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VOL. 10 NO. 168• THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011www.libre.com.ph
Donasyonni SatanasgagamitinNi Cathy Yamsuan
S INABI noon ng yumao nang si Manila ArchbishopJaime Cardinal Sin na handa siyang tumanggap ngdonasyon kahit kay Satanas mismo kung maga-
gamit ito sa pagtulong sa mahihirap.Sa kaso ng isang obispo, sino
kaya ang galanteng “Satanas” nanagbigay sa kanya?
Tinanong ito ni Sen. JinggoyEstrada kay Butuan Bishop Juan deDios Pueblos sa pagdinig kahaponng Senado sa umano’y maanomal-yang pagbibigay ng pondo ng Philip-pine Charity Sweepstakes Office(PCSO) sa ilang obispo na ibinili na-man ng mga sasakyan noong pana-hon ng administrasyong Arroyo.
Sa utos ng noon ay PangulongGloria Macapagal-Arroyo, tumang-gap si Pueblos ng pera mula saPCSO para sa kanyang ika-66kaarawan noong 2009 na pinam-
bili niya ng isang bagong 4 x 4Mitsubishi Montero sport utilityvehicle.
“For example, if the Devil or Sa-tan appears in front of you and of-fers to give you money or a vehiclefor that matter, would you acceptit?” tanong ni Estrada kay Pueblos.
Tinanong din ng senador angobispo kung tama bang humingiang isang pari ng “brand-new car”kay Arroyo bilang birthday gift.
Sumagot si Pueblos, “The im-properness at that time, I do notactually feel because (Arroyo)knows the situation of the roads inCaraga (region).”
’WAG KOBE, ’WAGKUNG makapagsasalita lang ang ring aysiguradong sisigaw ng ‘huwag po, huwagpo’ matapos ang mala-lindol na dunk niKobe Bryant na naging mitsa ngnakabibinging sigawan at buntong-hininga mula sa mga miron nanagsiksikan sa Araneta Coliseum.Nakipagbiruan ngunit hindi pa rinmaiwasan ng ‘Black Mamba’ na gawinang kanyang premyadong mga dunkhabang nakikipaglaro sa Ateneo,DLSU at Smart Gilas. basahin saPage 7 AUGUST DELA CRUZ
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Gloria nagbulsang P200 M—Zaldy
sacre kung saan 58katao ang pinatay.
Ngunit sinabi niRaul Lambino, aboga-do ni Arroyo, na“choreographed” angmga sinasabi ni Am-patuan bilang “mainbargaining chip” up-ang bigyan siya ngpagkakataon namakalusot sa “abso-lutely certain guiltyverdict” sa masaker.
“Governor Zaldy ishaggling to be chargedwith a lesser offense sothat he could be eligi-ble for executiveclemency from Presi-dent Aquino,” ani Lam-bino. GCC, MR, NB
Ni Philip C. Tubeza
NAGPASABOG na naman ng bomba siZaldy Ampatuan laban kay datingPangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyona inakusahan niya ng pagtanggap ngP200-milyong kickback sa mgaproyektong pangkalsada sa Mindanaosa ilalim ng administrasyon nito.
Nakasaad angparatang sa tatlong af-fidavit na walang lag-da na ginawa ngsuspendidong gober-nador ng ARMM.
Sa isa pang hindipirmadong dokumen-to ay pinaratangananni Ampatuan si Ar-royo at kabiyak ni-tong si Jose Miguel
“Mike” Arroyo ngpandaraya sa 2007senatorial elections saMaguindanao upangmanalo si Sen. MiguelZubiri.
Inalok ni Ampatu-an ang sarili bilangstate witness laban saama at kapatid niyakaugnay sa 2009Maguindanao mas-
Pabahaysa sundaloready naA P A T n a b u w a nmakaraang ipangako niPangulong Aquino,matutuluyan na sa Bi-yernes ang unang batchng pabahay para samga sundalo at pulis.
Ang Pangulo mis-mo ang magsasalin ngmga bahay sa halos200 sundalo at pulissa isang palatuntunansa Calamba, Laguna.
Dadaluhan din itong mga tatanggap ngpabahay sa mga lala-wigan ng Cavite, Rizal,Bulacan at ibang baha-gi ng Laguna.
