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USA Basketball announces 35 Player Roster For 2018 – 2020 Men’s National Team

April 7, 2018

US Basketball just announced the 35 Player roster for this year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Here are the 35 players and their respective NBA team;

  1. Harrison Barnes – Dallas Mavericks
  2. Bradley Beal – Washington Wizards
  3. Devin Booker – Phoenix Suns
  4. Jimmy Butler – Minnesota Timberwolves
  5. Mike Conley Jr. – Memphis Grizzlies
  6. DeMarcus Cousins – New Orleans Pelicans
  7. Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors
  8. Anthony Davis – New Orleans Pelicans
  9. DeMar DeRozan – Toronto Raptors
  10. Andre Drummond – Detroit Pistons
  11. Kevin Durant – Golden State Warriors
  12. Paul George – Oklahoma City Thunder
  13. Eric Gordon – Houston Rockets
  14. Draymond Green – Golden State Warriors
  15. Blake Griffin – Detroit Pistons
  16. James Harden – Houston Rockets
  17. Tobias Harris – Los Angeles Clippers
  18. Gordon Hayward – Boston Celtics
  19. Kyrie Irving – Boston Celtics
  20. LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
  21. DeAndre Jordan – Los Angeles Clippers
  22. Kawhi Leonard – San Antonio Spurs
  23. Damian Lillard – Portland Trail Blazers
  24. Kevin Love – Cleveland Cavaliers
  25. Kyle Lowry – Toronto Raptors
  26. CJ McCollum – Portland Trail Blazers
  27. Khris Middleton – Milwaukee Bucks
  28. Victor Oladipo – Indiana Pacers
  29. Chris Paul – Houston Rockets
  30. Isaiah Thomas – Los Angeles Lakers
  31. Klay Thompson – Golden State Warriors
  32. Myles Turner – Indiana Pacers
  33. Kemba Walker – Charlotte Hornets
  34. John Wall – Washington Wizards
  35. Russell Westbrook – Oklahoma City Thunder

The 2017-20 USA Basketball National Team coaching staff features USA head coach and San Antonio Spurs mentor Gregg Popovich.

Not to scare the competition but here’s some trivia about the 35-man team pool of the US Basketball;

  • The 35 players represent 20 NBA teams, with NBA champion Golden State Warriors featuring four players (Curry, Durant, Green and Thompson), while the Houston Rockets (Gordon, Harden and Paul) boast of a trio of players, and nine teams feature two players, including – Boston Celtics (Hayward and Irving), Cleveland Cavaliers (James and Love), Detroit Pistons (Drummond and Griffin), Indiana Pacers (Oladipo and Turner), Los Angeles Clippers (Harris and Jordan), New Orleans Pelicans (Cousins and Davis), Oklahoma City Thunder (George and Westbrook), Portland Trail Blazers (Lillard and McCollum) and Washington Wizards (Beal and Wall).
  • Eleven players were members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic gold medal team (Barnes, Butler, Cousins, DeRozan, Durant, George, Green, Irving, Jordan, Lowry and Thompson); seven were gold medalists on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team (Davis, Durant, Harden, James, Love, Paul and Westbrook); two were members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic gold medalist team (James and Paul); and one was part of the 2004 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist team (James).
  • Eight national team players were part of the gold medalist 2014 USA World Cup Team (Cousins, Curry, Davis, DeRozan, Drummond, Harden, Irving and Thompson) and five players were members of the 2010 USA World Championship team that won the title (Curry, Durant, Gordon, Love and Westbrook).
  • The roster includes the last two FIBA World Cup MVPs – 2014 MVP Irving and 2010 MVP Durant.
  • The 2018 NBA All-Star game featured 17 USA National Team players, including starters Curry, Davis, DeRozan, Durant, Harden, Irving, James and Westbrook; and reserves Beal, Drummond, George, Green, Lillard, Lowry, Oladipo, Thompson and Walker. Four additional players — Butler, Cousins, Love and Wall — also originally were selected to play in the ’18 All-Star game but were unable to participate due to injury.
  • Four members of the national team pool have won eight of the last nine NBA regular season MVP awards – Westbrook (2017), Curry (2015 and 2016), Durant (2014) and James (2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013).
  • Durant (2017), James (2012, 2013 and 2016) and Leonard (2014) have won five of the last six NBA Finals MVP awards.
  • Six USA National player have earned nine NBA All-Star MVP honors, including Davis (2017), Westbrook (2015 and 2016), Irving (2014), Paul (2013), Durant (2012) and James (2006, 2008 and 2018).
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards have been presented to two USA National Team members – Green (2017) and Leonard (2015 and 2016).
  • McCollum (2015-16), Butler (2014-15), George (2012-13) and Love (2010-11) have collected NBA Most Improved award honors.

