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Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman appointed as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia

September 28, 2022

In a Royal Decree, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman have been appointed by King Salman as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s appointment was made with the exemption to the provision of Article 56 of the Basic Law of Governance, and the relevant provisions contained in the Law of the Council of Ministers.

The Royal Decree also states that Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid Bin Salman will be the Kingdom’s Minister of Defense and Yousef Bin Abdullah Al-Benyan as the Minister of Education.

The King appointed Talal Bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi as assistant minister of defense.

Source: Saudi Gazette
Image: SPA

Confirmed! There will be an Eraserheads Reunion Concert

September 19, 2022

After teasing their fans, Eraserheads Frontman Ely Buendia confirmed that there will be an Eraserheads Reunion Concert, which will be held at the SMDC Festival Grounds in Parañaque City, on December 22, 2022. Details such as ticket sales date and price will announce soon.


Dubbed as “Huling El Bimbo” this will be the follow up concert to their ‘The Final Set’ concert in March 2009, which is a dedicated to Francis Magalona, who died days before the concert and was supposed to be a special surprise guest. Their 2008 reunion concert on the other hand was cut short when Ely was rushed to the hospital due to chest pains caused by hypokalemia.

Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ jersey from 1998 NBA Finals fetch for $10.1 million at auction house Sotheby’

September 17, 2022

The jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $10.091 million with auction house Sotheby’s. The 1998 NBA season have been dubbed as the “Last Dance” season for Jordan that ended with the Chicago Bulls capturing their 6th championship over the Utah Jazz.

The $10.091 million price tag is the most ever paid for an item of sports memorabilia, surpassing the $9.28 million paid in May for late soccer legend Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey from the 1986 World Cup.

Kobe Bryant’s jersey during his 1996-97 rookie season was the previous holder for the most expensive NBA (jersey) memorabilia, paid in May 2021 for $3.69 million.

Source: ESPN

Could there be an Eraserheads reunion?

September 17, 2022
Could there be an Eraserheads reunion?

All 4 members of the icon Filipino band posted the same cryptic image on their social media, could this the long awaited Eraserheads reunion that we have been waiting for? Eraserheads Frontman Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala (bass), Marcus Adoro (lead guitar) and Raymund Marasigan (drummer) all posted on their IG account an image of the band’s logo – a backwards “E” – at around the same time.

Ely Buendia and Raymund Marasigan did not include any caption, while Buddy Zabala included “Let me hear you sing it.” – a line from their hit song with a Smile; Marcus Adoro on the other hand posted “Et me er u eng et” which more or less means nothing or a lot depending on how to decode it.

It’s anyone’s guess on what their posts means and I’m betting that this could be Ely fulfilling his promise that there will an Eheads reunion when then VP Leni run for public office.

OFW deployment in Saudi Arabia to start on November 7th 2022

September 14, 2022

Great news for our kababayan wanting to find jobs in Saudi Arabia, since the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to RESUME the deployment of Filipino workers to the Kingdom starting 7th November 2022.

You can read the joint statement of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) below;

The announcement was posted on official Facebook page of Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia.

Marvel announces ‘Secret Invasion’ original series and official trailer

September 12, 2022
Marvel announces ‘Secret Invasion’ original series and official trailer

Here’s another series – Secret Invasion, that I’m excited about, since this will feature 6 hours of Nick Fury.

Premise of the series going something like this; A faction of shapeshifting aliens, the Skrulls, have infiltrated all aspects of life on Earth. The series is taken from Marvel’s eight-issue limited series with the same name and several tie-in books.

Secret Invasion original series will be 6-episodes long and will star Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury from the MCU film series, along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, with Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle. The series is created by Kyle Bradstreet and directed by Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim.

Secret Invasion original series is part of Phase Five of the MCU and will premiere on Disney+ in early 2023.

How to Pre-Order the iPhone 14 in Saudi Arabia

September 12, 2022

If you are still high on the recent announcement of the new iPhone 14 series, and want to immediately order the device, then you’ve come to the right place.

There are a number of ways you can pre-order the iPhone 14; you can preorder the device thru your carrier or thru a retailer.

