PH bags silver medal in men’s sepak takraw
“We are really expected to perform in regu (match), because we are just first-timers here,” said Tanchangco of the sepak team that could only win a silver two years ago in Singapore.The team trained for two months in Iloilo City and it paid off in terms of developing camaraderie, according to Suico.Regie Reznan Pabriga and John Carlo Lee served as team reserves.ADVERTISEMENT End of his agony? SC rules in favor of Espinosa, orders promoter heirs to pay boxing legend View comments 2 nabbed in Bicol drug stings Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next The host, playing to the court that included its sports minister, piled up 391 total points after two rounds in the finals to claim the gold medal.The Philippines, seeing action for the first time in chin lone, garnered 271.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSEnd of his agony? SC rules in favor of Espinosa, orders promoter heirs to pay boxing legendSPORTSRedemption is sweet for Ginebra, Scottie ThompsonSPORTSMayweather beats Pacquiao, Canelo for ‘Fighter of the Decade’“It should have been a close fight,” said head coach Metodio Suico Jr., who cited the umpire’s questionable calls in the match.Team manager Virginia Tanchangco said the country fielded in a developmental team for chin lone — they will have one more shot in the chine lone non-repetition event Thursday. Teen gunned down in Masbate Ai-Ai delas Alas on Jiro Manio: ‘Sana pinahalagahan niya ang naitulong ko’ 787 earthquakes recorded in 24 hours due to restive Taal Volcano Albay to send off disaster response team to Batangas Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. PH Chinlone team wins the 1st silver for the country during the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. INQUIRER/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZKUALA LUMPUR — The Philippines disputed the 29th Southeast Asian Games’ first gold medal against the host Malaysia Wednesday but in the end had to settle for silver for its first medal of the meet.John Jeffrey Morcillos, Johnjohn Bobier, Rhemwil Catana, Ronsited Gabayeron, Joeart Jumawan, Alvin Pangan second place in sepak takraw men’s chinlone (linking) event at Stadium Titiwangsa here.ADVERTISEMENT MOST READ 787 earthquakes recorded in 24 hours due to restive Taal Volcano Marcosian mode: Duterte threatens to arrest water execs ‘one night’ Vilma Santos, Luis Manzano warn public of fake account posing as her LATEST STORIES Trending Articles PLAY LIST 00:50Trending Articles02:11SEA GAMES 2019: PH’s Nesthy Petecio boxing featherweight final (HIGHLIGHTS)08:07Athletes treated to a spectacle as SEA Games 2019 officially ends06:27SEA Games 2019: No surprises as Gilas Pilipinas cruises to basketball gold05:02SEA Games 2019: Philippines clinches historic gold in women’s basketball05:21Drama in karate: Tsukii ‘very sad’ over coach’s bullying, cold shoulder03:24PH’s James Palicte boxing light welterweight final (HIGHLIGHTS) NBA: Spurs legend David Robinson says it would be ‘crazy’ not to trade for Irving
In fight vs corruption, Duterte now points to Ayala, MVP companies as ‘big fish’ FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, talks with Alejandro Dominguez, right, president of the South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, during their annual conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 12, 2018. CONMEBOL has asked FIFA to expand the World Cup to 48 teams for the 2022 tournament in Qatar. (AP Photo/Martin Ruggiero)GENEVA — Top European leagues are set to oppose FIFA plans for adding more teams and playing days at the 2022 World Cup.FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants to study a 48-team tournament plan that would add 16 teams, 16 extra games and at least four days to the scheduled 28-day event kicking off in November 2022 in Qatar.ADVERTISEMENT That schedule would likely take another round of weekend fixtures from the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga and others which already must shut down in mid-season.“We are not prepared to make any changes on the calendar for expanding the 2022 World Cup.” Lars-Christer Olsson, CEO of the 32-member European Leagues group, said on Monday.