAL reverts flight to normal routes

Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Friday said all flights affected by the rerouting triggered by North Korea's rocket launch have reverted to normal schedules. In a statement, the flag carrier said flights that departed or were airborne before 9:30 a.m. were still following contingency routes. The return to normal flights paths stemmed from the government's decision to rescind its Notice to Airmen, which contained alternative flight paths to be followed by airplanes traversing the eastern section of Luzon as well as the no-fly zone. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines rescinded the notice after North Korea's failed rocket launch. The...

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After 2 games, TNT - Barako series tied 1-1

Talk and Text Nation was alive last night when the defending Commissioner's Cup Champions tied the series 1-1 in a Best of  5 series 123-98 at Ynares City, Antipolo. The distraction of the Tropa was lead by Donell Harvey who rebounded from 9 pts during the opener by scoring 24 pts. This levels the playing field with th...

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In Pursuit of Marcio, Who should Petron give up?

Powerade Head Coach Bo Perasol recently confirmed the active rumor regarding Petron's pursuit of Marcio Lassiter, while Perasol has said his side that he doesn't want any trade to happen, Perasol believes that it is not in his hands, but he had echoed the sentiment that Petron should give up something to their advantage. If you are a fan, will Rabeh and Rey G be enough in pursuit of a streaking Marcio Lassiter? Is Petron greedy to defend the Governors Cup title to get Marcio or would they fill the slack in their lineup once they get him? How would this drama all end, as much as I'm also curious, I also await the ending as you ...

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Gabe Freeman for Barako next conference?

Gabe Freeman, the 2-time Best Import has certainly changed the game for Barako Bull Energy, and even if their Best of 5 Series with Talk and Text had not tipped off, Barako Bull players has expressed their thoughts on how it would be an honor for them to have Gabe in the Governor's Cup. The only thing that restricts Barako from having Gabe is the 6-5 height limit imposed in the next conference, the last time he was measured, Gabe was 6-5 and 1/4 the last time he was here for the San Miguel Beermen (now Petron Blaze Boosters). With Commissioner Salud announcing that he wishes to remeasure all the imports that came before his tenure as Commissioner,...

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Nicole Schmitz wins Best in National Costume

Bb. Pilipinas 2012 Candidate No. 8 Nicole Schmitz wins Best in National Costume. Congratulations Nicole. You still have 6 more days to vote for your favorite Binibini. Vote n...

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Today in PBA History

April 9, 1975 marks the first playdate in PBA History: Crowd: 18K at Araneta Coliseum Teams: Mariwasa Noritake vs. Concepcion Carrier, 101-98              Toyota vs. U-Tex First Field Goal: Scored by Noritake's American Import, Israel 'Cisco' Oliver who scored 48 points. (Henry Liao) &nb...

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How Powerful was the Crews - Fazekas combination on their first game

Nick Fazekas first game in an SMB uniform (ABL) Crews - Fazekas Team Up vs. KL Dragons: VICTORY Cres and Fazekas combining for 54 of the 92 points of San Miguel Beermen when they won against the KL Dragons today in the MABA Stadium in Malaysia....

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Semifinals Match 2: B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings

Update: B-Meg wins over Meralco headed by their import, Denzel Bowles and proved to be that he was no choker against Earl Barron, and of course, Jonas Villanueva never backing down The scores: B-MEG 86 - Bowles 28, Simon 16, Devance 15, Yap 9, Barroca 6, Pingris 6, Intal 2, Reavis 2, De Ocampo 2, Urbiztondo 0, Villanueva 0. MERALCO 76 - Mercado 27, Barron 23, Hugnatan 10, Ross 9, Macapagal 3, Cardona 2, Taulava 2, Borboran 0, Artadi 0. Quarters: 21-23, 42-40, 61-67, 86-76 Semifinals Match 2: B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados vs. Barangay Ginebra Kings Both teams are crowd darlings (B-MEG Planet & Barangay Big Dome) and they command respect when they face each other. How would Denzel Bowles fair well with Jackson Vroman? Do we expect to see Mark Caguioa in this series? Will James Yap, PJ Simon,...

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Semifinals Match 1: Barako Bull Energy vs. Talk and Text Tropang Texters

UPDATE: Barako Bull Energy beats Alaska Aces 105 - 86 Best Player: Gabe Freeman 34 pts. 19 rebs. The first Semifinals date is set, Barako Bull Energy wrapped their Best of 3 series with Alaska Aces booking a date with the Tropang Texters for the Semifinals which would start on the next play date (April 10). Gabe Freeman living up to his name as a 2-time Best Import. As they set the date, Barako cannot be considered "inexperienced", they've already live up to the monicker "Ang Bumangga, Giba...". Seigle, Pennisi, Pena, Arboleda, Miller are all veterans and have championships across their name. It would be interesting how a talent-loaded Texters would dangle with Barako and how they can defend their title this conference by winning the Semifinals and going back to the promise land, Finals. Talk...

