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How Cris Roque plans to use the creative industry to support MSMEs
Barely a month ago, Cris Aldeguer Roque was appointed acting Secretary for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Prior to her DTI appointment, she was the owner of clothing retail store Kamiseta and skin clinic Kamiseta Skin. As a seasoned entrepreneur who knows the challenges that beset the trade industry, Cris is an excellent choice to head the DTI. Last Wednesday, Aug. 21, Cris once again opened the National Trade Fair at the SM Mega Trade Hall, which ran until Aug. 25.
Putting the spotlight on Pinoy entrepreneurs
Upon the invitation of Cris Roque, Undersecretary for the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Group, I attended the 10th DTI-Bagong Pilipinas National Food Fair in SM Megamall’s Megatrade Hall last week. The fair was organized to create more avenues and platforms for MSMEs to showcase and sell their food and beverage products so they can become more competitive entrepreneurs.
Korea's An excited to unleash reworked swing at The American Express
Korea’s Byeong Hun An takes his 2021 bow at The American Express golf tournament starting on Thursday (Friday, Manila time), fully recharged and reinvigorated after hooking up with new swing coach, Sean Foley. The Presidents Cup International Team star is eager to put his reworked golf swing to a test at PGA West (Stadium) in La Quinta, California, an event headlined by seven players in the top-25 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Former football star Alvin Ocampo to be inducted in DLSU Hall of Fame
Rick Olivares (Philstar.com) - January 21, 2021 - 11:53am MANILA, Philippines – Alvin Ocampo has played big matches for his alma mater De La Salle University (DLSU) and the Philippine men’s national team. He’s coached big games as well in the now defunct United Football League (UFL) and in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
Kai Sotto commits to Gilas cause, announces plan to return home
Alder Almo (Philstar.com) - January 21, 2021 - 12:11pm JERSEY CITY – Kai Sotto is putting his NBA dream on hold as he commits to playing for the next FIBA Asia Cup window next month. Sotto made the announcement on his Instagram account on Wednesday night (Thursday morning, Manila time). "I'm heading home soon. Sobrang excited ako na binigyan ng opportunity para makapaglaro sa Gilas ngayong February window.
Filipino triathletes begin chase for Tokyo Olympic berth
Joey Villar (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 3:05pm MANILA, Philippines – Southeast Asian Games gold medalists King Mangrobang and Fernando Casares start their quest for a spot in the Tokyo Games as they fly to the Desmor camp in Rio Major, Portugal late this month.
Concepcion, Valientes lift MLV Accounting to Portland 3x3 title
Roy Luarca (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 2:39pm MANILA, Philippines – Chris "Peng" Concepcion shone again as MLV Accounting, composed of the Zamboanga Valientes, ruled the Champions League Basketball 3x3 Portland Opens at Youth Activity Space in Portland City, Australia.
Irish Magno recalls out-of-body experience in Olympic qualifier
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 2:49pm MANILA, Philippines — Irish Magno is the first-ever female Filipino boxer to qualify for the Olympics after punching her way to Tokyo 2020. But when asked about that fateful box-off with Tajikistan's Sumaiya Qosimova in Amman, Jordan last March, Magno can hardly give a description of what transpired that led her to an Olympic berth.
Rolando Dy inks 3-year, 5-bout pact with Brave Combat
Joey Villar (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 3:12pm MANILA, Philippines – Filipino fighter Rolando Dy has signed a new and exclusive three-year deal with a guarantee of five bouts with the Brave Combat Federation, the same fight outfit that named him 2020 Fighter of the Year. “This organization took care of me when I was at the lowest point of my career as a professional fighter,” said Dy, son of boxing legend Rolando Navarrete.
Riot Games' Valorant to kick off Philippine Pro Gaming League
Michelle Lojo (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 2:24pm MANILA, Philippines — Mineski Philippines, in partnership with Globe Telecom, will run the Valorant esports tournament all year long, presented by the Philippine Pro Gaming League (PPGL). Announced last year, Riots Games partnered with Mineski Philippines and Globe in organizing tournaments for Valorant, Riot Games' First Person Shooter game, as well as in recognizing aspiring esports talent in the country.
Nuggets, Jazz rout foes
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 12:37pm MANILA, Philippines — The Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz both posted comfortable wins as the NBA season continued on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time). The Nuggets, for their part, improved their record to 7-7 after a convincing 119-101 beatdown of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nikola Jokic posted a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds, to go with six assists.
'Manalo kami': Ex-Maroon Mikee Reyes pokes fun at UP-DND accord termination
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 1:25pm MANILA, Philippines — Once upon a time, the UP Fighting Maroons found it hard to come by wins in the UAAP men's basketball tournament. Before they were contenders for the title since their Cinderella run to the UAAP Finals in 2018, the UP Maroons were no strangers to being cellar dwellers. In fact, there were even seasons that the Diliman squad would go winless in 14 games.
