Archive for May, 2008

A Davao del Norte cager scramble for the loose ball against three Misamis Oriental cagers in the recent POF Mindanao Qualifying Games in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Davao del Norte finished third in boys basketball. (PGO-INFO)

Davao del Norte’s Mylene Que and Lizelle Manatad prepares to return in their women’s beach volleyball finals in the recent POF [...]

Adonis lawyers, NUJP file petition for writ of habeas corpus today
A petition for writ of habeas corpus will be filed at 11:30 am today, May 30, at the Supreme Court by Atty. Harry Roque and Atty. Rommel Bagares in behalf of Alexander Adonis, the Davao journalist currently detained in the Davao Penal Colony (Dapecol) despite [...]

Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières/Reporteros sin Fronteras
28 May 2008
PHILIPPINES
Radio broadcaster still in jail despite posting bail

Reporters Without Borders today deplored the continued detention of radio broadcaster Alex Adonis, of dxMF Bombo Radyo, despite his posting of bail after the Davao regional court said he could be freed on this condition. He was sentenced last year [...]

Acting Davao City mayor Sara Z. Duterte is the guest of honor.
The Batang Growee 3-on-3 Basketball Challenge opens on Friday at the Ladislawa gym.
The opening ceremony will be graced by acting mayor Sara Z. Duterte at 9 a.m.
The tournament proper kicks off on Saturday simultaneously at the Panacan Relocation, Gov.Duterte, Buhangin and Bankerohan gyms.
A total [...]

I am impressed by the speech delivered by National Chess Federation of the Philippines president Prospero Pichay Jr. on Monday’s opening of the Davao Chess Tournament, ably hosted by the Gaisano South Citimall.
Impressed because he wants to make the Philippines a chess superpower with the aim to beat a superpower like Russia.
Pichay, the former congressman [...]

This news is terrible.
I don’t know why they will allow this.
A sports association should be headed by a stakeholder, not somebody from out of nowhere.
What’s wrong with the Philippine Olympic Committee?
Damn, this is really crazy.
And please, don’t get me wrong again. I have nothing against Go Teng Kok.
All I know is that he is not [...]

Quiel Hernandez (left) and Jennifer Conde of University of Mindanao-Davao are all smiles after their victory in the beach volleyball event of the 2008 Tagum Summer Sports Festival, Sunday night, at the Tagum City Volleydrome. UM-Tagum’s Kate Pineda and Jestine Gonzales won 2nd place (photo below).

Jessan Tano of UM-TC serving.

My grand old dad used to drive a VW Brasilia.
Me. I like this car, the VW L1.

Champion team, UM-Davao City with the runners-up, Tagum City Sports Office and Tagum City Volleyball Association officials.

The University of Mindanao-Davao City men’s volleyball team members display their gold medals and trophy after ruling the 2008 Tagum City Summers Sports Festival, Wednesday night, at the Rotary Park in Tagum City. Flanking the team led by UM [...]

The 2008 SK Federation Summer Sportsfest opens on May 17 at the Davao City Recreation Center.
The opening ceremony will be attended by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Vice Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and other officials after the parade that starts at 7 a.m.
Basketball, volleyball, chess, badminton, athletics and taekwondo are featured in the sportsfest for 15 to [...]