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It uses United Nations data to rank the countries. If you have the pdf file of the report, go to page 222 and you can see what years the data are from

 

 

correct. no argument there.

 

buti pa yung NLEX nakakuha ng isa...in 7 pa tsk tsk tsk nonetheless, let these alleged "experts" know that predictions mean nothing to ginebra. focus lang yan and stick to the game plan. the game is won on the basketball court. SMB is beatable and we will win this series. i do want a sweep to silence these experts but let's be realistic...i'd say ginebra in 7. tiwala lang. Ginebra NSD!!!

Tama dre. Bilog ang bola.

Ang importante, makuha ang game 1 mamaya.

#NSD

So all of espn5's "experts" predicted a 6 game series win by SMB.

be ready to get shock people. we will beat the defending champions.

ESPN5's Five On Five: Previewing the 2018 Philippine Cup semifinals

http://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/22686374/previewing-2018-philippine-cup-semifinals

5. Predictions for both series.

Chuck: San Miguel in 6, Magnolia in 6

Charlie: We do not like making these predictions, but our editor forces us to. SMB and Magnolia in 6 games.

Carlo: SMB in 7. Magnolia in 6.

Jutt: SMB in 6. Magnolia in 6.

Noel: SMB in 6, NLEX in 7.

Mas maigi pa rin na secondary option na lang si Greg. Weakside rebounding na lang sya, siguradong unstoppable sya dun as long as wag syang lalambot lambot. Jervy Cruz would also definitely be a crucial player in this series. A confident KFer and a back in form AJ Mariano would be the Xfactor for this series. Although, sa dalawang gwardya, who would be the better option na layasan ni Scottie to help in rebounding: Cabaggie or Ross?

If si cabagnot babantay sa kanya, malamang sa malamang mananalasa na naman sa rebounding si scottie.

Ross will definitely try to shutdown LA.

Maybe Marcio will guard Scottie? Grabe ang laki ng SMB pag ganito lineup tinapat sa tin: Ross - Marcio - MGR - Arwind - JMF

Pero kaya yan ng triple guard lineup natin with LA, Scottie, Sol, JDV, Japhet (wag na muna si barney)

I think they will try to attack scottie more para mapagod sa depensa at di masyado maka rebound.

Ang problema, ngayong lalaro na ulit si barney este greg, baka mag iba din ang laro ni japhet. Iba ang focus niya pag sya ang main man. Baka maging passive na naman.

I think greg should come off the bench muna for the first few games? Raymond has proven himself against JMF, he will be a big boost again this series.

LA is now a deadly 3pt shooter, basta open ilista mo na. And scottie is slowly getting there too. My boy Aljon is having the Ellis syndrome. We need Kfer to play mind games again against Arwind. Sol defending and shutting down marcio is a must.

May bigla akong naisip. Baka kaya hindi nila binibigyan ng time si Raymond Aguilar at Caperal para fresh na fresh para sa SMB showdown? After all napatunayan na ni Aguilar na kaya nyang depensahan si Abai.

I expect Both of them (caperal and Raymond) to play tonight to preserve Japhet Aguilar against SMB. (the other way around)

Japhet has beend doing it all as of late, a bad game is coming and inevitable based on his history of playing (sana wag ngayong gabi)

Im glad SOL is getting his swag and angas back, big help kay LA to lessen his scoring burden.

We still need Aljon and Kfer to be consistent. I hope Kfer's 3 will still be there tonight. (on and off din kasi ang batang to)

I dont expect anything na from MC13 aside from the inspiration. Yung points, hustle at rebound niya, bonus na para sakin.

 

 

Ok na ako. Isang Fentanyl lang solved na. Kalmado na.

haha chief masyado na tayong nerbyoso ah! hehe..

honestly wala akong kakaba kaba against ROS. If you notice, wala silang fluidity sa offense. Most of the time kanya kanya. Minsan naman, parang dribble drive ang play. Compared to our awesome passing plays last night. Iba talaga bangis ng ginebra pag playoff time. Gabe norwood pa bumabantay ke LA Tenorio. Lupit ng respeto.

