ALLAN THE MAN

San Miguel Corporation executive Noli Eala took to Twitter to address the criticism he has been receiving online regarding recent developments involving the conglomerate’s PBA teams.

“Certainly don’t appreciate all the hate I’m receiving, mostly unfair. Frankly, many haters are barking up the wrong tree. Still, life goes on,” said Eala.

Pacific Rim is a 2013 American science fiction film directed by Guillermo del Toro, written by del Toro and Travis Beacham, and starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Rob Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman. The film is set in the 2020s, when Earth is under attack by Kaiju, colossal monsters which have emerged from a portal on the ocean floor.

SYNOPSIS: As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

Smart Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes is happy about the progress of the squad as it completed the first half of its training tour in New Zealand just 18 days from the opening of the FIBA Asia Championship.

After three games in Napier, the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team has a 2-1 record. It won back-to-back matches against club team Hawkes Bay Hawks before dropping a close result to an all-star selection from the National Basketball League on Sunday.

FIBA is reconsidering its ban on the basketball federation of Lebanon,  which may pave the way for the team to participate in the FIBA Asia Championship in August.

According to a report by the Daily Star Lebanon, the decision may be reversed after Lebanon’s courts withdrew interference in affairs of Lebanon’s basketball federations

Iran further underscored it’s among the teams to beat in the coming 27th FIBA Asia Championship after reclaiming the crown in the 2013 William Jones Cup in Taipei Saturday.

Hamed Haddadi powered his way to 17 points and 11 rebounds while Oskin Sahakian put in 14 markers as Iran whipped Chinese Taipei, 72-67, to clinch the championship with one play date left in the single-round-robin tourney.

Four Sisters and A Wedding is a 2013 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by acclaimed director Cathy Garcia-Molina. The film features Star Cinema's most prominent young actresses Angel Locsin, Bea Alonzo,Toni Gonzaga, and Shaina Magdayao who play four sisters attempting to stop the wedding of their younger brother, CJ portrayed by Enchong Dee.

SYNOPSIS: The Salazar siblings namely Teddie (Toni), the eldest, who works as a teacher in Spain; Bobbie (Bea), who is now successful in New York; Alex (Angel), the third child who is a Manila-based independent film assistant director; Gabbie (Shaina), a school teacher who lives at home together with their mother; and CJ(Enchong) the youngest child who put all his sisters in shock when he announced that he is going to marry his girlfriend of four months, Princess.

Cory Monteith, who played heartthrob Finn Hudson in the Fox hit "Glee" was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room Saturday, police said. He was 31.

Vancouver police said the cause of death was not immediately apparent, but they ruled out foul play. Medical examiners will conduct an autopsy Monday.