Rain Or Shine In The PBA Finals

The Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters sets first Finals schedule in the current PLDT myDSL PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum through eliminating Petron in a 97-88 friday night victory in the game 5 of their best-of-seven semifinal series. They won the series with four games againts a lone win from Petron Blaze Boosters.

Assistant Coach Caloy Garcia took over the drivers seat for the Painters as ROS' Headcoach Yeng Guiao was serving his one game suspension. Garcia said that them making into the finals in a game without coach Yeng is special and that the players really wanted to win the game.

Beau Belga and Jeff Chan lead the Painters with their almost double-double performance with 18 and 17 points respectively and 9 rebounds apiece. Chan lead the way for the Painters in the third quarter comeback by pumping in 7 of his 17 in that quarter and ROS erased a 12 point Petron lead and even leading going into the last period at 72-69.

Paul Lee pumped in 16 points off the bench and Ryan Arana added 10 points

On the other hand, Arwind Santos leads Petron scorers with his double-double performance of 20 points and 13 rebounds. Marcio Lassiter had 18 while June Mar Fajardo had an equal 16 points and 16 rebounds but their efforts weren't enough to extend the series.

Rain or Shine is in their second consecutive Finals appearance in the Philippine Cup after their Finals series with TalknText last season. The Painters are now waiting for the winners of San Mig Super Coffee Mixers against Bgry. Ginebra Gin Kings in the other semifinal matchup which is currently having 2 wins apiece.

Quarter Scores: 22-31, 45-52, 72-69, 97-88

Player Scores:

Rain Or Shine - Belga 18, Chan 17, Lee 16, Arana 10, Norwood 9, Rodriguez 8, Cruz 6, Quinahan 5, Tang 4, Almazan 2, Tiu 0, Teng 0, Ibanes 0

Petron - Santos 20, Lassiter 18, Fajardo 16, Kramer 8, Cabagnot 8, Hubalde 6, Tubid 5, Ross 4, Lutz 2, Taha 1

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San Mig Super Coffee Mixers Takes Semis Game 1

The "Manila Classico" of the PLDT MyDSL PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series' first win goes to San Mig. San Mig Super Coffee Mixers defeated Brgy. Ginebra 85-83 in their first semifinal game held at the Mall of Asia Arena.

It was everybody's ball game until Barroca's end game heroic' steal and game winner for the Mixers. Best Player of the Game goes to Mark Barroca with 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assist and 2 steals.

Game Scores:

Quarters: 26-28, 43-40, 57-65, 85-83

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 85 - Devance 20, Simon 16, Pingris 10, De Ocampo 9, Sangalang 8, Melton 8, Barroca 5, Yap 5, Mallari 4, Reavis 0.

Ginebra 83 - Tenorio 16, Aguilar 14, Baracael 12, Slaughter 10, Ellis 9, Caguioa 8, Reyes 5, Helterbrand 4, Monfort 3, Mamaril 2.

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Pacquiao's Challenge to Mayweather - "Let's Fight For Charity, Fans"

This time, the 8 Division Boxing World Champion, Manny Pacquiao throws a unique but big challenge to the undefeated Boxing Champion, Floyd Mayweather - to have their fight for charity and above all to make their fans happy. Mayweather's latest statements includes Pacquiao wanting the fight against him because of Manny's tax problems. But Pacquiao wanted to prove in this challenge that he doesn't go for the money from the fight but to make the boxing fans all over the world happy. He said it was the boxing fans that wanted this fight all along.

In a phone interview with Inquirer, Pacquiao said, "I’m not desperate to fight him just for the sake of money or material things. I’m not the one seeking this fight; rather it’s the boxing fans all over the world". The Filipino boxer and Congressman even said, "I am ready to submit myself to any kind of stringent drug testing".

To show that he doesn't want to fight Mayweather just because of money, He revealed his unique challenge that, "Above all, I challenge him to include in our fight contract that both of us will not receive anything out of this fight. We will donate all the proceeds from the fight—guaranteed prize, should there be any, gate receipts, pay-per-view and endorsements—to charities around the world."

He added that if that Floyd is not afraid with him, then Mayweather should agree.