China advances to the U16 Asia Finals at the expense of Philippines’ Batang Gilas

April 7, 2018
China advances to the U16 Asia Finals at the expense of Philippines’ Batang Gilas
Screenshot from Fiba

Fiba;

China had to muster all the strength they had to survive Kai Sotto’s monster production and prevail over the Philippines in today’s last Semi-Finals match.

Kai Sotto tallied his second straight outrageous stat-line, putting up 26 points, 21 rebounds and 6 blocked shots, but even that was not enough to upend the hosts, who leaned on their offensive rebounding and the clutch shooting of Sun Haoqin to win the contest and earn their place at tomorrow’s Final.

It was a monster from Sotto but he got a big help from Terrence John Fortea, despite the absence of RC Calimag, who was nursing a sore knee. Fortea contributed 18 points and started the started the Gilas run with his two-consecutive 3-points that cut China’s lead to just 2-points.

Batang Gilas will face New Zealand, to decide who will take the 3rd place.

Here are the highlights of the game;

The scores:

Philippines 54: Sotto 26, Fortea 18, Guadana 4, Cortez 4, Andrada 2, Chiu 0, Padrigao 0, Balaga 0, Bautista 0.

China 60: Sun 22, Saimaiti 10, Aizimaiti 8, Lu 8, Chen 4, Li 3, Qu 3, Yang 2, Jiao 0.

Per Quarter scores: 16-15; 32-29; 48-36; 60-54.

Batang Gilas bounced back on a 42-points win against Hong Kong

April 5, 2018

After absorbing a 31-pts loss in the hands of the Australians, Batang Gilas bounce back and defeated Hong Kong in the quarter finals of Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship, in Foshan, China.

The game was actually decided in the first half, where Batang Gilas are enjoying a 25-points lead. You can watch the reply from the video above.

King Balaga lead Batang Gilas is scoring by contributing 12 points, while Kai Sotto grabbed 12 rebounds, 9 of those rebounds are on the defensive end, this is in addition to his 11-points. Rence Keith Sean Padrigao dished 6 assists to help the team.

Batang Gilas next assignment will be Japan this Friday.

From Spin.ph;

The scores:

Philippines 103 – Balaga 12, Calimag 12, Padrigao 11, Sotto 11, Chiu 11, Guadana 10, Bautista 6, Go 6, Lazaro 5, Cortez 3.

Hong Kong 61 – Lung T.K. 18, Cheung M.T. 12, Lam M.K.A. 7, Leung P.T. 6, Siu W.Y. 6, Kwok H. 4, Lo K.H. 4, Siu K.W. 2, Chan T.H. 2, Lee C.K. 0, Chan P.L. 0, Chiu T.H. 0

Quarterscores: 31-18; 59-36; 86-52; 103-61.

Philippines’ Batang Gilas absorbs a 30-points loss from the Australians in Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship

April 4, 2018
Philippines’ Batang Gilas absorbs a 30-points loss from the Australians in Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship

Reuben Terrado, reporting for Spin.Ph;

THE Philippines could not sustain an early run, absorbing a 52-82 loss to Australia on Wednesday in the Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship in Foshan, China.

I was not able to watch their first game against the Malaysian but this game was a indication that Kai Sotto has a lot of work to do. If he is aiming to be an NBA player or at least be recruited by top US universities, then this is the best place to show what he can do.

