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VERMOSA GREEN RUN 2025 FOR YOUTH, ANIMAL WELFARE

The Green Run at Vermosa is back for the fourth consecutive time this June with a renewed commitment to fitness, environmental sustainability, animal welfare and youth sports development. Titled Vermosa Green Run 2025: A Force of Four in Year 4, it will be off and running on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at the Vermosa Estate […]

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UAAP ROOKIE VEEJAY PRE HEADS TO UP

The University of the Philippines had one huge hole to fill with the departures of Francis Lopez and Aldous Torculas. The question at the men’s basketball team’s (MBT) four position now has an answer in UAAP Season 87 Rookie of the Year Veejay Pre. The 6-foot-5 versatile forward will sit out the upcoming Season 88 […]

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FIGHTING MAROONS BASKETBALL SCHOOL RENAMED TO HONOR LATE COACH RICKY DANDAN

Coach Ricky Dandan will be immortalized in the University of the Philippines with his name now entwined with the Fighting Maroons Basketball School (FMBS). The FMBS is State U’s official basketball grassroots development program launched last year, seeking to set up a stage for boys and girls ages 6-17 to showcase and then strengthen their […]

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NU SWEEPS LA SALLE TO DEFEND UAAP CROWN

Bella Belen and Alyssa Solomon achieved their storybook ending, leading National University to a second straight championship in the UAAP.  The Lady Bulldogs were relentless in their pursuit of back-to-back titles, once denied by the De La Salle Lady Spikers two years ago. NU dominated La Salle in Game 2 of the Season 87 Women’s […]

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BELEN SET TO WIN THIRD UAAP MVP CROWN

Mhicaela Belen is poised to become a three-time UAAP Most Valuable Player. The graduating Belen will clinch the Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament MVP honors after leading her squad to the top spot at the end of the elimination round, leaving her mark across all departments. The NU senior will receive the award before Game […]

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BATAS CLAIMS UAAP MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MVP CROWN

Kennedy Batas of Ateneo de Manila University will emerge as the UAAP Season 87 Men’s Volleyball Tournament Most Valuable Player after a tightly-contested race among the top five. The 23-year-old Blue Eagle rose to the top with 79.815 statistical points (SP), barely surpassing De La Salle University’s Noel Kampton (74.906 SP) and the University of […]

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NU SURVIVES FEU SCARE, RETURNS TO FINALS

National University remembered what happened last year and decided that it would not go the same path this UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Final Four.  After falling behind by two sets, the top-seeded Lady Bulldogs pulled out all the stops to eliminate fourth-ranked Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14, 17-15, and book […]

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LA SALLE DOWNS UST, RETURNS TO UAAP FINALS

Second seed De La Salle University ably recovered after a dismal second set to eliminate third-ranked University of Santo Tomas, 25-22, 11-25, 25-21, 25-21, and book a UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Finals date with National University on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Finals series is a rematch of the Season 85 championship […]

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BELEN POWERS NU PAST UST IN ELIMS FINALE

TOP-SEEDED National University sent University of Santo Tomas down to a playoff match for a twice-to-beat edge in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Final Four after a 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 15-9 gutsy five-set win to close its elimination round campaign on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Lady Bulldogs finished the eliminations […]

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UP STUNS LA SALLE IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

With University of the Philippines’ Final Four aspirations hanging by a thread, the Fighting Maroons found timely relief through Joan Monares, rookie standout Kianne Olango, and American middle blocker Kassandra Doering to keep their slim postseason hopes alive in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament. Powered by the trio’s contributions, UP pulled off another […]