Ipinangako ni G.Aquino ang pabahaysa mga sunda lo a tpulis sa ika-25 aniber-saryo ng Edsa PeoplePower Revolution ni-tong Pebrero. DZP
LET’S GET IT ON!HUWAG nang tumingin sa malayo kung balitang UAAP at NCAA ang hanapmo. Kumuha ng kopya ng espesyal na edisyon ng ‘Varsity Wars’ ng INQUIRERLIBRE na ipamimigay ngayong araw sa mga pamantasan at paaralang kasaping dalawa sa pinakamalaking ligang pang-isports sa bansa.
Tuloy ang pagtulongTULOY ang pagtutu-lungan ng Depar t-ment of Social Welfarea n d D e v e l o p m e n t(DSWD) at Land Bankof the Philippines parasa programang condi-tional cash transfer nanaglalayong mamaha-gi ng panustos sa mgapinakamahihirap sabansa.
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mananatiling bukastuwing weekend kungkinakailangan.
Nagpatulong na-man ang Land Bank saGlobe Telecom upangmamahagi ng tulongsa mga malalayong lu-gar na walang bangko.
Tinaas na rin ngGlobe sa 400 ang bi-lang ng mga bayank u n g s a a n i t o n a-mamahagi ng tulongsa pamamagitan ngserbisyong GCASH Re-mit. LB Salaverria
‘May dayaannoong 2007’SINABI ni Commissionon Elections (Comelec)Chair Sixto BrillantesJr. kahapon na hindina siya nabigla sa pa-hayag ni Zaldy Ampa-tuan na pinadaya ninadating Pangulong Glo-ria Macapagal-Arroyoat kabiyak niya anghalalang pansenadornoong 2007.
Sa papeles na bini-gay sa INQUIRER noongMartes, sinabi ng da-ting gobernador ng Au-tonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (AR-MM) na inutos ni Ar-royo at kabiyak nitongsi Jose Miguel na big-yan ng “zero votes” saM a g u i n d a n a o a n gnoon ay senador na siPangulong Aquino, atsina Panfilo Lacson atAlan Peter Cayetano.
“There really wascheating in 2007,” aniBrillantes. “We wereaware of that becauseI was the lead counselof the Genuine Oppo-sition ticket. We knowabout cheating longago.” Jerome Aning
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Martin keeps mumabout ‘ASAP’ no-show
His fans are worried becauseof the following tweets thatMartin had posted:
“Loyalty, faithfulness, beingthere from the first day. None ofthese matter. All you need is aloud, demanding manager.”
“You wanna know the sadtruth? Only if you have apersistent manager canyou get the treatment youwish you had.”
“It’s better to be adiva pala. You reallyknow who yourfriends are when youare at your lowest.The rest just thinkof themselves.Fame keeps themaway.”Not about Sarah
I clarified the is-sue with Mart. As al-ways, he answered intrue gentleman fashion.
“Please, please let’snot make this aboutSarah. Because it really isnot. I love Sarah,” Mart ex-plains. “I am not hurt because Iwas pushed aside in ASAP byanyone. In fairness to the show,they had a number for me witha video to greet me for my an-niversary. It was I who decidedto be absent. To comment fur-ther on why I didn’t show uplast Sunday would be a sign ofweakness.”
He insists that he’s “not oneto make demands,” nor does he“count his every accolade in or-der to assure his or her place ona Sunday afternoon party. But Iam only human.”
Be that as it may, Mart reit-erates his heart will always bewith ASAP.
“I have been offered overand over again to move to other
networks but my loyalty has al-ways been with my Kapamilya,”he points out. “But in ourworld, what does loyalty meananyway?”
Let’s celebrate his 29th an-niversary and catch his show,Martin Nievera: Tribute at theNewport Performing Arts The-ater of Resorts World on July 16and Sept. 2. After all, his songsmake up the soundtrack of ourlives.
Martin will be singing stan-dards from Frank Sinatra, TomJones, Dean Martin andMichael Jackson, plus timelessOPM hits from composersGeorge Canseco, Willy Cruzand Louie Ocampo.
As Martin’s Twitter name“4eversinging4u” connotes, hewill keep singing his heart outfor his fans and his passion forhis craft.
Where’sthe boss?
Why was Boss Vic delRosario conspicuously ab-sent at the Araneta Colise-um for Vice Ganda’sconcert which he pro-duced?
