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GMA Network
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Alas Pilipinas Women repeat over Indonesia to claim 4th straight SEA V. League bronze
The Alas Pilipinas Women stood their ground in the endgame to complete a 25-17, 25-17, 28-16 win against Indonesia and capture the bronze medal in the 2025 SEA V. League Leg 2 on Sunday in Vietnam. The win allowed the Filipinas to seize the country's fourth straight third-place finish as the Indonesians settled for fourth place for the fourth time in a row. The victory, however, wasn't without a scare as Alyssa Solomon had to be stretchered off the court after suffering an apparent left knee injury while attempting to save a Megawati Pertiwi attack, with Alas leading 17-11 in Set 1. But the Filipinas powered through and closed out the opening frame before dominating Set 2 behind Eya Laure, Bella Belen, Angel Canino, and Shaina Nitura, who stepped in for the injured Solomon. Alas then had a slow start to the third set with Devega Salsabila bringing the Indonesians to a 14-10 cushion before another kill from her made it a 16-13 lead. Belen then led a 4-2 rampage to cut the deficit to a solitary point, 17-18, but Indonesia clinched a crucial 22-20 lead following a strong open kill from Mediol Yoku. Laure converted three straight attacks to tie things up at 23-all, but her service error saw Indonesia take the set point. Belen breathed life into Alas by scoring two consecutive points, including a hammer from the left wing that sent Alas to the match point at 25-24. Indonesia would force another deadlock and even took another set point after a service ace from Putri Agustin, 26-25. Belen and Canino, however, delivered the next two points before Salsabila went wide on her final attack as Alas completed the hard-fought sweep. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
Scottish Sun
05-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Diddy spiked my drink – it felt like I had 50 valium… he wanted me to leave with him but I feared I'd be raped
She shares how details from the rapper's trial have given her 'severe anxiety' CLUB HORROR Diddy spiked my drink – it felt like I had 50 valium… he wanted me to leave with him but I feared I'd be raped A FORMER gogo dancer in Ibiza clubland believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs – claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances. Belen Ronda Campesino, 45, says she felt so out of it after encountering the now disgraced hip-hip mogul at the club she worked at, that it felt like she had taken '50 Valium tablets'. 8 Former gogo dancer Belen Ronda Campesino believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs - claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances Credit: Solarpix 8 The beautician claims Combs, 55, tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped Credit: AFP 8 Belen worked as a dancer at Ibiza club DC-10 The beautician claims Combs, 55, then tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped. Her story comes after Grammy-winning US rapper Combs was convicted on Wednesday of prostitution charges in his sex-crimes trial in New York. He was found not guilty of the more serious crimes of racketeering and sex-trafficking but could still face 20 years in prison. Belen says details from the star's trial — including claims he made two ex-girlfriends have sex with male escorts at drug-fuelled parties referred to as 'freak-offs' — had turned her stomach, made her heart race and given her 'severe anxiety'. She adds: 'It makes me furious to hear during his trial what he has done to women. He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot. Belen Ronda Campesino 'I don't really follow the news but when I saw some pictures of this guy because of his trial I got really nervous. 'I had a similar experience with him to everything that has been coming out now.' Belen says she encountered Combs in 2006 around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club where she worked. She recalls: 'It looked like he had taken a lot of drugs, his jaw was totally out of joint. 'He was with four very large bodyguards. Diddy's 'phantom fixer' breaks her cover after rapper cleared of racketeering 'He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot.' Belen, who lives in Spain, says things had begun to go south, when Combs bought her a drink. She adds: 'I saw that when he went to put the wad of cash away he took out a bag with a white powder in it, which I thought was cocaine. 'But he started to do something weird in his pocket and it really bothered me. 'I turned around and was telling a friend, but then I stupidly drank the juice. 'About 10 or 15 minutes later I started feeling dizzy and sleepy and I was sweating heavily. 'I didn't understand what was going on.' She reveals that she had tried to escape to the VIP area, but he followed her there and tried to get her to a party at his house. 8 Belen and Combs at Ibiza club DC-10 in 2006 8 Belen says Combs 'looked like he had taken a lot of drugs' She says: 'I told him I didn't want to go, that I was not feeling well and needed to go home. 'He squeezed my arm and was pulling on my hand. 'That's when I felt sure they had put something in my drink. 'My friend really wanted to go to the party but I told her we might be raped if we went.' 'Dizzy and sleepy' She says Combs tried to stop her leaving, but she ran to the bathroom and left the club. She reveals: 'The next day I slept the whole day. 'People were calling me and ringing my bell at home but I didn't hear anything. 'It was like I had taken 50 Valium tablets. 'Now I realise I had a very lucky escape.' A party fixer exclusively told The Sun on Sunday last year how Ibiza clubs such as DC-10, Space and Amnesia were Combs' stomping grounds for years. After the verdicts were read out on Wednesday at his trial, Combs dropped to his knees and made a praying gesture. 8 Combs gets into the party vibe at the club 8 Belen met Combs around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club But he was denied bail, remains in jail and is expected to be sentenced over his prostitution conviction on October 3. But due to sentencing guidelines, he is likely to serve less than five years in prison. A lawyer representing more than 100 alleged victims in civil cases against Combs vowed they would fight on despite the sex-trafficking and racketeering not-guilty verdicts. Tony Buzbee said: 'Diddy dodged a big bullet today. 'But that doesn't end the saga.'
