#UAAP78 Day 25: NU Keep Hopes Alive, Ateneo Moves Up

In first game of the Sunday gameday of the UAAP at the Araneta Coliseum, the NU Bulldogs captures the fourth spot after defeating the UP Fighting Maroons 75-69.

UP started the game strong taking an 18-13 lead in the first period and 31-28 at the end of the first half, but NU came back to life in the second half getting the lead to end the third period 52-42, in the fourth period UP tried to make a comeback, but already too late as the Bulldogs were already in control of the game.

Gelo Alolino exploded 26 points for NU to stay alive in the game, adding to that is Alfred Aroga's 15 points. On the other side Jett Manuel and Diego Dario combines 26 points as the Fighting Maroons dropped another game.

NU Bulldogs 75 

Alolino 26, Aroga 15, Neypes 7, Celda 7, Salim 6, Alejandro 4, Javillonar 3, Yu 3, Javelona 2, Morido 2.

UP Fighting Maroons 69 

Manuel 13, Dario 13, Desiderio 10, Amar 9, Kone 6, Moralde 4, Asilum 4, Gallarza 4, Harris 2, Lim 2, Longa 2

In the second game, the Ateneo Blue Eagles extends their winning streak to 5 as they trump their bitter rivals De La Salle Green Archers 73-62.

La Salle started the game dominant after leading the Blue Eagles 23-13 to end of the first period, in the second period Ateneo were able to trimmed the lead of the Green Archers to end the first half  down 30-35.

In the second half tables were turned as Ateneo were able to capitalize on the foul trouble of the Green Archers as they were able to take a 53-44 lead, in the final period La Salle looked more disorganized giving the Blue Eagles a chance to pull away in the last few minutes of the game.

Von Pessumal and Kiefer Ravena led the Blue Eagles combining 32 points, meanwhile Prince Rivero and Jeron Teng combined 27 points for the Green Archers.

Ateneo Blue Eagles 73

Pessumal 17, Ravena 15, Black 13, Wong 10, Nieto 6, Gotladera 5, Ikeh 4, Go 2, Capacio 1.

De La Salle Green Archers  62

Rivero 16, Teng 11, Perkins 8, Torralba 8, Muyang 6, Torres 6, Caracut 5, Go 2, 

#UAAP78 Day 24: Adamson Gets Third Win, UST Bounces Back.

In the first game of the Saturday Matches of the 78th season of the UAAP at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Adamson University gets their third victory of the season at the expense of the University of the East 74-71. 

The Soaring Falcons soars high early in the first period as they ended the first period at 24-19 over UE, though the Red Warriors were able to make runs to cut the lead of Adamson they still fall behind 44-48 at the end of the first half.

Entering the second half, Adamson were able to dominate the Red Warriors as they were able to limit the scoring of UE to just 10 points as they end the third period up 65-54. In final period the Red Warriors kept fighting as they were able to get close to Adamson, but the run was already late as the Falcons already sealed the win. 

Pape Sarr scored 22 points in this game to lead the Falcons to go up 3-9, while Clark Derige scored 17 points for the Red Warriors.   

Adamson Falcons 74

Sarr 22, Tungcab 14, Nalos 11, J. Garcia 7, Escalambre 5, Ochea 5, Polican 5, Capote 3, Margallo 2

UE Red Warriors 71

Derige 17, Palma 11, Charcos 9, Javier 9, J. Varilla 8, Abanto 4, De Leon 4, Yu 4, Batiller 3, Sta. Ana 2. 

In the second game the UST Growling Tigers completes a season sweep over the FEU Tamaraws 85-76. 

All started well for the Tamaraws leading UST by as much as 11 points to end the first period at 30-19, but entering the second quarter fouls piled up for FEU enabling the Tigers to erased the deficit and tied the game at 45 to end the first half. 

The nightmare for FEU didn't end in the first half as it continued in the second half as fouls keep coming in, the defense of the Tamaraws dropped, as UST's offense continues to get hot for them to turn the tables and end the third period up 69-59. 

In the fourth period the Tamaraws are now struggling getting into penalty entering the 7:30 mark of the final period, meanwhile UST is just smooth sailing to get their tenth victory. 

Abdul and Ferrer combined 44 points for the Growling tigers, meanwhile Tolomia and Tamsi combined 32 points for the Tamaraws. 

UST Growling Tigers 85  

Abdul 23, Ferrer 21, Bonleon 13, Vigil 13, Daquioag 11, Lee 4

FEU Tamaraws 76  

Tolomia 17, Tamsi 15, Belo 12, Pogoy 8, Ru. Escoto 6, Arong 5, Jose 4, Orizu 4, Trinidad 3, Iñigo 2

#UAAP78 Juniors Basketball Schedule

November 14, Blue Eagle Gym

9:00am NU vs Adamson

11:00am DLSZ vs Ateneo 

1:00pm FEU-FERN vs UPIS

3:00pm UST vs UE

November 17, San Juan Arena

9:00am Ateneo vs FEU-FERN

11:00am UE vs Adamson

1:00pm UPIS vs DLSZ

3:00pm NU vs UST

November 21, Blue Eagle Gym 

9:00am DLSZ vs NU

11:00am Adamson vs Ateneo

1:00pm UST vs UPIS

3:00pm FEU-FERN vs UE

November 24, San Juan Arena 

9:00am UE vs DLSZ

11:00am NU vs UPIS

1:00pm Ateneo vs UST

3:00pm FEU-FERN vs Adamson 

November 28, Blue Eagle Gym

9:00am Adamson vs UST

11:00am DLSZ vs FEU-FERN

1:00pm UE vs NU

3:00pm UPIS vs Ateneo 

December 5, Blue Eagle Gym

9:00am FEU-FERN vs NU

11:00am Ateneo vs UE

1:00pm UPIS vs Adamson

3:00pm UST vs DLSZ

December 12, Blue Eagle Gym

9:00am UE vs UP

11:00am Adamson vs DLSZ

1:00pm UST vs FEU

3:00pm NU vs Ateneo 

Miss International 2015

Miss Venezuela, Edymar Martinez was crowned as the 55th Miss International in Tokyo, Japan awhile ago. Philippines bet Janicel Lubina was left unplaced in the Top 10. 

