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By Greg Masters A new virus outbreak has been detected and reportedly spreading quickly. Researchers at SonicWALL and SophosLabs claim that the Win32.Induc virus infects applications built using Delphi, an object-oriented, visual programming environment derived from the Pascal language, used to develop applications for deployment on the web, Windows and Linux. Read Full Story

By WAYLON GALVEZ BEIJING, China - Given a chance to help the training and international exposure of the national basketball team, Powerade, a brand under the banner of Coca-Cola, is willing to do it all over again. Coca-Cola’s Jose Bayani “JB” Baylon said the Powerade-Team Pilipinas’ failure to earn one of the three seats to the World Championship next year in Turkey does not signal the end of their participation. Read Full Story

A. Regular Holidays – 2009 * Araw ng Kagitingan – April 6 (Monday), in lieu of April 9 (Thursday) * Maundy Thursday / Good Friday – April 9 / 10 (Thursday / Friday) * Labor Day – May 1 (Friday), will not be moved * Independence Day – June 12 (Friday), will not be moved * National Heroes Day – August 31 (Monday) * Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Monday) * Christmas Day – December 25 (Friday) * Rizal Day – December 30 (Wednesday), will not be moved B. Special (non-working) holidays – 2009 * Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Friday), will not be moved * All Saints’ Day – November 1 (Sunday) * All Souls’ Day – November 2 (Monday) * Christmas Eve – December 24 (Thursday) * New Year’s Eve – December 31 (Thursday) C. Others * Founding Anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo – July 27, 2009 – Special national working holiday * EDSA People Power Anniversary – February 25, 2009 – NOT a holiday * February 25, 2009 – Working holid...

visit the official website of the 2010 FIBA World Championship: turkey2010.fiba.com

This is the recorded version of the FIBA-Asia finals between Iran and China. Iran defeated China but still both teams will go to Turkey on 2010 for the FIBA World Championships. Thanks to the owner of this video. Enjoy watching!

PUERTO PLATA (2009 FIBA Americas Championship) - Dominican Republic is ready for their warm up series against Puerto Rico on Friday and Saturday in Puerto Plata as both teams prepare for the FIBA Americas Championship. NBA stars Al Horford, Francisco García and Charlie Villanueva will be together and play in those games. Read Full Story

Angola and Iran have each defeated its opponents in separate games in the 2009 FIBA qualifiers.In the FIBA Africa qualifier Angola defeated Tunisia 79-69 while in the FIBA Asia qualifier Iran defeated Jordan 77-75 making both teams first to qualify for 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

Jordan lost to Iran in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championships Semi-final with a score 75-77. They give it their all leading 75-74 with less than 30 seconds left in the final quarter but just couldn't stop Bahrami who made the final score of the game. On Sunday Iran will be facing the winner between China and Lebanon for the Finals.

Philippines will now settle for 7th or 8th place in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship after lossing to Qatar with the score 65-83. On Sunday they will be facing whoever will be defeated between Korea and Chinese Taipei.

by Eurobasket News South Korea ended preliminary Round in Tianjin perfect. After two wins against Japan and Sri Lanka, Koreans outplayed Philippines today for position No.1 in Group A. Philippines dropped to second place, but also advanced to the next stage. They will together with Japan, Iran, Taiwan and Kuwait create a new Group E. PICS Read Full Story

by Maarouf Mawloud GENEVA/TIANJIN (FIBA Asia Championship) - Fans around the world can follow live action from the FIBA Asia Championship that will be played from 6 16th August in Tianjin, China. For the first three days six games a day will be streamed on the www.fibatv.com and www.fibaasiatv.com platforms. Read Full Story

by Maarouf Mawloud BEIJING (FIBA Asia Championship) - China have named their final roster for the FIBA Asia Championship after wrapping up a three-game series against an Australian All-Star team with a 92-73 win. Chen Jiang Hua, Zhou Peng and Ding Jin Hui are the three players who have been cut from the squad to whittle it down to the final 12. Read Full Story

The Philippines Basketball Association (PBA), Asia’s first play-for-pay league, and La Liga Pilipinas, a league that features teams from local government units, might soon merge to form a developmental cage loop. According to incoming PBA chairman Lito Alvarez, he would propose the possible merger and creation of a developmental league when the PBA board of governors convene in China.The developmental league (D-League), added Alvarez, would serve as breeding ground for future PBA players. Read Full Story

By June Navarro EXCEPT FOR “HEAVY legs” due to jet lag, Chris Ryan Lutz seems fit as the newest addition to the Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team. The 6-foot-4 Marshall University wingman arrived from the United States over the weekend and immediately joined Smart Gilas in practice yesterday to familiarize himself with the system of RP coach Rajko Toroman. Read Full Story

By Musong R. Castillo TIANJIN, CHINA- Travel-weary Powerade-Pilipinas abandoned practice Tuesday after a 7 1/2-hour trip to this progressive Chinese city and will return to serious work Wednesday on the eve of the 25th Fiba-Asia World Championship qualifiers. "We could have used the practice to run through all of our patterns," coach Yeng Guiao told Filipino scribes when it became apparent that the team would have to scrap practice scheduled early in the afternoon so that the players could get some rest. Read Full Story

By NICK GIONGCO The World Boxing Organization (WBO) removed one of Manny Pacquiao’s concerns when it announced Sunday that Miguel Cotto will defend his welterweight crown in a catch weight of 145 lbs — and not 147 lbs — against the Filipino boxing icon. WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel told the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia that (the fight) it’s going to be for the (WBO) title” and that everything will come to a “happy ending” for both parties. Read Full Story

Market Market Place in Taguig FIRST ROUND 1. BURGER KING - Japeth Aguilar 2. PUREFOODS - Rico Maierhofer 3. BURGER KING - Christopher Ross 4. RAIN OR SHINE - Jervy Cruz 5. ALASKA - Michael Burtscher 6. BARAKO BULL - Rogemar Menor 7. BRGY. GINEBRA - Chris Timberlake 8. BURGER KING - Ronnie Matias 9. SAN MIGUEL - James Ryan Sena SECOND ROUND 1.STA. LUCIA - Mark Benitez 2.BARAKO BULL - Benedict Fernandez 3.BARAKO BULL - Edwin Asoro 4.COCA-COLA - Francis Allera 5.RAIN OR SHINE - Marcelino Arellano 6.ALASKA - Sean Co 7.STA. LUCIA - Charles Waters 8.BRGY. GINEBRA - Orlando Daroya 9.TALK N' TEXT - Kevin White 10.COCA-COLA - John Walsham

Burger King to build team around No. 1 pick Aguilar By WAYLON GALVEZ The moment of truth is now for Burger King. For a franchise seeking its first championship, this might be the Whopper‘s best chance to end the drought in the Philippine Basketball Association. It may not happen this coming season for the Bert Lina-owned team, but for Burger King head coach Yeng Guiao, 6-foot-10 Japeth Aguilar can be the answer, and winning that elusive PBA plum may come sooner than later. Read Full Story

Former PBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Kelly Williams would attend his first practice in the last four months on Monday in what hopefully would be the start of his return to active duty for the Sta. Lucia Realty. Adonis Tierra, the long-time Realtors assistant coach, confirmed that Williams is going to the team’s first regular practice starting next week. Read Full Story