The Irish Sun
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Diddy spiked my drink – it felt like I had 50 valium… he wanted me to leave with him but I feared I'd be raped
A FORMER gogo dancer in Ibiza clubland believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs – claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances. Belen Ronda Campesino, 45, says she felt so out of it after encountering the now disgraced hip-hip mogul at the club she worked at, that it felt like she had taken '50 Valium tablets'. 8 Former gogo dancer Belen Ronda Campesino believes she had a narrow escape from the clutches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs - claiming he spiked her drink and made sexual advances Credit: Solarpix 8 The beautician claims Combs, 55, tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped Credit: AFP 8 Belen worked as a dancer at Ibiza club DC-10 The beautician claims Combs, 55, then tried to drag her to a house party where she fears she might have been raped. Her story comes after Grammy-winning US rapper Combs was convicted on Wednesday of prostitution charges in his sex-crimes trial in New York. He was found not guilty of the more serious crimes of racketeering and sex-trafficking but could still face 20 years in prison. Belen says details from the star's trial — including claims he made two ex-girlfriends have sex with male escorts at drug-fuelled parties referred to as 'freak-offs' — had turned her stomach, made her heart race and given her 'severe anxiety'. She adds: 'It makes me furious to hear during his trial what he has done to women. He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot. Belen Ronda Campesino 'I don't really follow the news but when I saw some pictures of this guy because of his trial I got really nervous. 'I had a similar experience with him to everything that has been coming out now.' Belen says she encountered Combs in 2006 around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club where she worked. She recalls: 'It looked like he had taken a lot of drugs, his jaw was totally out of joint. 'He was with four very large bodyguards. Diddy's 'phantom fixer' breaks her cover after rapper cleared of racketeering 'He made sexual advances on me, telling me that he liked me a lot.' Belen, who lives in Spain, says things had begun to go south, when Combs bought her a drink. She adds: 'I saw that when he went to put the wad of cash away he took out a bag with a white powder in it, which I thought was cocaine. 'But he started to do something weird in his pocket and it really bothered me. 'I turned around and was telling a friend, but then I stupidly drank the juice. 'About 10 or 15 minutes later I started feeling dizzy and sleepy and I was sweating heavily. 'I didn't understand what was going on.' She reveals that she had tried to escape to the VIP area, but he followed her there and tried to get her to a party at his house. 8 Belen and Combs at Ibiza club DC-10 in 2006 8 Belen says Combs 'looked like he had taken a lot of drugs' She says: 'I told him I didn't want to go, that I was not feeling well and needed to go home. 'He squeezed my arm and was pulling on my hand. 'That's when I felt sure they had put something in my drink. 'My friend really wanted to go to the party but I told her we might be raped if we went.' 'Dizzy and sleepy' She says Combs tried to stop her leaving, but she ran to the bathroom and left the club. She reveals: 'The next day I slept the whole day. 'People were calling me and ringing my bell at home but I didn't hear anything. 'It was like I had taken 50 Valium tablets. 'Now I realise I had a very lucky escape.' A party fixer exclusively told The Sun on Sunday last year how Ibiza clubs such as DC-10, Space and Amnesia were Combs' stomping grounds for years. After the verdicts were read out on Wednesday at his trial, Combs dropped to his knees and made a praying gesture. 8 Combs gets into the party vibe at the club 8 Belen met Combs around the DJ booth at the DC-10 club But he was denied bail, remains in jail and is expected to be sentenced over his prostitution conviction on October 3. But due to sentencing guidelines, he is likely to serve less than five years in prison. A lawyer representing more than 100 alleged victims in civil cases against Combs vowed they would fight on despite the sex-trafficking and racketeering not-guilty verdicts. Tony Buzbee said: 'Diddy dodged a big bullet today. 'But that doesn't end the saga.' 8 Combs made a praying gesture in court Credit: AP
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GMA Network
02-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Clint Escamis, Bella Belen recognized in Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night
