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UNTV Cup Season 1
The UNTV Cup Season 1 was the 2013 season of the public service-based basketball league, the UNTV Cup based in the Philippines. It was opened on July 29, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City. Its final games were held on November 5, 2013 at the same venue. UNTV Cup started its first season with a ceremonial toss on July 29, 2013 and it was expected to end in January 2014 but it ended early on November 5 of the same year. The project is aimed to promote unity, camaraderie and physical fitness among government officials in the country. Teams The following are the teams of public officials: Players Celebrities Actors who are included in the teams are: * Michael Flores and Brando Legaspi for the AFP Cavaliers team * Kier Legaspi and Zoren Legaspi join team PhilHealth Advocates team * Eric Fructuoso and Jao Mapa playing for team DOJ Hunters team * Allen Dizon and Emilio Garcia for the MMDA Equalizers team * Ervic Vijandre and Jay Manalo play the Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoren Legaspi
Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as ''Ika-6 na Utos'', ''Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', ''Majika'', ''Enchanted Garden'', ''Glamorosa'', '' Forevermore'', ''Healing Hearts'', ''Encantadia'', '' Sirkus'', ''Kapag Nahati ang Puso'', ''Sahaya'','' Bilangin Ang Bituin Sa Langit'' and ''Apoy sa Langit''. He is currently an exclusive contract artist of GMA Network, as well as the network's talent management arm Sparkle GMA Artist Center alongside his twin children. Personal life Zoren comes from a family of Filipino celebrities. His father, Lito Legaspi (1942-2019), and brothers, Kier and Brando, are all actors. His spouse, Carmina Villaroel, is a movie and television actress. They have a twin children named Mavy and Cassy. Outside of his showbiz career, he is a hobbyist for his love of motorcycles. Career He was once a leading man of beauty queen/actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Camaso
Celedon Camaso better known as Don Camaso (born March 16, 1973 in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines) is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Judiciary Magis in the UNTV Cup. He previously played for numerous teams in the Philippine Basketball Association, the most recent being Red Bull Barako. He was directly taken by Mobiline in 2000. Player profile Camaso who started playing for the Manila Metrostars in the Metropolitan Basketball Association during the 1999 season of the league and he won the championship with Romel Adducul, Alex Compton, Ruben dela Rosa, etc. Camaso is a forward who started his PBA career with the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. He was most notable for winning the 1998 ABC-PBA and 1998 PBA Slam Dunk contests. He was traded to Red Bull in part of the Romel Adducul deal. He was waived by the Red Bull Barako in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference. He is currently playing for the Judiciary Magis in the UNTV Cup. He is with the team since the inau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasig
Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the eastern border of Metro Manila with Rizal province, the city shares its name with the Pasig River. A formerly rural settlement, Pasig is primarily residential and industrial, but has been becoming increasingly commercial in recent years, particularly after the construction of the Ortigas Center business district in its west. The city is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig, based in Pasig Cathedral, a landmark built around the same time as the town's foundation in 1573. Pasig was formerly part of Rizal province before the formation of Metro Manila, the national capital region of the country. The seat of government of Rizal was hosted in Pasig at the old Rizal Provincial Capitol until a new capitol was opened in Antipolo, within R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaw Boulevard
Shaw Boulevard (formerly known as Jose Rizal Boulevard and Pasig Boulevard or commonly known as Crossing) is a 4-8 lane highway connecting the cities of Mandaluyong and Pasig in the Philippines. The boulevard is named after William James Shaw, the founder of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong. The road is one of the major thoroughfares of the Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong and Pasig, housing many shopping malls like the Starmalls, Starmall shopping center and the posh Shangri-La Plaza at the EDSA-Shaw intersection and The Marketplace, which is visible from the Kalentong-Shaw intersection and Sevilla Bridge. It is served by the Shaw Boulevard station of the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3, MRT-3 along EDSA, often called EDSA-Crossing. The entirety of the road is served by bus and jeepney routes that go to and from Quiapo, Manila, Quiapo, Santa Mesa, the José Rizal University, EDSA, Ortigas Center, the Pasig Public Market, and Binangonan, Rizal. Route descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ynares Sports Arena
