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Faith Nisperos
Faith Janine Shirley Mallonga Nisperos (born January 2, 2000) is a Filipino volleyball player who plays for the Akari Chargers of the Premier Volleyball League. Early life and education Faith was raised in Davao City, Davao del Sur to parents Ferdie and Sheila Nisperos. Faith Nisperos went to Ateneo de Davao University for her elementary education but transferred to Nazareth School of National University (NU) in seventh grade. She completed her senior high school studies in the same school. She would go back to the Ateneo school system, entering the Ateneo de Manila University for her collegiate studies. Career College Nisperos would play for the Blue Eagles of the Ateneo de Manila University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) volleyball championships. Faith played alongside with her sister, Yssa. She ended her stint with Ateneo last playing for them in Season 85, after deciding to sign with the Akari Chargers in 2023. She forego her final year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the programme at the Atlanta 1996. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 1 to 7 October 2021. The winner of the tournament qualified to 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. The last edition of the tournament was held in 2019 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, 2019. The 2020 edition, due to be hosted in Tianjin, China. The hosting duties was moved to Thailand before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualification Following the AVC regulations, The maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by *1 team for the host country *10 teams based on the final standing of the previous edition *5 teams from each of 5 zones (with a qualification tournament if needed) Due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference
The 2019 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference was the ninth conference of the Premier Volleyball League. The conference started on August 17, 2019, and ended on October 12, 2019, at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. Defending champions University of the Philippines skipped this conference, while reigning University Athletic Association of the Philippines champion Ateneo de Manila University returned after sitting out the 2018 collegiate conference. Participating teams Pool composition Squads Pool – A Pool – B Format ;Preliminary Round # The twelve teams are divided into 2 pools. # Teams will compete in a single round-robin elimination. # Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System. # Top two teams in each pool will advance to the semifinals. ;Semifinals # Best-of-three series. # A1 vs. B2 # B1 vs. A2 ;Finals # Best-of-three series. # Bronze medal: SF1 Loser vs. SF2 Loser # Gold medal: SF1 Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palarong Pambansa
The Palarong Pambansa (Filipino language, Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions of the Philippines. The event, started in 1948, is organized and governed by the Department of Education (Philippines), Department of Education. Student-athletes from public and private schools at elementary and secondary levels can compete, provided they qualified by winning at their regional meet. For young Filipino student-athletes, Palarong Pambansa is the culmination of school sports competition, which start with local school intramurals, followed by the congressional district, provincial, and regional athletic meets. The objectives of the Palaro are: * To promote physical education and sports as an integral part of the basic education curriculum for holistic development of the youth; * Inculcate the spirit of discipline, teamwork, excellence, fair play, solidarity, sportsmanship, and other values inherent in sports; * Promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakey's V-League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the league became open to participation of corporate clubs and other non-collegiate teams. The Spikers' Turf has served as the men's counterpart of the league. History Shakey's V-League (2004–2016) The Premier Volleyball League was established in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. led by Jun Bernardino, Ricky Palou, Moying Martelino, and Rhea Navarro who were businessmen previously known for being men's basketball patrons. The Shakey's V-League was initially an inter-collegiate women's league with teams from the UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI among others playing in the league. The league's establishment was in cooperation with Shakey's Pizza (Philippines) which was the league's title sponsor until 2016. Prior t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UAAP Season 84 Women's Volleyball Tournament
The UAAP Season 84 volleyball tournaments was the volleyball event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for its 2021–22 school year. This was the first completed tournament since 2019. The men's, boys' and girls' volleyball tournaments were not held due to the pandemic. The games were held at the Mall of Asia Arena. Tournament format The usual UAAP tournament format for tournaments having all eight teams will be followed: # Double round eliminations; top four teams advance to the playoffs #* If there is a tie for second or fourth, a one-game playoff will be held # If a team wins all elimination round games: #* #1 seed advance to the finals outright #* #2 seed advance to the second round of the stepladder semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage; winner advances to the finals #* #3 and #4 seeds advance to the first round of the stepladder semifinals in a one-game playoff; winner advances to the second round # If no team wins all elimination round game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UAAP Season 80 Volleyball Tournaments
The UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments started on September 9, 2017 with the junior tournaments. The games were played at the Filoil Flying V Centre, Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Blue Eagle Gym. It is also sub-hosted by National University. Men's tournament Team line-up Elimination round Team standings Match-up results Game results Playoffs / Finals Fourth-seed playoff Elimination round results: *(Feb 18) UST def. Adamson 3–1 • 25–20, 25–21, 14–25, 25–22 *(Apr 14) UST def. Adamson 3–1 • 25–23, 21–25, 25–16, 25–17 Semifinals NU vs UST ''NU with twice-to-beat advantage.'' Elimination round results: *(Feb 25) NU def. UST 3–1 • 18–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–18 *(Mar 14) NU def. UST 3–0 • 25–21, 25–16, 25–22 FEU vs Ateneo ''FEU with twice-to-beat advantage.'' Elimination round results: *(Feb 4) FEU def. Ateneo 3–0 • 25–18, 25–19, 25–22 *(Mar 17) FEU def. Ateneo 3†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UAAP Season 79 Volleyball Tournaments
The UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments started on February 4, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, with the opening games of the men and women's senior volleyball tourneys, participated by 8 regular UAAP members. Aside from the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the games will also be held at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City and the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas, the season's host school. Rustico "Otie" Camangian will serve as the commissioner of the tournament. The Ateneo Blue Eagles completed a historic 16-game season sweep earning their 3rd consecutive title against the NU Bulldogs whom they tamed for 12 straight head-to-head matchups since Season 77. The De La Salle University Lady Spikers won their tenth title, defeating the Ateneo Lady Eagles The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UAAP Season 78 Volleyball Tournaments
The UAAP Season 78 high school volleyball tournament started on August 22, 2015. The tournament venue is the Adamson University Gym in San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila. Adamson is the tournament host. The number of participating schools in the boys' and girls' tournaments both increased to seven. Far Eastern University fielded boys' and girls' volleyball teams beginning season 77. Since there are now seven participating schools, the tournaments have a Final Four format. The UAAP Board decided to move the high school volleyball tournaments from 2nd semester to 1st semester due to the basketball juniors tournament being moved from the 1st semester to 2nd semester. The UAAP Season 78 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on January 31, 2016. Originally, before the schedule was moved, the UAAP Season 78 seniors' division volleyball tournament opening was scheduled on February 13 and January 30. The tournament main venue is the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City while sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UAAP Season 77 Volleyball Tournaments
The UAAP Season 77 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on November 22, 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila. Opening-day games were the women's teams of UE vs UST at 2 PM and Ateneo vs NU at 4 PM. The tournament main venue was the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City while selected games will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The UAAP Season 77 high school volleyball tournament started on July 26, 2014. The tournament venue was the Adamson University Gym in San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila. The number of participating schools in the boys' and girls' tournaments both increased to seven. Far Eastern University fielded boys' and girls' volleyball teams this season. Since there are now seven participating schools, the tournaments will have a Final Four format. Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings Event host in boldface. Point system: * 3 points = win match in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UAAP Season 76 Volleyball Tournaments
The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments opened December 1, 2013. Tournaments are hosted by Adamson University. Tournament games are held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings Point system: * 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets * 2 points = win match in 5 sets * 1 point = lose match in 5 sets * 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets Match-up results Game results :''Results to the right and top of the black cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.'' Bracket Fourth–seed playoff Adamson and La Salle, which are tied at fourth place, played for the #4 seed, the last berth to the Final Four of the playoffs. Elimination round games: * January 15: La Salle (1–3) Adamson at the Filoil Flying V Arena (19–25, 18–25, 25–23, 15–25) * February 12: La Salle (3– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History With the idea of professional journalists using social media and crowd sourcing for news dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
