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Smart Gilas wins 2012 William Jones Cup after defeating USA, 76-75!!

26 Aug

Miraculous comebacks have been the patent of the 2012 Smart Gilas Team coached by Chot Reyes.  To win the championship, a comeback has to be required.  The Gilas led by L.A. Tenorio obliged to give the Philippines a 76-75 win over Team USA to win the William Jones Cup for the 4th time. By winning against the taller Americans, the Smart Gilas team upped their record to an unreachable 7-1 to assure the team of 1st place.  It is the first Jones Cup title for the country since the Centennial team swept the competitions in 1998.

In today’s game, the Philippines found themselves down by 13 at 55-42 in the closing minutes of the third period. Tenorio conspired with Jeff Chan to trim down the deficit to just 8 points going into the final period at 59-51.  Tenorio waxed hot in the opening minute of final quarter by scoring 5 points.  A three-pointer by Gabe Norwood tied the ballgame at 59-all.  Tenorio gave the Smart Gilas its first lead since the first quarter after hitting a floater.  The game was knotted at 68 a piece after a jump shot by Curtis Marshall. James Justice gave the Americans another lead at 73-72 after a clutch three-point shot.  Marcus Douthit took back the lead for the Gilas at 74-73 with 87 seonds left with a score in the paint.   Jermaine Dearman gave the Americans their last lead at 75-74 with only 36 seconds left in the game clock.  After a timeout, the Philippines took back the lead after Tenorio hiting a jumper off a two-man game with Douthit with just 16 seconds left.  The Americans went empty-handed in the next possession with Tenorio grabbing the important rebound.  USA was forced to foul Jeff Chan with 1.9 seconds left.  Chan missed the first and he intentionally missed the second to slash more time off the game clock.  The Americans had 0.9 seconds left to make a shot from a baseline inbound.  The long heave went to the hands of Freddie Williams but his desperation shot was off the mark giving the Philippines the title.

The trio of Tenorio, Chan, and Douthit starred for the champions by combining 55 points. Tenorio topped the scoring with 20 including 11 in the final quarter. Chan had 5 triples while Douthit manned the paint with authority finishing with 17 points and 12 boards. Wayne Arnold and Justice had 17 each for the Americans who fell to 5-3 for the tournament.

The scores:

SMART GILAS-PILIPINAS 76 – Tenorio 20, Chan 18, Douthit 17, Fonacier 9, Norwood 5, David 5, De Ocampo 2, Thoss 0, Mercado 0.

UNITED STATES 75 – Arnold 17, Justice 17, Marshall 14, Barnes 13, Dearman 10, Vandermeer 2, Reese 0, Williams 0.

Quarters: 12-13, 23-34, 51-59, 76-75.

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July 2012 NLE Top Performing Schools: CNU is tied 1st; Velez College 9th

25 Aug

Cebu Normal University (CNU) is one of the 3 three schools that garnered a 100% passing rate in the recent Nursing Licensure Examinations.  The other two were the Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and the University of the Philippines- Manila. CNU produced 172 newly registered nurses.  The next best performing school from Cebu is Velez College.  167 0f 169 examinees from Velez passed in July 2012 NLE.

Top Performing Schools (min. 50 examinees)
Rank School No. of Examinees Total Passers Percentage
1 Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts 207 207 100%
1 Cebu Normal University 172 172 100%
1 University of the Philippines- Manila 50 50 100%
2 West Visayas University – La Paz 156 155 99.36%
3 University of Santo Tomas 451 448 99.33%
4 De La Salle University- Health Science Institute 244 242 99.18%
5 Trinity University of Asia 332 329 99.10%
6 Saint Louis University 663 656 98.94%
7 Saint Paul University- Iloilo 88 87 98.86%
8 Benguet State University- La Trinidad 86 85 98.84%
9 Velez College 169 167 98.82%
10 Saint Paul University- Dumaguete 78 77 98.72%
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22nd Fiba-Asia U18 Championships: Pingoy top scorer in PHL’s QF loss; PHL to battle Taipei for 5th