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup titleSPORTSAfter winning title, time for LA Tenorio to give back to Batangas folkSPORTSTim Cone, Ginebra set their sights on elusive All-Filipino crown“We have already been flexible to allow the World Cup to be played in the (Qatari) winter and have agreed the dates,” Olsson said, adding “we are not prepared for the duration of the World Cup to be any longer.”Infantino’s support last week for a 48-team World Cup ahead of the agreed expansion for the 2026 edition comes more than seven years after Qatar won hosting rights from FIFA’s then-executive committee. “FIFA seems to be on an expansion drive,” said Olsson, who this year joined UEFA’s executive committee to represent the leagues. “It’s time people thought about the players — they need time to rest. It cannot just be money deciding how football should be organized.”European clubs were the most vocal opponents of a November-December tournament before FIFA agreed on the switch to winter three years ago.Soon after the accord, FIFA and the European Club Association representing more than 200 members signed a new working deal which guaranteed clubs worldwide a $209 million share of World Cup revenues from each of the 2018 tournament in Russia and the 2022 edition in Qatar.The money is distributed on a daily rate for players involved in the tournament to each club which employed him during the two previous years.The ECA declined to comment last week when the 2022 World Cup expansion idea was announced on Thursday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at a meeting of South American soccer body CONMEBOL which was attended by Infantino.FIFA does not pay a share of World Cup revenues to the European Leagues group.The 2022 expansion plan could require Qatar to share hosting duties with some regional neighbors.The gas-rich emirate is completing eight stadiums for a 64-game tournament, though FIFA’s ideal design for a 48-team, 80-game tournament calls for 12 venues.Infantino’s suggested feasibility study to look at 2022 tournament expansion could be agreed on at scheduled meetings in Moscow ahead of the World Cup kicking off on June 14. Wade turns back the clock and 76ers in Game 2 Heat victory Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames Truck driver killed in Davao del Sur road accident Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Green group flags ‘overkill’ use of plastic banderitas in Manila Sto. Niño feast LATEST STORIES Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award
View comments Volcano watch: Island fissures steaming, lake water receding Jo Koy draws ire for cutting through Cebu City traffic with ‘wang-wang’ Lights inside SMX hall flicker as Duterte rants vs Ayala, Pangilinan anew ‘Stop romanticizing Pinoy resilience’ MOST READ P16.5-M worth of aid provided for Taal Volcano eruption victims — NDRRMC Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Qatar bid to stage a 32-team, 64-game tournament in June-July 2022 despite the searing desert heat, with a pledge to develop stadium cooling technology.In 2013, FIFA started consulting soccer officials worldwide in an 18-month process that reached an expected conclusion — to push back the schedule and play in cooler months, with a Nov. 21-Dec. 18 schedule.That shorter, 28-day program — instead of the typical 32-day tournament — was a concession to Europe where most World Cup players are employed, and leagues wanted the shortest possible forced shutdown.FIFA’s calendar for national-team games, which mandates when clubs must release players, has a Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 call-up date for World Cup teams.An extra four days on the 2022 World Cup program would likely mean moving up the World Cup program, and taking the Nov. 12-13 fixture dates away from European leagues.ADVERTISEMENT
Three students of the St John’s College, Georgetown, who were playing basketball at the Burnham Basketball Court was on Tuesday attacked by a lone bandit and robbed of their belongings.The three students, aged 14 and 15, were robbed about 12:45h.According to reports, the teens, who were on their lunch break, were playing basketball when they were approached by a lone man with a knife.Guyana Times understands that as the game between the students were in progress, the man strolled up to a fourth student, who was observing the game, whipped out a knife and held him at knifepoint.He then proceeded to demand that the teen hand over his cash; however, the frightened boy told the bandit that he had no money.The 14-year-old was then instructed to hand over his classmates’ school bags so he complied.Observing what was occurring, the other three boys ran towards the perpetrator and their classmate.It was then that the perpetrator held all of them at knifepoint and robbed them of their cash, mobile phones, tablets, headsets, and phone chargers.The suspect then fled the scene on a blue bicycle, south along the eastern carriageway of Carmichael Street, Georgetown.The matter was reported to the administrative staff of the St John’s College, and the teens were accompanied to the Brickdam Police Station where a report was made.Investigations are ongoing.