The scores:

Australia 82 – Rantall 15, Williamson 14, Travers 11, Capetola 9, Herbert 8, Wigness 8, Sawaka Lo 7, Jackson 6, Meakes 2, Madden 2, Tsapatolis 0.

Philippines 52 – Guadana 11, Calimag 10, Sotto 9, Andrada 8, Padrigao 5, Fortea 4, Lazaro 2, Cortez 2, Chiu 1, Go 0, Balaga 0, Bautista 0.

Quarterscores: 18-13; 38-25; 73-40; 82-52.

Here’s the replay of the game.

Student receives motivational quotes from Jollibee staff

March 27, 2018

Here’s something to put a smile on our face, Grade 11 student Mickey Martinez from University of Asia and the Pacific got more than what she ordered, when she requested for some “motivational quote” to help with her mid-term, which she wrote on the “special request” box, at the bottom of the order form.

She wrote:

Unknown to her the staff of Jollibee Express Delivery banded together and wrote some motivational and even inspiring ones to Mickey Martinez.

A Jollibee Manager even went out of his way to personally give her a “gift” to motivate her further.

Even on online, @Jollibee did not forgot to send her some words of encouragement.

So next time placing an order online, never forget to make that “special request”, who knows, someone reading your order may just go the extra mile to grant it.

Celtics stole one from the Thunders with Marcus Morris’ late 3-pointer (99-100)

March 21, 2018
Celtics stole one from the Thunders with Marcus Morris’ late 3-pointer (99-100)

This loss gotta hurt for the OKC Thunders. They practically have this game in the bag but they let it slipped away.

NBA;

Marcus Morris made a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left and the Boston Celtics stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-99 on Tuesday night.

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Morris added 21 points as Boston snapped the Thunder’s six-game win streak.

San Miguel Beermen advances to 2018 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

March 18, 2018

Karlo Sacamos, writing for Spin.ph;

The result spoiled a triple-double performance from Scottie Thompson, who poured in 10 points, 16 boards, and 16 assists, on top of two steals, and one assist in 42 minutes.

Japeth Aguilar also put up another offensive outburst with 32 points, along with four boards, two assists, one block, and one steal that went to waste.

The scores:

SMB 100 — Fajardo 25, Lassiter 23, Ganuelas-Rosser 14, Cabagnot 12, Santos 11, Espinas 5, Ross 5, De Ocampo 4, Pessumal 1

GINEBRA 94 — J. Aguilar 32, Mercado 14, Thompson 10, Devance 9, Ferrer 8, Tenorio 8, R. Aguilar 7, Cruz 4, Caguioa 2, Caperal 0

Despite having monster game from Scottie Thompson and Japeth Aguilar, the Gin Kings still came out short to close out the game.

This will be the fourth straight PBA Philippine Cup Finals appearance by the Beermen. They will face the winner of the NLEX – Magnolia series, which from the looks of things will be a long series.

Stephen Curry intros Under Armour Curry 5

March 15, 2018

Underarmour;

Inspired by the ancient Pi equation of “squaring the circle,” the UA Curry 5 was designed with one thing in mind—to continue helping Stephen achieve the impossible on court. To celebrate Pi Day and Stephen’s birthday, we’re releasing 314 pairs of the UA Curry 5 “Pi Day” colorway.

  • “Squaring the circle” is a design inspiration that functionally & aesthetically frames the upper of the Curry 5, with a circular construction built through the framing of the 90-degree angle of the foot.
  • Containment areas in the forefoot lateral wall & the heel lock in the foot, enabling Stephen to play his game on his toes.
  • The Pi theme is echoed throughout the shoe design for this specific Black/Metallic Iron colorway. The symbol is featured in the knit of the shoe, 3.14.18 is printed on the lace aglets, numbers of Pi can be found on the sole & the Pi number sequence will be scripted on an exclusively designed shoe box.

UA Curry 5 will have a retail price of $130.