25 Aug

The Philippines has once again fallen to a familiar foe in the knockout stages of an Asian-level basketball tournament.  Call it destiny, call it fate but one again the Philippines got eliminated for medal contention by Korea, 90-77.  The Energen Pilipinas Under-18 Youth Squad played in even terms versus Korea for the first 18 minutes of the game.  They had the lead at 39-38 but Korea ended the first half with a 9-2 run to lead 47-41 and was able to prevent the Philippines from catching up the rest of the way. UAAP Jrs. MVP Jerie Marlon Pingoy and NCAA Jrs. MVP Rey Nambatac  led the losing squad with 19 and 12 points respectively.

In the consolation round, the Philippines hurdled Lebanon ,80-69, to set a match against second round victim Chinese Taipei for 5th place.  Mario Bonleon scored 19 points for the PHL squad that dominated Lebanon in the second half of the game.

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July 2012 Nursing Licensure Examinations: Cebu Schools well-represented in the top 10

23 Aug

Nineteen students from different nursing schools in Cebu were among who garnered the 10 best marks in the July 2012 Nursing Licensure Examinations (NLE).  Because of several tie scores the top 10 list was technically a top 100 list.  Twelve Cebu Normal University students made it to the list of topnotchers led by Kristen Erika Pino who placed tied 2nd overall with University of Saint Anthony’s Carmela Shimizu.  They both got a score 85.40, .80 behind the top mark of 86.20 by UST’s Roxanne Trinity Lim. Another CNU student, Jerry De la Torre Jr. placed solo 4th. Velez College had 5 students who made it to the top 10 led Merrill Van Yu, who scored 84.60 which is good for 6th place along with CNU alums Jennifer Kaye Ducao and Katherine Joyce Asufra. Southwestern University (SWU) and University of Cebu- Banilad Campus had one representative each in this year’s top 10.

Here the new nurses who gained the top marks in the 2012 NLE:

Rank 1
ROXANNE TRINITY DOTINGCO LIM
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 86.20

Rank 2

KRISTEN ERIKA HIFE PINO
CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY (CEBU STATE COLLEGE) 85.40

CARMELA CELEBRADO SHIMIZU
UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY 85.40

Rank 3

JOHN VINCENT USITA MAGALONG
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 85.20

WAYNE STEVEN MIRANDA ZAMORA
WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 85.20

Rank 4

JOEY GONZALEZ DELA TORRE JR
CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY 85.00

Rank 5

JOENER BALEDIATA BANGERO
WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 84.80

VANESSA JOY PALACIO GASAT
UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS 84.80

MAR JOHN ALMEDORA JAMBORA
XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.80

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22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championships: Energen Pilipinas rallies past Bahrain; Cebuano Pingoy scores 19

22 Aug

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The Energen Pilipinas Under 18 Youth Team overcame an 11-point half-time deficit to beat Bahrain and move to the quarterfinals with a 3-game winning streak.  The win, however, was not enough to propel the Philippines to a higher seeding as Chinese-Taipei surprised Iran to grab the No.2 group ranking by virtue of the tournament’s tie-breaker.  The Philippines, Iran, and Chinese-Taipei had an identical 4-1 record with Iran having the best quotient ranking followed by Chinese-Taipei then the Philippines.

UAAP Jrs. MVP Jerie Marlon Pingoy once again conspired with J-Jay Alejandro as they combined for 20 points in the 3rd quarter to turn the double digit deficit to a 12-point lead.  The Philippines simply overwhelmed Bahrain in the second half to coast to a 99-72 win. Alejandro led the Philippines in scoring with 23 big points. Pingoy had an efficient 19 points behind a 9 for 12 shooting from the field.  Janhubert Cani and Rey Nambtac are the other Filipino boy who reached double figures in scoring with 11 a piece.  Ali Hassan Shukralla and Mohamed Buallay combined for 48 markers for Bahrain.