Rumor has it thatBoss Vic is peeved atthe comedian’s al-leged attitude prob-lem.
Heard that Vicedemanded a specialfront row section tobe added for hisrelatives, and thathe would curse who-ever sits there aside
from his family.Onlookers insist that
Vice threw his weightaround during technical
rehearsals which almostled to the walkout of thedirector. Perhaps it wasjust brought about by thepreconcert tension.
“I just had an importantappointment that day,”Boss Vic clarifies. “Vivamight do a repeat.”
There are always twosides to a story. So what’sit gonna be, Vice? Naughtyor nice?
Pacman’snew game
Manny Pacquiao is setto transform lives whilebringing entertainment tothe whole family in MannyMany Prizes starting July16 after 24 Oras on GMA
Sabado Star Power.Joining Pacman are Rhian
Ramos, Isabelle Daza, PaoloContis, Gladys Guevarra andOnyok Velasco.
Through engaging segments,the Filipino icon brings hopeand cheers to deserving Pinoysby giving them once-in-a-life-time opportunities.
By Dolly Anne Carvajal
F ANS of Martin Nievera wonder why the singer’s29th anniversary celebration at ASAP didn’tpush through last Sunday. Did the ABS-CBN
noontime show give way instead to Sarah Geronimo’scomeback?
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JHIELYNBaliao, 17, BSInformationTechnologystudent sa FarEasternUniversity-Makati
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MADULASNAKALUSOT si JoseRizal University rookieguard Byron Villariaskay Russell Yaya ngEmilio AguinaldoCollege Generalskahapon sa NCAAmen’s basketballtournament sa FilOilFlying V Arena. Pinutolng Heavy Bombers angtwo-game losing streakmatapos paluhurin angGenerals, 76-60. Saikalawang laro, binigong College of St. BenildeBlazers ang MapuaCardinals, 70-67. "I toldmy players Mapua'stalented, bigger andmore athletic," wika niCSB mentor Richard delRosario. "Butsometimes, its not allabout talent. If we playwith our hearts, it willmake a big difference."
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Pacquiao yan!Peninsula.
“I love his tenacity,I love everythingabout him. Manny’s afriend.”
Pinili rin ng ‘‘BlackMamba” ang Sarang-gani congressman natatalunin si MiguelCotto noong 2009.
“[T]hat’s not evena question. MannyPacquiao all the way.”
Makikipag-palitanng suntok si Pacquiaokay Mexican JuanManuel MarquezNobyembre. Tulad niBryant ay isponsor niPacquiao ang Nike.
Ni Francis T.J. Ochoa
K UNG matutuloy ang MannyPacquiao-Floyd MayweatherJr. fight, kakampihan ni Kobe
Bryant ang pambansang kamao.“Manny’s my guy,”
ani Bryant sa isangpress conference ka-
hapon na bahagi ngNike Kobe ManilaTour 2011 sa Manila
Elasto Painters todas kay TenorioNi June Navarro
SUMANDAL ang Alas-ka Aces sa mgakrusyal tres ni LATenorio upang gibainang Rain or ShineElasto Painters, 88-83kagabi sa PBA Gover-nors Cup sa CunetaAstrodome.
Isa sa dalawangtres ng dating pam-bato ng Ateneo angtomodas sa ElastoPainters na hinabolang 18 puntos agwatng Aces.
Sa ikalawang laro,sinalpak ni Jason Cas-
tro ang isang jumperupang tulungan angTalk ‘N Text na gapiinang Meralco, 93-91.
Umakyat ang Alas-ka sa 4-3.
“To be quite hon-est, coach Yeng’s teamis one of the teams inthe league I fearmost,’’ sabi ni Tenoriona may 22 puntos,walong rebounds attatlong assists sa 36minuto paglalaro.
Dinagdag ni JasonForte ang 11 puntosat 18 reboundskasama ang limangbutata. Nagtulungan
sina Forte at JoachimThoss na pahirapan siArizona Reid ng Rainor Shine.
Palpak ang unangsampung tira ni Reidngunit nagawa pa rintapusin ang laro namay 26 puntos at 11rebounds.
Pinuri ni Alaskacoach Tim Cone siTenorio.
“He (Tenorio) isnever ever intimidat-ed by anybody. That’swhy he’s so valuableto the team,’’ diin niCone. “He’s not goingto back down from
anyone and that rubson to his teammates.’’