Of all the Curry shoes that UA released, Curry 5 has the best design and will probably the first UA Curry shoes that will put on my sports shopping list. You can visit sc30-v5.com for the shoe’s mini-site.

Trivia: Under Armour Curry 5 debut on Stephen Curry’s 30th Birthday.

Ogie Alcasid crashes wedding with a love song

March 15, 2018
Ogie Alcasid crashes wedding with a love song

It was during the wedding reception of Ryan Lucila and Noreen Ojastro when veteran singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid showed up and serenaded the newlyweds and their guests.

Even though its obvious that Ogie Alcasid’s appearance is staged, of course with the help of Ian Celis Productions, both Ryan Lucila and Noreen Ojastro, and their guests are not informed of Alcasid’s surprise visit.

The video was posted on Ian Celis Productions’ FB page, it’s part of the six-and-a-half minute same-day edit video of the wedding.

Source: CNN Philippines

San Miguel steals Game 2, thanks to Marcio Lassiter’s game winner late in overtime

March 12, 2018

From PBA.PH;

The scores:

SAN MIGUEL 104 – Fajardo 33, Lassiter 25, Cabagnot 13, Ross 13, Santos 11, Ganuelas-Rosser 7, Heruela 2, Pessumal 0, De Ocampo 0, Espinas 0.

BARANGAY GINEBRA 102 – Aguilar 28, Caperal 26, Devance 11, Thompson 10, Cruz 10, Tenorio 8, Mercado 7, Mariano 2.

Quarters: 25-30, 42-55, 70-73, 95-95, 104-102 (OT).

SMB did not steal game 2, it was given to them by the Gin Kings in the form of miscommunications and turn overs, specially the one that Devance made late in the over time and cost them the game.

It’s a tough loss, specially if you saw that the Gin Kings played their hearts out, only to see them collapse in the end. It’s a good thing that this is a best-of-seven semifinal playoff and the Beermen will need to win two more before they can advance to the Finals. On the other hand, the Gin Kings will be playing a must-win game 3 to avoid the 0-3 hole.

Another OFW whose baggage was opened by NAIA Personnel

March 12, 2018
Another OFW whose baggage was opened by NAIA Personnel

Here’s what Glad Broce posted on her facebook account.

What’s scary about this is that Cebu Pacific don’t even feel accountable about the whole incident, they (CebPac) make excuses and will not even spend much effort in investigating what really happened. Specially if they know that Ms. Broce only have a limited time in the Philippines.

NAIA Terminal 3 (March 3, 2018 1AM)

Gaano ba talaga karami ang mga magnanakaw dyan? Bat hanggang ngayon hindi pa din maubos-ubos? Yung tatlong locks ng maleta ko, pinilit buksan. Kita sa video na sinira yung dalawa. Tapos yung de-number na lock, nakapindot din yung mga numbers. Hinuhulaan siguro yung code.
Sabi ng Cebu Pacific, within 24hrs eh magbibigay sila ng update. Wala pa din ngayon. Ano na? Ganun na lang?

Direct flight ‘to from Narita(Japan) to NAIA Terminal 3.

UPDATE#1: Cebu Pacific just tried to offer me 2,000 pesos for compensation. Based daw sa investigation nila, possible na dahil sa movement lang daw ng eroplano kaya nasira yung mga locks ko. MOVEMENT NG EROPLANO?? Sabi ko ang galing naman gumalaw nung eroplano kasi mga kandado ko lang talaga yung pinuntirya. Tinanong ko kung nacheck ba nila yung mga CCTV sa airport, hindi daw kasi mahirap daw irequest yun. So pano sila nakarating sa conclusion na walang gumalaw sa maleta ko? Tatawag na lang daw sya ulit mamaya.

