ALLAN THE MAN

PBA commissioner Chito Salud isn’t closing the league’s doors to more teams and said recently expansion may be the way of the future although there are no entities in line to make the jump at the moment.

“I think we’re ready to bring in two more teams, considering the quality and quantity of the players out there,” said Salud. 

No other country could tell the Philippines what it can and cannot do within its territory.

Its message getting sharper, the Philippines told China, on Thursday, to keep its hands off the country’s sovereign affairs in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing expressed concerns that the country might be building more structures in the Ayungin Shoal.

Television host Willie Revillame was charged with violating the anti-child abuse law, Republic Act 7610, before a Quezon City court this week over a six-year-old boy’s sexually suggestive dance on his defunct show, Willing-Willie, two years ago.

The case was raffled off Monday to the Regional Trial Court Branch 86, a family court under the sala of Judge Roberto Buenaventura.

Center Roy Hibbert scored 23 points as the Indiana Pacers went on a 13-3 run to close the game and beat the Miami Heat 99-92 in game four of their NBA semifinal round series on Tuesday.

The Pacers were blown out of game three by the Heat but they rebounded mightily at home on Tuesday against the defending NBA champion Heat to level the series at 2-2. After scoring a franchise record 70 points in the first half of game three, Miami struggled on offense in game four and had just 72 points midway through the final quarter.

Epic (stylized as epic) is a 2013 American 3D computer animated fantasy-adventure comedy-drama film loosely based on William Joyce's children's book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs. It was produced by Blue Sky Studios, and directed by Chris Wedge, the director of Ice Age (2002) and Robots (2005).

SYNOPSIS: A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.

The NBA champions Miami Heat bounced back with a vengeance Sunday, racing to an early lead and rolling to a 114-96 victory over Indiana in game three of the Eastern Conference finals.

Miami, stung by a game-two defeat on their home floor on Friday, struck back to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James led the Heat with 22 points. He scored 18 in the first half as Miami, connecting on 63 percent of their shots from the floor, jumped into a 70-56 lead at the break.

The Philippines will still roll out the red carpet for the Taiwan basketball team which will compete in the FIBA Asia championship in August despite a decision made by Jones Cup organizers not to invite the Gilas Pilipinas to defend its title.

This was assured by Philippine sports officials even as the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) announced yesterday that it has no plans of quitting the FIBA tournament which serves as the qualifier for the World Championship in Spain next year.

Amid tensions between the Philippines and Taiwan, the organizers of the Taipei-based William Jones Cup have withdrawn their invitation to the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team, the defending champions of the competition.

Philippine national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes made the announcement on his Twitter account.

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Nararamdaman daw ni Charice na "free as a bird" na siya ngayon. Ito ay sinabi ng controversial singer sa panayam sa kanya ng ninong niyang si Bum Tenorio, Jr., na lumabas ngayong araw, May 28, sa The Philippine Star. 

Ang artikulo ay pamagat na "You're the man, Charice!". Nakausap daw ni Bum si Charice sa selabrasyon ng ika-21 kaarawan ng singer noong May 10 sa isang resort sa Laguna, kung saan nagkaroon ito ng mini-concert para sa kanyang malalapit na kaibigan.

Arnold Clavio has had enough of Vice Ganda. The GMA-7 anchor lashed out against the ABS-CBN comedian for making vulgar jokes about GMA vice president for News and Public Affairs Jessica Soho during his recent concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“Papatulan ko na siya kasi pag di natin siya sinita, hindi natin alam sino pa’ng isusunod niyang biktimahin. Si Nancy Binay noon, tapos si Jessica Soho,” Arnold said Tuesday on his daily morning radio show on DZBB with Lala Roque.

Calvin Abueva might have a shot at becoming only the second player in PBA history to win MVP honors in his rookie year should he sustain his searing pace in the season-ending Governors Cup slated to start Aug. 14.

Abueva, the season’s second draft pick behind Petron Blaze’s Junmar Fajardo, is on track to making the official candidates list, being a strong runner-up in the Best Player of the Conference derbies in the Philippine Cup and in the Commissioner’s Cup.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez made quick work of challenger Antonio "Big Foot" Silva to successfully defend his title belt in the main event of UFC 160 in Las Vegas.

