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Dino Aldeguer
Dino Aldeguer (born November 28, 1975) is a Filipino former basketball player. Playing career La Salle Aldeguer played for De La Salle Green Archers under Jong Uichico, then under Franz Pumaren (1998 to 1999). He won a championship in 1998 and 1999 with Ren-ren Ritualo, Mon Jose, and future San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora. His notable performance when he shot a three pointer that send the 1999 finals game 3 into overtime. Professional Aldeguer played for Alaska Aces under Tim Cone. He also played for Negros Slashers in MBA and won a championship. Personal life Aldeguer stopped playing professionally to work in a construction company. He plays squash as a pastime. Aldeguer is the younger brother of Philippine trade secretary Cristina Aldeguer-Roque and the brother-in-law of former Coca-Cola Tigers coach and Parañaque councilor Binky Favis Vincent Kenneth "Binky" Marasigan Favis (born November 22, 1969) is a Filipino former professional basketball head coach, busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player on the court. Point guards are expected to control the pace of the game. They effectively "run" the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Generally, point guards are expected to be proficient in passing the ball and being able to get Assist (basketball), assists to teammates. In a pick and roll offense, the point guard typically moves off of screens to facilitate the ball to a Power forward, big. Likewise, point guards can also shoot off of screens if given separation. In transition, the point guard must be able to pass and handle the ball without committing excessive turnovers. Defensively, the point guard is generally responsible for guarding above the Key (basketball), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Jose
Ramon "Mon" Jose is a Filipino basketball coach who serving as one of the three assistant coaches under Chito Victolero of the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in the PBA. Education He also played for the De La Salle Green Archers from 1997 to 2000 under Franz Pumaren. Coached by Franz Pumaren, he played with Renren Ritualo, future San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, Don Allado, and Dino Aldeguer who made a famous crucial shot in 1999 UAAP Basketball finals game 3. Playing career Jose was drafted by Pop Cola Panthers in the PBA, but only played for one season after Panthers was disbanded. He tried to try-out a spot for Purefoods, but failed. Coaching career Jose coached a lot of teams, including the De La Salle Women’s Team, Centro Escolar University Men’s Basketball Team and the RP Youth Team ( 3 on 3 Basketball) which participated in the 1st Youth Olympic Games in 2010. He also served as an assistant College of Saint Benilde Blazers as well as Hapee Toothpaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Joaquin Henson
Joaquin M. Henson (born October 13, 1950), also known as Quinito Henson, is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, ''Sporting Chance'', has appeared in the ''Philippine Star'' since the 1980s. Referred to as "The Dean", coined by TV commentator Randy Sacdalan. He himself is known to give nicknames to various athletes, such as "Captain Lionheart" for Alvin Patrimonio and "Tower of Power" for Benjie Paras. Career Henson graduated from the De La Salle University in 1973 and began his career in sports journalism shortly thereafter. Beginning in 1982, Henson was featured as one of the color commentators in the television broadcast of the games of the Philippine Basketball Association by Vintage Sports. He was retained as a television analyst by the various television networks that acquired the broadcasting rights over the PBA games after Vintage lost the rights in 2002. As of 2022, he is among the pool of sportscasters who covered the broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binky Favis
Vincent Kenneth "Binky" Marasigan Favis (born November 22, 1969) is a Filipino former professional basketball head coach, businessman, and politician. Coaching career He was also a former player of the UST Growling Tigers and was an assistant coach of the 1993 squad, which swept the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball tournament, he also stayed until 1997. In 1995, he coached the Tiger Cubs, until 1999. Favis is a former coach of the Letran Knights in the NCAA leading them to a title in 1999. He also coached in Philippine Basketball League for several teams. In 2000, he was hired by Chot Reyes as an assistant coach for Pop Cola Panthers. When Pop Cola was sold to Coke Philippines in 2001, he stayed to be an assistant coach for Coke Tigers and won two PBA championships. He became the assistant coach of Jong Uichico for the Philippine national basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games. He later joined Barangay Ginebra in 2003 and won another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people. It is bordered to the north by Pasay, to the northeast by Taguig, to the southeast by Muntinlupa, to the southwest by Las Piñas, and to the west by Manila Bay. Like the rest of Metro Manila, Parañaque experiences a tropical climate with only two distinct seasons, wet (July to September) and dry (October to June). The city enjoys an annual rainfall of and an average daily maximum temperature of . Parañaque is the home of Entertainment City, a gaming and entertainment complex under development by the state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, spanning an area of in Bay City, Metro Manila, Bay City, where four large integrated resorts are based namely Solaire Resort & Casino, City of Dreams Manila, Okada Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coca-Cola Tigers
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. Coca-Cola ranked No. 94 in the 2024 ''Fortune'' 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. Based on Interbrand's "best global brand" study of 2023, Coca-Cola was the world's sixth most valuable brand. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, Coca-Cola was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold the ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). The formula of Coca-Cola remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Aldeguer-Roque
Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque is a Filipino business executive and government official serving as the 42nd Secretary of Trade and Industry (Philippines), Philippine secretary of trade and industry since 2024. Prior to her appointment as secretary by President Bongbong Marcos, she served as an undersecretary at the Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines), Department of Trade and Industry. Personal life and education Maria Cristina Aldeguer is the older sister of former basketball player Dino Aldeguer and the sister-in-law of former basketball coach and Parañaque councilor-elect Binky Favis. Her sister, Marivic, is married to architect John Pangilinan, a brother of Senator-elect Kiko Pangilinan. Aldeguer completed her primary education at the Colegio de San Agustin in Makati and De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in Muntinlupa, where she also attended her secondary education. She pursued higher education at De La Salle University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squash (sport)
Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a List of racket sports, racket ball game, sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate striking the ball with their rackets, directing it onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The object of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. There are about 20 million people who play squash regularly worldwide in over 185 countries. The governing body of squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the sport will be included in the Olympic Games, starting with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) organizes the pro tour. History Squash has its origins in the older game of rackets (sport), rackets, which was played in London's prisons in the 19th century. Later, around 1830, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Cone
Earl Timothy Cone (born December 14, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach who leads Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Philippine men's national team. He is the most accomplished coach in PBA history with 25 titles including two Grand Slams, five Coach of the Year awards, and the most coaching wins with over 1,000. Cone was a proponent of the triangle offense. Early life and education Cone was born in the United States and grew up in Oregon. He moved to the Philippines when he was nine years old after his father came to the country to work in the logging industry. Cone attended a public elementary school in Baler, Aurora, Baler, Aurora (province), Aurora and later at International School Manila. Cone returned to the United States when he was 18 to study at Menlo College in California and the George Washington University in Washington D.C. After college, Cone worked at a bank in San Francisco before returning to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Zamora
Francisco Javier "Francis" Manlapit Zamora (born December 5, 1977) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former basketball player serving as the mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila since 2019. He previously was San Juan's vice mayor from 2010 to 2016, and a council member from 2007 to 2010. Basketball career Zamora, 6'5 (playing as center, initially played for La Salle Green Hills) was the team captain of the De La Salle Green Archers who won two championships of UAAP Men's Basketball in 1998 and 1999 under then-head coach Franz Pumaren. He graduated with an AB in psychology in 1999. After his college career he played in major leagues, including the Philippine Basketball League for the teams Welcoat Paintmasters (he won two championships with them, in 1999 and 2000) and Blu Detergent. Zamora was the #35 draft pick in the 2001 PBA draft for the Sta. Lucia Realtors. However, he never saw action for Asia's pioneer play-for-pay league. As a public servant, Zamora played in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