Too bad, SMB wang possible makaharap sa semis. A very huge road block. Pero pag nakalusot, amoy Manila Classico Finals. hehe

I expect Gabe to guard scottie next game to take away his rebounding advantage.

malas di ko napanuod 3ple OT win.

pero di ko palalampasin mamaya ang Game 1.

I am predicting a 2-0 sweep in our teams favor. hehe

Malaking kawalan din sa kanila si James Yap at Jericho Cruz. We have done it before without Greg so i am not worrying too much.

Guess which country is at no. 1

The 20 best countries to invest in now

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-news-best-countries-to-invest-in-now-2018-3

Best Countries to Invest In

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/invest-in-full-list

 

Wow! Ginawa nila 'yun? Without a big corp. supporting a team back then, (except maybe sa Laguna Lakers/Air21) talagang mahihirapan ang isang team to sustain a season, kaya sa bawat taon ng MBA pabawas ng pabawas ang teams sa MBA noon

From WIKIPEDIA.

The MBA was played its first game on March 7, 1998 at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports Complex in Lingayen, Pangasinan. ^[1] Unlike the Philippine Basketball Association, in which teams represent companies, the MBA teams represented a particular city, province or island in the country. The league brought basketball closer to the people, and it raided the PBA for talent.

The MBA was widely viewed as broadcast giant ABS-CBN's attempt to undermine the PBA after failing to snatch its broadcast rights in 1998.

Metroball allowed foreigners to play for their teams, not requiring Philippine passports of them, nor requiring those foreigners to have Filipino blood. All the league required was that these players be born in the Philippines.

As a direct result of this practice, the MBA and its foreign-born players began attracting attention away from the PBA, forcing the PBA to escalate their own players' salaries and practically rendering the PBA draft useless through a "direct hiring" process.

This allowed PBA teams like Talk 'N Text and Tanduay to negotiate directly with MBA players or MBA prospects (like Asi Taulava and Sonny Alvarado) for their services.

However, the league folded on July 26, 2002 due to extremely high expenses on funding a regional basketball league, and most especially when broadcast partner ABS-CBN withdrew funding for the league. Several players went to the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League en route to the PBA.

- In short, mas malaki expenses ng MBA versus kita sa games at advertising. Una sa lahat, studio 23 pinapalabas, eh sa province malabo ang studio 23 nuon at yung ibang tv nga de pihit pa hanggang ch. 13 lang - wala pang tv plus at di pa uso internet at cable. So ang baba ng marketing value.

- 2nd, ang mura ng tiket, kami nga dati pag may laro provincial team namin libre kami bigay ng tropa namin na konsehal. So wala ka din profit na makukuha sa ticket sales.

titiklop talga hanggang walang kita, kaya walang revenue na bumabalik sa mga teams, unlike sa PBA. So mahirap talaga mag sustain ng isang regional basketball league. Kahit ako mas gusto ko yung parang NBA na home and away format tulad ng MBA dati, pero aminin natin, iba pa rin ang PBA. (Lalo na ngayon na nag chachampion ulit ang Ginebra)

Scary scenarios;

If Globalport and ROS win:

A three-way tie at 5-6 will ensue among Blackwater, Ginebra, and TNT, with the Elite owning the best quotient among them and ending up in seventh seed with a twice-to-win disadvantage against second seed Magnolia.

Ginebra and TNT will have to face off in a playoff for the final postseason berth for the chance to pull off an upset against the pacesetting Beermen.

If Phoenix and Ginebra win:

ROS, Ginebra, and NLEX will also wound up tied at 6-5, with the E-Painters having the best quotient and clinching fourth seed in a best-of-three encounter against the Gin Kings. The Road Warriors, for their part, will face third seed Alaska.

