Category: Columns
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HumbleBlog#4 — You are Loved
Hey there Divine, How’s heaven treating you? I bet it’s a real-life Bikini Bottom for you up there. So much has happened since you passed. First, Lionel Messi did not win the World Cup on his last ride with Argentina. He announced his retirement months after. Spain won it all, so that’s a huge consolation…
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HumbleBlog #3
Hi Karl, UAAP men’s basketball is back, and boy was it a fun opening Sunday. DLSU found a new gem in Joaquin Tovera who led the Green Archers with 22 points in a tense showdown against the NU Bulldogs. Tovera sure didn’t look like a rookie in that game, putting their offense on his back,…
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HumbleBlog #2
‘Sup Tobs, Took a while— Day job things, minor career switch-ups, and everything else in between. But yes, we definitely had a fun week of basketball, and I think Gilas Pilipinas deserves its flowers. We’ve been friends for quite a while now, and I’m pretty sure you know how… apprehensive (for lack of a better…
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One Last Ride: The Legend of the Gilas Kraken
By: Karlo Lovenia VANCOUVER, BC – For the longest time, Philippine Basketball was looking for its savior. A singular figure who could help elevate the National Team in the world stage. For 36 years, the Philippine national men’s basketball team yearned for the one that could bring them back to the world stage. Enter June…
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HumbleBlog #1
Hi Karl, What a week it was for Philippine basketball, huh? A rebuilding Ateneo team beat two formidable NCAA teams in the PinoyLiga Cup, Adamson put up a valiant effort against DLSU en route to a silver finish in the Roxas City Tournament, and Gilas Pilipinas just swept the latest leg of the FIBA World…
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The Rewind: The Origin of the FEU-DLSU rivalry
By: Neal Tieng First published: October 26, 2018 Welcome to The Rewind, where the Humblebola team looks back at the past and talks about details only a few may have noticed. We always talk about Ateneo-La Salle. Ateneo-UP has always had the buzz of the battle between two of the very best from Katipunan. But…
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Referees under Scrutiny
By: Atty. Toby Pavon A lot has been said about the officiating in the first round of UAAP Season 88. The referees have been under a lot of scrutiny, from the coaches, the fans and even from the armchair analysts like ourselves. But it turns out, nobody scrutinizes these referees more than the Commissioner’s office.…
