Mayweather vs Ortiz Result: Mayweather wins vs Ortiz via TKO in 4th Round

Floyd Mayweather Jr remains undefeated when he won vs Victor Ortiz during Saturday night's WBC welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada (Sunday morning, Manila time).

The "Mayweather vs Ortiz" bout was no ordinary fight (but not surprising) as 34-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr knocked out Victor Ortiz, who's 10 years younger, during the 4th round of the fight (4th Round TKO).

It was Mayweather's grand comeback on the ring after 16 months of rest (and just watching Manny Pacquiao's fights?)

Floyd Mayweather Jr now has 42 wins (26 are knockout wins) and 0 losses while Victor Ortiz's new record is 29 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws with 22 knockouts.

Watch a Youtube video of how Floyd Mayweather Jr knocked out Victor Ortiz in 4th Round:

It was an amazing knockout but many were not impressed with how Mayweather did it, especially that he did it immediately after he and Ortiz emerged from a break, and the latter wasn't ready yet to resume the fight.

Mayweather reportedly got booed by the audience after he knocked out Ortiz.

During the post-fight interview, Mayweather also had an argument with the 80-year-old commentator Larry Merchant. Watch!


Video uploads courtesy of jaydonpatillo and TheBestGWK

2011 PBA Draft: JV Casio top rookie pick, Paul Lee second

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) held its annual Rookie Draft last Sunday, August 28, 2011 with Smart Gilas' JV Casio as the #1 rookie pick.



The Powerade Tigers, the team which had the ball this 2011 PBA Draft to choose the 1st overall draft pick, has selected former De La Salle University (DLSU) player JV Casio from 34 aspirants.



Getting the 2nd pick was the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the team picked Paul Lee from the University of the East (UE).



Here's the results of the 2011 PBA Rookie Draft, starting off with 5'10"-tall JV Casio as the 1st overall pick:



1. Joseph Evans "JV" Casio - picked by Powerade Tigers

2. Paul Lee - Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

3. Christopher Ryan "Chris" Lutz - Petron Blaze Boosters

4. Marcio Lassiter - Powerade Tigers

5. Mark Barroca - Shopinas

6. Mac Baracael - Alaska Aces

7. Jason Ballesteros - Meralco Bolts

8. Allein Maliksi - Petron Blaze Boosters

9. Reil Cervantes - Barangay Ginebra Kings

10. Dylan Ababou - Barako Bull Energy Boosters

11. Magi Sison - Shopinas

12. Pamboy Raymundo - Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

13. Eric Salamat - Alaska Aces

14. Julius Pacualadao - Alaska Aces

15. Ariel Mepana - Alaska Aces

16. Brian Ilad - B-Meg Llamados

17. Gilbert Bulawan - Meralco Bolts

18. James Martinez - Barangay Ginebra Kings

19. Kenneth Acibar - Barako Bull Energy Boosters

20. Paul Sorongan - Barako Bull Energy Boosters





Photo courtesy of Nuki Sabio / PBA

Smart Gilas vs Chinese Taipei: William Jones Cup 2011

LATEST UPDATE: Smart Gilas wins vs Chinese Taipei, takes 3rd spot, 82-72.





PREVIOUS UPDATE: The final matches in the 2011 William Jones Cup are happening today, August 14, 2011, and the Philippine national team "Smart Gilas" will vie only for the 3rd place slot after it lost to Iran, 59-78, during the semi-finals held yesterday.



Iran, who's the 2009 and 2010 William Jones Cup champion, now heads to its 3rd championship game in 3 years this time against Korea while Smart Gilas will have to face Chinese Taipei in a battle for 3rd place.



Prior to the "Smart Gilas vs Chinese Taipei" game which happens at 5PM and the championship game between Iran and Korea at 7 PM, the teams from Japan (last year's 3rd placer) and Jordan face each other first for the 5th slot.



All three games today will still be held at the Hsinchuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan where all previous games were also held.



Last year, Smart Gilas finished in 4th place and if they win 3rd place today, it will be its highest placement in the William Jones Cup as "Smart Gilas" since the Philippines (San Miguel Beer and Philippine Centennial Team) already achieved that feat twice in 2005 and 2007, and even won champion two times, in 1985 and 1998.



Goodluck to Smart Gilas!

Azkals vs Kuwait Live Streaming Updates

The 1st leg of the Philippine Azkals vs Kuwait Al-Azraq game in Round 2 of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification Stage is happening right now in Kuwait, and is being aired live on ABS-CBN Channel 2.

