#NCAA95 2nd Round Basketball Tournament Schedule

The second round of the Men's Basketball of the 95th season of the NCAA is set to begin this September 101 Check out the full schedule here.

#UAAP82 Day 3: Comboy, Gonzales lifts FEU to win number 1,

After losing in their opening game the Far Eastern University Tamaraws made sure that they will charge back immediately after they dominated the University of the East Red Warriors 81-65. 

The Tamaraws took control of the whole match, leading 17-10 in the opening period, they even extended the lead up 34-25 to end the first half. The Red Warriors tried to mount a comeback in the third period, but it rained three on the side of the Tamaraws with Inno Comboy, Ken Tuffin, and Xyruz Torres poured in threes to keep UE at bay. 

Inno Comboy scored a career high 24 points in this game, scoring 6 triples, most came in the second half. Meanwhile, LJ Gonzales almost scored a triple double after producing 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. 

UE's import Alex Diakhite led the Red Warriors with 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Rey Suerte added 17 points. 

LSS

Get your ears ready as real life couple Gabbi Garcia and Khalil Ramos give you Last Song Syndrome in their first movie together along with Ben & Ben, directed by Jade Castro, it will be a sweet and romantic Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino this 2019 with LSS, the movie will premiere on cinemas September 13 to 19. 

In a series of missed connections and virtual song duets, we see the individual lives of Zak and Sara who are MFEO (made for each other), but are seemingly parallel lines, destined to never meet until a major Ben & Ben concert brings them together for a whirlwind romance.

#NCAA95 Day 18: Letran, San Sebastian forces four way tie in the standings, San Beda sweeps first round.

The Letran Knights and San Sebastian Stags forced a four way tie for the second to the fourth seed in the standings of the Men's Basketball Tournament of the NCAA.

The Knights put a stop in the streaking Blazers after they silenced them 88-64. Jerrick Balanza led the Knights with 26 points, while Edson Batiller added 10 points.  Kendrix Belgica was the lone Blazer to score in double digits with 12 points.

Winning against Arellano 79-85, San Sebastian ends the first round with 6-3 record tied with CSB, Letran, and Lyceum. Allyn Bulanadi led the scoring with 22 points, JM Calma added 17 points and 10 rebounds, RK Ilagan added 12, while Kent Salado and Justin Arana scored 13 points each, while Dariel Bahia added 12 markers.

The San Beda Red Lions sweeps the first round of elimination after they devoured the Mapua Cardinals 69-60.

Calvin Oftana scored a big double-double performance of 24 points and 12 rebounds, James Kwekuteye and Donald Tankoua both scored 10 points. Rookie Paolo Hernandez top scored for the Cardinals with 16 points, Noah Lugo added 13 points, and another rookie Cyril Gonzales added 11 points.

Flex your Furbabies with these No-Fail TikTok hacks

Flex your Furbabies with these No-Fail TikTok hacks

A viral cat video has been making the rounds in social media which featured the 1954 song “Mr. Sandman” by the Chordettes matched with a 9-split screen TikTok filter. Some users even captioned it as the “best thing on the internet today.”

Days after, it was a corgi doing the same routine and Filipino netizens can’t help but share the overwhelming cuteness of these furry creatures. No doubt the  koala version would go viral, too.

But why do Pinoys fancy pet videos and memes?

Our appreciation and love for animals is so great that the Philippines ranked 5th in dog ownership worldwide based from the statistics of Australian pet insurer, Petsecure. There is an estimated 11.6M dogs who have Pinoy pet parents. Bantay (guard) and Muning are no longer common names for dogs and cats, respectively. We now give “hooman” names to our pets and treat them as part of the family.

This extreme fascination extends to our appreciation to pet memes and videos. Adults can agree that in the midst of the hectic schedule and overwhelming workload, a cat meme is a visual stress ball.

Why not take your meme game to the next level create the next viral pet video? Here’s how: 

DOWNLOAD the TikTok app which is available for iOS and Android.

SOUND: Tap ”Discover” and search for “Mr. Sandman”. You know you have the right song if it starts with a rhythmic clapping.

FILTER: Some TikTok accounts have the 9 screen Delay filter. In the latest version though, if you weren’t able to save the Delay filter, the closest you get is the Hexa-Delay which is limited to a 6 split screen effect. Don’t worry because it will still be equally fun and entertaining.

SHOOT: Record the video in a safe space where your furry friend will likely be comfortable. Remember, this video is about having fun and bonding with your pets. No animal or human shall be harmed.

Hit the record button and enjoy! If you don’t get the timing right the first time, you can always retake. Or just leave it as it is. Pets have a way to make challenge fails cute and adorable!

SHARE: Of course, the whole world can’t get enough of animal videos that’s already in the internet! Upload your video on TikTok and use the hashtag #MrSandmanChallenge so other users can easily track your video. Go and flex your furbabies!