First Lady Sandra Granger is again cautioning citizens to look out for persons purporting to be running a scholarship fund in her name, while calling for the scammers to be brought to justice.First Lady Sandra GrangerReports have surfaced that persons have been contacted via phone calls and text messages from telephone number (592) 642-2236 with requests for payment in return for the opportunity to gain scholarships under the name of First Lady Sandra Granger.Addressing the issue, First Lady Sandra Granger reiterated that no such scholarship fund exists and that persons should not hand over any money to anyone claiming otherwise.“There is a woman going around who is impersonating me, and this has been going on for months. She has an assistant and she is calling people and saying that she is me and duping them using Mobile Money” the First Lady explained.According to Mrs Granger, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been lost by many and despite the publicity that this has been getting from the press, it still continues to happen.“We have publicised this in the press, we have done it on social media but of recent about three days ago, a woman called because the scammer is allegedly now conning people telling them that she is able to grant visas and this is throughout the country, it started in the interior locations and now she is on the coast,” Granger said.All Government scholarships are granted through the Public Service Ministry, and as such, the First Lady is calling on citizens to be cautious not to fall prey of the fraudsters.In one instance, a woman sent some $90,000 to the scammer in order to have her daughter and niece granted scholarships.The First Lady is assuring that when the culpable persons are found, they will be brought to justice.“Please tell everybody in plain language that this woman is a crook! And when caught, she will be brought to justice,” the First Lady said.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a whopping 23 per cent increase (37 against 30 cases last year in the same period) in robberies where no instruments were used by perpetrators; a one per cent hike (405 against 402 cases) in armed robberies where firearms were used; and robberies with violence saw a five per cent increase (104 against 99 cases), while burglaries went up by four per cent (142 against 136 cases). In the monthly crime statistics issued on Wednesday, the GPF disclosed that there was a seven per cent decrease in serious crimes at the end of August 2018, when compared to the corresponding period last year. However, this reduction comes even as the country’s premier law enforcement agency reports increases in several categories of robberies.Other categories of serious crime recorded a declining trend, including armed robbery where instruments other than firearms were used, which saw a 19 per cent decline (163 against 201 cases); robbery with aggravation recording a 30 per cent decrease (38 against 54 cases); an 18 per cent reduction (85 against 104 cases) in larceny from the person, and a nine per cent decrease (648 against 712 cases) in break and enter and larceny cases.Meanwhile, as it relates to murder, the Police said there was also a 16 per cent decline recorded, with a total of 66 cases at the end of August 2018, compared to 79 in the same period last year.A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) saw the highest number of murders during this time, with 20 cases, followed by C Division (East Coast Demerara) with 14 cases and then B Division (Berbice) with 12 cases. D (West Demerara-East Bank Essequibo) and F (Interior locations) accounted for nine murder cases each, while E Division (Linden-Kwakwani) and G Division (Essequibo Coast and Islands) also recorded three murder cases each.Additionally, it was reported that of the 66 murder cases: 28 were disorderly; 19 were domestic-related; 13 committed during robberies, and six of unknown nature.Meanwhile, the Police also reported a one per cent decrease in rape cases.With regard to the seizure of firearms, a total of 87 illegal weapons were taken off the streets by the end of August. This included 47 pistols, 21 revolvers, 13 shotguns and one sub-machine gun. These figures are compared to 89 unlicensed guns seized during the corresponding period in 2017.Thirty-eight of these weapons were found in A Division, 13 in B Division; nine in C Division; six in D Division; four in E Division; 15 in F Division and two in G Division.Traffic statisticsAs it relates to the traffic statistics at the end of August 2018, there was a 7.4 per cent decrease in fatal accidents, with 55 cases resulting in a total of 64 deaths including two children.The Police also reported decreases in senior, minor and damage accidents, with 24 per cent (168 cases against 220 last year), 35.4 per cent (204 against 316 cases) and 10 per cent (454 against 503) respectively. Serious accidents remained the same as the corresponding figure last year with 18 cases.Once again, pedestrians were named the main category of road users killed, with 24 such persons having lost their lives at the end of August. In addition, 14 pedal cyclists, 13 car occupants and seven motor cyclists also lost their lives. Two drivers and minibus occupants each were also killed on the roadway as well as one pillion rider and a person being towed on a bicycle.Furthermore, the