Philippines' BREN Esports finishes 4th in AOC Masters Valorant tiff
Michelle Lojo (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 11:57am MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines' BREN Esports came up short of podium finish in the AOC Masters Valorant Tournament held last month. Eight teams participated in the tiff with representatives from the Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand after weeks of qualifying rounds and group stages.
Chinese Taipei's Pan in a happier place as he seeks strong year on PGA Tour
Missing the cut in his first tournament of 2021 wasn’t how C.T. Pan planned on starting the New Year. But despite that, the Chinese Taipei golf star is still in a far happier place now compared to some 12 months ago. If the script had played out the way he envisaged early last year, Pan would have been riding on the crest of a wave following an impressive Presidents Cup debut in December 2019, where he won two of his three matches for the International Team at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
Lito Adiwang to lean on calculating, technical approach vs Japanese foe
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 11:02am MANILA, Philippines – Team Lakay's Lito Adiwang has been known for his explosiveness every time he steps on the ONE cage. Having won his first two matches with Singapore-based promotion ONE Championship via stoppage, Adiwang often banks on a high-octane offense. But since losing against Japan's Hiroba Minowa in 2020, the up-and-coming strawweight contender has learned that it isn't all about strength.
Alex Eala opens year with win in Rafa Nadal Academy tourney
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 9:58am MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennister Alex Eala has begun her 2021 campaign with a victory in a tournament hosted by the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain. A scholar of the academy, Eala, along with four other RNA scholars, entered the Main Draw of the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour. Eala moved through the next round of the tournament after beating her RNA partner Anna Paradasi in her first match of the year.
Mineski launches interschool DOTA 2 tournament
Michelle Lojo (Philstar.com) - January 20, 2021 - 10:13am MANILA, Philippines — Mineski Philippines' Youth Esports Program (YEP) has launched a second run of its National Interschool Cyber League (NICL), this time featuring the highly popular DOTA 2. This comes following the success of the inaugural leg of NICL, which had Riot Game's Valorant as the main feature. The choice of game for Leg Two is nostalgic for Mineski Global CEO and founder Ronald Robins.
Perez: How picking out a pair of Jordans from the bin led to my friendship with ‘His Airness’
Editor’s note: Pat Perez, who earned the first of his three PGA TOUR titles at the 2009 American Express, details his friendship with Michael Jordan in this first-person diary. Back when I was in junior high, everyone wanted the Jumpman IV’s but there was no chance we could afford a new pair of Jordans back in the day. A guy I knew had thrown a pair of old ones out at school. I saw them in the can, grabbed them out, tried them on—perfect fit.
PCAP: Going homegrown with the Cagayan Kings
Rick Olivares (Philstar.com) - January 19, 2021 - 3:49pm MANILA, Philippines – If it all goes according to plan, the next big export from the Cagayan Valley could be its homegrown chess players.
PVF to now take part in volleyball elections
Joey Villar (Philstar.com) - January 19, 2021 - 4:13pm MANILA, Philippines – The election of the officials who will lead the new volleyball group that is being formed in compliance with the FIVB or International Volleyball Federation directive will have representatives from the Philippine Volleyball Federation participating after all.
Ex-NBA player Jackson says Nets star Irving bought George Floyd's family a house
LOS ANGELES – Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving bought a house for the family of George Floyd, the African American man killed by police in Minnesota last year, former NBA player Stephen Jackson has said. Jackson, a friend of Floyd who was speaking on the "The Rematch" podcast with former NBA player Etan Thomas, said he had continued to try to support the family emotionally and practically and noted others who had done the same. "Kyrie Irving bought them a house," Jackson said.
PSC working on getting approval for SEAG athletes training
Joey Villar (Philstar.com) - January 19, 2021 - 2:44pm MANILA, Philippines – In a few months, members of the national team seeing action in the 31st Southeast Asian Games slated November 21 to December 2 will get their turn to start their training too just like the Olympians and Tokyo hopefuls. “We’re working on that,” said Philippine Sports Commission chief of staff and national training director Marc Velasco in Tuesday’s online Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum.
How picking out a pair of Jordans from the bin led my friendship with ‘His Airness’ | Malay Mail
JANUARY 19 — Back when I was in junior high, everyone wanted the Jumpman IV’s but there was no chance we could afford a new pair of Jordans back in the day. A guy I knew had thrown a pair of old ones out at school. I saw them in the can, grabbed them out, tried them on — perfect fit. I brought them home, cleaned them up and officially had my first pair of Jordans; the iconic white and cement-gray combo everyone wanted.