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Picture This: Duke Crews and Nick Fazekas at the San Miguel Beermen practice

Picture this: Former PBA imports Nick Fazekas and Duke Crews at the San Miguel Beermen (ABL) practice, can they bring SMB to the ABL Championship? Nick Fazekas debuts with the KL Dragons tod...

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Gregorio defends Cardona

Ryan Gregorio had blamed it to himself when they lost to B-Meg. He also said in an interview that he wanted to get better on stuff he can control, taking a shot when B-Meg Coach Tim Cone complained about too much physicality on the game For Gregorio, they must work on their defense and FT shooting, which turned 19-34 in Game 2. Gregorio also defended his star player Mac Cardona in Game Two. Cardona was ejected early in the contest after incurring two technical fouls. The first was for using profane language and the second for hitting Denzel Bowles on the head. He was not suspended but was given a P 6,500 fine. He also told Mac that...

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Interaksyon: PBA bans controversial horns

Citing fan complaints, the PBA on Saturday announced that airhorns, vuvuzelas, and similar noisemakers will be banned from all the league’s games. “Fans ang nagreklamo,” wrote PBA commissioner Chito Salud in a text message to InterAKTV, who said the league is making the move for “health reasons and general welfare and well-being of the paying public.” Salud also said that the noisemakers has adverse effects on the playing conditions of the games, relating to distractions on player and game officials as well as communication difficulties encountered by players, coaches, and game officials. Fans of Meralco started the trend with the use of vuvuzelas during games, a move that was protested by officials of the Bolts’ quarterfinal round opponents, B-MEG, before the PBA. Citing lack of action by...

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Recycled Gowns Vol. 2

Nina Ricci (2000), Maricar (2004) and Denille Lou (2006) - gold gown Cai Kuijpers (2009) and Isabella Manjon (2011) Dianne Necio (Miss International 2011) and Arabella Hanesh (Bb. Pilipinas 2011) ...

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#nokiaphilippines Stay social with the new Nokia Asha 302! Chat, FB & Tweet with a fast 1GHz processor.

#nokiaphilippines Stay social with the new Nokia Asha 302! Chat, FB & Tweet with a fast 1GHz process...

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Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy confirms Dwight wants him out

Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said Thursday he has been told by high-ranking team officials that star center Dwight Howard has previously asked that he be fired. "I know he has," Van Gundy told reporters after the team's morning shootaround ahead of Thursday night's matchup with the New York Knicks. "That's just the way it is. Again, I've been dealing with that all year. It's not anything real bothersome. You go out and do your job." Sounds simple - something that's become rare in Orlando. The stay-or-go drama surrounding Howard has haunted the Magic all season. After securing Howard's services for at least another season at the trade...

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WWE Hall of Fame 2012

The following are the 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees during the Wrestlemania 28 Mil Mascaras Edge The 4 Horsemen Mike Tyson Yokozuna Ron Simmon...

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Bb. Pilipinas 2012 Coronation Night

Watch 30 beautiful ladies vie for three titles to  become the successors of Shamcey Supsup (Miss Universe Philippines), Dianne Necio (Bb. Pilipinas International) and Isabella Manjon (Bb. Pilipinas Tourism) on Sunday, April 15 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Seat and Price: Seat Location Price UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating) 770 UPPER BOX B390 GENERAL ADMISSION140 ...

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Do or Die Sunday Matches: Winners go to the Semifinals, Saan Ka Kampihan Na?

After tying the series 1-1, Alaska and B-Meg would try to do a back-to-back while Meralco and Barako Bull would try to bounce buck for there is no more tomorrow come Easter as the winner of the Alaska vs. Barako series would play the Defending Champions, Talk and Text Tropang Texters while B-Meg and Meralco would slug it out to play crowd favorite, Ginebra. Alaska vs. Barako:  Freeman vs. Parada, the tale of Veterans and the Warriors Gabe Freeman has proven himself in his first game with Barako, but the local warriors of the Aces did it on Game 2. Will Gabe Freeman double his effort to bring Barako to the next stage along with Dorian...

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Adobe Products Discounted for Both Teachers and Students

For the first time in the Philippines, Adobe Systems Inc. announced the availability of significantly discounted versions of its industry-leading software for students and teachers. How much of a discount are we talking about? How about up to 80% off the full retail price? Products in this program include Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Design Premium, Creative Suite5.5 Design Standard, Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium and Adobe Acrobat® X Pro. The products offered under the Student and Teacher Software program are identical to the commercial edition and include a number of Adobe suites and individual products, encompassing the best-selling design...

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