Police noted that speeding continues to be the major contributing factor to road accidents, causing 29 of the fatal accidents that occurred during these eight months. This is followed by drunk driving with eight cases, pedestrians crossing in the path of approaching vehicles with seven cases, inattentiveness with 10 cases and one case of failure to confirm to road sign.In addition, continued traffic enforcement efforts by the Police have resulted in a total of 59,068 cases being made against errant road users as of the end of August. Of this, a total of 13,903 cases were for speeding; 2389 for driving under the influence of alcohol; 4445 for failure to wear seat belt; 566 for using cell phone while driving; 1987 for tinted vehicles; 1062 for unlicensed driving; 487 for dangerous driving; and 440 for careless driving, among others.There was an additional 21,751 cases made out against errant road users for other traffic related matters.According to the Police Force, the numerous “Social Crime Prevention” activities embarked upon countrywide, the robust traffic enforcement campaigns as well as the large seizure of firearms are all responsible for the reduction in serious crimes and all categories of road accidents.Meanwhile, in efforts to further improve both the quality of service provided and the quality of officers, the Force has sent a total of 71 ranks for training overseas in all aspects of policing.
Hunting and fishing groups say energy development shouldn’t be the BLM’s dominant activity. But while Bush’s proposed 2007 budget asks for $25.4 million in new money for the oil and gas program, including $9.2 million to expedite energy permits, it seeks no increase for caring for riverbanks and other wildlife habitat, they say. BLM spokeswoman Celia Boddington said the agency supports the president’s budget. “We believe we are doing the best possible job of attending to our various responsibilities in accordance with our multiple-use mandate,” Boddington said. Hunting and fishing groups are trying to make the case in Congress that the BLM could do better. They argue that drilling is intensifying the stresses on key fish and wildlife populations in the West. “With thousands of wells planned in habitats that support fish and game populations, more attention is essential,” the letter reads. Some lawmakers already are pressing the BLM to take care when it selects parcels for drilling. “What I have seen in Colorado … is cause for alarm,” said Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo. But with energy prices soaring, many others are pressing for more domestic oil, not less. “I’m a proponent of alternative fuels and energy, but in the short term, if we want to bring down the price of gas, we need to get more of it out of the ground,” said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. “Our nation has some very tough regulations in place to protect our environment and our wildlife, which allows us to meet our energy needs and be responsible stewards at the same time,” he said.160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You’re all set! AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREBasketball roundup: Sierra Canyon, Birmingham set to face off in tournament quarterfinalsTrout Unlimited, the American Sportfishing Association and eight other groups wrote the leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees this month, arguing that the Bureau of Land Management’s emphasis on developing oil and gas “has caused a funding shortfall and workload crisis.” While BLM officials say they are doing the best they can under a tight budget, the hunting and fishing groups say BLM employees are so busy with oil and gas drilling requests that they can’t keep up with the environmental effects. Two oil and gas lease sales in Colorado and Utah this month, offering leases on hundreds of thousands of acres combined, are examples of the problem, said Brian O’Donnell, director of Trout Unlimited’s public lands initiative An auction in Utah today will be the largest government lease sale in state history. Another in Colorado last week was one of the largest on record there. Both push into sensitive lands, including habitat for endangered ferrets in Colorado and parcels in Utah known for Indian rock art and scenic views. The BLM, an agency within the Interior Department, is responsible for managing energy and mineral rights, wilderness, wildlife habitat and historical and archaeological sites on millions of acres of public lands, mostly in the West. WASHINGTON – Hunters and anglers are raising concerns on Capitol Hill about the Bush administration’s focus on oil and gas drilling in the West, saying it is opening hundreds of thousands of acres to drilling at the expense of fish and wildlife habitat. They are particularly worried in light of oil and gas lease sales in Colorado and Utah this month, which put record numbers of acres on the auction block. The sportsmen, who generally are more conservative than other environmental activists, argue that the administration’s priorities are out of whack and want Congress to revise President George W. Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, increasing funds for wildlife programs to the same level as oil and gas permitting. “The funding allocation is just very skewed,” Steve Moyer, a lobbyist for Trout Unlimited, said Monday.” 
