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CAVINTI, Laguna – Clyde Mondilla bounced back from a string of uncharacteristic performances in Davao with a decisive victory in the ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship here Friday, turning what was expected to be a closely contested showdown with Keanu Jahns into a convincing three-stroke romp over Angelo Que with a 70.
Games on Saturday (Ninoy Aquino Stadium) 10 a.m. – AdU vs UP (men) 12 p.m. – FEU vs UST (men) 2 p.m. – AdU vs UP (women) 4 p.m. – FEU vs UST (women)
PALAYAN, Nueva Ecija – A reenergized Quezon squad showed up in Game 2 of their Pilipinas Super League President’s Cup best-of-five championship series against Nueva Ecija, as the Titans banked on their youth and relentless effort on the defensive end to outplay the undermanned Capitals, 83-75, at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum late Thursday night.
MANILA, Philippines – The University of Santo Tomas Golden Tigresses are bracing for a neck-and-neck battle with the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES – Former NFL superstar Tom Brady said Thursday (Friday Manila time) he would consider coming out of retirement if he was approached by a team needing a quarterback in the event of an injury crisis.
PASADENA, United States — US space scientists on Thursday unveiled the interplanetary probe NASA plans to send to one of Jupiter's icy moons as part of humanity's hunt for extra-terrestrial life.
COL Financial [COL 2.38, down 2.1%; 1% avgVol] [link] reported FY23 net income of P426 million, up 76%, on higher revenues and lower operating expenses. Total customer accounts increased by 3.5% from 516,247 to 534,154, and total customer deposits increased by 1.9% from P105 billion to P107 billion. Total revenues increased 30.6% to P1.09 billion driven by the interest income that COL earns off of its customers’ cash deposits. COL’s commission income fell 26.3% to P330 million, while its interest income increased 110% to P708 million thanks to higher yields on bank deposits and fixed-income assets.
Hotel101 [link], the global “condotel” subsidiary of Injap Sia’s Double Dragon [DD 9.10, up 8.5%; 585% avgVol], announced that it signed a definitive merger agreement with the British Virgin Island-registered JBSPAC Acquisition Corp. (JVSA), with the intent of listing the merged entity on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol “HBNB”. Hotel101 said that HBNB is “expected to have an equity value of over US$ 2.3 billion” following the IPO, which Hotel101 expects to happen “during the second half of 2024”.