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1997 PBA Season
The 1997 PBA season was the 23rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Board of governors Executive committee * Emilio P. Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner) * Nazario L. Avendaño (Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen) * Bernabe L. Navarro, Jr. (Vice-Chairman, representing Gordon's Gin Boars) * Reynaldo G. Gamboa (Treasurer, representing Formula Shell Zoommasters) Teams Season highlights *For the first time in league history, the top two picks of the Annual Rookie draft were born outside the Philippines, 6-9 Andrew John Seigle, and Nic Belasco were selected at numbers one and two, respectively. *Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys and Gordon's Gin Boars (formerly Ginebra) played in the All-Filipino Cup finals. This is only the second time the two rivals meet in a championship series. Gordon's playing coach Sonny Jaworski became the oldest player to play in a PBA finals series at age 51. Purefoods rookie coach Eric Altamirano won his first title as a head mentor ...
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PBA On Vintage Sports
The PBA on Vintage Sports was a branding used for presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games produced by Vintage Sports, a sports-oriented media company and was aired on Philippine television networks City2 Television from 1982 to 1984, Maharlika Broadcasting System (later renamed as People's Television Network) from 1985 to 1995, and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation from 1996 to 1999. History In 1982, the PBA awarded the broadcast rights of its games to Vintage Enterprises, Inc., a company owned by Carlos "Bobong" Velez and signed a P5.4 million deal with the league. Games were aired on City2 Television, with the second game of a doubleheader aired live and the first game followed afterwards on a delayed basis. One play-by-play and one analyst was assigned to cover both games. For the first three years of Vintage's coverage, they had the legendary sports commentator Joe Cantada and Pinggoy Pengson as its main anchors with Steve Kattan and Andy Jao ...
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TNT KaTropa
The TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990. The franchise began in 1990 when Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) acquired a PBA franchise. Under PCPPI, the franchise played under the names Pepsi and 7 Up. In 1996, the franchise came under the control of Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) and played under the name Mobiline. In 2001, the franchise was renamed Talk 'N Text after the operations of Piltel was absorbed by Smart Communications. The team is currently one of three PBA teams under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan – the others are the Meralco Bolts and NLEX Road Warriors. To date, the franchise has won seven official PBA titles (and one special PBA tournament championship), it also remains as one of the league's powerhouses and it is one of the ol ...
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Nelson Asaytono
Nelson Asaytono (born January 25, 1967) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for Purefoods, Swift/Sunkist/Pop Cola, San Miguel Beer, and Red Bull in the PBA during his 17-year career. Collegiate / Amateur career Asaytono is one of the best players ever to step up in a less-known university in University of Manila under the tutelage of former pro Loreto Tolentino, his coach at UM Hawks. His first national stint was being part of the RP Youth team that played in the 9th ABC Youth Championships held in Manila. He would become a member of the national team that same year in 1987 under coach Joe Lipa. Asaytono also played for coach Derrick Pumaren at Magnolia Ice Cream in the PABL and won three championships. Professional career Purefoods Hotdogs Asaytono was drafted as the 2nd overall pick by the Purefoods Hotdogs in 1989. He played three seasons for the ballclub that had most of his former national teammates; Jojo Lastimosa, Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry ...
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Ciara Sotto
Ciara Anna Gamboa Sotto ( , born July 2, 1980) is a Filipina actress and singer. Personal life She is the youngest daughter of actress Helen Gamboa-Sotto and actor and Senator Vicente Sotto III. She is a first cousin of Sharon Cuneta (their mothers are sisters) and an aunt to KC Concepcion. She is also cousins with Oyo Boy Sotto, as well as Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto. In 2010, Sotto married businessman Jojo Oconer, with whom she has a son. Career At age six, Sotto made her first appearance on ''Eat Bulaga!'' and became one of the show's regular hosts from 2005 to 2012. Before she became a regular host at ''Eat Bulaga'', she was a member of '' T.G.I.S.'', produced by Viva Television and GMA Network. During her teenage years, Sotto together with cousin Danica Sotto and Jocas de Leon, had a regular Saturday production number in ''Eat Bulaga!''. They were dubbed as the "Ang TVJ (Tito, Vic and Joey) Kids". During her stint in ''Eat Bulaga!'', she was paired with co-host Paolo Ball ...