Guest author Esmeralda Swartz is chief marketing officer at MetraTech.At the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit in New York in March, where I moderated a panel discussion with CDOs from such companies as Disney ABC Studios, BBC, PBS and Rogers, defining the emerging role of the CDO was a key topic.The role of the chief digital officer (CDO) in the enterprise has gotten a great deal of attention in recent months. For example, Gartner predicted that by 2015, 25% of organizations will have a CDO and further estimated that 20% of chief information officers (CIOs) have already taken on the responsibilities of the CDO.Perhaps the best known example of the impact and influence of CDOs came last fall, when the Obama campaign successfully leveraged a team of digital leaders. All the tools of the trade – text analytics, social network/media analysis, Web personalization, computational advertising and online experiments and testing, among other things – were used for re-elect the President of the United States.So what exacty is a CDO, and what do they actually do?Demystifying The CDOIn the digital age, how well information is used may determine the commercial success of products and services. Converting legacy thinking, skills and business practices – along with legacy systems (both back office and front office) – to react to the new digital reality can determine the how competitive legacy businesses can be – especially versus companies that were born digital.Adapting to the digital era requires a new skill set that existing leadership teams, including CIOs, don’t necessarily possess. At many modern companies, it’s hard to find anything that is not related to digital in some way. How do you separate digital strategies from business strategies?The answer is you can’t – and you shouldn’t. A successful digital strategy requires a holistic approach, involving Web, mobile, social and traditional platforms.CDO: Hybrid Of Marketing & TechnologyIn order for a CDO to be successful, he or she must have the authority and responsibility to execute a digital strategy and not have to beg, borrow and steal from other organizations to get the job done. This is not about running an IT infrastructure. CDOs are responsible for analyzing information and knowing how to leverage it. They are also responsible for knowing how to reach audiences across different platforms.This is why the CDO role is more of a hybrid between marketing and technology and sits at the right hand of the CEO. Digital expertise, once a subset of the marketing and IT departments, is becoming a growing discipline in its own right. The CDO is part chief marketing officer and part technologist, but an outward-facing rather than inward-looking business leader.CDO vs. CIOWhile it is true that all things digital are powered by technology, CIOs typically focus on back-office technology. They are not generally the internal champions of front-office innovations. The CDO has the responsibility to use technology to connect with the modern customer and craft the experience they get.Technology must deliver the experience the customer wants, not just what the underlying systems happen to be able to support. The CDO has to be able to acquire information, use analytics to understand customer behavior, and make adjustments based on that data.That means CDOs need to be able to adjust products, offers and pricing as well as how it is marketed and delivered to the marketplace.In the digital era, business models cannot be limited to what legacy IT is able to support. Instead, all business systems, including monetization platforms, must adapt to deliver the experiences customers want. Making sure that happens is the true role of the CDO.Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Tags:#CIO#enterprise IT 3 Areas of Your Business that Need Tech Now esmeralda swartz IT + Project Management: A Love Affair
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A day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu hugging Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was demoralising for soldiers in India, Mr. Sidhu on Wednesday hit back, saying, “It was not something like a conspiracy. It was just a hug and not a Rafale deal.”The statement came against the backdrop of allegations of corruption against the BJP-led government at the Centre in the Rafale fighter jet deal. Talking to journalists here, Mr. Sidhu said that the issue was being blown out of proportion. Mr. Sidhu also accused the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of creating hurdles in the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara corridor issue. Meanwhile, former Akali Minister Bikram Singh Majithia said, “Now, when the spokesperson for the Pakistan Foreign Ministry had disclosed that no official communication had been sent to India for opening of the Kartarpur corridor, Mr. Sidhu should tell the people why he constantly asserted that Pakistan was right and India was wrong for not reciprocating a gesture, which was never made.”