These are the leading carrier in Saudi Arabia where you can preorder the latest Apple smartphone;

  • Mobily – orders will be released 16/09/2022 except for iPhone 14 Plus which will be available on October 7th, 2022.
  • STC – you can order via mystc app, which means that you should be a current STC subscriber in order to have an active MY STC account.
  • Virgin Mobile – they offer a limited number of of iPhone 14s for pre-order. You can also pre-register your interest and once iPhone 14 are available they will notify you over SMS.
  • Virgin Mobile – you can pre order thru their mobile app.
  • Zain – Stock is limited, 1 order per customer and the iPhone will be released on 16 September 2022, while the iPhone 14 Plus will be available by 7th of October .

If you want to go and place your pre order thru a retailer, then these are the leading retailers in the Kingdom;

All retailers said that the the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will be release on September 16, 2022, while iPhone 14 Plus will be available by October 7th.

iPhone 14 & iPhone 14 Plus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehbmC1irQuY

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max

Watch the official teaser trailer of – The Little Mermaid

September 11, 2022
Watch the official teaser trailer of – The Little Mermaid

Disney just released the official teaser trailer of their upcoming live action adaption of The Little Mermaid. The 83 seconds video features Ariel (Halle Bailey) in what appears to be the “Part Of That World” scene of the animated series.

The live action adaption of the Little Mermaid is scheduled to be released next May 26th, 2023.

The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey (“grown-ish”) as Ariel; Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton,” “Snowpiercer”) as the voice of Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay (“Luca,” “Room”) as the voice of Flounder; Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King (“A Dog’s Way Home”) as Prince Eric; Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby; Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Queen Selina; with Oscar® winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men,” “Being the Ricardos”) as King Triton; and two-time Academy Award® nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Bridesmaids”) as Ursula.

“The Little Mermaid” is directed by Oscar® nominee Rob Marshall (“Chicago,” “Mary Poppins Returns”), and written by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (“Life of Pi,” “Finding Neverland”), with a live-action story adaptation by David Magee, Rob Marshall, and two-time Emmy winner John DeLuca (“Tony Bennett: An American Classic”)

SPY x FAMILY cour 2 will air on October 1 with key visuals

September 1, 2022

The cour 2 of our favorite spy/assassin family anime – SPY x FAMILY, will air on October 1st, the announcement was made the official website and social accounts of the series. Key visuals was also release and new episodes will premiere starting October 1st.

Key Visuals

Spy X family follows the story of Loid Forger codename Twilight, a master spy who has to “build a family” to complete a mission, not realizing that the girl he adopts as his daughter is a telepath, and the woman he agrees to be in a marriage with is a skilled assassin.

The 12 episode cour 1 of Spy X Family was release last April 9, 2022 and available on Crunchyroll.

Trailer

Source: Crunchyroll

Gilas Pilipinas routs Saudi Arabia in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers (84 – 46)

August 29, 2022
Gilas Pilipinas routs Saudi Arabia in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers (84 – 46)
Image: FIBA

Gilas Pilipinas crushed the Saudi Arabia in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers held in Mall of Asia Arena, this Monday, August 29. After falling behind the Saudis in the first quarter 14-11, the Gilas Pilipinas lead by NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson and Dwight Ramos, scored 23 points in the second qtr. while holding the Saudis to just 17 second quarter points.

Jordan Clarkson finished with a game high 23 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds, while Kai Sotto contributed 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks.

Here are some highlights of the game;

Philippines currently stands at 3-3, while Saudi Arabia is at 1 – 5, for the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

The Scores
Philippines 84 – Clarkson 23, Sotto 16, Ramos 9, Aguilar 8, K. Ravena 8, Parks 6, Oftana 6, T. Ravena 4, Thompson 2, Malonzo 2, Newsome 0, Adams 0.

Saudi Arabia 46 – Abdel Gabar 9, Kadi 9, Ma. Almarwani 9, Mo. Almarwani 8, Almuwallad 4, Belal 3, Mohammed 2, Abo Jalas 2, Alsager 0, Albargawi 0.

Quarters: 14-11, 37-28, 61-36, 84-46.

