This afternoon, I received a message from Tim Handorf of BestCollegesOnline.com. He told me that one of their recent post is an infographic that asks the question whether student-athletes are being exploited. I’ve been planning to do something like this but numbers and information in the Philippines are very hard to gather, so it’s taking some time. Anyway, I embedded their infographic below for all of you to see. Via: [...]
2010 Bantay Bata 163 UAAP – NCAA All-Star November 13, 2010 Seniors Line-Ups (Submitted by coaches) UAAP SENIORS ALL-STARS COACH : NORMAN BLACK 1. Ryan BUENAFE (ADMU) 2. Nico SALVA (ADMU) 3. Kirk LONG (ADMU) 4. Eric SALAMAT (ADMU) 5. Clark BAUTISTA (UST) 6. Paul LEE (UE) 7. Kenneth ACIBAR (UE) 8. Magi SISON (UP) 9. Aldrech RAMOS (FEU) 10. RR GARCIA (FEU) 11. Reil CERVANTES (FEU) 12. Lester ALVAREZ [...]
Ateneo de Manila extended its reign in the UAAP juniors’ basketball tournament Sunday at the Big Dome after outscoring UST in their finals game three. It was Ateneo’s 18th UAAP juniors’ title overall and the Blue Eaglets’ eighth under coach Jamike Jarin. The son of former PBA star Bong Ravena and Ateneo Blue Eaglets’ main man, Kiefer Ravena bagged his second Finals MVP award.
The University of the Philippines Pep Squad bagged its sixth title as it won this year’s annual UAAP Cheer Dance Competition at Araneta Coliseum. The UP Pep Squad wowed the judges with a colorful and lively “Hala Bira” fiesta theme. The act garnered a total of 440.9 points in the cumulative judges’ rankings, dethroning erstwhile champions, the FEU cheering squad, who dropped to second place with 421.4 points with its [...]
There are numerous collegiate leagues in the country and all of them wants their fair share of respect they deserve. Each of it’s team member’s play very hard to have their talents recognize. They train religiously to show that they are the best collegiate basketball team in the country. To somehow help us determine the nation’s best, the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) was established. PCCL was known as Collegiate [...]
The rivalry of Ateneo Blue Eagles and La Salle Green Archers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and one of the most watched rivalry in Philippine amateur basketball. This no-bearing game is a good preview for the incoming UAAP season. After regulation, both teams had it 65-65. They are now playing each other in over time.
University of Santo Tomas, a member of University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) will have their own coliseum. The coliseum, which is planned to accommodate around five thousand guests is estimated to be finished on 2011. The most probable start of construction will be late 2008 or early 2009. The plan of constructing a coliseum is also in-line with the celebration of UST’s 400 years of education.
After nine rounds in the 2008 Sydney International Open Chess Tournament, which was held on 25-29 March at Parramatta Town Hall, Australia, JJ De Ramos of Mapua Institute of Technology, seeded 27th, finished 21st. He had 5 1/2 points by beating Kalisch Tom, Stojic Svetozar, Nguyen Thu Giang, Hu Jason, Dotsenko Viacheslav and a draw with FM Goldenberg Igor. De Ramos lost all his games with a GM. His performance [...]