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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.
The US government sent its first Agricultural Technology Trade Mission to Davao City and Manila to explore trade and investment opportunities that will help support the resiliency of the Philippine agricultural supply chain.
It didn’t look like a championship squad at the onset. Putting a mix-up in recruiting players behind him, Gilas coach Tim Cone re-assembled a cast for a first practice together five days before a scheduled departure for Hangzhou to play in the Asian Games. A single tune-up game against a visiting Korean pro club LG Sakers was squeezed into the calendar and sensing the need for a little more practice time, Cone delayed taking the flight out by a day.
MANILA, Philippines — When Aleah Finnegan failed to advance to the United States Olympic trials three years ago and eventually kissed her Tokyo Games chances goodbye, the Fil-Am artistic gymnast from Missouri thought her Olympic dream was over.
MANILA, Philippines – When Aleah Finnegan failed to advance to the United States Olympic trials three years ago and eventually kissed her Tokyo Games chances goodbye, the Filipino-American artistic gymnast from Missouri thought her Olympic dream was over.
It could be the most problematic Gilas team ever but no matter the odds, coach Tim Cone is armed for battle with a band of brothers determined to fight ‘til the final buzzer of every contest at the Hangzhou Asian Games. The campaign began yesterday with Gilas taking on Bahrain. Then, the Philippines battles Thailand tomorrow and Jordan on Saturday. If Gilas winds up on top of Group C at the end of the round-robin preliminaries, it automatically qualifies for the quarterfinals to begin on Oct. 3. In that scenario, Gilas will play the winner of a knockout between Group A’s No. 2 (possibly, Kazakhstan) and Group B’s No. 3 (possibly, Hong Kong). If the Philippines advances to the semifinals, it could be a showdown with host China, expected to sweep Group B. In the final, Group A’s Iran or Group D’s South Korea could make it to clash with either Gilas or China.
MANILA, Philippines -- Despite being a last-minute inclusion for the Asian Games-bound Gilas Pilipinas, CJ Perez has a “natural feel” on what the team is running, Gilas head coach Tim Cone said.
MANILA, Philippines -- Two days before Gilas Pilipinas flies to China, the status of Terrence Romeo, Calvin Abueva, Jason Perkins, Mo Tautuaa and Stanley Pringle for the Asian Games is still up in the air, Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone said.