344 Distressed OFW repatriated from Saudi Arabia

August 28, 2022

More than 300 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) arrived from Saudi Arabia.

In a statement posted on the official Facebook page of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW);

the repatriation was arranged by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an attached agency of the DMW. They arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on board PR8657.

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said “The DMW, through OWWA, will be extending the needed assistance to all our repatriated kababayan, including medical help and transportation,”

Sec. Ople added “among the repatriated workers are four OFWs with medical conditions and five suffering from mental illness. These OFWs have been provided with medical assistance. The OWWA is also helping one OFW from Iloilo who came home to attend to a tragedy within the family.”

Other OFWs will be quarantine in a hotel in Quezon City and will be tested for COVID-19. Once cleared, they workers will be provided transportation assistance by OWWA to be reunited with their families.

Source: Department of Migrant Workers FB page

Netflix renews Umbrella Academy for a 4th and final season

August 27, 2022
Netflix renews Umbrella Academy for a 4th and final season

Netflix just renew the Umbrella Academy for its 4th and final season. The announcement was made two months after releasing season 3.

The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero streaming television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. Created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater, it follows the story of a dysfunctional family of super powered sibling who reunite to solve the mystery of their father’s death and the threat of an imminent apocalypse. All 3 season of Umbrella Academy are now available on Netflix.

HBO Max renews House of the Dragon for a Second season

August 27, 2022
HBO Max renews House of the Dragon for a Second season

After releasing its first episode, HBO announced that it has renewed the House of the Dragon for a second season. According to reports, the first episode “The Heirs of the Dragon” drew a combined nearly 10 million viewers on television and HBO Max.

The GoT prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and focuses on rise and fall of House of Targaryen. Season 1 of House of the Dragon premiered last August 21, 2022, and will have 10 episodes.

Apple send invites to Sept 7 event

August 27, 2022
Apple send invites to Sept 7 event

Apple just confirmed and send the invites to their Sept 7th event. The Cupertino-based company is expected to announed the new iPhone 14 lineup, the Apple Watch Series 8, and “may be” a new line if Airpods, of course we cannot disregard the fact that they can also announced other things like new services and product category. Apple is using the tagline “Far out” for the event.

It will be an in-person event that will take place in the Steve Jobs Theater. Apple’s Sept 7th event will take place on Wednesday, September 7 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. You can watch the live stream of the event from Apple’s website, the Apple TV app and Apple’s official YouTube channel.

Spider-Man: No Way Home to be re-release in theaters this September 2nd

August 25, 2022

Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home “with more fun stuff” will return to the big-screen this 2nd of September.

A teaser video was release by Sony and Marvel; first is that “elevator scene” with Doc Oct, Sand Man, Electro, Green Goblin with Aunt May; then a second 15 secs video that shows more of Peter Parker’s personal life and how Mysterio’s reveal has reshaped the film.

Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version is reported to include an additional 11 minutes of new No Way Home footage, including a scene featuring actor Tom Holland’s brother, which was cut from the original release. The initial release of the film last 2021 earned the film a whopping $1.901 billion in the box office.

Spider-Man: No Way Home features all three Spider-Man; Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire reprising their role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, the film also stars Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, J. K. Simmons, Angourie Rice and Arian Moayed. Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version swings into theaters on Sept. 2.

These are the official regular and special Philippine holidays for 2023

August 23, 2022
These are the official regular and special Philippine holidays for 2023

In a signed Proclamation 42, Malacañang releases lists of holidays for 2023.

Regular Holidays

  • January 1 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day
  • April 9 (Sunday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
  • April 6 – Maundy Thursday
  • April 7 – Good Friday
  • May 1 (Monday) – Labor Day
  • June 12 (Monday) – Independence Day
  • August 28 (last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day
  • November 30 (Thursday) – Bonifacio Day
  • December 25 (Monday) – Christmas Day
  • December 30 (Saturday) – Rizal Day

Special Non-Working Days

  • February 1 (Tuesday) – Chinese New Year
  • February 25 (Saturday) – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
  • April 8 – Black Saturday
  • August 21 (Monday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
  • November 1 (Wednesday) – All Saints’ Day
  • December 8 (Friday) – Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion of Mary
  • December 31 (Sunday) – Last Day of the Year

Additional Special Non-Working Day

  • November 2 (Thursday) – All Souls’ Day

Islamic holiday Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha will be declared once the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined, in the accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijri).

