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Amanda Villanueva
Amanda Maria Villanueva (born ) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played for the Adamson Lady Falcons in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines before turning pro in the Premier Volleyball League and Philippine Superliga. She is also a model and marketing executive. Career An opposite hitter, Villanueva played high school volleyball at St. James Academy in Malabon and represented the National Capital Region at Palarong Pambansa. In college, she initially played for the DLSU Lady Spikers and later played four years for the Adamson Lady Falcons. She had two UAAP Final Four appearances in indoor volleyball and won a beach volley crown for Adamson University while teaming up with Bang Pineda and Jema Galanza in 2013. She briefly played for the PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters in the Shakey's V-League in 2015. They would later meet at the pro ranks in separate teams. Villanueva joined the Perlas Spikers of the Premier Volleyball League in 2017. She hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in the United States. San Diego is the county seat, seat of San Diego County. It is known for its mild Mediterranean climate, extensive List of beaches in San Diego County, beaches and List of parks in San Diego, parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a wireless, electronics, List of hospitals in San Diego, healthcare, and biotechnology development center. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego has been referred to as the ''Birthplace of California'', as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. In 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California, 200 years later. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palarong Pambansa
The Palarong Pambansa ( Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from the different regions of the Philippines. The event which was known as the BPISAA Games from its inception in 1948 until 1973, is organized and governed by the Department of Education. Student-athletes from public and private schools at elementary and secondary levels can compete, provided they qualified by winning at their regional meet. For young Filipino student-athletes, Palarong Pambansa is the culmination of school sports competition, which start with local school intramurals, followed by the congressional district, provincial, and regional athletic meets. The objectives of Palaro are: * To promote physical education and sports as an integral part of the basic education curriculum for holistic development of the youth; * Inculcate the spirit of discipline, teamwork, excellence, fair play, solidarity, sportsmanship, and other values inherent in sports; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamson University Alumni
Adamson may refer to: * Adamson (surname), list of people * ''Adamson'', taxonomic author abbreviation for British botanist Robert Stephen Adamson (1885–1965) * Adamson (automobile), an English automobile model * Adamson (comic strip), ''Adamson'' (comic strip) or ''Silent Sam'', a Swedish comic strip by Oscar Jacobsson ** Adamson Awards, a Swedish comics award * Adamson, Kansas * Adamson, Oklahoma, a ghost town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, US * Adamson University, a university in Manila, Philippines ** Adamson Soaring Falcons, Lady Falcons, Baby Falcons and Lady Baby Falcons, Adamson Soaring Falcons, varsity teams of Adamson University * W. H. Adamson High School, a high school in Texas, U.S. See also * ''Adamson v. California'', a U.S. Supreme Court legal suit * * Adamsen * Adamsson * Adams (other) * Adam (other) * Son (other) * Sons of Adam (other) {{disambiguation, geo, school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1990s Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Athletic Association Of The Philippines Volleyball Players
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Women's Volleyball Players
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Taipei, Taiwan
, nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Taiwan , established_title = Settled , established_date = 1709 , established_title1 = Renamed Taihoku , established_date1 = 17 April 1895 , established_title2 = Provincial city (Taiwan), Provincial city status , established_date2 = 25 October 1945 , established_title3 = Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, Provisional national capital , established_date3 = 7 December 1949 , established_title4 = Reconstituted as a Yuan-controlled municipality , established_date4 = 1 July 1967 , capital_type = City seat , capital = Xinyi District, Taipei, Xinyi District , largest_settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Robles
Rico Robles (born July 12) is a disc jockey and a former housemate of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition''. He has been a disc jockey for Monster Radio RX 93.1, a popular FM station, since 2001-PRESENT. He is also a registered nurse (2004). He joined a youth oriented show called "BestFrends" in 1998-1999 and was paired up with Aubrey Miles, He has been a disc jockey for Monster Radio RX 93.1, a popular FM station, since 2001–present Then Joined Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition in 2006 the first person from radio to do so. After his eviction, he joined Kapamilya Deal or No Deal, where he won PhP107,000, accepting the deal of the banker. He also played for Game KNB? where he defended his title for three straight days, winning PhP150,000 and an appliance showcase. He joined Pinoy Mano Mano: Celebrity Boxing Challenge at( ABS-CBN 2007), where he won against Rico Barrera last November 17, 2007. He will be pitted against actor/model Michael Roy Jornales in the semi-finals i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. and later owned by Athletic Events & Sports Management Group (ACES), Inc. The league was envisioned to provide former collegiate players a league with which they can continue with their volleyball career. The PSL also had a men's division from 2013 to 2014, although its beach volleyball tournament both have a women's and men's division since its inception. In 2021, the PSL was left without any active team after all teams either filed a leave of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic or moved to the newly professionalized Premier Volleyball League, the PSL's rival league. History Establishment The PSL began as a women's league during its inaugural tournament. A men's division was added for the succeeding tournament. After the formation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakey's V-League
The Shakey's V-League was a non-professional volleyball league in the Philippines established in 2004. It began as a women's collegiate league with teams coming from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc., Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation (CESAFI), among others. Corporate clubs and other non-collegiate teams began participation in 2011. A men's division was included in its Shakey's V-League 11th Season Reinforced Open Conference, 21st conference (2014). It served as the precursor of the Spikers' Turf (volleyball league), Spikers' Turf, the following year. In December 2016, the league renamed itself and transitioned into the current professional entity — Premier Volleyball League, parting ways with its prime sponsor, Shakey's Pizza. History Inception and early years (2004-2011) The Shakey's V-Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jema Galanza
Jessica Margarett "Jema" Casidsid Galanza (born November 28, 1996) is a Filipina volleyball player and former captain of the Adamson Lady Falcons volleyball, Adamson Soaring Lady Falcons volleyball team in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, UAAP and a Philippines women's national volleyball team, National Team Member. She also played for the Laoag Power Smashers during the Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference, 2016 SVL Reinforced Conference and has become one of the top spikers for the Creamline Cool Smashers since 2017 in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). Personal life Galanza was born and raised in San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines to Jesse and Fe Galanza. She went to San Pedro Relocation Center National High School, San Pedro, Laguna and earned her bachelor's degree at Adamson University. She has three siblings and her youngest sister, Mafe Galanza, Maria Fe "Mafe" Galanza, played for the University of Santo Tomas' UST Growling Tigers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