Second Round Standings:

SECOND ROUND
  GROUP E
Team W L Pts GA
China (CHN) 5 0 10 1.5000
Korea (KOR) 4 1 09 1.3102
Japan (JPN) 2 3 07 0.8975
Lebanon (LIB) 2 3 07 0.8971
Syria (SYR) 2 3 07 0.8697
India (IND) 0 5 05 0.6639
  GROUP F
Team W L Pts GA
Iran, I.R. (IRI) 4 1 09 1.4379
Chinese Taipei (TPE) 4 1 09 1.4019
Philippines (PHI) 4 1 09 1.3989
Saudi Arabia, K. (KSA) 1 4 06 0.9210
Indonesia (INA) 1 4 06 0.6392
Bahrain (BRN) 1 4 06 0.5750

 

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2012 PBA Draft recap: 4 Cebuanos picked

21 Aug

There were four notable Cebuanos who were picked in the recent Philippine Basketball Rookie Draft. Leading the group is this year’s No.1 overall pick June Mar Fajardo of Pinamungahan. Four picks later, Aldrech Ramos of Balamban was picked by Barako Bull then traded to B-Meg Llamados. In the 3rd round, former Adamson Soaring Falcons point guard Jerick Cañada of Minglanilla was picked by the Barangay Ginebra Kings at No. 28. Five picks later, big man Jan Colina of Mandaue was picked the PBA’s newest team Global Port.

June Mar Fajardo is the No.1 overall pick

Fajardo is Petron’s choice! (Photo care of Cebu Daily News)

No. 1 Pick June Mar Fajardo is the pride of Pinamungahan, Cebu.  He played college ball at University of Cebu.  In his career as a UC Webmaster, he was able to lead his school to 2 titles.  With Fajardo, UC ended the 9-year reign of UV Green Lancers at the CESAFI. Fajardo had a great rivalry with now Ateneo Blue Eagle Greg Slaughter during the time Slaughter was still playing in Cebu. The Pinamungahan native then played for the San Miguel Beermen in Asean Basketball League where he contributed well in helping the Beermen reach the ABL finals in its inaugural season.  He was not planning to enter the draft this year but decided to pursue a PBA career after Petron, ABL San Miguel Beeer’s sister team was able to secure the first over-all pick in the 2012 draft.  Petron picked him to make him their premier big man in the near future.

Aldrech Ramos now a Llamado

No.5 pick Ramos of Balamban (photo from spin.ph)

Aldrech Ramos was originally picked by Barako Bull at No.5.  He switched jackets on the same day as he was acquired by the B-Meg Llamados for Sean Anthony and their 2nd round pick (Dave Marcelo). Ramos was picked higher than what mock drafts placed him.  The versatile big man played college ball for the FEU Tamaraws.  He played for the Smart-Gilas and has represented the country in international competitions. To prepare for his entry to the PBA, he joined the Philippine Patriots for some seasoning at the ABL. At B-Meg or San Mig Coffee (It’s name this season), he will play with Marc Pingris, Joe De Vance, Rafi Reavis, and JC Intal. His addition gives Coach Tim Cone one of the most athletic forward group in the league. B-Meg had injury concerns all-throughout last season and stacking up high quality big men will assure that the team will experience a minimal drop off in performance in case an injury to a front-court player  happens.

Jerick Cañada of Minglanilla was Barangay Ginebra’s 3rd of 6 picks on draft day. The pick is some sort of a move for the future as the Kings are very loaded at that position. JJ Helterbrand, Mike Cortez, and Talisay City’s Robert Labagala currently occupies PG depth chart of the squad. Cañada will be  a some sort of insurance should Helterbrand decides to retire or any of the point guards get injured.  The Kings needed a PG that can manage a run and gun offense as they have drafted highly athletic forwards Keith Jensen and Chris Ellis in the first round.   Cañada not only showed that quality while playing for Adamson in college, he also showed his ability to win in helping Indonesia win its first tile in the ABL.