Azkals team captain Aly Borromeo and midfielder Stephan Schrock have been suspended by the FIFA Disciplinary Commitee and aren't playing for the team after they incurred 2 yellow cards during their last game vs Sri Lanka. Jason Sabio and Jason De Jong fill in.

Here's the starting 11 line-up for the Philippine Azkals in their match vs Kuwait Al-Azraq:

#10 Phil Younghusband
#13 Chieffy Caligdong
#12 Angel Aldeguer Guirado
#7 James Younghusband
#8 Manuel Ott
#21 Jason De Jong
#27 Ray Jonsson
#2 Rob Gier
#4 Anton Del Rosario
#3 Jason Sabio
#1 Neil Etheridge

The Azkals are in white, while Kuwait team wears blue.

Game has started...at 12:30 AM (Philippine Time) being aired live on ABS-CBN Channel 2.

Angel Guirado hurt badly at 5th minute. Kuwait's player #4 was booked with a yellow card.

Player #20 Yousef Nasser of Kuwait scored 1st goal, at 17th minute.

Half-time stats:
Goals Scored - Kuwait 1, Philippines 0
Goal Attempts - Kuwait 7, Philippines 5
Corner Kicks - Kuwait 5, Philippines 2
Yello Cards - Kuwait 1, Philippines 0

Player #13 Musaed Neda of Kuwait scored the 2nd goal, at 68th minute of the game. #13 later got a yellow card at 75th minute, the 2nd yellow card for Kuwait.

Another goal scored for Kuwait at 85th min., by Player #11 Fahed Al-Ibrahim.

Extra time of 4 minutes, #5 Simon Greatwich subs in for Chieffy Caligdong. Greatwich was later booked with a yellow card at 93rd minute.

Fil-Iranian Misagh Bahadoran, Player #14 of the Azkals, subs in for Angel Guirado.

Game ends...Kuwait 3-0 Philippines.

The Leg 2 of the Philippines vs Kuwait Match will be held this July 28, 2011 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

PBA vs NBA 2011 Exhibition Game Results: NBA wins over PBA, 131-105

The super exciting matchup of PBA superstars vs NBA superstars happened earlier tonight, July 23, 2011, in Araneta Coliseum and was aired live at AKTV on IBC13.

As part of the 2-game series dubbed as the Ultimate All-Star Weekend, the NBA team (as Smart All-Stars), composed of Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Derek Fisher, Tyreke Evans, James Harden and Derrick Williams, faced our very own PBA All-Stars in the hard court, with the NBA team winning bigtime over PBA, 131-105.

The PBA All-Stars was comprised of James Yap, Mark Caguioa, Jayson Castro, Sonny Thoss, LA Tenorio, Larry Fonacier, Solomon Mercado, Alex Cabagnot, Marc Pingris, Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Gary David, Gabe Norwood, Ryan Reyes, Danny Seigle, JC Intal and Arwind Santos, who even made it to Twitter's Top 10 Trending Topics worldwide.

Here's the scores after each quarter:

1st Quarter: NBA 30, PBA 26
2nd Quarter: NBA 66, PBA 50
3rd Quarter: NBA 107, PBA 78
4th Quarter: NBA 131, PBA 105

NBA's JaVale McGee was the Best Player of the game with a total of 25 points. Here's how the NBA players scored during the game:

JaVale McGee 25 points
Kevin Durant 22 pts
Derrick Williams 19 pts
Tyreke Evans 17 pts
James Harden 16 pts
Kobe Bryant 12 pts
Chris Paul 11 pts
Derrick Rose 9 pts
Derek Fisher 0 pt

The Filipino ballers did their best, but not enough to beat the NBA All-Stars. Arwind Santos also scored 25 big points, just like McGee, but no other PBA players scored as big as his.

Arwind Santos 25 points
Alex Cabagnot 9 pts
Marc Pingris 9 pts
Rabeh Al-Hussaini 8 pts
Solomon Mercado 8 pts
Gary David 8 pts
Gabe Norwood 7 pts
Ryan Reyes 6 pts
Sonny Thos 4 pts
Jason Castro 4 pts
Mark Caguioa 4 pts
Danny Seigle 4 pts
JC Intal 4 pts
Larry Fonacier 3 pts
LA Tenorio 2 pts
James Yap 0 pt

Watch a video of the NBA-PBA game (2nd half highlights, video courtesy of LakersPortal):


The NBA team will have one more game tomorrow, July 24, 1 PM, but this time they will be facing the Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team.