Try Pat Perez's simple test to see if you can spot the line of the putt
Everyone putts poorly at times, including me. Check this out: In 2016, I missed 32 of 70 attempts from four to eight feet. That got my attention. I wasn't giving any thought to how I wanted to approach my putting, and that had to change. I started by putting down chalk lines on a green, and what I found was, my eye line at address was way off. What my eyes saw as a straight line to the hole turned out to be well right of it. For a 15-foot putt, it was off by as much as a foot or more.
Try Pat Perez's simple test to see if you can spot the line of the putt
Everyone putts poorly at times, including me. Check this out: In 2016, I missed 32 of 70 attempts from four to eight feet. That got my attention. I wasn't giving any thought to how I wanted to approach my putting, and that had to change. I started by putting down chalk lines on a green, and what I found was, my eye line at address was way off. What my eyes saw as a straight line to the hole turned out to be well right of it. For a 15-foot putt, it was off by as much as a foot or more.
You Don't Know Me
I n 1989 every dude at my junior high school wanted to get their hands on some Jordan IVs. And suddenly there was a pair right in front of me, at the bottom of a trash can — the same trash can where I had seen my buddy throw them out after math class a couple of hours earlier. I took a closer look. The gray trim had faded. They were mud-splotched. The laces were frayed. Honestly, I’ve never seen shoes that looked so bad. They looked like s***.
So Damn Lucky | By Morgan Hoffmann
In November 2016 I was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, an incurable disease. The last few months have been the most trying of my life. I have a new reality now, and a new purpose. In 2011, I started to notice that my right pec was deteriorating. I could see it in pictures and in my reflection in the mirror. So I started to seek the help of specialists all over the country, and even several in Canada. That was the beginning of a five-year period of misdiagnoses, frustration and confusion.
Expert Picks: OHL Classic at Mayakoba
Fantasy Insider Kevin Chappell Zach Johnson Pat Perez Gary Woodland Rickie Fowler Chesson Hadley With ShotLink turned off again, the focus returns to a lineup bursting with proven winners and probable contenders whose games fit El Camaleón the best. EXPERT Rob Bolton, Fantasy Insider PROJECTED CHAMPION Pat Perez With ShotLink turned off again, the focus returns to a lineup bursting with proven winners and probable contenders whose games fit El Camaleón the best.
So You Wanna Grow Golf? | By Harold Varner III
Let’s get something out of the way: I’m black. Damn, glad I got that off my chest. I mean, you would think I didn’t know it by the amount of times I’m asked about my race. It’s actually kind of comical at this point in my career � I know exactly when the questions are coming and what’ll be asked. “What’s it like being the only black guy on Tour?� “Does it feel lonely as the only African-American out there?�
So You Wanna Grow Golf? | By Harold Varner III
Let’s get something out of the way: I’m black. Damn, glad I got that off my chest. I mean, you would think I didn’t know it by the amount of times I’m asked about my race. It’s actually kind of comical at this point in my career � I know exactly when the questions are coming and what’ll be asked. “What’s it like being the only black guy on Tour?� “Does it feel lonely as the only African-American out there?�
Masters Schedule 2017: Friday Tee Times, TV Coverage, Live Stream, Predictions
A sensational back nine from Charley Hoffman saw him open up an impressive four-shot lead at the end of Day 1 of the 2017 Masters and the American will be out to extend his advantage on Friday. Hoffman will begin his second round at 10:01 a.m. (ET) on Day 2 alongside Chris Wood and Yuta Ikeda at seven under par, well clear of William McGirt on three under.
The Masters 2017: Round two tee times and TV schedule
Here’s a look at all of the round one tee times.It’s time for the Masters and we’ve got you covered here at FanSided. Sit back relax and enjoy the Masters.
Masters 2017 leaderboard: Live updates and latest scores from day two as Charley Hoffman holds four-shot lead
Charley Hoffman takes a healthy four-shot lead into the second day of the Masters after a stunning round of 65 on Thursday to pull clear of the field and him himself a strong, yet early, chance at winning a first major of his career.
All round one tee times and the TV schedule
Apr 3, 2017; Augusta, GA, USA; Rain drops on a umbrella as patrons exit the course, thunderstorms caused play to be suspended during a practice round at The Masters at Augusta National GC. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports Sometimes it can be overwhelming to know exactly when what golfer tees off. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Below you can find the full list of round one competitors, along with their times that they tee off.
Masters tee times
At Augusta (Ga.) National (a-amateur)8 a.m.—Rod Pampling, William McGirt8:11 a.m.—Mark O’Meara, Hudson Swafford, Roberto Castro8:22 a.m.—Ian Woosnam, James Hahn, a-Brad Dalke8:33 a.m.—Ross Fisher, Pat Perez, Byeong Hun An8:44 a.m.—Jose Maria Olazabal, Ryan Moore, Webb Simpson8:55 a.m.—Ernie Els, Jason Dufner, Bernd Wiesberger9:06 a.m.—Danny Willett, Matt Kuchar, a-Curtis Luck9:17 a.m.—Vijay Singh, Emiliano Grillo, a-Toto Gana9:28 a.m.—Angel Cabrera, Henrik Stenson, Tyrrell Hatton9:39...