Sinabi ni Tenoriona isa ito sa maga-ganda niyang larongayong conference.
“I was inconsistentthe past games. I hadto adjust when welost Joe (De Vance),’’ani Tenorio.
Tunay ba si Parks?Ni Jasmine W. Payo
BAGAMAT tinanggingsiya ang susi kungmagiging matagum-pay ang kampanya ngNational University,tiyak matutuon angatensyon kay BobbyRay Parks ngayon saUAAP men’s basket-ball tournament.
Ipaparada ng Bull-dogs si Parks, 6-foot-5, kontra UST Tigers1 p.m. sa AranetaColiseum.
Sinabi ni Parks,anak ni seven-timePBA Best Importawardee Bobby, nateamwork ang mag-dadala sa NU sapanalo.
“The chemistry isthere,” wika ni Parksna binigyan go-signalng UAAP board na
lumaro apat arawbago buksan ang liga.
“We’re a youngteam but I think wecan still be competi-tive.”
Paborito rin angUniversity of thePhilippines na mag-wagi kontra Universi-ty of the East 3 p.m.Lalaro sa Bulldogs siNigerian recruitAlinko Mbah.
Sasamahan ngmga magwawagi angkampeong Ateneo atFar Eastern Universitysa liderato.
Upang paigtinginang kanilang kampan-ya ay kinuha rin ng
Bulldogs sina KyleNeypes at CedricLabing-isa na mula sapambansang kopo-nan.
Tutulungan dinang Bulldogs ninaCameroonian Em-manuel Mbe, JosephTerso at GlennKhobuntin.
“We’re very opti-mistic,” wika ni NUcoach Eric Altamira-no. “We’re bringing ina young team, butwe’re well preparedcoming into this sea-son.”
Sasandal angTigers kina UAAP ju-niors MVP Kevin Fer-rer, 2009 NCAA ju-niors MVP Louie Vigil,Cameroonian KarimAbdul at Filipino-Canadian Jamil Sher-riff .
Sabi ni Bryant kung matutuloy Mayweather fight
MGA LARO NGAYON(Araneta Coliseum)
1 p.m.--National U vsSanto Tomas
3 p.m.--Univ. of the Eastvs Univ. of the Philippines
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GETTING READY: GreenArchers do the ‘‘twist’’ atthe Enrique M. Razon SportsCenter. ARNOLD ALMACEN
‘‘I know it’s going to be a biggame,” said Slaughter, also aSmart Gilas national teammainstay.
‘‘I’ve been talking to my Gilasteammates Chris (Tiu) and JV(Casio), asking about their ex-periences and getting it fromboth sides. They all said thesame thing ‘‘how you get ner-vous, how you try to stay calm,but you never know until you’reout there.”
That’s an understatement, ofcourse, as Ateneo coach Nor-man Black said himself.
‘‘It’s always a big game whenwe play La Salle, but we’ll beready,” said Black.
The Blue Eagles, on a questfor a fourth straight champion-ship, put their rivalry with theGreen Archers to an early testthis season.
‘‘What they have differentfrom last year is they havesize, so it’s going to be anothertough game for us,” saidBlack, just a week after his Ea-gles rallied to slip past Adam-son, 55-51.
The Green Archers—comingoff a 74-65 setback against
last’s year runner-up Far EasternUniversity—added heft andheight with 6-foot-8 Arnold VanOpstal and fellow rookies 6-6Norbert Torres and 6-5 PonsoGotladera. Papot Paredes, 6-foot-6, remains a force in theshaded lane.
La Salle coach DindoPumaren, however, knows it’sstill different when you have atyour disposal a 6-foot-11 talentlike Slaughter, who slaughteredthe Falcons with 23 points,eight rebounds, two assists anda couple of blocks.
‘‘We have to contest their of-fense at the post,” saidPumaren, who also listed Ate-neo veterans Nico Salva andKirk Long and rookie KieferRavena on his watchlist.
‘‘We have to pressure them.Even if we added size, our assetis still our quickness.”
Black, of course, got that onhis own checklist.
‘‘Break the press,” notedBlack. ‘‘Whenever you play LaSalle, that’s number one. Youhave to try to limit yourturnovers and try to break theirpressure to score.”