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Formula Shell Zoom Masters
In science, a formula is a concise way of expressing information symbolically, as in a mathematical formula or a ''chemical formula''. The informal use of the term ''formula'' in science refers to the general construct of a relationship between given quantities. The plural of ''formula'' can be either ''formulas'' (from the most common English plural noun form) or, under the influence of scientific Latin, ''formulae'' (from the original Latin). In mathematics In mathematics, a formula generally refers to an identity which equates one mathematical expression to another, with the most important ones being mathematical theorems. Syntactically, a formula (often referred to as a ''well-formed formula'') is an entity which is constructed using the symbols and formation rules of a given logical language. For example, determining the volume of a sphere requires a significant amount of integral calculus or its geometrical analogue, the method of exhaustion. However, having done th ...
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Alaska Milkmen
The Alaska Aces were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) and the owner of 14 PBA championships, tied with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Magnolia Hotshots for the second-most titles overall. They are one of the most popular teams in the league and the Philippines. The Aces won nine PBA championships in the 1990s, including a rare grand slam (winning three championships in one season) during the 1996 season, joining the Crispa Redmanizers ( 1976, 1983), San Miguel Beermen (1989), and the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers ( 2013–14) as one of only four franchises to achieve the feat. The Aces last tournament was the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup where they were eliminated by the NLEX Road Warriors in the quarterfinal round in March 2022. The franchise was bought by Converge ICT on March 23, 2022, to become the Converge FiberXers. History 1986: First season After the temporar ...
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Nic Belasco
Nicholas M. Bayaca Belasco (born December 10, 1973) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997. Born in Stockton, California, he was an import for the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Asean Basketball League. He was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He founded the Belasco Unlimited Skills Academy (BUSA). Early life Belasco grew up in Stockton, California, which is home to a large community of Filipinos. Before he came to the Philippines, he had the nickname of "Saint Nic." Professional career Sunkist Orange Juicers/Pop Cola Panthers Belasco was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997. He was traded to the Beermen. San Miguel Beermen Belasco was traded along with Dwight Lago and Cris Bolado in exchange for Mythical Team selection Nelson Asaytono an ...
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San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Corporation, abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally founded in 1890 as brewery in the Philippines, San Miguel has ventured beyond its core business, with investments in various sectors such as food and drink, finance, infrastructure, oil and energy, transportation, and real estate. Its flagship product, San Miguel Beer, is one of the largest selling beers in the world. San Miguel's manufacturing operations have extended beyond its home market to Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia, and its products are exported to 60 markets around the world. History In 1889, a well-known Manila businessman, Enrique María Barretto de Ycaza y Esteban, applied for a royal grant from Spain to establish a brewery in the Philippines. He was awarded the grant for a period of twenty y ...
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San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. It is the most successful franchise in the history of the PBA and the only remaining original franchise in the league. The Beermen have the most titles with 28 and the most all-time victories with more than 1,200 wins. In addition, it has won the Grand Slam in and the Perpetual Jun Bernardino Trophy after winning three straight PBA Philippine Cups from 2015 to 2017. It is also the only team to have won at least one PBA title in each of the five numerical decades of the league's existence and was the first professional basketball team ever to come back from a 0–3 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series which they did during the 2015–16 Philippine Cup Finals. Beginnings San Miguel had a basketball team in the pre ...
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Eli Capacio
Eli most commonly refers to: * Eli (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Eli (biblical figure) Eli or ELI may also refer to: Film * ''Eli'' (2015 film), a Tamil film * ''Eli'' (2019 film), an American horror film Music * ''Eli'' (Jan Akkerman album) (1976) * ''Eli'' (Supernaut album) (2006) Places * Alni, Ardabil Province, Iran, also known as Elī * Eli, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Éile or Éli, a medieval kingdom in Ireland * Eli, Kentucky, United States * Eli, Nebraska, United States * Eli, West Virginia, United States Other uses * ''Eli'' (opera), an opera by Walter Steffens * ELI (programming language) * Earth Learning Idea * English language institute * Environmental Law Institute, an American environmental law policy organization * European Law Institute * European Legislation Identifier * Extreme Light Infrastructure, a proposed high energy laser research facility of the European Union * Eli, someone from Yale University, afte ...
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San Miguel Food And Beverage
San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. (formerly San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.) is a Philippine food and beverage company headquartered in Pasig, Metro Manila. It is the largest food and beverage company in the Philippines, with nearly 3,000 employees deployed in a nationwide network of offices, farms, manufacturing, processing and distribution facilities. The company is a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). History The company was incorporated in 1956 as Pure Foods Corporation, a manufacturer of processed meats marketed under the Purefoods brand name. Ayala Corporation acquired substantial shares in the company in 1965 and majority control in 1981. In 2001, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) acquired Pure Foods Corporation from Ayala Corporation. Following the acquisition, the entire food division of SMC was consolidated under Pure Foods Corporation and the company was renamed San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Its integrated operations range from breeding, contract growi ...
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