Velasquez caught Silva coming in with a straight left, and then landed a short right hand that connected on Silva's chin, dropping the Brazilian challenger to the canvas.The champion followed it up with vicious ground-and-pound as Silva tried in vain to defend himself. The referee stopped the fight at the 1:21 mark of the very first round.

The Indiana Pacers bounced back from a heart-breaking game one defeat to edge LeBron James and the Miami Heat 97-93 on Friday and level the NBA Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.

With the win in Miami, the Pacers seized home court advantage in the best-of-seven series from the reigning league champions, and they will try to maintain the momentum when they host game three on Sunday.

The winner of the series advances to the NBA finals to take on the Western Conference champions for the league crown. San Antonio lead Memphis 2-0 in the Western finals.

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is anxious to go toe-to-toe against current heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez in this weekend’s UFC 160.

Silva said he is already envisioning himself as the next UFC heavyweight champion. Silva lost in his UFC debut against Velasquez in May 2012, but bounced back with sensational victories over Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem. Meanwhile heavy favorite UFC champion Cain Velasquez refuses to underestimate the slower but bigger Brazilian. Velasquez, who is making his first title defense since reclaiming his crown from Junior Dos Santos, said every fighter is dangerous, including Silva.

The Philippine team, a four-man squad composed of former national youth team stalwarts Arvin Tolentino and Prince Rivero as well as second-generation players Kobe Paras and Thirdy Ravena, clinched the gold medal in the FIBA Asia 3×3 Under-18 Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Filipinos rattled off six straight wins, including a win over a much taller, unbeaten Chinese squad in the semifinals and a tight decision over India in the finals to win the championship.

UFC on FX 8: Vitor Belfort picked yet another win over a top middleweight by knocking out ex-Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold in the first round. Belfort busted out a spinning kick that leveled Rockhold, and The Phenom followed up with some punches to turn his lights out. The finish came just after the halfway mark of the opening stanza.

With the win, Belfort (23-10, 12-6 UFC) picked up his 11th first-round finish in the UFC and could be in line for a future title shot. Rockhold (10-2, 0-1 UFC) was making his UFC debut on the card after a successful run in Strikeforce.

Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction action film. It is the twelfth installment in the Star Trek franchise and the sequel to 2009's Star Trek. It was directed by J. J. Abrams. Chris Pine reprises his role as Captain James T. Kirk, with Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin.

SYNOPSIS: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

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Rain or Shine center Beau Belga has been invited to join the practice sessions of the Philippine national men’s basketball team as part of a PBA selection to help the squad train for the FIBA Asia Championship.

But for Elasto Painters co-owner Raymond Yu, the burly center deserves a shot to be considered for the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team that will compete in the region’s top basketball competition.

The Philippine Football Federation has cancelled the Philippine Azkals’ supposed match against Kyrgyzstan in June because of the logistical problems they faced on getting to the Central Asian nation.

PFF general secretary Ed Gastanes told InterAKTV that the match was called off due to their inability to search for “good flights” and the “booking difficulties” they faced for arranging the friendly.

GILAS Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes has confirmed that Talk ‘N Text guard Ryan Reyes won’t be able to join the team in its two-week training camp in Lithuania, deepening the injury woes of a team even before it could begin the final phase of its preparation for the Fiba-Asia Men's Championship.

Reyes, the Texters' top lock-down defender, has been nursing a hamstring injury that is slow to heal as he joins Sonny Thoss, Kelly Williams and Jared Dillinger on the list of players who won’t make it to the Lithuania camp set on June 2-16 in the Baltic resort town of Palanga.

Oblivion is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on Joseph Kosinski's Radical Comics edited unpublished graphic novel of the same name. The film was co-written, produced and directed by Kosinski. It stars Tom Cruise.

SYNOPSIS: A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

MATAGAL na rin ang balitang crush daw ni Kris Aquino itong Brazilian ex-boyfriend ni Heart Evangelista na si Daniel Matsunaga and in fact, isinama pa niya ito sa pelikula nilang “Sisterakas” at kinuhang co-host sa kanyang morning show na KrisTV for a while.

Sa pagkakaintindi ko kasi, parang nakyutan lang si Kris sa Brazilian hunk na wala naman talagang masyadong job offers sa Pinas dahil he’s just a piece of cake around town.

Fast & Furious 6 is a 2013 action film written by Chris Morgan and directed by Justin Lin. It is the sixth installment in the Fast and the Furious film series. The film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson,Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Chris Bridges, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, and John Ortiz.