June 30, 2025. NCAA and UAAP student-athletes and coaches with their respective awards given out during the Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night. (Photo: Collegiate Press Corps) Mapua University's Clint Escamis, National University's Bella Belen, and other top student-athletes from the NCAA and UAAP were under one roof last Monday as the Collegiate Press Corps (CPC) held its Awards Night at Discovery Suites. Escamis received the Collegiate Press Corps Basketball Player of the Year Award presented by GMA Network, while Belen was the UAAP Women's Volleyball Player of the Year. 'I'm honored for this award and I know I couldn't have done this without my teammates, kaya it just fuels me to help Mapua win back-to-back championships,' said Escamis, who is returning for his final season with the Cardinals in the upcoming NCAA Season 101. Escamis also led the CPC Men's Basketball Mythical Team along with De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde's Allen Liwag from the NCAA, and JD Cagulangan (UP) and Kevin Quiambao and Mike Phillips (DLSU). Belen, on the other hand, was among the CPC's top volleyball awardees, along with schoolmate Leo Aringo, Jr. who bagged the Player of the Year plum for UAAP Men's Volleyball. Arellano University's Carl Berdal and Benilde's Zam Nolasco were the NCAA Volleyball Players of the Year for their respective divisions. Kacey dela Rosa of Ateneo de Manila University, meanwhile, was the CPC Women's Basketball Player of the Year, and led the Mythical Team alongside Cielo Pagdulagan of National University, Kent Pastrana of University of Santo Tomas, Elaine Etang of Adamson, and Louna Ozar of UP. Football was also put on the spotlight as the CPC handed out the first Football Players of the Year awards to Amir Aningalan of San Beda University for the NCAA, and Mon Diansuy and Carmela Altiche of Far Eastern University for the UAAP. Coaches were also recognized in the said event as Randy Alcantara (Mapua men's basketball), Goldwin Monteverde (UP men's basketball), Aris Dimaunahan (NU women's basketball) were named Basketball Coaches of the Year. Sherwin Meneses (NU women's volleyball), Dante Alinsunurin (NU men's volleyball), Jerry Yee (Benilde women's volleyball), and Bryan Vitug (Arellano men's volleyball) were the Volleyball Coaches of the Year. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
Miami Herald
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Belen Jesuit's water polo team is the Leo Suarez-Walter Krietsch Courage Award recipient
The Belen Jesuit water polo team suffered an unthinkable tragedy this past season. Sophomore Lucas Osuna, 15, died suddenly on March 28 during a tournament at Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove. Osuna's death, which was later reported as having been caused by a spontaneous rupture of the aorta potentially linked to an undiagnosed genetic condition, shook not just the Belen community, but the South Florida water polo community as a whole. Many rallied to show their support for the Wolverines as they tried to move forward. Belen's team found the resilience to not just cope with its immeasurable loss, but to play on and complete their season. Every season, the Miami Herald salutes an individual or individuals in the South Florida high school sports community, which shows extraordinary courage in the face of adversity with its annual Leo Suarez/Walter Krietsch Courage Award. This year's recipient is the Belen Jesuit water polo team. The award is named in honor of two former Miami Herald editors, who passed away before their time, but showed extraordinary courage in the face of adversity. Such as the case with the Wolverines, who roughly a week after Osuna's death, returned to the pool at nearby Gulliver Prep School. 'We got together with the kids and asked them what they wanted to do,' Belen coach Jimmy Aguilera said at the time. 'Did they want to honor [Osuna] by playing or some other way? We were going to proceed the way they felt was right. They decided to keep going as far as we can make it. Right now, it's not about the results of the games. It's about being there for each other.' Belen met as a team and chose to continue its season. The Wolverines honored Osuna's memory prior to, during and after their first game back. Belen players wore his name and No. 19 on their competition swim caps during the match. Their reserve players held a picture of Osuna as they cheered their teammates in the pool during the match. Coaches and parents wore yellow T-shirts with Osuna's name and swim cap painted on the back as well as caps with the No. 19 on them. A moment of silence was held just prior to the match starting. Osuna's name was displayed on the scoreboard on the far side of the pool. The team posed for a picture in front of the scoreboard with a sign filled with written tributes and the number 19 written large in the middle. They presented Osuna's parents, Mike and Jeanette, with a pair of framed collages with pictures of their son and his swim caps. And in that game, they scored 19 goals in a shutout win over Coral Gables. In their next game, Belen again scored 19 goals and won its district championship after a 19-18 win over Ransom Everglades. The Wolverines' season would finish a week later in the regional semifinals after a 16-15 overtime loss to Ransom. But what mattered most to them was playing on to honor Osuna's memory. 'The whole situation put life into perspective,' Belen athletic director Laz Fernandez said in April. 'These kids' willingness to keep playing demonstrates their desire to fight for Lucas and that's very resilient and very admirable.'