By Jasmine Payo, Inquirer Sports
I T FEELS like a grand debut again for Greg Slaugh-ter. Sensational in his maiden UAAP game, thetallest cager the league has seen in years braces
for a tough Ateneo-La Salle men’s basketball show-down on Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum.
ATENEO-LA SALLE DERBY ON
Big man gets setfor quick Archers
DEADLY ATENEOQUARTET: (From left) KieferRavena, Nico Salva, GregSlaughter, and Kirk Long
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ATENEO BLUE EAGLESNumber of UAAP men’s seniors basketball ti-
tles: 6 (2010, 2009, 2008, 2002, 1988 and 1987)Number of Finals appearances since 1994:
7 (2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001)Number of Final Four appearances: 12
(2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004,2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999)
Last year missed Final Four: 1998UAAP SEASON 73 elimination round record:
10- 4 (First round : 5-2, Second round: 5-2)Head coach: NORMAN BLACK (7th YEAR,
79-24*, 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS) *including playoffmatches
Key returnees: NICO SALVA (9.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg),KIRK LONG (9.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg), EMAN MONFORT(Season 73 Most Improved Player - 8.9 ppg, 2.1apg), JUSTIN CHUA (8.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
Key newcomers: KIEFER RAVENA (3-timeUAAP Jrs. champion, 2-time UAAP Jrs. FinalsMVP and Mythical 5 member from Ateneo HighSchool; GREG SLAUGHTER (transferee fromUniversity of Visayas, former CESAFI MVP, SmartGilas member).
DLSU GREEN ARCHERSNumber of UAAP men’s seniors basketball ti-
tles: 7 (1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,2007)
Number of Finals appearances since 1994:13 (2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000,1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994)
Last year missed Final Four: 2009Number of Final Four appearances:15 (2010,
2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000,1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994)
UAAP SEASON 73 elimination roundrecord: 8- 6, tied for 5th (First round: 4-3, Sec-ond round : 4-3)
Head coach: FERDINAND ‘ ‘DINDO’ ’PUMAREN (2nd year: 8-7)
Key returnees: SIMON ATKINS (8.9 ppg, 3.4apg), LUIGI DELA PAZ (6.7 ppg. 2.1 apg), MAUIVILLANUEVA (7.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg), JOSEPH MARA-TA (7.3 ppg), JOSHUA WEBB (7.3 ppg and 1.7rpg) and JOVET MENDOZA (6.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg).
Key newcomers: NORBERT TORRES (6-6 Fil-Canadian, former member RP Youth), ARNOLDVAN OPSTAL (6’7 from De La Salle-Zobel); DANSARA (former San Beda Red Cub).
Facts and Figures65— Number of total meetings between Ate-
neo and La Salle at the UAAP14—Number of games between La Salle and
Ateneo (out of 65 meetings) decided by 3 pointsor less
13—Number of combined UAAP men’s seniorsbasketball titles between La Salle (7) and Ateneo(6)
7—Number of consecutive games La Salle beatAteneo between 1990 and 1993 (Longest winningstreak of the Archers over the Eagles)
6—Number of consecutive games Ateneo beatLa Salle from 2008 to 2009 (Longest winningstreak of the Eagles over the Archers)
4—Number of overtime meetings betweenAteneo and La Salle in the UAAP (1994, 2003 Fi-nal Four, 2007, 2009) Ateneo has won three offour OT games
0—Number of games wherein either Ateneo orLa Salle scored at least 100 points each.
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By Mark Giongco, Inquirer.net
R AVENA. Parks. Slaughter. Their names are al-ready familiar. But the moment they step intothe hardcourts of the country’s premier varsity
hoops league, expect their stick to skyrocket.Kiefer Ravena, son of for-
mer PBA star Bong Ravena,has been the most heraldedrookie in UAAP Season 74 andhis bloodline is only part ofthe reason. The 5-foot-11swingman has anchoredcountless Ateneo stints duringhis high school days and theBlue Eagles are eagerly antici-pating him to further reachfor his ceiling in the seniorsquad.
Ray Parks Jr., a nationallyranked high school prospect inthe US who got several collegeoffers, also has a familiar blood-line. He is the son of seven-timePBA Best Import awardee Bob-by Parks and his entry to one-time perennial cellar-dwellerNU has turned the Bulldogs intoinstant Final Four favorites.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas main-stay Greg Slaughter will battlefor his share of the spotlightthis season too as he partnerswith Ravena to boost the Ea-gles.