If Phoenix and ROS win:

Ginebra and Blackwater will have to take on each other in a playoff for the last quarterfinal spot and the right to face top seed SMB

Read more at https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/special-reports/ginebra-smb-all-filipino-finals-rematch-a-possiblity-as-philippine-cup-playoff-picture-almost-set#IPgRLE4fxgqA3GXP.99

Things got a bit complicated, pero blessing in disguise siguro.

 

Ginebra will play without Greg. Ankle sprain during practice.

awwww.. patay tayo dyan.. mukhang wala pang press release to chief...

i hope jdv's movements are better now, ok lang wala si Greg basta OK si JDV. Problema si Jwash lumalaro na sa ROS so yung advantage ni Japhet nawala na rin.

We need LA's A Game in this one.

I hope my Boy Aljon step up big time to the plate.

 

 

Actually Sir sa Muntinlupa Sports Complex libre ang entrance. Walang ticket!

yun nga sinasabi ko.. kaya hindi pwede i compare sa PBA.

subukan mong i libre din ang tiket o gawing 100pesos ang presyo pag hindi laging puno din yang PBA

OK, so binigay ng NLEX ang laro sa TnT, which resulted sa pagbibigay din ng SMB sa laro sa ROS to make sure na kahit nanalo TNT, malabo pa rin sila makapasok sa playoffs.

mukhang takot ang SMB makaharap sa twice to beat ang TNT.

Bukas ba game day natin vs ROS?

What's also good about this league all their venues are full packed! Unlike the PBA nowadays

of course i expect mo na full pack ang venue lalo na pag maglalaro ang home team.

compare mo naman sa tickets sa PBA, pinakamahal lang na tiket sa MPBL ay 100 pesos, magtataka ka pa ba bakit mas full pack ito sa PBA? lol

pag empleyado pa ng munisipyo at kamaganak ng team management libre ang tiket. mapupuno talaga yan

Lots of Ex PBA players here.

Gary David plays for Bataan

Val Acuna plays for Batangas (currently flawless 6-0)

di to kaya gayahin ng PBA, unang una, konti lang ang teams, at hindi mo basta basta pwede paglaruin ang mga players sa mga so so playing courts, remember, may investments ang mga companies sa kanila so safety ang priority lalo na pag may import. Babayad ka pa ng hotel, tapos travel expenses kada laro. masyadong magastos to para sa PBA teams. Considering kung gano kalaki ang sahod ng mga players sa PBA kumpara sa mga sahod dito sa MPBL

ang kailangan ng PBA para magmura ang tiket at dumugin ng tao ay sariling venue/court. hindi yung kada games iba iba, pag sariling court na pwede na magmura ang tiket kasi hindi na sila babayd ng upa sa gahaman na si MVP.

Dapat nga SMC corp ang mag finance ng sariling court ng PBA, tutal SMC teams lalo na BGSM lang ang may kayang mag hakot ng fans sa venue.

Duterte vows to go after Lopez-owned Benpres, 6 other firms indebted to DBP

Read more: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2017/08/30/duterte-vows-go-after-lopez-owned-benpres-6-other-firms-indebted-dbp
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"I would go after these elite and I will not name the person but their companies before – Benpres and about six other companies – have debts to DBP," the President said. "They're using public funds to finance their business but they're getting the earnings. And yet, they were not able to pay and it was condoned by government," he added. According to a 2011 column piece by newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer, the loans granted and written off by the DPB to various corporations belonging to the Lopez group amounted to over P1.6 billion. This means that the government lost P1.6 billion to the group. Citing the DBP documents, the report cited that written-off loans were granted to Maynilad Water (P710.86 million); Bayantel (P591.81 million), Central CATV Inc. (P207.1 million); and Benpres Holdings (P157.95 billion). "All these corporations belong to, or used to belong to the Lopez group. Benpres Holdings, for example, is still operating, but the DBP has already written off loans given to it," the newspaper said.

tagal pa pala..

gawa nga pala ng Gilas.

paborable kay JDV, mas makakapahinga, ROS pa naman kalaban, takbuhan at pisikalan kaya kelngan ng lakas

kelan ba laro? sa linggo?

