Archive for December, 2007

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all!
May we have a peaceful, productive, healthy 2008!

I just learned that the late Ferdie “Batman” Lintuan’s favorite song is the Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
Lintuan, a blocktimer of Manila Broadcasting Company’s dxGO Aksyon Radyo and columnist of Sunstar Davao’s Super Balita, is the fifth journalist killed this year according to the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP).
The second from [...]

TJ Brodeth and Joe Yamyamin shared the top honors of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) Open Golf Tournament, recently, at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club.
Brodeth submitted a 72 for the over-all gross title while Yamyamin’s 66 gave him the over-all net crown.
Louie Brodeth fired a 79 for the gross crown [...]

The final round of the darts competition of the 2007 Pamaskong Handog ni Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Sportsfest is on Saturday night, December 29, at the Mantex Ihaw Ihaw compound.
The first round started on Friday night with the best darters competing for honors.
Prizes are up for grabs in the two-night tournament presented by Mayor Duterte with [...]

Rolly Lazarte and Ben Venus emerged top winners in the 11th Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club’s Monthly Tournament, recently.
Lazarte sizzled with an 84 for the over-all gross title while Venus shot a 69 for the over-all net crown.
Jaime Lopez went home with the net title with a 72 to share the honors in [...]

The City Mayor’s Office engaged the Police Regional Office in a hotly-contested Game 3 but the City Hall-based cagers prevailed, 86-79 to win the 5th RRD-AFP/PNP Basketball Finals, 2-1, Saturday night, at the Davao City Recreation Center.
 
Joswe Torregosa sparked the run for PRO XI at the start of the fourth quarter to cut CMO’s lead [...]

University of Mindanao A used its superior skills to trounce the DMMA College of Southern Philippines, 2-0 in the 2007 Pamaskong Handog ni Mayor Rodrigo Duterte College Sepak Takraw finals, Saturday afternoon, at the City Hall Drive.
Errol Valencia relently attacked at the net to pile up more points for UM A which started to pull [...]

Calinan National High bested A.L. Navarro National High in the high school finals of the 2007 Pamaskong Handog ni Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Sepak Takraw Tournament, late Friday afternoon, at the City Hall Drive.
The Agustin Juyad-mentored Louie Andrade, Joel Libaton, Neil Mark Villaflor employed a better offense to stop teh squad of Jerson Too, Randy Trestiza, [...]

Great Logistic Circle ruled the 2007 Pamaskong Handog ni Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Cycling Challenge, Saturday, at Barangay Catalunan Grande.
The champions clocked three hours, 39 minutes and 13 seconds to beat the riders of Vice Mayor Inday Sara who submitted three hours, 42 minutes and 28 seconds.
University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network placed third in 3:44.22 while [...]

Exciting cycling action gets going on Saturday, December 22, as the Pamaskong Handog ni Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Cycling Challenge rolls off starting at the Barangay Catalunan Grande Hall at 8 a.m.
University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network, bannered by 1991 Southeast Asian(SEA) Games gold medalist Dominic Carpio, Marvin Aleonar, Glen Ibañez and Melchor Labayo, Jr., is ready [...]