Proclamation 42 emphasizes the need to commemorate the 37th anniversary (February 25) of the Edsa People Power Revolution “which ushered political, social and economic reforms in the country.” as well as August 21 of every year must also be declared as national non-working holiday to commemorate the death anniversary of former Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr..

Netflix releases first images of Enola Holmes 2

August 22, 2022

Millie Bobby Brown is back on Netflix as Enola Holmes, as the streaming giant releases photos from Enola Holmes 2. Netflix also announced that the sequel will be available on the platform this November 4th.

Here are the photos of Enola Holmes 2;

via Netflix;

Fresh off the triumph of solving her first case, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) follows in the footsteps of her famous brother, Sherlock (Henry Cavill), and opens her own agency — only to find that life as a female detective-for-hire isn’t as easy as it seems. Resigned to accepting the cold realities of adulthood, she is about to close shop when a penniless matchstick girl offers Enola her first official job: to find her missing sister. But this case proves to be far more puzzling than expected, as Enola is thrown into a dangerous new world — from London’s sinister factories and colorful music halls, to the highest echelons of society and 221B Baker Street itself. As the sparks of a deadly conspiracy ignite, Enola must call upon the help of friends — and Sherlock himself — to unravel her mystery. The game, it seems, has found its feet again!

Returning to reprise their roles are Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Louis Partridge as Tewkesbury, Susan Wokoma as Edith, Adeel Akhtar as Lestrade, and Helena Bonham-Carter as Enola’s mother Eudoria. Sharon Duncan-Brewster and David Thewlis will be joining the cast of the new film. Enola Holmes is based on the “Enola Holmes Mysteries’ Book Series” by Nancy Springer. The film is directed by Harry Bradbeer and screenplay by Jack Thorne, and story by Harry Bradbeer and Jack Thorne.

Source: Netflix

Season 3 of one Punch Man is now official

August 22, 2022

It’s official, the 3rd season of One Punch Man is currently in production as announced by the series creator One. The announcement of the 3rd season of the Anime series came after the release of the 215th chapter of the manga on Thursday, August 18.

To hype things up, Oath Kubota released a teaser visual featuring Saitama and Garou, who will be the main villain in season 3 of the series.

No word yet as to when the latest season will be available, you can however stream the first two season on Hulu and Animax Asia.

Metro Magazine cover features Jane de Leon clad in the icon Darna suit

August 21, 2022
Metro Magazine cover features Jane de Leon clad in the icon Darna suit

Metro Magazine, the country’s premier fashion magazine just gave us a full view of Jane de Leon wearing the icon Darna suit. Jane de Leon’s Darna is a project that have been in project for a long time, there were even reports that the project have been cancelled due to a very high production cost. The new Darna series aired in ABS-CBN this month and scheduled to release at least 5 episodes.

Created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo, Darna follows the story of Narda who becomes the titular superhero after swallowing a white stone that fell from the sky. Darna is directed by master director Chito S. Roño with Avel Sunpongco and Benedict Mique, Casts of the series are Zaijian Jaranilla as Ding, Narna’s younger brother with actress and former Darna Rio Locsin, Iza Calzado plays the original Darna from Planet Marte, who later pass on the magical stone to her daughter Narda before dying in battle.

The cast also includes Paolo Gumabao, Simon Ibarra, Young JV, Zeppi Borromeo, Marvin Yap, Yogo Singh, L.A. Santos, Joj Agpangan, Mark Manicad, Richard Quan, Dawn Chang, Viveika Ravanes, Eric Fructuoso, and Jeffrey Santos.

For more reading, go to Metro Magazine to read its featured article – Flying High: The Rise Of Jane De Leon As The Iconic Darna

Rewatch Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022

August 18, 2022
Rewatch Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022

If you’re like me, who is just catching up on the latest gadget/tech news for past two weeks, then you’re on the right place. Samsung recently help their annual unpacked and announced the latest products namely the Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy ZFold4, Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro and Galaxy Buds2 Pro.