#UAAP82 Day 1: FEU drops opening game against Fighting Maroons

The Far Eastern University Tamaraws failed to mount a comeback in their opening game day match against last year's runners up UP Fighting Maroons as they let them sneaked past with a 61-55 win.

Despite being the underdogs in their match up as the Tamaraws were able to keep the opening period close, with UP leading by a small margin to end it at 20-17, but moving on to the second period the Fighting with Javi Gomez de Liano started a scoring romp to pull away at the end of the first half 38-27.

Moving to the second half, FEU started to heat things up as they take a 17-9 run in the third period to cut the deficit to three, at 47-44. The Tamaraws kept charging in the final period, tying the game at 55 with just a few minutes left in the game, but crucial turnovers struck the Tamaraws as their comeback was foiled by UP.

It was a low scoring ball game for the Tamaraws with Brandrey Bienes top scoring with just 9 points, LJ Gonzales, Patrick Tchuente, and Wendell Comboy all had 8 points, while Kenneth Tuffin  and Xyrus Torres both added 6 points.

Javi Gomez de Liano led the Maroons in this game with 22 points.

#NCAA95 Day 17: CSB ends two game losing skid, San Sebastian edges out EAC

The College of Saint Benilde Blazers finally snapped out of their two game losing skid after they defeated the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers 74-66. 

Justin Gutang and Carlo Young teamed up for the Blazers as they scored 14 and 13 points respectively, Edward Dixon added another 10 markers for Saint Benilde as they go back to the winning column with a 6-2 record. 

Agem Miranda top scored on the side of the Heavy Bombers with 20 points, John Amores added 14 points, while Marq Dionesio scored a double double 13 points and 12 rebounds. 

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The San Sebastian Golden Stags edges out the EAC Generals 86-65.

Alvin Capobres led the Stags with 20 points followed by Allyn Bulanadi with 14 point, Rommel Calahat added 12 points and RK Ilagan added 11 markers.

Kriss Gurtiza led the Generals with 16 points, while JP Maguliano added 12 points. 

#UAAP82 Preview: FEU Tamaraws

The Tamaraws has lost several key players from last season, such as Arvin Tolentino, Jasper Parker, Axel Inigo, Prince Orizu, and Richard Escoto. 

Returning this season for the Morayta based school are Barkley Ebona, Hubert Cani, and Wendel Comboy, joining them are rookies Xyrus Torres, James Tempre, JR Dulatre, Daniel Celzo, Travis Mantua, Royce Alforque and Patrick Tchuente. 

Also returning to the team are Ken Tuffin, Joseph Nunag, Alec Stockton, and LJ Gonzales. Still at the helm for the Tamaraws is Coach Olsen Racela. 

ELmo Magalona returns in the music scene with new single "Crush"

Singer-rapper Elmo Magalona returns to the music scene with his latest single “Crush”.

Upon its release, Crush has already celebrated a number of achievements on various platforms. It topped the iTunes Philippines All Genre Chart, joining top hits of OPM and world music alike. Since its release, the song has already garnered more than 120,000 streams on Spotify, with Elmo having been featured as the face of New Music Friday Philippines on the week of the song's release. On top of this, the track has also been included in several playlists around Asia such as Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

The modern track revolves around the typical high school crush and “getting bit by the love bug” - having such strong feelings for someone, yet so unsure of how they feel about you.

"Crush" was produced in Hawaii, and allowed Elmo to step out of his comfort zone and try new things. As he is still in the process of finding his sound, he says that this song is “a gateway to an unexplored Elmo”.

Prior to this song, Elmo released a self-titled album back in 2016, and recently collaborated with Hawaiian-Filipino artist MiMi, on the song entitled “Keke Love.”

With its fresh new vibe and the return of Elmo, "Crush" is definitely a track not miss out on. Watch out for the official music video and more music from Elmo soon!

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Crush is now available for streaming and download on  iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Amazon Music under Universal Records. 

Cuddle Weather

Get ready for a naughty and wild September as Regal Films brings Sue Ramirez and RK Bagatsing in the wildest and sexiest movie of 2019 in Cuddle Weather, directed by Rod Marmol, the movie tackles the story of two prostitutes who will find love in each others company. Cuddle Weather is an official entry to this year's Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino, starting this September 13 in cinemas nationwide. 

Cuddle Weather tells the story of Adela (Sue Ramirez) a professional call girl in the streets of Manila who aspires to become a high end prostitute, she then meets Ram (RK Bagatsing) a wait listed Marino who ends up being a call boy to provide for his family.  

The two started a mentor-mentee relationship that slowly grew to an odd romance, they started to become cuddle buddies, but as their connection gets deeper, both Adela and Ram start their capabilities of falling in love and getting into a relationship, will Adela and Ram gets into the hurdle of falling in love without naming a price.