The Ynares Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Pasig, Philippines. The stadium has hosted the basketball games of the Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball League, and Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, as well as college basketball tournaments. The arena was built in the former location of Rizal's provincial capitol. It was the primary home venue of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) teams Philippine Patriots and the San Miguel Beermen. The Beermen notably lost the deciding game of the 2012 ABL Finals to the Indonesia Warriors in the arena. It has hosted games of the UNTV Cup and it is currently the home arena of the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. The Philippine Basketball Association was meant to play exclusively in the arena during the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, when Metro Manila, where Pasig is a part of, was put in a more restricted quarantine, games were transferred to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles. He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes, the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight), and is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. As of 2015, Pacqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Blanco
James Blanco Castillo (born June 15, 1981), known professionally as James Blanco, is a Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and model. A freelance actor, he is known for his roles in '' Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin'' (2001 – 2002), '' Rubi'' (2010), ''Lorenzo's Time'' (2012), '' One More Chance'' (2007), '' Now and Forever: Ganti'' (2005) and in the 2014 GMA afternoon primetime ''Yagit'' as Victor Guison. Blanco was also notable for his roles in the youth oriented shows '' Click'' (1999 – 2002) and ''Kahit Kailan ''Kahit Kailan'' (International title: ''Always'' / ) is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ruel S. Bayani, it stars Jolina Magdangal. It premiered on May 5, 2002, replacing ''Anna Karenina''. The ...'' (2002 – 2003), both on GMA Network. Filmography Film Television/Digital Awards and nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, James 1981 births Living people Male actors from Manila Filipino male tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onyok Velasco
Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a Filipino retired boxer, comedian and actor from Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Competing in the 48 kg category he won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games and a silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Philippines' only medal at those Games. He is the younger brother of Roel Velasco, a light-flyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Olympic results *Defeated Chih-Hsiu Tsai (Taiwan) RSC 1 (2:27) *Defeated Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba) 14–5 *Defeated Hamid Berhili (Morocco) 20–10 *Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 22–10 *Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria) 6–19 Television career Velasco retired from boxing due to lack of government support. Supporting a family of his own, he found that pursuing an acting career is more financially sustainable. Velasco later had a successful career as a comedian, appearing in several ABS-CBN sitcoms and on Manny Pacquiao's ''Show Me Da Manny'' on GM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Manalo
Jay Manalo (born Jay Lan Manalo on 30 January 1976 in Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Filipino-Vietnamese singer, model, rapper, and actor. He was born in South Vietnam but raised in Tondo, Manila. He was born to a Filipino father and Vietnamese mother. Early life Manalo was born in Saigon, South Vietnam but raised in Tondo, Manila. He was born to a Filipino father and Vietnamese mother. His father is Estaquio Manalo Jr. Career After he won as 1st runner-up of SM Man of the Year he became a model/endorser of Blowing Bubbles. Movies His film debut was through the action movie ''Brat Pack'' in 1994. He became a lead in his second film, ''Paracale Gang'', which was released in 1996 and followed by the movie ''Urban Rangers''. That same year, he did a switch from action to sexy roles when he starred in the movie ''Gayuma'' opposite Amanda Page. Possessing boyish looks and an oozing sex appeal, he became a staple of sexy movies in the Philippines, with the film ''Totoy Mola'' pushing hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ervic Vijandre
John Ervic Manalo Vijandre (born January 26, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player, actor, model, and politician. As a basketball player, he plays for the Marikina Shoemasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Vijandre is also an active politician, serving as a councilor of San Juan, Metro Manila since 2022. Filmography Television Film Basketball career Vijandre played for Wang's Basketball Couriers of the PBA D-League in 2012. His career high was 22 points. He was drafted by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in 2013 in the second round as the 29th pick, but was later waived. Vijandre played for the Congress- LGU Legislators and LGU Vanguards in the UNTV Cup as a celebrity guest player. Vijandre played for the GenSan Warriors in the MPBL in 2018 as a celebrity basketball player. Political career Vijandre's first political venture was in 2013 when he ran for a seat in Taguig city council. He joined the local party Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