UPDATE#2: After countless calls and emails, Cebu Pacific delivered a new luggage to my house the night before my flight back to Japan. Regarding sa CCTV, wala daw silang authority na icheck yun. Kung gusto ko daw, ako daw ang pumunta ng NAIA Terminal 3 para mag-request. Nakaalis na po ako ulit ng bansa, balik-trabaho na naman. Wish ko lang na wala na pong maka-experience ng ganto lalo na sa mga tulad kong OFW. Hindi naman ‘to isolated case. Sobrang daming nag-ppm sakin and nagcocomment sa post sharing their own experiences. Kadalasan pinapalagpas na lang nila kasi hassle pa maghabol.

I’ve embedded the video below;

I’m an OFW and this always worries me when going home, which is not supposed to be the case, since the Philippines is our home country and we should feel safe when going home and not like this. Hopefully NAIA Authorities will do something about these kind of people.

Image from wikipedia

Kobe Paras: “I’m going pro!”

March 9, 2018
Kobe Paras: “I’m going pro!”

He made the announcement on his social media account.

It’s unclear on where he will be goin NBA, PBA, ABL or even the Euro League, but no matter where he will play, I’m sure every Filipino Basketball Fan will follow him.

Brgy. Ginebra takes Game One of their Best-of-Three Play-off series against Rain or Shine

March 6, 2018

Spin.Ph;

The scores:

GINEBRA 88 — Tenorio 16, Devance 15, J. Aguilar 14, Thompson 14, Mercado 13, Ferrer 6, Mariano 6, Cruz 4, R. Aguilar 0, Caguioa 0

ROS 80 — Belga 17, Daquioag 16, Ahanmisi 10, Ponferrada 9, Nambatac 8, Trollano 6, Washington 5, Norwood 4, Tiu 3, Maiquez 2, Almazan 0, Borboran 0

Quarterscores: 21-23, 44-43, 68-64, 88-80

It was obvious that both team are playing tired, after coming off a triple-overtime win over the Elasto Painters two days earlier. But if RoS cannot adjust in time for GSM’s balanced attack, this series will be over on Wednesday.

Team Lebron bags the 2018 NBA All Star Game

February 19, 2018

Spin.ph;

TEAM LeBron rallied from double-digits down in the fourth to beat Team Stephen 148-145 on Sunday in the NBA All Star Game in Los Angeles (Monday, Manila time).

LeBron James got huge support from Kevin Durant, Paul George, Andre Drummond and Bradley Beal, taking victory in the new-look midseason show as the NBA used a playground-style selection process over the traditional East-West format.

The game between Team LBJ and Team Steph Curry was basically offensive play after offensive play and the team who decided to play defense won the game which what Team Lebron did in the last 2 mins of the game.

Lebron James was named All Star MVP.

Dead Sea Turtle found at Sta. Rita Island in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur

February 8, 2018

This is just sad… very very very sad!

A dead Sea Turtle was found dead at Sta. Rita Island in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. The cause of death? The turtle’s mouth and throat is full of plastic!

Giannis Antetokounmpo Jumps over Tim Hardaway Jr. for an alley-oop Dunk

February 7, 2018

ESPN:

The dunk came in the third quarter with the Bucks leading 60-50. Antetokounmpo, who finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, was the trailer on a two-on-one fast break when teammate Khris Middleton lobbed the ball up to the 6-foot-11 star.

These are the dunks that can ruin someone’s life! 🙂

As great as Giannis’s dunk, it’s not as impressive as Vince Carter over 7-foot-2 Frenchman Frederic, which was dubbed as “le dunk de la mort”: “the dunk of death”.

Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks won the contest against Tim Hardaway Jr.’s NY Knicks, 103 – 89.

Still a bad pass tho @k_mid22 😂#GreatWin #KeepPushing

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Houston Rockets destroyed the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 120 – 88 win

February 4, 2018

ESPN;

The Houston Rockets played beautiful basketball Saturday night, and they destroyed the Cavs 120-88. Chris Paul was a maestro from the opening moments; it was a display of the reason why the Rockets are brilliant when he and MVP candidate James Harden are so great together (now 23-3 when both guards start). Paul was a breathtaking plus-47 for the night. The score probably could’ve been anything Paul wanted it to be.