But while the six-foot-11Slaughter won’t be eligible forrookie of the year honors, hemay line himself up for an evenbigger award: The league MVP.
Ateneo’s fierce rival, La Salle,will also have its share of high-profile rookies out to prove thatthe Green Archers are also legit-imate Final Four contenders.
La Salle boasts 6-foot-8Arnold Van Opstal, 6-6s NorbertTorres and Papot Paredes and 6-5 Ponso Gotladera.
“We added size, but we stillmaintained our speed,” saidLa Salle coach DindoPumaren, who will also bankon his mainstays SimonAtkins, Luigi dela Paz andJoseph Marata.
The battle of high-profilerookies will be an intriguing
UAAP SCHEDULE03 Jul 14 (Thu) 1:00PM UST vs
NU Araneta Coliseum04 Jul 14 (Thu) 3:00PM UP vs
UE Araneta Coliseum05 Jul 16 (Sat) 11:00AM FEU vs
AdU Araneta Coliseum06 Jul 16 (Sat) 3:00PM ADMU vs
DLSU Araneta Coliseum07 Jul 17 (Sun) 1:00PM NU vs
UP Araneta Coliseum08 Jul 17 (Sun) 3:00PM UE vs
UST Araneta Coliseum09 Jul 21 (Thu) 1:00PM NU vs
ADMU Araneta Coliseum10 Jul 21 (Thu) 3:00PM UE vs
FEU Araneta Coliseum11 Jul 23 (Sat) 1:00PM UP vs
DLSU Araneta Coliseum12 Jul 23 (Sat) 3:00PM ADMU vs
UE Araneta Coliseum13 Jul 24 (Sun) 1:00PM FEU vs
NU Philsports Complex14 Jul 24 (Sun) 3:00PM AdU vs
UST Philsports Complex15 Jul 28 (Thu) 1:00PM UE vs
AdU Philsports Complex16 Jul 28 (Thu) 3:00PM DLSU vs
NU Philsports Complex17 Jul 30 (Sat) 1:00PM ADMU vs
UP Araneta Coliseum18 Jul 30 (Sat) 3:00PM FEU vs
UST Araneta Coliseum19 Jul 31 (Sun) 1:00PM UE vs
DLSU Araneta Coliseum20 Jul 31 (Sun) 3:00PM NU vs
AdU Philsports Complex21 Aug 4 (Thu) 1:00PM FEU vs
UP Araneta Coliseum22 Aug 4 (Thu) 3:00PM UST vs
ADMU Araneta Coliseum23 Aug 6 (Sat) 1:00PM NU vs
UE Araneta Coliseum24 Aug 6 (Sat) 3:00PM AdU vs
DLSU Araneta Coliseum25 Aug 7 (Sun) 1:00PM UP vs
UST Araneta Coliseum26 Aug 7 (Sun) 3:00PM ADMU vs
FEU Araneta Coliseum27 Aug 11 (Thu) 1:00PM AdU vs
UP Araneta Coliseum28 Aug 11 (Thu) 3:00PM DLSU vs
UST Araneta Coliseum
SIZZLING ROOKIES
New names,big games
sub-plot in the Ateneo-La Sallederby as the mortal enemiessquare off for the first time onSaturday.
While Ravena seems to bethe favorite for the Rookie ofthe Year trophy, it wouldn’t bewise to discount UST’s KevinFerrer. Ferrer, a former juniorsMVP with the Tiger Cubs, is al-so expected to make an immedi-ate contribution for UST andturn the ROY race into a two-man contest.
UST, which is celebrating itsquadricentennial anniversary,will rely heavily on the lankysix-foot-four Ferrer, an in-side/outside guy who can playmultiple positions for theGrowling Tigers.
Coach Pido Jaerncio will al-so have more reasons to smileabout with another prizednewcomer that will addressthe Tigers’ need for a bigman.
Karim Ab-dul, a stocky6-6 Cameroo-nian, givesUST a truecenter itlacks.
“He im-proves on adaily basisand is veryactive,” com-mended Jarencio. “He’s themissing link for the squad.”
Another newcomer expectedto chip in is Chris Tolomia ofFEU.