Azkals vs Kuwait live at midnight on ABS-CBN 2

The Philippine Azkals will probably play its toughest game ever tonight as the team faces Kuwait in Leg 1 of their campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The "Azkals vs Kuwait" Leg 1 - 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers will be held tonight, July 23, 2011, at the Qadsia Stadium in Kuwait.

It will be aired on ABS-CBN, with live coverage starting at 11:30 PM right after Banana Split Extra Scoop. 

Game kicks off at 12:30 AM, that's already a Sunday, July 24, 2011. So better not sleep yet tonight, or sleep early, then just wake up at midnight to watch the "Azkals vs Kuwait" game live on ABS-CBN 2.

The Kuwaiti National Football Team ranks 102nd in FIFA World Ranking while the Philippine Azkals is only ranked 159th.

While it's Azkals' first time to enter FIFA World Cup Qualification Stage and make it to this level (2nd Round), Kuwait has already reached 3rd Round during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification Stage.

The Philippines has never played in a main tournament of FIFA World Cup but Kuwait already did it in 1982.

But let's think positive, the Azkals will win vs Kuwait tonight.

If you can't catch tonight's game live on ABS-CBN, you can watch a replay tomorrow, Sunday, at 9:30 AM, still on ABS-CBN, then at 3:00 PM on BALLS channel and at 10:00 PM on STUDIO 23.

Mykiru Isyusero will also do live blogging updates of the Azkals vs Kuwait game tonight, so stay tuned!

UAAP Season 74 Opening Ceremony (video)

The UAAP Season 74 has kicked off Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2011, with UAAP Season 71 to 73 Champion Ateneo De Manila University as the host.

And unlike in the previous years' opening ceremony, the UAAP Season 74 Opening was held outdoors, at the Marikini Sports Park, and as expected, it rained.

Some non-Ateneans reportedly blamed the host university for holding the Olympic-inspired opening ceremony outdoors and for not anticipating the possibility of rain especially in this rainy month of July.

Watch a video of the UAAP Season 74 Opening Ceremony with rock band SpongeCola singing "Puso":

The UAAP Season 74 Opening Games will be held tomorrow, Sunday, at 1 PM (FEU vs La Salle) and at 3 PM (Ateneo vs Adamson University) in Araneta Coliseum.

Video upload courtesy of sherlock717a

Philippine Volcanoes Bench Body billboards removed!

The members of the Philippine National Rugby Team aka The Philippine Volcanoes definitely heat up in their sexy Bench Body billboards and the gained praises from people who can appreciate hot-bodied men.

View: Philippine Volcanoes Bench Body Underwear Photos

But Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos couldn't take the heat as he ordered on Thursday the removal of the Philippine Volcanoes' Bench Body billboards installed along EDSA in Guadalupe.

According to Mayor Abalos, his office received complaints from people who found the billboards offensive and asked for their removal.

As of yesterday, the said billboards have already been removed. (Sad face here)

Some people understand Mayor Abalos' move 'coz his city is considered as among the most child-friendly cities in Metro Manila, but others also think the Mayor was kinda "OA" with his decision and have labeled him as "insecure".

Even TV host-actress Ruffa Gutierrez was surprised that the Philippine Volcanoes' sexy billboards were removed. "My gosh!!!! What happened to the Bench Billboards with the Philippine Rugby Team on Edsa?!? They're gone! Disappeared into thin air! :/" she said on Twitter.

Ruffa once had her own sexy billboards for Belo along EDSA where she was shown wearing bikini. Her billboard wasn't ordered to be removed, but reportedly it was banned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

On Twitter, some members of the Philippine Volcanoes have also expressed disappointment on the removal of their Bench Body billboards.

Ned Stephenson (@NedStephenson): "@ohyesitsmejoh @thahottstepper well its to help promote rugby i dont think its that bad to be honest there's more "mahalay" billboards!"

NedStephenson: "Good Night Everyone!! heard bout the billboards being taken down! but thank you all for still supporting the @PhilippineRugby Ingat =)"

Mykal Duhig (@Mykal_Duhig): "Shame they are taking our billboards down, hey Mayor Abalos did you know about rugby football prior to the billboard? #Ididntthinkso"

Arnold Aninion (@thahottstepper): "@ivervie Surprised at the outcome, but greatful for the support and work Bench did to spread awareness of rugby and for us volcanoes : )"

Andrew Wolff (@IamAndrewWolff): "The Mayor of Mandaluyong is having the #Bench #Volcanoes billboards removed.Dati ba wala bang nakalagay na billboard na my nakabrief?"