SYNOPSIS: Agent Luke Hobbs enlists Dominic Toretto and his team to bring down former Special Ops soldier Owen Shaw, leader of a unit specializing in vehicular warfare.

The San Antonio Spurs drained 14 three-pointers in a convincing 105-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Sunday’s opening game of the NBA’s Western Conference finals.

Tony Parker scored 20 points and handed out nine assists for the Spurs, whose stifling defense held Grizzlies’ top scorer Zach Randolph to only two points.

Gilas Pilipinas will enter the final stage of its preparations for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship as it embarks on a national tour with a PBA select team in July.

According to the PBA website, Gilas will be facing the PBA selection in three playdates.

The teams will first face off on July 19 in Davao, followed by a tiff in Cebu on July 23 and at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on July 26.

In today’s episode of his noontime show Wowowillie, Willie Revillame spoke to his audience and made reference to Fashion PULIS’ post (read the article clickhere) about his impending demise from TV5. 

Disputing FP story, Willie denied there was a meeting that happened, and that he did not resign from TV5. Whatever he says, Fashion PULIS stands by its story.  

2013 is the year of running for Adidas.

Last February, adidas launched Energy Boost, a groundbreaking innovation in running footwear technology featuring superior cushioning that allows runners to store and unleash energy more efficiently with every stride. 

Globe Telecom continues to strengthen its share in the prepaid market as it gained more prepaid subscribers in the first quarter of 2013 amidst the aggressive acquisition strategies of its competitors. 

The Ayala-led telco added over 506,000 subscribers during the period for its Globe Prepaid brand, up 32% and 71% from last year and last quarter, respectively. This brought year-to-date Globe Prepaid subscribers to about 16.9 million, 7% higher than last year’s 15.8 million and 3% above previous quarter’s 16.4 million. 

Calvin Abueva representing the Philippines in international competition thru Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team?

The idea isn’t seem too far-fetched, at least for the brain trust of the national squad. Members of the Philippine national men’s basketball coaching staff are interested in the brash Alaska rookie to possibly become part of the pool, InterAKTV has learned.

Iron Man 3  is a 2013 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man and 2010's Iron Man 2, and the seventh installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

The Alaska Aces defeated Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 104-80, in Game Three to sweep the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals Sunday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

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The Alaska Aces defeated Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 104-80, in Game Three to sweep the Commissioner’s Cup finals Sunday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Alaska used a furious fourth quarter run to end the game to win the 14th championship in franchise history.

“Wala pa ring tatalo sa Aces, wala pa ring tatalo sa Gatas Republik, wala pa ring tatalo sa Alaska!” exclaimed Alaska chief executive officer Wilfred Uytengsu after the match

The Alaska Aces and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, the protagonists of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals, split the top individual awards of the tournament.

Gin Kings star point guard LA Tenorio won the Best Player of the Conference plum over Aces rookie Calvin Abueva, while Alaska reinforcement Robert Dozier won Best Import over Ginebra’s Vernon Macklin.

Comedienne Ai Ai delas Alas broke down on "The Buzz" on Sunday as she confirmed that she and her husband for a month, businessman Jed Salang, have already separated.

In an exclusive interview with host Boy Abunda, delas Alas revealed Salang physically abused her that made her decide to leave him last May 2.

Delas Alas said Salang changed since they got married in Las Vegas last April 3.

Philippine national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes is worried about the squad’s possible stint in the William Jones Cup in Taipei amid rising tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines.

The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team is the defending champion of the annual Taiwan tournament, which is crucial for the buildup for the FIBA Asia Championship in August.

Yahoo is the second most popular search engine on the web (according to Alexa.com) but has had issues in the last couple of years to stay relevant. 

Among its top problems is its aging demographic, which contributes to the company’s lack of coolness. Yahoo’s Chief Financial Officer Ken Goldman even admitted this, saying the company has to make itself cool again, something it “got away from for a couple of years”.

Vice Ganda made an “unkabogable” performance during his sold out concert titled “I-Vice Ganda Moko sa Araneta,” attended by some of the most popular stars in the Philippines.

Among stars who have special participation in the said concert are Ms. Dawn Zulueta, Regine Velasquez, Karylle, Enrique Gil, Daniel Padilla, Anne Curtis, Paulo Avelino, Ryan Bang and among others. One of the highlights of the night is Coco Martin who cleared out his busy schedule just to support his “bestfriend” and to reconcile the misunderstanding that they have encountered.

