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Sunday, July 21, 2024
Crossovers roll past Chameleons for second PVL win
Jul 20, 2024 05:28 PM
AT A GLANCE
Chery Tiggo subdued Nxled in three with a blend of top-notch hitting and outstanding digging, securing a 25-16, 25-20, 25-23 victory to wrest the solo Pool A lead in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conferece at the Philsports Arena in Pasig on Saturday, July 20.
Chery Tiggo subdued Nxled in three with a blend of top-notch hitting and outstanding digging, securing a 25-16, 25-20, 25-23 victory to wrest the solo Pool A lead in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conferece at the Philsports Arena in Pasig on Saturday, July 20.
While the Chameleons mounted a strong resistance in the third set, the Crossovers displayed remarkable resilience, overturning a one-point deficit late in the frame. The one-hour, 33-minute victory mirrored their straight-set triumph over the Farm Fresh Foxies last Tuesday.
Kath Bell, who delivered an impressive 23-hit performance against the Foxies, fired 21 points and received solid support from Ara Galang, Mylene Paat, Mary Rhose Dapol and Shaya Adorador.
"Our mindset is to help Kath," said Galang, who scored four points against the Foxies. "We can't rely solely on our import, the locals need to contribute."
This collective effort propelled the Crossovers to their second consecutive win in the single-round-robin preliminaries among six teams.
Galang shone with an all-around performance, scoring 11 points, including seven attacks and four blocks. She also demonstrated her defensive prowess with 11 digs, earning the game's top honors.
Bell, who unloaded 19 attack points and two aces, spiked another impressive outing with 10 digs.
Jasmine Nabor tossed 12 excellent sets, while rookie Karen Verdeflor registered 10 excellent receptions.
Despite a spirited fightback from the Chameleons in the third set, where they briefly led 23-22 after a Jho Maraguinto hit, Chery Tiggo remained composed. Adorador fired an off-the-block to level the score, and after Trisha Genesis's attack error put Chery Tiggo at match point, Bell sealed the win with a backrow attack that deflected off Maraguinot's hands.
"Coach Kungfu Reyes told us to work hard and trust the team," said Galang, reflecting on the coach's instructions during their final huddle.
“Malaking bagay na panalo kasi nga galing kami dun sa straight-set din na game nung first game namin. Syempre mas maganda na ‘yung nakakauna eh, para at least ‘yung momentum bitbit namin,” said Reyes.
Adorador finished with six points, while Dapol and Jasmine Nabor added three markers each. Paat and Aby Maraño contributed two points apiece for the Crossovers, who are scarcely feeling the absence of Alas Pilipinas members Eya Laure and Jen Nierva, along with the injured EJ Laure, thanks to their deep roster.
Chery Tiggo will try to make it three straight against Galeries Tower on Thursday.
Nxled, which edged Galeries Tower in five, also last Tuesday, slipped to 1-1.
Middle Meegan Hart scored nine points while Lycha Ebon and Jho Maraguinot finished with eight and seven markers and Genesis and playmaker Janel Maraguinot combined for nine points for the Chameleons.
American middle blocker Meegan Hart struggled, finishing with only nine points off seven attacks and two blocks, while Lycha Ebon and Maraguinot chipped in eight and seven markers, respectively, and Genesis and playmaker Janel Maraguinot combined for nine points for the Chameleons.
Nxled will try to bounce back against Creamline, also on Thursday.
Jul 21, 2024 08:08 AM
Former beauty queen-turned-actress Herlene Budol shocked guests on Saturday night when she fell off the stage during the GMA Gala 2024.
A viral video shows Herlene falling face down while walking on the stage wearing a Leo Almodal gown.
Guests by the stage hurried to her aid to help her escape the mishap. It seems Herlene was okay after the accident.
Herlene, 24, confidently stood up and seized another opportunity to grace the main stage while being applauded by the audience.
At the gala, Herlene wore "Birth of Venus," a couture masterpiece based on a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli from the 1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth when she had emerged from the sea fully grown.
Herlene was last seen in the Kapuso series "Abot Kamay Na Pangarap."
'Butchoy', ‘habagat’ fatalities rise to 8; state of calamity in 2 Cotabato towns
Jul 21, 2024 10:42 AM
Widespread flooding and devastating landslides caused by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical depression “Butchoy” already claimed the lives of eight persons, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday, July 21.