 

Honestly natawa ako nung pinasok si Jett dun sa dying seconds. Hindi pinasok buong laro tapos pinasok nung crucial seconds? parang di CTC style yun ah.

 

Actually it is a CTC style. Remember Rhoel Gomez during his Alaska days. Hindi ginagamit buong laro biglang ipapasok sa dying seconds for a three point shot. Di nga lang napunta kay Jett Manuel yung bola.

i remember that.

But Roel Gomez was not a rookie during that time AFAIR.

6 wins ang magic number para makapasok sa quarters. and with the way we fought dun sa mga kapantay natin sa standings, baka sa no. 7 pa ang bagsak natin, pag nagkataon twice to beat disadvantage vs Magnolia pa.

I agree that greg doesnt need to be the main focal point of every play dahil mas effective pag si Japhet ang nag si seal sa gitna. Greg should always go to the weak side also and wait for offensive rebounds or drop passes.

Pero si LA talaga problema natin last game, kinain sya ng buhay ni Anjo Yllana, este Caram pala.

Kaya siguro Scottie took it upon himself na dun sa last plays na sya na mag penetrate at magdala dahil nga malas si LA, yun nga lang, Turnover kinalabasan, napilitan mag tres si japhet - TALO.

Honestly natawa ako nung pinasok si Jett dun sa dying seconds. Hindi pinasok buong laro tapos pinasok nung crucial seconds? parang di CTC style yun ah.

pag masama talaga laro ni LA talo tayo.. tsk tsk tsk.

di ko rin maintindihan bakit ang tagal ni Japhet at Greg ibalik nung 4Q. Masyado nababad si JDV na kitang kita naman na hirap pa maglaro.

This is interesting...

another utang na loob move..

I dont know this guy personally so i will reserve my comments on his appointment at a later time. Tignan muna natin kung ano magagawa niyan. Ano ba JD ng isang envoy for OFW concerns na bukod pa sa JD ng mga tao sa OWWA?

Im also wondering....

Papano kung hindi INC (lets say katoliko o member ng rival Ang Dating Daan) ang hihingi ng tulong, maaaksyunan kaya agad??

INC head Eduardo Manalo is Duterte's new envoy for OFW concerns

https://www.rappler.com/nation/196033-iglesia-ni-cristo-eduardo-manalo-special-envoy-ofws?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nation

JBL just called his ALAB teammate BOBBY RAY PARKS JR. a FUTURE GIN KING in his latest IG post

• magicbrown32Congrats @ray1parks(future ginking) for local player of the week and @rbalkman for world import of the of the week

hmmmm....

may laman yun ah, mukhang satin nga babagsak ah.. Hopefully!

Siguro pagbigyan mo muna ng konti si Sol. Tutal galing sa injury yung mama. MC13, while not able to score, was able to have a few defensive stops, notably yung block on Ryan Reyes and the chasedown defense on Pogoy(?).

 

I'm seeing the big man rotation now. Jervy, then Aguilar, and then Caperal. Malamang sa malamang baka si Jamito pa ang mawala pag bumalik na si JDV.

oo naman pre i understand Sol's situation. I just hope he comes back to his old self ASAP, kasi si greg galing din sa injury mas malala pa pero look at him parang hindi galing injury.

MC13 is a gem up to this day. Yung harap harapan na block na yun, very impressed si CTC. KFer's swag is also slowly coming back, medyo loose na sya bumitaw sa tres ngayon, hindi na pilit tulad nung mga nakaraang games.

Ok lang si Jamito pre, hindi naman talaga natin nararamdaman yun kahit ipasok. hehe. Jervy better consistently knock those elbow jumpers down cause prince and raymond are just waiting at the corner ready to grab his minutes anytime.