Tolomia, an athletic tweener,adds depth to the already load-ed guard rotation of the Tama-raws, who still have reigningMVP RR Garcia and TerrenceRomeo running the show.
New names, big games. Watchout for them in Season 74.
SOARINGTIGER:KevinFerrerRAFFY LERMA
HAPPY TO WEAR GREEN: (from left) Pons Gotladera, NorbertTorres and Arnold Van Opstal. ARNOLD ALMACEN
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So you’ll know whatthey did last summer
Hotshot Calvin Abueva of theSan Sebastian Stags, on the oth-er hand, chose to play evenmore basketball and led theNLEX Road Warriors in the na-tion’s inaugural PBA Develop-ment League championship.
Letran stalwart Kevin Alasalso had a D-League stint buttook time out to join his fel-low Knights, who huddled to-gether in Baguio for a team-building session.
Meanwhile, high-motorguard Mapua Cardinal AllanMangahas and sweet-shootingCarlo Lastimosa from SaintBenilde turned teammates forthe PBA D-League, playingside by side for PC Gilmore.
By Dennison Rey Dalupang
W ITH the NCAAseason at abreak, cagers
and pep squad membersalike took a breatherfrom the intense compe-tition. Some continuedon working on theirgame, while others tooktime out to enjoy theoffseason.
San Beda Red Lions flew toLos Angeles and trained forthree weeks to gear up for theupcoming hoops season.
“We trained in California,”
said Carmelo Lim.“During breaks, we were
able to watch a game of theDallas-Lakers NBA playoff se-ries,” added skipper GarvoLanete.
SKIPPER: San Beda’s Lanete
Ni Hormel DelataMANY MOTIONS, ONE DIRECTION
DANCERS in Filipiniana regale the crowd during the star-studded opening of Season 87 of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association at the Big Dome. Established in 1924, the NCAA is theoldest athletic association in the country. This season’s host is the University of Perpetual HelpSystem-Dalta which also hosted the event in 1994 and 2004. AUGUST DELA CRUZ
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By Celest R. Flores Inquirer.net
A DMIT it—you once spent your entire afternoon googling about thatcute point guard you saw hit the triple in the game awhile ago.Googling, though, can’t get you the guy. Stalking will. But that’s risking
a restraining order. So let us do the detective work for you and give you theskinny on some of the most adorable guys of the NCAA, so you can go back todoing non-illegal stuff. Like. Your. Homework!
And, oh, we’re throwing inthese guys’ shoe size for whatev-er reference they may serve you.After all, you know what theysay about guys and their feet...
•CARLO LASTIMOSA(College of St. Benilde) Ju-nior, BS Hotel and RestaurantInstitution Management
Born:September 3, 1990Shoe size: 12Relationship status: In a
relationshipWhat you’ll like about
him: Witty, funny, God-fear-ing, family-oriented plus madbasketball skills.
What he’ll look for inyou: Do you appreciate goodfood? Great. Can you cook it?Even better.
What he would do foryou: You might just find your-self waking up in the beautifulprovince of Cagayan de Orowith balloons, flowers anddelectable breakfast by yourbedside.
Deal or no deal? Or, break-fast might have to wait until af-ter the morning cartoons. Heloves watching them.
•ISIAH BAENA CIRIACRU-AZ (Arellano) Senior, BS Hoteland Restaurant Management
Born: December 13, 1990Shoe size: 14Relationship status: In a
relationshipWhat you’ll like about him:
Living up to his nickname...hissmile is as cool as ice!
What he’ll look for inyou: He’s got a thing abouthis idiosyncrasies. You betterlearn to look past them.
What he would do foryou: He admits he’s not a ro-mantic, but he’ll make you
feel his love, alright.Deal or no deal? He is a
grown up man, but he remainsa baby at heart and mind.
•MILAN VARGAS (EmilioAguinaldo) Junior, BS Com-puter science
Born: February 7, 1988Shoe size: 11Relationship status: In a
relationshipWhat you’ll like about
him: He’s an emotional andjolly person trapped in a burlyphysique and a bad boy look.
What he’ll look for inyou: Do you know the wordsto Neyo’s Miss Independent?Good. Live it.
What he would do foryou: He’ll surprise you with abouquet of flowers.
Deal or no deal? We dohave a Mama’s boy here. Okayby you?