The latest fatality was a 22-year-old man who drowned in Brgy. Damalasak, Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur.
Five other deaths were earlier confirmed by the NDRRMC: four in Zamboanga City who died due to landslides and a 47-year-old woman who drowned in Maramag, Bukidnon.
Meanwhile, two deaths were still undergoing validation by the NDRRMC.
The municipalities of Kabacan and Pikit in Cotabato have already declared a state of calamity due to the bad weather affecting the province since July 11.
A total 636,110 individuals (131,388 families) were affected by Butchoy and habagat, of which, around 384,000 persons (77,000 families) were displaced and being assisted in evacuation centers or by their relatives and friends.
The damage to agriculture also rose to P8.29 million and the affected regions were Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) and Northern Mindanao (Region 10).
Meanwhile, infrastructure loss remained at P700,000 and the affected regions were Region 10, Davao (Region 11), Soccsksargen (Region 12), and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The national government has already distributed P21.57 million worth of assistance to the affected individuals.
Authorities were also preparing for the effects of tropical storm “Carina”, whose last location was recorded at 545 km East of Casiguran, Aurora at 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 20.
Baguio press pillar writes 30
By: Vincent Cabreza - Reporter / @Inquirer_Baguio
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:02 AM July 21, 2024
Staff members of the Baguio Midland Courier prepare the weekly’s final edition this weekend, ending 77 years of publication that began after World War II when Sinai Hamada and older brother Oseo first printed their 10-centavo maiden newspaper.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — When its final pages rolled out and the lights at its printing press were switched off for the last time this weekend, the Baguio Midland Courier (BMC) wrote 30 on 77 years of community journalism which its founders began shortly after World War II.
The last headline of the Midland Courier’s final edition on July 21 shows it will leave the business swinging: “BMC wraps up 77 years of journalism excellence.” It was put to bed by the newspaper’s editorial board composed of editor Harley Palangchao and staff members Jane Cadalig, Rimaliza Opiña, Hanna Lacsamana and Ofelia Empian under the supervision of publisher Gloria Antoinette Hamada, concluding a run that started on April 28, 1947, when literary icon Sinai Hamada and his older brother, Oseo, put together the original 10-centavo, four-page edition for a mountain city that was rebuilding after the war.
The Midland Courier’s roughly 4,000 editions spanning almost eight decades from postwar Baguio to the Luzon 1990 earthquake and to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have been described as “unofficial chronicles” of the city’s history by former editor and now University of the Philippines Baguio communications professor Leia Castro Margate.
In an article she wrote for the Midland Courier’s Oct. 17, 2016 issue, Margate said even the weekly’s advertisements are time capsules of the city’s business history, citing hand-drawn promotions of long gone Indian bazaars Bombay, Pohoomulls and Bheromulls, and the still thriving Chinese-Filipino-run department store, Tiong San.
Baguio’s early set of journalists who honed their skills at the Midland Courier followed the 1948 principle espoused by Sinai, the newspaper’s first editor in chief, who may be more familiar to high school and freshmen college students who read his short story “Tanabata’s Wife” for their classroom assignments.
Sinai wrote: “We shall strive to be read wherever men are fair minded; they are fearless but friendly and free. Fair. To explain: as a newspaper, we shall be a crusader. Having no cause to live for, we have no reason for existence. But espousing or fighting for a cause, we shall be fair before we are fearless. For we have no axe to grind, in the first place.”
Guiding principles
“We are not born of hate, thought of indignation, perhaps… Fearless, though walking in the dark in the search for light. Friendly …by being unselfish. Free. To be free is vital for every newspaper worthy of its name. We are not the tools of any individual or group of people. Beside general and public welfare, we owe no other loyalty,” he said.
The Midland Courier laid the groundwork for more Baguio newspapers. In 1984, Sinai put up a second publication, the Cordillera Post, with his son, Steve, leaving Oseo in charge of the Midland Courier. Cebu media giant SunStar partnered with the late lifestyle columnist Ofelia Dimalanta to publish SunStar Baguio, the city’s only daily newspaper.
All of these newspapers have since folded, but it was the Courier’s shutdown that has jarred other publishers, the Inquirer learned. Closing a local paper with a 25,000 weekly circulation (as of 2022) reveals the herculean struggles confronting smaller newspapers today.