By Philem Dipak Singh Guwahati, Feb 13 (PTI) Indias men and women kabaddi teams maintained their unbeaten run with comfortable victories over their Pakistani rivals to storm into the semifnals of the 12th South Asian Games here today. The Indian mens team thrashed Bangladesh 30-17 in the morning session before scrapping past Pakistan in the eveing with a 9-8 result at the R G Baruah Sports Complex. The home team topped the league table with an unbeaten record. In the womens section, India toyed with their Pakistani opponents to emerge an easy 56-23 victors before thrashing Bangladesh 43-11 in their last league match to top the group with a clean slate. India are the defending champions in both mens and womens kabaddi in the Games. The mens clash between India and Pakistan, who had won silver in the last edition in Dhaka, was a dull affair, much to the disappointment of the crowd that turned up in large numbers. The Indians led 9-7 at the half time but with main raider Sandeep having been dismissed, they played the second half of 20 minutes without any intention to score points. The Indians appeared to be just bidding for the time to end the match. Sandeep did not play the whole second half. Pakistan tried hard to score but could not as the Indians pushed themselves up the line to prevent them from taking bonus point. The Pakistanis eventaully got a bonus point but in a bizzare way. The match officials awarded a point to Pakistan as two Indians crossed the middle line in what appeared to be a miscommunication over who would do the raid. With 34 seconds left on the clock, a Pakistani raider made a desparate bid to score at least a point. In fact, he signalled by raising his hand that he had touched an Indian player but the referee ruled otherwise. That led to an interesting exchange of words between players of both teams before good sense prevailed. PTI PDS AH AHadvertisement
The Champions League has often spelt trouble for AS Roma in recent seasons but their 3-0 win over Chelsea went a long way towards mending their previously unhappy relationship with the competition.Roma had won only three of their previous 19 matches in the competition before Tuesday’s game. Their poor series of results included a 7-1 home defeat by Bayern Munich, a 6-1 thumping at Barcelona and a 3-0 home defeat by Porto, which cost them a place in last season’s group stage.Go further back and a 7-1 defeat against Manchester United also sticks in the memory.”We said in the dressing room before the match that we have not had many great nights in the Champions League and there have been a few where we have been battered,” captain Daniele De Rossi said.”Few believed in us, but we are top of the group and deservedly. But we don’t win matches like this so we can take photos and put them on the mantelpiece; we must to push on from here.”Roma lead Group C with eight points from four games and are one win away from a place in the last 16.They have won eight out of 10 matches in the league and not conceded a goal in their last four outings in all competitions.Yet they started the season amid uncertainty.Two of their key players, winger Mohamed Salah and defender Antonio Ruediger, left during the transfer window and, for the first time since 1993, there was no Francesco Totti in the squad, the talismanic player having retired at the age of 40.advertisementCoach Luciano Spalletti also departed despite guiding them to second place in Serie A with a record points haul last season and was replaced by Eusebio Di Francesco, who had no previous experience coaching a big club.But the 48-year-old has galvanised the team and the players have adapted quickly to his 4-3-3 formation.”I like the results and the way we are trying to play,” said De Rossi.”The coach has changed the way we confront the opponent. We are always aggressive, against everyone, even against teams that in the past we would have waited and been timid with.”Remembering their goaless draw at home to Atletico Madrid in September, De Rossi was quick to point out that opinions can change very quickly in football.”We didn’t deserve the stick we got for that result and we mustn’t get carried away now,” he said.”Football is much more difficult that it seems when people are talking about it in a bar.”