Furthermore, he said he has nothing more to prove in boxing and that he has carved his own niche in the annals of boxing. "There’s no reason why I should be desperate to fight him. But since boxing fans worldwide are seeking and demanding a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, I don’t want to disappoint them.", Manny said.

Regarding his tax problems, Manny answered, "As to my tax problem, my lawyers are fixing it already". "I’m paying my taxes religiously. It is just a matter of reconciling our records with the tax agencies both here and abroad. Should there be any discrepancy, rest assured, I will settle it. I’m a lawmaker and I’m a law-abiding citizen."

Pacquiao said that Mayweather's plan of retiring in 2015 was a move to avoid fighting him in the ring and that the only way Floyd can avoid in facing Pacquiao is to retire from boxing as the public's desire for their fight is becoming stronger.

Finally, Pacquiao's challenge to Mayweather: "Floyd, if you’re a real man, fight me. Let’s do it for the love of boxing and for the fans. Let’s do it not for the sake of money. Let’s make the boxing fans happy."

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Sinag Pilipinas Beats Host Myanmar With 75 Points Win

Sinag Pilipinas, the Philippines' Men National Basketball Team in SEA Games 2013, masterfully defeated the host Myanmar with a huge 75 points margin in a 118-43 victory
on Thursday night at the Zayar Thiri Indoor Stadium A of Nay Pyi Taw, the capital city of Myanmar.

photo credit: instagram.com/joshreyes8 

Sinag stays unbeaten after a hard-earned first win (88-75) against the tough Singaporean Team and then crushing Cambodia in their second game in a 107-55 victory. Ronald Pascual posted a game-high 20 points and with Mac Belo, Ferrer, Lanete and Parks also in double figures with 17, 13, 10, 10 points respectively.

Sinag controlled the game from the first quarter with a 34 points against Myanmar's 15. From then on, the Philippine team cruised for a huge win. Sinag shot a field percentage of 68% hitting 47 out of 69 of their shots with 9 triples on a 50% (9/18) shooting beyong the arc. They outclassed the host team in every departments with notable 69-22 points in the paint, 34-19 in rebounds and 30-10 in assists.

Sinag Pilipinas continues its quest for gold as it cruise for 3 more wins to get the title against Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Quarterscores: 34-15, 62-27, 88-37, 118-43.

Sinag Pilipinas (118) – R. Pascual 20, Belo 17, Ferrer 13, Lanete 10, Parks 10, J. Pascual 9, Sumang 9, Ganuelas 8, Ravena 6, Cruz, 6, Alas 5, Douthit 5.

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Philippines' First Two Gold Medals in SEA Games 2013

Team Philippines got its first Gold medal on Wushu in the current 27th SEA Games hosted in Myanmar.
It was on Wushu also that Philippines got its first medal which is a silver. Jessie Aligaga and Dembert Arcita bagged two gold medals for Philippines in their Wushu events. Jessie Aligaga triumphed against Dasmantua Simbolon of Indonesia in the 48 kilogram weight class of Wushu Sanshou. Dembert Arcita defeated Phithak Paorkrathok of Thailand in the 52 kilogram weight class of Wushu.

Meanwhile, Francisco Solis got a bronze medal in the Wushu men 56 kg weight category. In the Wushu women, Divine Wally and Evita Elise Zamora both got Silver medals in the 48 kg and 52 kg weight categories.

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27th Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games 2013)

The 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) is hosted by Myanmar which is from December 11-22, 2013. The SEA Games 2013 will be held at the following venues: Capital Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwe Saung Beach. Naypyitaw, the new state capital of Myanmar, will be the main venue of the event which includes the opening and closing ceremonies.

The SEA Games is held once every 2 years between the Southeast Asian countries. This year's participants are Myanmar (host), Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,  Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.

The Sports events includes Aquatic, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, BasketBall, Billiard, BodyBuilding, Boxing, Canoeing, Chess, Chinlone, Cycling, Equestrian, Football, Futsal, Golf, Hockey, Judo, Karatedo, Kempo, Muay, Pencak Silat, Petanque, Rowing, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Traditional Boat, Volleyball, Vovinam, Weightlifting, Wrestling and Wushu.

The purpose of SEA Games is to improve the friendship among Southeast Asian countries and to compete with higher level in Asian and Olympic Games using their skills and performance to youth in the region.

The official website of 27th SEA Games: http://www.27seagames2013.com/

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