The end of the Midland Courier was a whispered topic during the July 13 summit of the country’s media councils, which was attended by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines at the University of the Philippines Baguio. Reporters, civil society leaders and journalism students examined why the general public appeared to have lost faith in the media, even in the provinces.
Newspaper readers in Baguio and the Cordillera region, like the rest of the country, have been lured by social media platforms that provide bite-sized news, and many publications that rely on circulation have survived solely on government advertisements and judicial notices, said Brent Martinez, who edits Guru Press in Kalinga province.
Baguio Midland Courier editor Harley Palangchao,one of the protégés of former publisher Charles Hamada, puts to bed the final edition of Baguio’s oldest newspaper.
This is a limited resource now being fought over by competing newspapers. At the June 8 Baguio City council session, for example, two publishers complained that City Hall advertisements always go to larger publications, only to be told that high circulation was a national procurement law requirement for government notices, bid announcements and proposed laws.
A future problem for community newspapers could be a government plan to allow judicial notices to be posted online in order to reduce the publication expenses shouldered by litigants, which would remove another income source, said Joel Arthur Tibaldo, who runs the Baguio Newseum. Tibaldo, a retired government employee and among the local journalists behind the Cordillera News Agency, used to be a cartoonist for the defunct Cordillera Post.
Since 2020, provincial journalists have also become targets of Red-tagging, cyberlibel lawsuits and other forms of vilification for pursuing stories that have been critical of the government, said NUJP Cordillera chair Malen Catajan during the media summit. Palangchao, Catajan said, was attending a forum in Thailand last year when he and other local journalists and activists were labeled “communist terrorists” by the hosts of Sonshine Media Network International’s Laban Kasama ang Bayan.
Online newspapers appear to be the new frontier for journalism although some online operators in the provinces are unable to sufficiently “monetize” their digital presence. The Midland Courier launched its website in 2007 while its Facebook page has at least 130,000 followers.
Today’s aspiring community media workers, however, can bridge the gap between technology and serious journalism “because they grew up in the digital age, provided our generation trains them properly in ethical journalism,” said Kimberlie Quitasol, managing editor of the online alternative media outlet Nordis (Northern Dispatch).
“We must also explain to the public the value of community journalism in their lives,” said Cadalig, who helped form the Kordilyera Media-Citizen Council (KMCC). KMCC has organized trips to Cordillera villages for town hall meetings in order to explore and advocate for issues in remote parts of the region.
What is often unsaid about Baguio community journalism is that it was shaped by the Hamadas’ Ibaloy background.
Oseo and Sinai were Japanese-Filipino grandsons of prominent Ibaloy patriarch Mateo Cariño. Cariño won the landmark 1909 United States Supreme Court ruling, which acknowledged his “native” ownership over what is now Camp John Hay. The “Native Title Doctrine” is the foundation for all subsequent laws and judicial rulings that protect indigenous Filipino rights.
“Contrary to the belief of many, the Baguio Midland Courier is not the pioneer newspaper in Baguio. Actually, the first Baguio weekly was the Baguio Banner,” said Dimalanta in a lecture she gave at the July 26, 1994, news industry tribute to brothers Oseo and Sinai at Camp John Hay.
The Banner’s investors partnered with Sinai “and raised P20,000 to purchase a secondhand printing press from Manila… With these, the first few issues of the Midland Courier were printed,” she said. Sinai died in 1991.
Oseo and Sinai’s half sister, Cecile Afable, edited the Midland Courier until her death in 2012. When Oseo died in 1993, his son, Dr. Charles Hamada, steered the Midland Courier as publisher for 23 years. His older sister, Gloria Antoinette, took the helm after Charles died in 2016.
Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1963074/baguio-press-pillar-writes-30#ixzz8gZsRo6GB
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Saturday, July 20, 2024
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Nadine Lustre finds a way to 'remove' people in photos, thanks to AI
Actress Nadine Lustre in the Oppo store in SM Sta. Rosa, Laguna for the launch of the Oppo Reno 12 5G series on July 13, 2024
Philstar.com / Kathleen A. Llemit
Kathleen A. Llemit - Philstar.com
July 19, 2024 | 10:32am
MANILA, Philippines — For Nadine Lustre, removing people in her photos can be as easy as a click or tap on the phone.
