The University of the Philippines (UP) Pep Squad has wowed not just Pinoys but the international audience by bagging the 3rd place award in the Cheer Mixed Category of the 6th Cheerleading World Championships (CWC) held at the Hong Kong Coliseum on November 26 and 27, 2011. CWC is held every two years since 2001.
Watch the videos of the UP Pep Squad's performances after the jump.
Sinag Pilipinas, Philippine national basketball team to the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), won against Thailand during the finals of the men's basketball tournament of the 26th SEAG held Sunday night at Kelapa Gading Sports Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The game ended with the score of 85-57 in favor of Sinag Pilipinas making them the winner of the tournament.
Some supporters of the boxing champ and Saranggani congressman Manny Pacquiao said Juan Manuel Marquez tried to cheat during their recent fight last November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Pacquiao was declared the winner, his fans said the Mexican boxer was constantly stepping on Manny's right foot and it was the reason why Manny wasn't able to perform well at the match.
But according to boxing analysts, there's no way Marquez's stepping on Manny's foot could hamper the Pinoy boxer. Recah Trinidad, sports columnist of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, said that the reason why Pacquiao wasn't able to perform as expected was because of the adjustment that he didn't do.
"... 'Yung adjustment na hindi ginawa Pacquiao na out-punch na sila hindi pa rin sila gumagawa ng paraan para kontrahin 'yun... obviously hindi sila handa dun," Trinidad told ABS-CBN's TV Patrol.
Even Manny's coach, Freddie Roach, said stepping on someone's foot is very common when southpaws face right handed people.
Filipino-American and American Idol 10 finalist Thia Megia recently sang Star-Spangled Banner, the US National Anthem, in the Pacquiao vs Marquez boxing match held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 12, 2011.
"Thia Megia" trended on Twitter in the Philippines on the day of the fight. Pinoys were evidently so proud of the singer singing the American Anthem.
A WhatTheTrend.com description on why she trended said "...Thia Megia will be playing Sunshine's sister in a [sic] upcoming episode of "Glee"." But we're not so sure about that. WhatTheTrend descriptions are almost always fan-generated that sometimes they are even not related to the trending topic at all.
Come to think of it, Thia Megia on Glee is not a bad idea at all!
What's sure, though, is Thia's riding the ZhuZhu Pets Float at the Thanks Giving Parade in New York City three weeks from now. She sang the ballad One Day for the soundtrack of ZhuZhu Pets, an animated film being released this Holiday season.
Filipino boxing champ and Saranggani congressman Manny Pacquiao won the match against the Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in the fight held on November 12, 2011 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao was declared the winner via majority decision after a very close fight that lasted 12 rounds.
This was the third fight between the two boxers. Their 2004 match ended in a draw while in 2008, their fight ended in a split decision in favor of Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao was guaranteed to receive $20-M for this fight, and that's win or lose. That doesn't include the sum he would make on HBO's Pay Per View. It was said that Pacquiao's fights are among those that register the highest income for the cable channel, so we can only imagine how much money he would bring home.
Filipino-American and American Idol 10 finalist Thia Megia sang the US National Anthem before the fight. The Philippine National Anthem, on the other hand, was sung by Filipino-Canadian and YouTube sensation Maria Aragon.
Philippine Azkals stars Phil and James Younghusband recently signed a 3-year-contract with AKTV, the sports channel of TV5, as football ambassadors.
Above photo shows (from left) James Younghusband, TV5 president Ray C. Espinosa, Phil Younghusband and TV5's executive vice president Bobby Barreiro.
By joining AKTV, the Younghusbands will have a chance to teach viewers of the channel the basics of football as well as share their nutrition and diet regimen and give tips on how to live a healthy and active lifestyle.
Drawing from their years of professional experience, Phil and James are destined to help the Filipinos appreciate football even more.
Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire won via a unanimous decision, 120-108, in the match against Argentinian Omar "El Huracan" Narvaez. The fight was held Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
Donaire successfully defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight titles against the previously undefeated Narvaez who looked so unwilling to engage throughout the fight.
David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy is coming to Manila for a friendly match against the Philippine Azkals on December 4th.
The news was announced by the Azkals team coordinator Ace Bright via Twitter on Saturday night.
He tweeted: "LA Galaxy and Azkals, dec 4 rizal stadium :)
The LA Galaxy's visit to Manila and other Southeast Asian countries in December is part of the team's promotional tour.
With David Beckham playing against the Azkals, who would you cheer for? I'd cheer for both teams, I'm kinda sure.
Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire Jr. will fight Argentinian Omar "El Huracan" Narvaez on Saturday, October 22 (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The fight will be aired live on October 23, 10 AM, on ABS-CBN. Replays will be aired the same day at 5 PM on Studio 23.
The Philippine Azkals won the friendly match versus Nepal Himalayan Tigers which was held at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on October 11, 2011. Azkals dominated the game that ended with a score of 4-0.
The first half of the match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of the Azkals courtesy of the Younghusbands. Phil scored the first goal at the 17th minute mark, while James goaled at the 29th minute.
The UP Pep Squad performed during the half-time. They did the routine that made them win the title at the 2011 UAAP Cheerdance Competition held last September 17.
Phil Younghusband scored another goal at the 55th minute.
Nepal almost scored on the second half, and it was a good thing the Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge was quick. He was given a yellow card, though, for time wasting.
A fourth goal was scored by Matthew Hartmann at the 89th minute mark making the score 4-0 in favor of the Philippine Azkals.
After losing with Singapore Lions last October 7th, the Philippine Azkals has another friendly match on Tuesday, October 11th, with Nepal. This time, Pinoy fans could cheer for them live as the match is going to be held at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
Tickets for the the Philippine Azkals vs Nepal are available at Ticket World and are priced as follows:
Center Area – P3,000
Center Lower Grandstand – P2,000
Lower Grandstand – P1,500
Upper Grandstand – P1,000
Center Bleacher Area – P500
Side Bleachers – P300
For more info, call Ticket World at (632) 8919999.
The Philippine Azkals lost in the international friendly match against Singapore Lions with a score of 2-0.
The friendly match was held yesterday, October 7th, at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore.
The Azkals managed to keep the Singapore Lions from striking a goad in the first half of the game, but the home team managed to hit their first goal during the 50th minute courtesy of Shaiful Esah.
The second goal of the Lions came in at the 64th minute by veteran striker Aleksandar Duric.
The Philippine Azkals has another friendly match on Tuesday, October 11th, with Nepal. This time, Pinoy fans could cheer for them live as the match is going to be held at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
CLICK HERE for the ticket prices of the Azkals vs Nepal October 11 match at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
After finishing second (2nd) at the Long Teng Cup, the Philippine Azkals will now face Singapore and Nepal.
The Philippine Azkals vs. Singapore Lions will be held on Friday, October 7th, at Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore.
Meanwhile, the match against Nepal will be held in Manila's Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Tuesday, October 11th.
Both games will be telecast live via Studio 23. Azkals vs. Lions is scheduled on October 7th, 9:00 PM while the game against team Nepal will be aired on October 11th at 5:30 PM.