Masters 2017 leaderboard: Live updates and latest news from Augusta as day one gets underway
The Masters gets underway on Thursday as 94 players bid to win the Green Jacket: Getty The 2017 Masters gets underway on Thursday with the ceremonial tee-off, featuring Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, to begin the first major of the year. Sadly, following Arnold Palmer’s death last year, Nicklaus and Player will not be joined by their fellow golf legend, but tributes to the American have been planned throughout the week.
Masters Schedule 2017: TV Coverage, Live Stream and Tee Times for Opening Rounds
Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy will all bid to win the 2017 Masters when the year's first major begins at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on Thursday. All three are the strongest contenders for the green jacket. Yet there will be plenty of other talented players competing this year, with Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler and Jason Day also involved.
Masters 2017: Tee Times for the First and Second Round
Photo The Masters tees off at 8 a.m. on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. Credit Brian Snyder/Reuters The Masters, the first major of the season in men’s golf, begins Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.
Masters 2017: Tee times, pairings and TV schedule
The 2017 Masters Tournament gets underway Thursday morning at August National and the pairings and tee times for the first two rounds have been announced.
Masters 2017: Tee Times, Weather Update, Betting Odds For Golf's First Major Tournament
The hours leading up to the start of the 2017 Masters have not been kind to Augusta, Georgia, as severe weather forced the cancellation of a practice round Wednesday. The weather, however, should be improved for the first round Thursday. With storms closing the course and Wednesday’s Par 3 contest, it looks like the rain will have subsided by the time Daniel Summerhays (+50000) tees off. Along with Russell Henley, Summerhays will be in the tournament’s first pairing.
The Masters: First and second round tee times in full
The groupings and tee times for rounds one and two of the Masters were released on Tuesday.We take a look at the full list of groups for Thursday and Friday's much-anticipated action at Augusta, along with their scheduled tee times on each day.
The Masters: First and second round tee times in full
The groupings and tee times for rounds one and two of the Masters were released on Tuesday.We take a look at the full list of groups for Thursday and Friday's much-anticipated action at Augusta, along with their scheduled tee times on each day.
Tee times for the 81st Masters
For BST, add five hours. For India, add 9.5 hours. For Australia, add 14 hours.
Masters tee times: A look at the best groups
Spring is officially here, as the tee times for the first two rounds of the Masters were released on Tuesday. In a 94-player field, there are 32 tee times, with a pair of twosomes kicking off each wave from the first tee. Tee times are 11 minutes apart, and the Tournament Committee has come up with some fascinating groupings that also reflect some of the traditions of the Masters, including the defending champion playing with the U.S. Amateur champion.
The Kid in the Red Shirt | By Sean Foley
Twenty years ago this week, we saw something that no one in the history of golf had ever witnessed: a 21-year-old kid obliterating records that had stood for decades. This was 13 years before I started coaching him. At the time, I was just another awestruck fan. I was working in the pro shop at Gaylord Springs Golf Links in Nashville, where I was also going to college. Every time CBS cut to one of Tiger’s shots, I was absolutely glued to the little TV on the wall.
The Kid in the Red Shirt | By Sean Foley
Twenty years ago this week, we saw something that no one in the history of golf had ever witnessed: a 21-year-old kid obliterating records that had stood for decades. This was 13 years before I started coaching him. At the time, I was just another awestruck fan. I was working in the pro shop at Gaylord Springs Golf Links in Nashville, where I was also going to college. Every time CBS cut to one of Tiger’s shots, I was absolutely glued to the little TV on the wall.
You Don't Know Me | By Pat Perez
In 1989 every dude at my junior high school wanted to get their hands on some Jordan IVs. And suddenly there was a pair right in front of me, at the bottom of a trash can — the same trash can where I had seen my buddy throw them out after math class a couple of hours earlier. I took a closer look. The gray trim had faded. They were mud-splotched. The laces were frayed. Honestly, I’ve never seen shoes that looked so bad. They looked like s***.
You Don't Know Me | By Pat Perez
In 1989 every dude at my junior high school wanted to get their hands on some Jordan IVs. And suddenly there was a pair right in front of me, at the bottom of a trash can — the same trash can where I had seen my buddy throw them out after math class a couple of hours earlier. I took a closer look. The gray trim had faded. They were mud-splotched. The laces were frayed. Honestly, I’ve never seen shoes that looked so bad. They looked like s***.
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