The statement above probably sums up the whole game. Lebron James did not have his usual numbers, after playing for 31 minutes he only have 12 pts, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, and even though they got some individual contribution from Rose and Wade (both with 10 pts), Thomas (12 pts) and Smith (12 pts), as a team the Cavs are lethargic on both ends of the floor.

Rockets will visit Brooklyn, while the Cavs will go to Orlando on Tuesday. Hopefully the two days rest will allow the Cavs to regroup.

Blake Griffin Traded to Detroit Pistons

January 30, 2018

LA has agreed to trade Forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a first- and second-round draft pick. Along Griffin, the clippers will also be sending Brice Johnson and Willie Reed to Detroit.

Team owner Steve Ballmer said in a tweet that, “Thanks so much to @blakegriffin32 for all he did for the @LAClippers He is an incredible player and an incredible person. He made our team into a real franchise and deserves a ton of credit.”

Last July, Griffin signed a five-year $171 million contract with the Clippers, since he does not have the “no-trade” clause, it was just a matter of time before the Clippers ship Griffin to a team willing to absorb his contract.

LA Clippers could be freeing up cap space for the the 2018 – 2019 free agents that includes some of the best talents in the NBA.

Source: SPIN

Despite the loss, Joel Embiid posted photos of him dunking over Russell Westbrook

January 29, 2018

Despite the 122-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sixers Center Joel Embiid posted a photo of him dunking over OKC’s Russell Westbrook. The photos has a caption “Tough loss #TheProcess” and the location indicated as “Crime Scene Investigation”.

If you watched the game or even the highlight reel, you can see Embiid stare down Westbrook while he run down for defense. The photo could add color to the already colorful 2018 NBA All Star this February, where Embiid is with Team Stephen, while Westbrook is with Team Lebron.

Just incase you cannot find that Embiid dunk that sent Westbrook to the graveyard, here’s a 3 min video of every dunk of the game. The Embiid dunk is at the 35 seconds mark.

Official roster of Team Lebron and Team Stephen for NBA All-Star 2018

January 26, 2018

It’s official, these are the roster of Team Lebron and Team Stephen for NBA All-Star this February 18, 2018 at the Staples Center in LA.

Team LeBron: LaMarcus Aldridge, Bradley Beal, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Victor Oladipo, Kristaps Porzingis, John Wall, Russell Westbrook

Team Stephen: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, Joel Embiid, Draymond Green, James Harden, Al Horford, Damian Lillard, Kyle Lowry, Klay Thompson, Karl-Anthony Towns

Lebron previously revealed his lineup on twitter.

NBA change the mechanic of the All Star team this year, where the Team Captain get to choose/draft the players of their team. Team LeBron will be coached by the head coach from the Eastern Conference team with the best record and Team Stephen will be coached by the head coach from the Western Conference team. Both Boston’s Brad Stevens and Golden State’s Steve Kerr are ineligible because they coached in last year’s All-Star game.

Lebron James congratulates his younger self for reaching the 30,000 career points milestone

January 25, 2018

Lebron James becomes seventh player in NBA to reach 30,000 career points, however hours before the Cavs – Spurs game, Lebron James congratulates his younger self on Instagram for reaching the milestone.

Wanna be one of the first to Congratulate you on this accomplishment/achievement tonight that you’ll reach! Only a handful has reach/seen it too and while I know it’s never been a goal of yours from the beginning try(please try) to take a moment for yourself on how you’ve done it! The House you’re about to be apart of has only 6 seats in it(as of now) but 1 more will be added and you should be very proud and honored to be invited inside. There’s so many people to thank who has help this even become possible(so thank them all) and when u finally get your moment(alone) to yourself smile, look up to the higher skies and say THANK YOU! So with that said, Congrats again Young King 🤴🏾! 1 Love! #striveforgreatness🚀 #thekidfromakron👑

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In a post game interview, James said that the post was to “psych” himself out. I guess, without the post game interview explanation,its a little weird for someone with Lebron’s status to congratulate himself. 🙂

Lebron James will join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (30,808). James is the youngest to reach the mark.