IamAndrewWolff: "Puwede bang patanggal din ang sangkatutak na mga billboard ni Mr A. sa Manda.? Kailangan bang makita ka sa bawat kanto? #Volcanoes #Bench"


Photo courtesy of Bench

Azkals vs Sri Lanka Leg 2 video replay

Azkals vs Sri Lanka Leg 2 Results: 4-0

The Azkals scored not 2 or 3 but 4 goals during its home match vs a goal-less Sri Lanka held Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

It was the 2nd leg of the Azkals vs Sri Lanka was held 4 days after the 1st leg in Sri Lanka, which resulted to a draw (1-1).

Their aggregate scores were 5 for the Philippine Azkals and only 1 for Sri Lanka.
Watch a video replay of how the Azkals scored the 4 goals during its game vs Sri Lanka:

1st goal scored by Chieffy Caligdong at 18th minute


2nd goal by Phil Younghusband during the 42nd minute (with "gf" Angel Locsin being shown at the crowd cheering for Phil's 1st goal)


3rd goal made by Angel Aldeguer Guirado at 50th minute


4th goal by Phil Younghusband again at 56th min. (Angel is shown again after Phil scored his 2nd goal)

The Philippine Azkals will now face a tougher football team from Kuwait on July 23 and 28 for the 2nd Round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

Video uploads courtesy of tagailaya

Azkals or Philippine Volcanoes: Who's hotter?

The Philippine Azkals are hot, that's a fact, but some people are saying that the men from the Philippine Rugby Team, who call themselves as the Philippine Volcanoes, are way hotter.

These pictures and video of the Philippine Volcanoes for Bench Body underwear would tell you why...

Kenneth Stern, Patrice Bolivier and Chris Everingham

Oliver Saunders and Nicholas Perry

Ned Stephenson and Michael De Guzman

Jake Letts and Francisco "Kit" Guerra IV

Darran Seeto and Chris Everingham

The Philippine Rugby Team behind-the-scene video for Bench Body:

But wait, the battle of hotness between the Philippine Azkals and the Philippine Volcanoes simply doesn't end up there. It's just starting actually as Bench has also released just last Friday a photo of Azkals' team captain Aly Borromeo also posing in a Bench Body underwear.

Is it just a teaser for more Azkals players stripping down to their Bench Body underwear?

Definitely, the rivalry between the Philippine Azkals and the Philippine Volcanoes has just started and is now heating up.

Azkals vs Sri Lanka Live Updates

The Philippine Azkals faced Sri Lanka in its first qualifying playoff for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The Azkals (Philippines) vs Sri Lanka football match happened at the Colombo Sugathadasa Stadium with live coverage on Studio 23 which started at 5:20 PM and the game kicked off at 6:30PM.

LIVE SCORE UPDATE: Sri Lanka 1, Philippines 1
Sri Lanka's Chathura Gunarathna scores first goal 4 minutes before 2nd half of the game (41st minute)
Not giving his best performance, Phil Younghusband was replaced by Fil-Am Nate Burkey before halftime.
Burkey scored the first goal for the Philippine Azkals 4 minutes after the 2nd half (at 49th minute). He was later replaced by Ian Araneta.
Azkals' players who got 1 yellow card each were James Younghusband, Stephan Schrock and Aly Borromeo.
Sri Lanka also received 3 yellow cards. One each for Anton Nimal Fernando, Nadeeka Pushpakumara and Safraz Kaiz.
Game ends in a draw with 1 goal each for Sri Lanka and Philippines.

Here's the Philippine Azkals' line-up on today's match vs Sri Lanka:

Team Captain: Aly Borromeo
Goalkeeper: Neil Etheridge
Strikers: Phil Younghusband, Angel Aldeguer Guirado, Misagh Bahadoran, Ricardo Bicete
Midfielders: James Younghusband, Emilio "Chieffy" Caligdong, Manuel Ott, Jerry Lucena, Stephan Schrock, Nate Burkey
Defence: Aly Borromeo, Anton del Rosario, Rob Gier, Ray Jonsson, Roel Gener, Jason Sabio

The Azkals' starting 11 line-up included Etheridge, Borromeo, Gier, Phil and James Younghusband, Caligdong, Guirado, Mulders, Ott, Shrock and Del Rosario while Sabio, Bahadoran, Araneta and Burkey were subsitutes.