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The proclamation of 3 new senators completed the victory of the administration ticket on Saturday, May 18, in midterm elections seen as a referendum on the President and a preview of the 2016 presidential elections.

The national board of canvassers (NBOC) on Saturday proclaimed Cynthia Villar, JV Ejercito, and Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan as Philippine senators. Other senators-elect who attended the proclamation included Nancy Binay and Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III. Both were proclaimed earlier but held off attending their own proclamation ceremonies.

TV5 network is not poised to renew the contract of its talent, Willie Revilame. The network refused to give Mr. Revilame his demand of Php90Million talent fee per month for Wowowilie, TV5's noontime show that stars Revillame as host and producer. 

The talk was finalized last night at a meeting when a top TV5 executive told Mr. Revillame, "Sorry, we will not renew your contract. The show has terrible ratings."

The Alaska Aces took Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s best punch before unleashing its own body blow in the second quarter to pull off 104-90 decision in Game Two of the Commissioner’s Cup finals Friday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

The scores:

ALASKA 104 – Thoss 16, Dozier 15, Abueva 15, Baguio 15, Hontiveros 15, Casio 13, Espinas 8, Jazul 4, Belasco 3, Dela Cruz 0.

GINEBRA 90 – Helterbrand 17, Tenorio 16, Baracael 11, Raymundo 10, Macklin 8, Ellis 8, Labgala 5, Urbiztondo 5, Mamaril 4, Hatfield 4, Caguioa 2, Maierhofer 0.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday night named 3 more winning senators in the mid-term polls.

Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV, Antonio Trillanes IV, and Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III ranked 7th to 9th in the Senate race, the Comelec said. 

After his public criticism of senatorial aspirant Nancy Binay last week, comedian Vice Ganda is now calling on the public to stop criticizing the daughter of the Vice President.'

In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Wednesday, the "It's Showtime" host said the voters have already spoken.

“Nanalo na siya so itigil na natin ang kapaitan. Kung nanalo na 'yung tao, ibigay na natin sa kanya 'yung tagumpay niya, 'di ba? Nanalo siya, igalang natin iyon at kinongratulate ko siya. ‘Di na natin pwedeng i-contest iyon kasi tao naman na 'yung bumoto. Igalang na lang rin natin 'yung desisyon ng tao,” he said.

An anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook, the organizers said Wednesday.

The Tim Cook auction tied the record for highest winning bid at charity auction site Charitybuzz, according to a statement from the group and its partner, The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights.

Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-paid professional athlete in the United States with expected earnings of at least $90 million this year from just two bouts, according to Sports Illustrated magazine.

The 36-year-old welterweight - considered the best defensive boxer of his generation - topped the magazine's Fortunate 50 list, issued on Wednesday. Mayweather also took the top spot last year, earning an estimated $85 million, again from just two fights, the magazine reported.

Known for innovative and ground-breaking products and services, Globe Telecom recently launched Globe DUO Korea, an international inbound calling offer for Koreans in the Philippines. 

Globe DUO Korea is a service that allows a Globe or TM subscriber to purchase a Korea-based telephone number. Their friends and family back home can call their Korea-based telephone number and calls will be received in their Globe or TM phones. Calls can now made between two Korea-based numbers, just like making a local call in Korea, resulting to significant savings. 

The Alaska Aces unleashed a knockout punch in the first quarter and cruised the rest of the way to take Game One of the Commissioner’s Cup finals, 87-70, over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Wednesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

The Commission on Elections is postponing Wednesday's proclamation of winners in the May 2013 senatorial election due to delays in the canvassing of votes. 

Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes said he has already informed the 2 top senatorial candidates in the partial count that "they will not be expecting any proclamation tonight." 

After publicly dissing UNA Senatorial candidate Nancy Binay (now one of the frontrunners in the senatorial race based on COMELEC's latest count), Vice Ganda,on Tuesday, congratulated Binay, and yes, demanded her to throw a blow-out. 

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Is it true that Charice eloped with former “X Factor Philippines” finalist Alyssa Quijano of the girl group AKA Jam?

The answer, DENIED by Charice’s mother Raquel Pempengco.

In a text message sent to ABS-CBN News, Raquel defended Charice but also admitted that Alyssa's mother asked for her help as her daughter ran away with two other girls.