"It's really important for my photos to be clean, and to be more minimal, minimalist," the actress kept repeating last Saturday, when she helped Oppo launch its new and first artificial intelligence (AI) series, the Reno 12 Series 5G in SM Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
The singer-actress, who is known for spending a lot of her time in the island destination of Siargao, also shared her thoughts on artificial intelligence in general.
"Honestly, I think it's amazing that, you know, that AI is available now just because it's accessible. It's already in your phone, as compared to before na, we really have to plug in to our laptops and edit everything, which really takes a long time. So, I'm very happy that at least now after I take the photo, I can easily use it now and edit my content and mas mabilis," she said.
The Reno 12 Series 5G features upgraded AI Eraser 2.0, which now has a “Remove People” function on top. As its name suggests, the function allows users to "erase" people or objects in a photo or selfie in a matter of seconds as long as the smartphone is connected to the Internet.
Nadine also explained that the improved erase function allows her to edit any element that distracts the look that she aims for in her photos.
The Reno phones' erase function also have the improved accuracy of Smart Lasso and Paint Over functions since their initial introduction in the Reno11 Series 5G last April.
Apart from these, the series also features an AI Studio, which allows users to create their own digital avatars.
Baguio City's Krishna Marie Gravidez crowned Miss World Philippines 2024
Jul 20, 2024 08:25 AM
A 23-year-old civil engineering student who resigned as a Philippine representative in an international pageant was crowned Miss World Philippines 2024 during a competition held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City which lasted until early morning of July 20.
Krishna Marie Gravidez, of Baguio City, bested 32 other candidates for the coveted crown. She will represent the Philippines at the 2024 Miss World pageant, which will be held later this year. The Miss World pageant is the longest-running beauty pageant, established in the United Kingdom in 1951.
During the question-and-answer portion, Krishnah was asked: "Should inclusivity be a top priority among pageants? Yes or no? Explain your answer."
Krishnah answered: "Pageantry is a platform where we express ourselves as women and men. I feel like this is a platform to promote our advocacies, the cause we are fighting for, and the things that we love. I think that in a world [that’s] evolving, we as humans, we should evolve too."
In 2023, Krishna was crowned Miss Charm Philippines 2023 shortly after the 2023 Miss Universe Philippines pageant at Okada Manila.
Krishna was expected to represent the Philippines at the Miss Charm International 2024 pageant but she resigned in June 2024. Her full statement:
"After much consideration and reflection, I regret to inform you that I have decided to withdraw from the Miss Charm International competition.
"I want to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible opportunities that Miss Universe Philippines and Miss Charm Philippines have afforded me. It has been an honor to be part of such prestigious competitions, and I am truly grateful for the experiences and friendships I have gained along the way.
"I want to thank Mama J especially, who has been one of the best mentors and gave his valuable support for the decisions I needed to make.
"Thank you once again for the incredible journey with Miss Universe Philippines and Miss Charm Philippines. I will always cherish the memories and lessons learned during my time of reign.
"As I embark on this new chapter of my life, I hope to have your continued support in all my future endeavors. To God be the Glory."
Later, pageant fans rejoiced when Krishna was announced as one of the official candidates for Miss World Philippines 2024.
Krishna also received special awards during the finals: Miss Photogenic, Best In Swimsuit, and Best In Evening Gown.
Jasmine Omay, Tarlac, was named 1st Princess while Sophia Santos, Pampanga, 2nd Princess.
Other winners were: Patricia Bianca Tapia, Batangas City, Miss Tourism Philippines 2024; Deanna Marie Mate, Cavite, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2024; Nikhisah Buenafe Cheveh, Pangasinan, Miss Multinational Philippines 2024; and Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano, Bicol, Face of Beauty Philippines 2024. They will represent the country in respective competitions abroad later this year.
Krishna values education
In May 2019, Krishna appeared as a contestant on Willie Revillame's popular game show, "Wowowin."
In 2019, she studied industrial engineering at St. Louis University in Baguio City. However, she transferred to the University of Northern Philippines in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, to pursue a degree in civil engineering.
"Pangarap ko talaga, Wil, maging engineer, Wil. Kasi yun yung pangarap ko saka pangarap ng pamilya ko, Wil.
"Para sa akin lang din, Wil, gusto ko talaga, ako talaga yung papaaral sa sarili ko, Wil. Kasi yung mga napapanalunan ko sa pageant, Wil, yun yung binabayad ko sa tuition," Krishna said.
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