[ad_1] The PBA will not award a Most Valuable Player award at the end of the 2020 season. Commissioner Willie Marcial said Thursday that the league’s Board of Governors will name the Best Player in the Conference once the Philippines Cup concludes in the next week or two. “The MVP …
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[ad_1] Shoppers pass through the Divisoria area in Manila on November 9, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Philippine economic managers lowered their forecast for the economy again this year following the release of official unemployment figures, and after the country’s gross domestic product contracted at a worse-than-expected rate …
Read More »[ad_1] DBCC sets deeper economic decline in 2020 The Interagency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) expects a deeper economic contraction this year due to community quarantine measures amid the COVID-19 crisis.Following the DBCC meeting Thursday night, economic managers adjusted their assumption of gross domestic product (GDP) for the year to …
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[ad_1] SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – TnT Tropang Giga keeps its fingers crossed that high-scoring guard Ray Parks Jr. can play in a decisive Game 3 against Barangay Geneva in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. But it will? News from the TnT camp revealed that 6-foot-4 Parks, Tropang Giga’s top …
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[ad_1] TNT’s Poy Erram attacks Barangay Geneva’s defense in Game 2 of the PBA Philippines Cup Finals last Wednesday. (PBA images) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel wants to play with more sense of urgency this time around, as he aims to put TNT in a deep hole and take a 3-0 …
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[ad_1] Juan Gómez de Liano was the constant presence the young Gilas team needed when they competed in the Manama bubble of the 2021 FIBA Asian Cup Qualifiers. And consequent it was. The 6-foot-1 shooting guard for the University of the Philippines averaged 13.0 points on 50 percent shooting from …
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[ad_1] DOHA (Qatar) & MANAMA (Bahrain) – The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers bubbles have come to an end, leaving us with some fun basketball memories to close out the 2020 calendar year. A lot has happened in both bubbles And here are five key takeaways from both places in …
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[ad_1] MANILA (TO UPDATE) – Malacañang on Thursday ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development to protect the welfare of the one-month-old son of the arrested Amanda Echanis, daughter of the murdered peasant leader Randy Echanis. Authorities arrested Amanda, 32, with her baby before dawn Wednesday for alleged illegal …
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[ad_1] PHILIPPINE FIGHTER Jomary Torres is looking to get back in the win column when he sees action on ONE: Big Bang on Friday. – A CHAMPIONSHIP ONE Championship begins its December offering on Friday with “ONE: Big Bang”, which will feature two Filipino wrestlers in Rene “D’Challenger” Catalan and …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The camp of journalist Maria Ressa, who is also the executive director of the online site Rappler, filed a motion to overturn the other cyber defamation case brought against her by businessman Wilfredo Keng. In the 10-page motion prepared by the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), …
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