•JOSE CARMELO LIM (SanBeda) Senior, BS Marketing
Born: June 2, 1990Shoe size: 11Relationship status: SingleWhat you’ll like about him:
From a back-up last year, to oneof San Beda’s top offensiveguards this season. And you canassure he worked doubly hardto earn it.
What he’ll look for inyou: A killer smile might justdo the trick.
What he would do foryou: Just because he hasn’tdone anything really sweet toa girl, doesn’t mean he’s clue-less on the basics of making agirl feel like a princess.
Deal or no deal? Believe itor not, this dude is a raremember of the No GirlfriendSince Birth club.
•KEVIN LOUIE ALAS (Le-tran) Junior, BS InformationTechnology
Born: November 13, 1991Shoe size: 12Relationship status: In a
relationshipWhat you’ll like about
him: As dominant as he is onoffense, he’s nearly the oppo-site off court—He’s a simple,soft-spoken guy with thenicest smile.
What he’ll look for in you:A good head on one’s shoul-ders—literally and figuratively.
What he would do foryou: Awww... the guy’s a can-dlelight-dinner-date type.
Deal or no deal? And he’snever failed a class in histhree years in college to boot!
•JONATHAN EMMANUELBANAL (Mapua) Sophomore,AB Psychology
Born: February 20, 1989Shoe size: 11Relationship status: In a
relationshipWhat you’ll like about
him: How many of you as-pires to be a model? He does.Not a ramp model, but a rolemodel. That says a lot.
What he’ll look for in you:The basics. Kind. Sexy. Smart.Plus one quirk--looking sexyeven when drenched in sweat.
What he would do foryou: Let’s talk about what healready did. Like roses. A cus-tomized shirt. And the ques-tion. ‘Will you be my girl-friend?’ Can you blame her ifshe said yes?
Deal or no deal breaker?No laundry duty for this guybecause he doesn’t even knowhow to wash his own clothes.
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Look out for ‘NC’ newbiesby the three-time UAAP cham-pion Ateneo Blue Eagles andtheir rookie one-two punchKiefer Ravena and GregSlaughter.
Filling the void left by BorgieHermida won’t be an easy taskfor Amer, but multititled mentorFrankie Lim is confident that hisprized rookie will do just fine.
Lim, though, hopes Amerwill be a wee bit vocal whenrunning the Red Lions this sea-son.
Meanwhile, Taha, a six-foot-seven behemoth, beefs up thefrontline of Mapua, which looksto improve on its fourth placefinish last season.
Taha has shown he can bangbodies in the paint at both endsof the floor as well as hit thatshort open jumpers during sev-eral preseason outings.
By Mark Giongco, Inquirer.net
R EMEMBER your first day in school? The jitters?The excitement? Multiply that first day highten-fold and then throw in marching bands,
cheering fans and heckling students from a rivalschool and you’ll get a glimpse of how it’s like tobe a rookie in the wild and reckless NCAA men’sbasketball tournament.
There’s going to be a lot ofwide-eyed freshmen on the ros-ters of the NCAA squads, buthow many of them will actuallyget to shed off their warmersand check in at the scorer’stable?
For starters, there’s celebrat-ed high school star Baser Amerand Fil-Palestinian big manYousef Taha, who’ll probably bethe top newbie performerswhen the 87th NCAA Seasonkicks off on July 2.
Amer, a two-time Finals MVPwith the San Beda Red Cubs,will now showcase his all-around game as the new start-ing point guard for the reigningNCAA champs.
Amer, who flirted withtriple-doubles more than hedid with girls in high school,had a quiet but efficient pre-season stint as he quarter-backed the Red Lions to the fi-nals of the Filoil Flying Vtournament only to be bested
"I’m verry happy with Taha,”said Mapua coach Chito Vic-tolero, whose squad managedto make the quarterfinals of therecent Filoil preseason tourney.
And while all eyes will be onAmer and Tahan, there’ll be afew rookies who might end upstealing the show.
Look out for San Sebastian’sBobby Balucanag, too.
Balucanag is no Gino Jumao-as, who was supposed to be theStags blue-chip rookie until anunexpected turmoil had himtaking his talents elsewhere.
Look out for these guyswhen you troop to an NCAAvenue. And whether you’re forthem or against them, givethem a warm NCAA welcome.
You do remember how it wasto be a wide-eyed freshman,right?
WATCH outfor SBCrookie BaserAmer.
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