To relive the experience, you can watch replay of the event below;

Netflix introduces cast of Adam’s family spin-off Wednesday

August 17, 2022
Netflix introduces cast of Adam’s family spin-off Wednesday

Netflix just revealed the first look and main cast of their upcoming Adam’s family spin-off series Wednesday. The black and white photo of the maincasts was shared by the streaming’s official social media accounts.

Jenna Ortega will play the title role Wednesday, who previously shared a short video of her character on her Instagram account. Ortega will be joined by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, who will play her bizarre but lovable parents Morticia and Gomez, and Isaac Ordonez will take the role her brother Pugsley.

Netflix said that “the new series, the iconic spawn of the Addams family is on her own for the first time — and things get predictably gothic. After she’s expelled from her “normal” human high school over an incident involving piranhas (yes, you read that correctly), Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) is sent away to Nevermore Academy, a school for, shall we say, unique students. What she discovers there is a tantalizing, bloody murder mystery — and maybe, just maybe, a few friends as odd as she is.”

Other cast members of the Wednesday series includes;

  • Gwendoline Christie as Nevermore Academy school administrator Larissa Weems
  • Christina Ricci as Nevermore dorm mom Marilyn Thornhill (who played Wednesday in the ’90s Addams Family films)
  • Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott
  • Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin
  • Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
  • Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
  • Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger
  • Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
  • Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka
  • Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
  • Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
  • Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
  • Victor Dorobantu as Thing

Wednesday Addams and the Addams Family is created by American cartoonist Charles Addams, the series was created by Michael Gough and Miles Millar, the first season of the series were directed by Tim Burton. Wednesday will be available for stream on Netflix this coming fall.

Netflix releases first look at the sets of live-action adaptation of One Piece

June 8, 2022
Netflix releases first look at the sets of live-action adaptation of One Piece

Get a first look at the sets of One Piece. Actor Iñaki Godoy and showrunners Steven Maeda and Matt Owens introduce a behind the scenes glimpse into bringing the world of One Piece to life.

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece will be a 10-episode long season, which will cover most if not all of East Blue Saga.

The casts for the Netflix’s Onepiece are;
Iñaki Godoy as Luffy
Mackenyu as Zoro
Emily Rudd as Nami
Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp
Taz Skylar as Sanji

No release date have been announced as of this posting.

Golden State Warrior routs Boston in Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals

June 7, 2022

The Golden State Warriors evens the series by winning game 2 of the NBA Finals. Much like Game 1, the Warriors had their patented 3rd quarter game by out scoring the Boston Celtics 35 to 14 but unlike their 4th qtr breakdown in game 1, the Warriors held on to finish 107-88.

Steph Curry was leading the Warrior with his 29 pts, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, getting plenty of help from Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggin, who scored 11 pts a piece, Kevon Looney with his 12 pts (6/6 field goal) and Jordan Poole contributing 17 points, and had his moments in the closing minutes of the 3rd quarter, most notably that buzzer beater at half court.

As a team, the Golden State Warriors shot 45.3% (39/86) from the field with 40.5% (15/37) from beyond the arc and just 12 turnover.

On the other hand, the Boston Celtics as a team had similar stats with 37.5% field goal, and 40.5% three-point shooting, the difference is with their 19 turnover, that Warriors converted to 33 points.

Jason Tatum scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half for Boston, while Horford, Smart and White, the heroes of the previous game, were a none-factor in the “offense” for Boston in game 2. In Game 1, Al Horford contributed 26 points, 75% FG and 75% from the three-point line, while Marcus Smart scored 18 points with 57% 3-point shooting and Derrick White chipped-in 21-pts on a 62% shooting from beyond the arc.

The next two games will now shift to Boston, where the Warriors try to swing the home-court back in their favor. Game 3 will this Wednesday, June 8th.

These are the 12 new Senators for the 19th Congress

May 21, 2022

The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), just officially named the 12 senatorial candidates who won a seat in the 19th Congress. The proclamation ceremony was held in Pasay City last Wednesday, May 18.