Other qualifying matches for Asian countries are also happening simultaneously with the Philippinez vs Sri Lanka June 29 match being held in different venues, such as Cambodia vs Laos, Nepal vs Timor-Leste, Afghanistan vs Palestine, Bangladesh vs Pakistan, Mongolia vs Myanmar, Vietnam vs Macau and Malaysia vs Taipei.

But the Philippines vs Sri Lanka playoff was predicted to end up as among the 3 most interesting from those 8 matches.

The 2nd leg of the Azkals vs Sri Lanka will be on July 3 to be held at the Rizal Memorial Football Field.

UAAP Season 74 Opening this July 9 | Meet La Salle Green Archers' roster of players

Simon Atkins will still be the Team Captain of the De La Salle Green Archers in the upcoming UAAP Season 74.

It's now Simon Atkin's 5th Year to play for the Green Archers and for his final year, he will be leading the team in getting back the UAAP championship title which was won by the team 4 years ago during Simon's debut year in UAAP.

Simon is the only one playing on his 5th year among La Salle Green Archers players and we shall see if he will have a great final year in UAAP.

Aside from Atkins, returning players for DLSU Green Archers are Luis Alfonso "Luigi" De la Paz, Jarelan Tampus, Enrique Raphael "Aiki" Herrera, Philip "Papot" Paredes, Almond Vosotros, Mark Jovet Mendoza, Alvin Joseph "Maui" Villanueva, Joshua David Webb, Samuel Joseph "Sam" Marata, Martin John Reyes and Yutien Andrada.

Luis Alfonso "LA" Revilla will make a grand comeback for the Green Archers this UAAP Season 74 after missing out two seasons.

But definitely the team's new additions next season excite me the most. These photos would tell you why...

Roldan "Dan" Sara


Alfonso "Ponso" Gotladerafor


Arnold Van Opstal (Fil-German, stands 6'8")

So excited to see them play!

Not in pictures but also making his debut for the Green Archers is Norbert Torres. (Sorry, can't find a picture of you.)

I hope UAAP Season 74 will bring back the parade of players with their muses. Last year, there were no muses, but instead achievers from each school marched alongside the team captains.

For DLSU, Team Captain Simon Atkins escorted Enchong Dee during Season 73 Opening and let's all hope that for the new season, muses will be back and Atkins definitely would love to have Kim Chiu on his side as his muse. (Posible kaya?)

The UAAP Season 74 Opening Ceremonies will be held this July 9, that's a Saturday, at the Marikini Sports Center and will be aired live still on Studio 23.

LeBron James, Dwayne Wade of Miami Heat caught on video mocking Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki being sick

After he made one of his worst playoff performances in Game 4 last Tuesday, Miami Heat's LeBron James made a "triple-double" stats during Game 5 of NBA Finals 2011 held Thursday night, June 9, 2011, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA.

LeBron James of Miami Heat (6) drives past Shawn Marion of Dallas Mavericks during the 2nd half of the Game 5 of NBA Finals 2011.(AP Photo/LM Otero)

"Triple-Double" happens in a basketball game when a player makes three double-digit stats and LeBron James did it in NBA Playoffs 2011 Finals when he made during Game 5 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

It's the first ever "Triple-Double" for the Miami Heat and LeBron's 7th time in an NBA Playoffs.

Miami Heat scored big 103 points, but the Dallas Mavericks scored higher with 112, to be come the leading team now with 3 wins as against Miami Heat's 2 wins.

Leading scorers for the Mavericks were Dirk Nowitzki with 29 points followed by Jason Terry with 21 points while the Miami Heat only had Dwayne Wade scoring big for the team, with 23 points. Chris Bosh had 19 points while LeBron scored 17.

The Dallas Mavericks made a total of 13 successful 3-point shots in Game 5 versus 8 three-points made by the Miami Heat.

If the Mavericks wins Game 6 this Sunday, June 12, they will be named the NBA Playoffs 2011 Champion.

NBA 2011 FINALS - GAME 5 RESULTS:
1st Quarter
Miami 31 points
Dallas 30 points

2nd Quarter
Miami 26 pts
Dallas 30 pts

3rd Quarter
Miami 22 pts
Dallas 24 pts

4th Quarter
Miami 24 pts
Dallas 28 pts

FINAL SCORE:
Miami Heat 103 points
Dallas Mavericks 112 points

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Meanwhile, a video of Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade and LeBron James is heating up on Youtube where the two were shown "coughing" while walking at the hallway after Game 4last Tuesday and were being followed by reporters and cameramen.