 

Jan Colina of Mandaue is Global Port’s 5th of 6 picks.  The former UC Baby Webmaster and Adamson Falcon will try to land a spot in PBA’s newest team. He might be too small to play his natural PF spot in the pros but he has shown his intensity on court against bigger and more talented players in the past.

Among the four, the 2 first-rounders are cinch to play in the PBA in the coming season.  The two former Soaring Falcons face a tall order in order to secure a spot in a PBA team’s rotation. If the two latter picks fail to get a roster spot in the PBA, most likely, they will be playing at the ABL. With so many decent basketball talents in the country, the PBA should consider adding more teams to give more players a chance to strut their stuff in Asia’s first professional basketball league.

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Robredo Plane Crash: Retrieval Operations of Pilots temporarily halted; Robredo remains recovered

21 Aug

The families of the two pilots of the fateful crash involving DILG secretary Jesse Robredo will have to wait a little longer to see the bodies of their loved ones as retrieval operations were halted due to a minor accident involving one of the foreign divers. German diver Danny Brumbach collapsed in the diving operations due decompression sickness and as a precaution the retrieval operations for the remains of Captain Jessup Bahinting and co-pilot Kshitiz Chand were halted.  Brumbach was taken to the decompression chamber onboard the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP EDSA 2 and he has able regain consciousness after a while.  He is now in stable condition.  Retrieval operations will resume tomorrow morning.

Earlier in the day, the technical divers successful recovered the body of Secretary Robredo.  The DILG Secretary’s body was found at a depth 180 feet around 800 meters from the shore.  His remains were taken to his hometown Naga City, Camarines Sur, the destination of his ill-fated flight.  His body now lies in state at the Archbishop’s Palace in the same city.

 

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22nd Fiba Asia Under 18 Championships: Jerie Pingoy scores 25 in PHL’s close victory over Chinese-Taipei

21 Aug

Ulanbaatar, Mongolia –   Cebuano Jerie Marlon Pingoy conspired with U16 Youth Squad holdover and captain Rodolfo “J-Jay” Alejandro in handing a strong Chinese-Taipei squad their first defeat in the 22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championships.  The two rising stars of Philippine basketball combined for 47 markers to lead the Energen Pilipinas U18 Youth Squad to its second straight win in the second phase of the group stages of the 22nd FIBA Asia Under 18 Championships.

The Philippines controlled the first half.  They led at the end of the first period at 17-14.  They continued their steady onslaught in the 2nd period to have a 9-point cushion at the end of two quarters, 43-34. The third period, however, was controlled by Chinese-Taipei as they were able to outscore the wards of coach Olsen Racela, 30-20, to grab a one point lead going to the final period. The fourth period was a virtual see-saw battle and with the Philippines leading 83-82 with over a minute left, Jerie Pingoy completed a clutch 3-point play to extend the lead to 4, 86-82.  After a split by Lee Chua-ji, Taipei was forced to foul Alejandro who cooly sank his pressure packed free throws for the final count at 88-83.

It was a big win for the Philippines as they could clinch the 2nd seed in Group F if they win their next assignment against Bahrain. Taipei could try to complicate matters in the group as they will try to give powerhouse Iran its first loss in the tournament in their next assignment.

Jerie Pingoy top scored for Energen Pilipinas with 25 points.  The reigning UAAP Junior’s MVP also had 2 rebound, 5 assists, and 1 steal while making 11 of his 15 2-point attempts.  Alejandro had 22 points, 9 rebounds,  and 3 triples.  Rey Nambatac had 10 points with 4 steals. Chinese Taipei was led by Lin Kuan-chun’s 25.

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UAAP 75: Heroic Henry Asilum leads UP to first victory of the season

20 Aug
UP Fighting Maroons logo

UP Fighting Maroons logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The UAAP Season 75 Senior’s Basketball has no winless team left after the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons routed the University of the East Red Warriors.  The win caused a logjam for the 6th-8th places.  UP, UE, and Adamson University Soaring Falcons all tot a 1-6 record.