Here are the list of the 12 new Senators from 1st to 12th;
1st: Robin Padilla – 26,612,434
2nd: Loren Legarda – 24,264,969
3rd: Raffy Tulfo – 23,396,954
4th: Sherwin Gatchalian – 20,602,655
5th: Francis Escudero – 20,271,458
6th: Mark Villar – 19,475,592
7th: Alan Peter Cayetano – 19,295,314
8th: Juan Miguel Zubiri – 18,734,336
9th: Joel Villanueva – 18,486,034
10th: JV Ejercito – 15,841,858
11th: Risa Hontiveros – 15,420,807
12th: Jinggoy Estrada – 15,108,625

The new senators will serve for 6 years, from 2022 to 2028.

Source: Rappler

Warriors defeats Mavericks (126-117) in a come from behind win to to take Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals

May 21, 2022

Golden State Warriors secured their homecourt by taking game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. It was a classic third quarter game by the Warriors by erasing a 19-pt lead by the Mavs and reducing it to just 2-pts entering the 4th quarters.

The Golden State 3rd quarter run was fueled by Kevon Looney’s 20-points games, which also includes 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Otto Porter Jr. and Jordan Poole helped swing the momentum by contributing 11-points and 23-points, respectively.

Just like in game 1, all of Golden States’ starters scored double-digits points; Curry (32); Thompson (15); Wiggins (16); Looney (21); Porter Jr. (11) and Poole (23).

Compare to game 1; Mavs played a much better game getting a 42-points game from Luka Doncic and a 31-points contribution from Jalen Brunson. As a team, Mavs made 46.7% (21-45) of their shot from beyond the arc, but in the 3rd qtr, the team only made 2 of their 13-shot in the 3-point area.

Game 3 will in Dallas, where they’ve been playing great in the past two series.

Gilas Pilipinas 1-win away to take home the 14th straight SEA Games Gold in Vietnam

May 21, 2022
Gilas Pilipinas 1-win away to take home the 14th straight SEA Games Gold in Vietnam
Image: Rappler

This was a Thirdy Ravena, who lights up the stat sheet with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals for Gilas. This is Gilas’ 4th blow-out win, after they dispatched Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia by an average of 47.5 points. The only team that were able to threaten the Filipino cagers are the Thais, lead by Price and M. Morgan.

Scores;
Philippines 87 – T. Ravena 17, Lopez 9, Pogoy 9, Go 8, Montalbo 6, K. Ravena 6, Wright 6, Tungcab 6, Tautuaa 6, Rosario 5, Fajardo 5, Navarro 4.

Malaysia 44 – Lee 8, Wee 8, Kuek 8, Wong 6, Tem 5, Liew WY 4, Chang 3, Lew WQ 2, Ong 0, Kwaan 0.

Quarters 19-10, 39-22. 68-33, 87-44.

Read the full report on Rappler;

Golden State Warriors takes game 1 of the Western Conference Finals

May 19, 2022

Golden State Warriors are 3-wins away for their sixth trip to the NBA Finals in the past eight years.

Game 1 was more on the defensive that offense, since the Warriors D forced Luka Doncic into just 6-for-18 shooting and a playoffs season-low 20 points. This was after coming off a 35-point and 63% shooting game to eliminate the top-seeded Phoenix Suns.

On the Golden State side, it was fairly a balanced scoring, where seven Warriors who played for at least 13 minutes are in double figures. It was a double-double night for Steph Curry, scoring 21 points with 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Received plenty of help from Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole contributed 19 points apiece, Klay Thompson had 15 and, Kevon Looney, Draymond Green and Otto Porter Jr. each had 10-points.

Andrew Wiggins was primary defender on Luka Doncic forcing him to a 6-of-18 shooting, that includes 3-for-10 on three-point range.

As a team, Golden State shot 46-82 (56.1%) from the field and 10-29 (34.5%) from behind the arc, while the Mavs shot 31-86 (36%) field goal and 11-48 or 22.9% from the three-point line.

To be fair, it could just be fatigue on the Mavs after coming off a 7 game series against the Phoenix Suns but they won’t have any more excuse in game 2, which will still be at Chase Center this Friday night.