According to the video uploader, Wade and James were mocking Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki who had a high fever during Game 4. "Some nonsense from wade and lebron. Not sure why they are starting with dirk," says the video description.

Nowitzki was so sick last Tuesday but he managed to make 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Video courtesy of Stadium229

Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks NBA Finals 2011 Game 1: Miami wins, 92-84

Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks
NBA Finals 2011 Game 1 Results
May 31, 2011

The Miami Heat has won the NBA Finals 2011 Opening Game held Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida and was aired live on ABS-CBN.

The Dallas Mavericks led the 1st Quarter of the game by scoring 17 points vs Miami
Heat's 16 points. They tied during the 2nd quarter, both scoring big 27 points.

But it was in the 3rd and 4th quarters that Miami Heat took control with a 9-point lead over the Dallas Mavericks.

Over-all, Miami Heat scored 92 points while Dallas Mavericks had 84 points.

With 27 points, German player Dirk Nowitzi of the Dallas Mavericks was the top scorer for the NBA Finals 2011 Game 1. But it wasn't enough to beat the Miami Heat, who definitely benefited from the strong trio of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

LeBron scored 24 points (half-of-which were from his four 3-point shots), Wade had 22 points while Bosh's score was 19 points.

Game 2 of the NBA Finals 2011: Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat is scheduled on Thursday, June 2, still at Miami's American Airlines Arena.

Richest Congressman in the Philippines 2011 List: Manny Pacquiao is #1, Gloria Arroyo only ranks 17th

The richest Congressman in the Philippines is no other than Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao. Naman!

Even if you don't make computations, just thinking of the many times Manny Pacquiao won billions during his fights inside the boxing ring, you can already say that Pacquiao is indeed the richest congressman in the Philippines, and is definitely among the super rich Filipinos.

According to Manny Pacquiao's statement of assets, liabilities and net worth from the House of Representatives, this world boxing champion is worth P1.134 billion as of Dec. 31, 2010 making him as the richest and the only one with a billion net worth among the 284 congressmen in the Philippines.

And take note, Manny has no liability, not a single peso. (Share your blessings Manny!)

Surprisingly, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who now sits as Pampanga Rep. is only the 17th richest representative with net worth of P140.212 million and Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez is even richer than her.

Sen. Bong Revilla's wife and actress, Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado is the 21st wealthiest representative.

The Top 30 Richest Congressman in the Philippines (2011 list, 15th Congress of the Philippines House of Representatives):
1. Saranggani Rep. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao (P1.13B or P1,134.33M)
2. Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez (P624.85M)
3. Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos (P623.6M)
4. Negros Occidental Rep. Julio "Jules" Ledesma (P555.07M)
5. Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (P475.61M)
6. Deputy Minority Leader and Iloilo Rep. Augusto Syjuco (P294.6M)
7. House Speaker Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte Jr., (P283.29M)
8. Tarlac Rep. Enrique Cojuangco, (P199.59 M)
9. Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Farinas,( P195.78M)
10. Iloilo Rep. Ferjenel Biron (P165.99M)
11. Pampanga Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr (P156.65M)
12. Las Piñas Rep. Mark Villar (P156.19M)
13. Quezon City Rep. Danilo Suarez (P154.53M)
14. Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rodolfo Valencia (P150.59M)
15. Leyte Rep. Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez (P148.36M)
16. Rizal Rep. Joel Roy Duavit (P146.02M)
17. Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (P140.21M)
18. Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo Jr (P137.92M)
19. ALE Partylist Rep. Catalina Bagasina (P137.24M)
20. Manila Rep. Amado Bagatsing (P136.02M)
21. Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla (P125.75M)
22. Zambales Rep. Antonio Diaz (P121.41M)
23. Occidental Mindoro Rep. Ma. Amelita Villarosa (P115.49M)
24. Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas (P112.34M)
25. Batangas Rep. Tomas Apacible (P98.95M)
26. Pangasinan Rep. Kimi Cojuangco (96.53M)
27. AGP Partylist Rep. Juan Miguel "Miggy" Arroyo (P95.55M)
28. Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara (P94.45M)
29. Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Christopher Co (P94.09M)
30. Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas (P93.38M)

