MANILA, Philippines – Nine boys and 20 girls shone brightest in the final regional selection camp of Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 held by Alaska, held last weekend at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Makati. The young athletes were selected by Jr. NBA coach Rob Newson and Alaska's Jeffrey Cariaso, Tony dela Cruz, and Willie Miller. They stood out from a large group of 591 participants by exhibiting fundamental skills and core values of Sportsmanship, Teamwork, a positive Attitude and Respect (S.T.A.R.) throughout the two-day event. The 29 players from Manila will join other standouts from the regional selection camps in North Luzon (Benguet), South Luzon (Lucena), Visayas (Dumaguete) and Mindanao (Butuan) and a select group from the Alaska Power Camp. All of them have the chance to be named as 2019 Jr. NBA Philippines All Stars. The boys' roster is as follows: James Yuan Ison (La Salle Greenhills); Joshua Minguillo (Panorama Montessori School); Daniel Padilla (Nazareth School of … [Read more...] about News Jr. NBA Philippines completes National Training Camp roster
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Duterte raised West Philippine Sea ‘irritants’ with Xi, Palace says
Duterte raised West Philippine Sea 'irritants' with Xi, Palace says Patricia Lourdes Viray (Philstar.com) - April 29, 2019 - 2:27pm MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to resolve issues like the reported presence of Chinese vessels in Philippine waters through bilateral dialogue, the Palace said. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing last week. It was their seventh time to meet. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte told his Chinese counterpart that there have been "irritants" brought about by the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute. The ruling issued by The Hague-based tribunal three years ago invalidated Beijing's nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea, part of which is the West Philippine Sea. "They repeated their previous stands but what is more important is that the … [Read more...] about Duterte raised West Philippine Sea ‘irritants’ with Xi, Palace says
Netizens wowed by Philippine cafe that makes eco-friendly drinking straws using palm leaves
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A cafe owner in Siargao island in the Philippines has made an environmental stride by using eco-friendly "lukay" straws as an alternative to plastic straws. Lukay is the local term for palm leaves or coconut fronds. The cafe owner's shift to the environment-friendly practice is in line with the global effort to end plastic pollution, a problem that has extended to the oceans and marine life. Ms Sarah Tiu, 37, manager of Cafe Editha in Dapa, Surigao del Norte, told Inquirer.net that she decided to use lukay drinking straws after a tour with her family to Corregidor island in Siargao. "We bought fresh buko (coconut) and they just cut lukay, then made it into straws. So we asked them to teach us (because) we were very impressed with the idea," Ms Tiu said. As she always wanted to eradicate the use of plastic in her restaurant, she recounted using different substitutes to plastic straws. "We tried using stainless (steel) straws … [Read more...] about Netizens wowed by Philippine cafe that makes eco-friendly drinking straws using palm leaves
Lora Micah Amogius, John Lloyd Cabalo lead Team Philippines golden surge
Lora Micah Amogius, John Lloyd Cabalo lead Team Philippines golden surge (The Philippine Star) - April 29, 2019 - 12:00am DARWIN, Australia – Lora Micah Amogius and John Lloyd Cabalo became double gold winners late Saturday night as the Philippines won 10 gold medals in Day 2 of the 2019 Arafura Games here. Amogius captured gold medals in the 13-14 100m backstroke and the 200m individual medley in swimming, while Cabalo topped the men’s 400m run and the men’s 4x100m relay in athletics to emerge as the first two double gold medalists in the Philippine campaign supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and Standard Insurance. The 13-year-old Amogius clocked one minute, 10.53 seconds in the 100m backstroke, about two seconds ahead of second placer Taila Jane Wilkinson of Western Australia (1:12.19). The Davao City lass also ruled 200m IM with a time of 2:33.63, three seconds adrift of Wilkinson in the event … [Read more...] about Lora Micah Amogius, John Lloyd Cabalo lead Team Philippines golden surge
Philippines has hidden quake faults
Metro Manila quake from hidden fault MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned yesterday there are still many undetected active faults in the country that could trigger deadly earthquakes like the one that hit Central Luzon last week and killed 16 people. Science Undersecretary and Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr. issued the warning as he reiterated the agency’s call for Filipinos to always be prepared for earthquakes. Phivolcs geologists, he said, are using state-of-the-art technology to search for hidden faults on land and offshore. “Our active faults mapping is a continuing activity. We are constantly updating our Active Faults Map,” Solidum told The STAR. Several earthquakes jolted different parts of the country last week, including the magnitude 6.1 temblor in Luzon and the magnitude 6.5 quake in Eastern Samar. Sixteen people were killed when a supermarket in Porac, Pampanga collapsed after the … [Read more...] about Philippines has hidden quake faults