Images of Mt. Mayon’s eruption

January 24, 2018

Earlier this week, Mt. Mayon erupted and the danger zone around the volcano has been extended to eight kilometers. Despite the warning, journalist, tourists and residents can’t help but take photos of one of the most picturesque volcano in the world.

Pore pictures when access hastag #MayonVolcano.

If you’re from Pampanga or anywhere in Central Luzon, these pictures are reminiscent of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in June of 1991.

Sony releases first trailer of God of War for PS4

January 23, 2018

Sony releases the first trailer of the God of War for PS4, now for preorder and will be available on April 20, 2018.

Living as a man outside the shadow of the gods, Kratos must adapt to unfamiliar lands, unexpected threats, and a second chance at being a father. Together with his son Atreus, the pair will venture into the brutal Norse wilds and fight to fulfill a deeply personal quest.

Video: PNR Passenger forcefully opens the train door for some fresh air

January 16, 2018

It doesn’t that if you can open it, you should do it. That’s what one of the passenger of Philippine National Railways (PNR) did while riding the train.

From the video (embedded above), a passenger of what appears to be a PNR train intentionally jammed his right arm between the two doors while the train is moving and the door is closing. He then later, with all his might, forcefully opens the door wide enough for a person to literally jump out and, from the vantage point of the person taking the video, see the trees and houses outside the train. Once the doors are open he appears to be enjoying the wind that’s hitting his face.

As always, the video is now viral with more than 12.5k shares, more than 2 million combined views.

Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan passed away at 46

January 16, 2018

Sad news today!

Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan died suddenly in London. The news of her passing was posted on the band’s official Facebook page and requesting privacy for her family.

Cranberries and Dolores O’Riordan hits includes 90’s hit songs “Linger”, “Zombie”, “Ode to My Family”, “Free to Decide”, and many more.

Cranberries recently released a new acoustic album titled Something Else last 28 April 2017.

Rappler release official statement regarding SEC’s revocation of their license

January 16, 2018

via @rapplerdotcom;

Dear Readers and Viewers,

We thought this day would never come, even as we were warned in the first of week of December last year that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would be handing down a ruling against us.

We have acted in good faith and adhered to the best standards in a fast-evolving business environment, we were confident that the country’s key business regulator would put public interest above other interests that were at play in this case.

The SEC’s kill order revoking Rappler’s license to operate is the first of its kind in history – both for the Commission and for Philippine media.

What this means for you, and for us, is that the Commission is ordering us to close shop, to cease telling you stories, to stop speaking truth to power, and to let go of everything that we have built – and created – with you since 2012. All because they focused on one clause in one of our contracts which we submitted to – and was accepted by – the SEC in 2015.

Now the Commission is accusing us of violating the Constitution, a serious charge considering how, as a company imbued with public interest, we have consistently been transparent and above-board in our practices. Every year since we incorporated in 2012, we have dutifully complied with all SEC regulations and submitted all requirements even at the risk of exposing our corporate data to irresponsible hands with an agenda. Transparency, we believe, is the best proof of good faith and good conduct.

All these seem not to matter as far as the SEC is concerned. In a record investigation time of 5 months and after President Duterte himself blasted Rappler in his second SONA in July 2017, the SEC released thisruling against us. This is pure and simple harassment, the seeming coup de grace to the relentless and malicious attacks against us since 2016.

We intend to not only contest this through all legal processes available to us, but also to fight for our freedom to do journalism and for your right to be heard through an independent platform like Rappler.

We’ve been through a lot together, through good and bad – sharing stories, building communities, inspiring hope, uncovering wrongdoing, battling trolls, exposing the fake. We will continue bringing you the news, holding the powerful to account for their actions and decisions, calling attention to government lapses that further disempower the disadvantaged.

We will hold the line.

The support you’ve shown us all this time, and our commitment to tell you stories without fear, give us hope.

You inspire courage.

You have taught us that when you stand and fight for what is right, there is no dead-end, only obstacles that can only make us stronger.

We ask you to stand with us again at this difficult time. #SupportRappler