TOP 10 POOREST CONGRESSMAN
1. Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael Mariano (P75.71K or P0.08M)
2. Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Teodoro "Teddy" Casiño (P91K or P0.09M)
3. Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino (P190K or P0.19M)
4. Kalinga Partylist Rep. Abigail Faye Ferriol (P470K or P0.47M)
5. TUCP Partylist Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza (P694.72K or 0.69M)
6. Akbayan Partylist Rep. Arlene "Kaka" Bag-ao (P712K or P0.71M)
7. ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Dante Antonio Tinio (P969K or P0.97M)
8. Camarines Norte Rep. Elmer Panotes (P1.05M)
9. Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Neri Colmenares (P1.20M)
10. Gabriela Partylist Emerenciana "Emmi" De Jesus (P1.24M)

Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3 possible in November 2011

Manny Pacquiao could possibly have Juan Manuel Marquez as his next opponent this coming November 2011.

Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez has already agreed to fight again for the 3rd time with Manny Pacquiao, according to Manny's promoter Bob Arum.

Los Angeles Times reported that Pacquiao and Marquez will fight at a welterweight catch weight of 144 pounds, with Marquez guaranteed with $5million.

However, the Pacquiao vs Marquez is not 100% sure to happen as Marquez's promoter Golden Boy has the contractual opportunity to match the deal and it could put Marquez in the ring against another opponent, still according to Los Angeles Times' report.

So it will really be all up to Golden Boy for the Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 to push through.

Pacquiao and Marquez first fought inside the ring in May 2004 which resulted to a draw. It was a controversial fight as one of the judges admitted after the announcement that he made an error in the scorecards. Pacquiao could have won the fight had it been the said judge did not commit the mistake.

Then Pacquiao faced Marquez again in March 15, 2008, and the Filipino boxer won the match via split decision. It was again a controversial decision. Two judges favored Pacquiao and only one for Marquez, but most boxing analysts believed Marquez should have won the fight.

Since then, Marquez was asking for another rematch with Pacquiao but that time, the latter was firm in his decision not to fight with Marquez again.

And this 2011, the Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 is possible and it's going to be a lot more interesting that Pacquiao's recent fights.

Who do you think will win the fight?

Manny Pacquiao and Paris Hilton get so close! Where's Jinkee Pacquiao?

Manny Pacquiao and Paris Hilton are close friends!

Paris Hilton was among the many celebs who watched the Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley fight live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Manny Pacquiao and Paris Hilton photo during the post-fight news conference. So close and tight! Was Jinkee around when this photo was taken? (Image courtesy of ABS-CBN News)

Paris Hilton went there not to cheer for fellow American Shane Mosley but for new friend, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.

On Twitter, Paris was among the happiest when Manny Pacquiao won against Shane Mosley.

Paris Hilton tweeted the photo above of Manny Pacquiao after the fight while the Filipino boxer was held up high inside the ring and she described Manny as an incredible fighter.

And then she later posted that she's hanging out with her new friends Manny Pacquiao and wife Jinkee. "Hanging out with @MannyPacquiao and his beautiful Jinkee. They are such a sweet & down to earth couple! Love them! :)"

Paris Hilton then shared that she's going to visit the Philippines for
Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao. "Wow! Such an honor to be brought on stage by Manny & his wife Jinkee after the fight. Can't wait to visit them when I go to the Philippines."

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Are you guys excited to see Paris Hilton, Manny and Jinkee Pacquio in a 3-s0me action, I mean, spending a vacation probably in Boracay island just the 3 of them when Paris visits the Philippines? Manny for sure would love that idea.

Coming from Paris herself, her visit to the Philippines will be for business when she posted another tweet about her Philippine trip after she had bonding with Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao, "I'm so excited for my trip to the Philippines. I am really looking forward to my newest business endeavor."

And then she added, "So lovely spending time with Manny and his gorgeous wife Jinkee. Such a beautiful couple! #Pacquiao Rules!" with a link to a photo of them together:

Paris also tweeted the photo of her and Manny, and told her almost 4 million followers that she loves the picture and that Manny is a nice guy.

@parishilton: "Last night was #Epic! Love this picture of @MannyPacquiao and me. Such a nice guy! :)"

Can't wait to see Paris Hilton here in the Philippines!

Pacquiao vs Mosley weigh-in results photos and video

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley official weigh-in happened Friday, May 6, a night before their big fight on the ring Saturday, May 7, (May 8 morning Manila time).

The weigh-in happened at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas where tomorrow's match will also be held.

Manny Pacquiao hit the scales with 145 lbs while Shane Mosley weighed 147 lbs.

Manny Pacquiao can't stand looking at Shane Mosley in the eyes


Shane Mosley wants nose-to-nose with Manny, but the latter refuses.