For the first time in many years, UP held the lead from the 1st quarter till the end of the match.  All 12 players tapped by Maroons Coach Ricky Dandan scored at least a point.  It was a total team effort for a team that is learning how to win after several near-wins against some of toughest teams of the season like DLSU and Ateneo.  UP boasts of one of the most experienced groups in this year’s competition as 8 of its players are in their final year of playing at the UAAP. The Fighting Maroons were, however, led by a 16 year old Freshman from Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu in this game.  Former Energen U-16 mainstay Renzar Henry Asilum scored 14 points along with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He was able to somehow negate the efforts of the explosive Roi Sumang of UE who finished with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Asilum was backstopped by Mark Lopez who had 10 markers, 8 boards, 4 dishes, 2 thefts, and 1 blocked shot. UP was able to dominate the rebound battle with a +10 margin (48-38).  They also had a 23-6 advantage on assists while causing 21 TOs and making 10 steals.  UP was able to limit their turnovers to just 11 in the game.

The next game for both teams will be on August 25 with UP battling Ateneo and UE facing DLSU.

Scores:

UP 63 – Asilum 14, Lopez 10, Hipolito 9, Ball 7, Montecastro 6, Romero 5, Silungan 3, Mbah 2, Wierzba 2, Soyud 2, Padilla 2, Manuel 1

UE 48– Sumang 18, Sumido 9, Santos 8, Duran 4, Galanza 3, Flores 3, Javier 2, Hernandez 1, Alberto 0, Belleza 0, Villarias 0, Valdez 0

QUARTER SCORING: 14-11, 30-26, 50-41, 63-48

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22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championships: Jerie Pingoy is top scorer in PHL’s expected victory over Indonesia; Porter scores 8

20 Aug

Ulanbaatar, Mongolia – SEABA Champions Philippines continued its mastery over fellow Southeast Asian representative Indonesia by handily beating the Indons 88-62 in the second phase of the group matches in the 22nd FIBA-Asia Under 18 Championships for Men.

The Indonesians coached by Filipino Nat Canson exploited a tentative start by the Philippines to lead 12-11 at the 5:00 minute mark of the opening quarter.  The Energen Pilipinas Under Youth squad coached by Olsen Racela responded by outscoring their opponents 12-6 at the second 5 minutes of the first period to lead 23-18 after the first quarter.  The Philippines held Indonesia to 12 points in the second period to bloat the lead to 15 by halftime. The Energen boys just continued to exploit the disparity in skills to coast to victory.

UAAP Jrs. MVP Jerie Pingoy top scored for the Philippines with 16 points in just 14 minutes of action. Mario Bonleon finished with 15 points while NCAA Jrs. MVP Rey Nambatac added 11 markers. Cebuano Kris Porter finished with 8 points and 3 boards. Indonesia was lead by the 12 points of Jan Panagan.

It was a good win for the Philippines as they came of a loss a against powerhouse Iran in the previous game.  The Philippines will next face Chinese- Taipei in a game that will be very important in determining the top 2 spots in Group F.

Second Round Standings:

SECOND ROUND
  GROUP E
Team W L Pts GA
China (CHN) 3 0 06 1.7562
Korea (KOR) 3 0 06 1.4363
Lebanon (LIB) 2 1 05 1.0044
Syria (SYR) 1 2 04 0.8589
Japan (JPN) 0 3 03 0.7053
India (IND) 0 3 03 0.6124
  GROUP F
Team W L Pts GA
Chinese Taipei (TPE) 3 0 06 1.8836
Iran, I.R. (IRI) 3 0 06 1.3168
Philippines (PHI) 2 1 04 1.2319
Indonesia (INA) 1 2 04 0.7008
Bahrain (BRN) 0 3 03 0.8063
Saudi Arabia, K. (KSA) 0 3 03 0.5589
Note: Teams carry forward the results of their games against the other qualifiers from their Prelim Round Group.
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