Miss International 2015: Venezuela

1st Runner Up: Honduras

2nd Runner Up Kenya

3rd Runner Up: Vietnam

4th Runner Up: USA

BEST in National Costume: Japan

Miss Perfect Body: Venezuela

Best Dresser: Philippines 

Top 10

Brazil

Honduras

Kenya

Mexico

Philippines 

Thailand

UK

USA

Venezuela

Vietnam

Miss International 

Asia: Korea

Europe: Portugal 

America: Aruba 

Africa: Kenya 

Oceania: Hawaii 

#UAAP78 Day 23: UE Stay In Contention, Ateneo Take The Third Final Four Spot

In the return of action in the UAAP at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the UE Red Warriors stuns number 2 seed UST 91-77 to keep their final four hopes alive.

Coming off a break Red Warriors didn't show sluggish performance as they were able to lead UST at the end of the first period at 20-15, though in the second period the Growling Tigers were able to caught up with UE trimming their lead to just a single point to end the first half 38-39.

In the third period the Red Warriors again showed that they won't give UST a chance to make a comeback in the in the third period as they extend their lead to end the third period up by 10, 62-52.

In the final quarter again UST threatens to make a comeback as they slowly erasing the lead of the Red Warriors down by just only 2 points 70-68 with 3:52 remaining in the game, but UE was just in to getting the win as again they were able to answer with their own run to extend their lead to a more comfortable 80-71 lead.

Clark Derige was on fire in this game as he scored 26 points to lead the Red Warriors in getting the win to stay alive in the final four race. meanwhile Karim Abdul posted a double double performance of 25 points and 15 rebounds as UST dropped their third game this season.

UE Red Warriors 91 

Derige 26, Javier 13, Abanto 10, Varilla P 10, Batiller 9, Charcos 8, Manalang 6, Palma 4, Gagate 2, Varilla J 2, Sta. Ana 1

UST Growling Tigers 77 -

 Abdul 25, Daquioag 11, Ferrer 10, Vigil 9, Lee 9, Lao 6, Sheriff 4, Bonleon 2, Subido 1

QUARTER SCORES: 20-15, 39-38, 62-52, 91-77

In the second game, the Ateneo Blue Eagles swept the battle of Katipunan after they fend off the UP Fighting Maroons 74-65, sealing the third final four spot. 

The first few minutes went well for the Fighting Maroons as theyw ere able to still keep the game close and even leading at 9-8 entering the 4 minute mark, but with just a snap Ateneo showed that they are the dominant team in the game as they were able to make a 10-3 run to end the first period 19-11.

The second period was no good for the Fighting Maroons, as Ateneo was able to pull away and take a huge 45-26 lead at the end of the first half, in the third period UP finally were able to get a chance to closed in the game as they outscored the Blue Eagles 18-9 to end the third at 54-44.

In the final quarter it was the young guns of Ateneo who took over the job of maintaining their double digit lead against the determined Fighting maroons, but UP's run was just too late as the blue Eagles managed to give them their 8th loss in 11 games.

Again Rookie Blue Eagle Adrian Wong showed that he is the future of Ateneo as he scored 14 points helping Kiefer Ravena who topscored them with 16 points in this game to secure the third spot in the final four. On the side of the Maroons Diego Dario led UP with 13 points. 

Ateneo Blue Eagles 74

Ravena 16, Wong 14, Tolentino A 8, Gotladera 6, Ikeh 6, Nieto 5, Pessumal 5, Babilonia 4, Capacio 4, Black 2, Tolentino V 2, Go 2

UP Fighting Maroons 65

Dario 13, Amar 11, Manuel 10, Desiderio 8, Kone 7, Harris 4, Moralde 4, Vito 4, Gallarza 2, Lim 2

QUARTER SCORES: 19-11, 45-26, 54-44, 74-65

Men's Health Philippines November 2015: James Yap

Esquire Philippines November 2015: Marian Rivera

Mega Magazine November 2015: Kelsey Meritt and Janine Gutierrez

Metro Magazine November 2015: Charo Santos-Concio

Metro Magazine November issue marks the 60th birthday of ABSCBN's Matriarch Charo Santos- Concio, joining the President and CEO of ABSCBN on the cover are some of the top women in the network namely Dawn Zulueta, Charlene Gonzales, Judy Ann Santos, Anne Curtis and Bea Alonzo.

Telstra In The Philippines?

There are rumors spreading this past few days about a new Telecom Company is soon coming in the Philippines to compete against the two biggest Telcos in the country which is PLDT and Globe, and that Telco is the Australian based telecommunication giant "Telstra".

It is said that Telstra is in talks with San Miguel Corporation, but there's still no final agreement nor certainty if this will push through. In 2012 it was also rumored that Vodafone was also coming to the Philippines also under San Miguel Corporation, but it didn't happened. Stay tuned for more updates regarding the issue

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Telstra is the largest telecommunication and media company in Australia which builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other entertainment products and services, Telstra already has a business here in the country, but it is only a call center/customer support center for their Australian customers.