Manny agrees for a "cool guy" handshake...


...and gets a sweet hug from Mosley.

Watch video of Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley official weigh-in:

Manny Pacquiao will be defending his WBO Welterweight title.

The Filipino boxer has a record 52 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws while American Mosley has 46 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Mosley has a better knockout record. Out of his 46 wins, 39 of which were knockouts or 85% while Pacquiao only had 38 knockouts from his 52 wins or that's 73%.


Video courtesy of BAYAREALLSTAR

Azkals vs Sri Lanka, 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match

The Azkals vs Sri Lanka Qualifying Match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is happening on June 29 at the Sugathadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka and on July 3 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here in the Philippines.

And thanks, Studio 23 will be airing the said Azkals vs Sri Lanka home-and-away games.

A teaser for the said qualifying match has been airing already starting today on Studio 23. Watch!
Whoever wins between the Philippine Azkals and Sri Lanka in their match will advance to the next round of the Qualification Stage and will face the football team from Kuwait on July 23 and 28. Can't wait!

Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup 2011 Final 4 now complete!

Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 2011 Commissioner's Cup Quarter-Finals (Do-or-Die) Games were held yesterday, April 13, 2011, which determined the 2 teams who will advance to the semis and fill the last two slots in the Final Four of the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup.

And those teams were Air21 Express who defeated Alaska Aces in a close fight, 97-94, and the Barangay Ginebra Kings who won with a 10-point lead over Rain or Shine, 92-82.

The best players were Alpha Bangura of Air21 (for the Air21 vs Alaska game) and Mark Caguioa of Brgy. Ginebra (for Brgy. Ginebra-Rain or Shine game).

Air21 and Barangay Ginebra will now join Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Philippine national team, Smart Gilas, in the Final 4.

The 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Semi-Finals will start tomorrow, April 15, with Talk 'N Text against Air21 while the Smart Gilas team will be facing the Barangay Ginebra Kings.

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VIEWERS AT HOME EXPERIENCE BAD RECEPTION

The games turned out to be so much exciting for those who watched in Araneta, but not for the viewers at home, who allegedly experienced bad reception on Studio 23, most especially of the 2nd game (Brg. Ginebra vs Rain Or Shine). And reportedly in some places, there was no signal at all.

A lot of viewers have aired disappointments on Facebook and Twitter:


Marthy Alipao from Bulacan: "Bad trip yong studio 23 kagabi ang labo ng reception sa malolos area d ko tuloy napanood ung PBA quarterfinals Ginebra vs Rain or Shine!!!!!!"

Joezen Lopez from Rizal: "nakakaBADTRIP ung studio 23 kagabi.......kung kailan laban ng BRGY. GINEBRA tsaka nwalan ng signal.....ano toh BASTUSAN.............ilipat nyo n lng sa GMA NEWS TV ung rights ng coverage PBA..........tignan nyo naging kapalit ng ginawa nyo.....sanTAMBAK n reklamo ang natanggap nyo noh.........."

Carl de Silva from Batangas: "rreport q lng, kgv nong nnnood kmi ng pba sa studio23 bglang pumanget ang reception kc naaagaw ng news tv ng gma7, paki aus nmn po ng reception, batangas area po, sa my sn jose! tnx ! "

April Mercado Dela Cruz from Caloocan: "wla n ngang kaagaw s pnunu0d kc wla ng w.willie, ampotah!bul0k nmn stax0n nio,d nkpn0od kgbi..sna nman maaus n s su2n0d!"

Rafael Soberano Villegas from Cavite: "HELLO STUDIO 23..WALA BA KAYONG PALIWANAG TUNGKOL SA PAGKAWALA NG SIGNAL NINYO KAGABI SA 2ND GAME NG PBA..TILL NOW WALA KAYONG POST ..ASAR NA TAO SA INYO KAGABI . .KASAMA NA KO DUN."

Ariston Pangilinan from Pampanga (@bartespeak): "what happened to studio 23? low signal here in angeles city pampanga, almost 1 hour already!"

Nika Dycaico from Laguna (@nikabhebhe): "what's happening sa signal ng studio 23???ang labo dito sa laguna...#ginebra pa nmn!"


Studio 23 and Solar Entertainment haven't released a statement yet on this issue. But in all fairness to Studio 23, they entertained complaints yesterday on Twitter and asked for the location of those experiencing bad signal.

And it seems like the signal problem was experienced not only in one location.