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GMA Network
22-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
EJ Castillo, Jude Bagay shine as EAC Generals rule Indonesia tournament
EJ Castillo and Jude Bagay delivered standout performances on the international stage, powering Emilio Aguinaldo College to the U25 Cheng Hoo Cup 2025 title last week in Cirebon, Indonesia. The Generals captured the title by going undefeated in five games while fellow Philippine representative Polytechnic University of the Philippines seized the silver with a 4-1 win-loss record. Incoming rookie Castillo, a homegrown product of EAC high school, proved his scoring ability against foreign clubs, amassing 86 points — the most in the U25 division — while Bagay was named Most Valuable Player after collecting 72 points. Other Generals also made their mark, with veteran guard Kyle Ochavo dishing out a tournament-high 28 assists and ranking fourth in steals with 14. Brianne Angeles (74 points) and Joshua Tolentino (50 points) also impressed, both finishing among the top 10 scorers. EAC's feat came just days after making the quarterfinals of the 2025 FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup, where the Generals racked up six wins against three losses to join Letran, Benilde, and Arellano in the Top 8. They, however, fell to the University of Santo Tomas to bow out of contention. —JMB, GMA Integrated News ?
Telegraph
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Putin will fight to the bitter end, and may bring the whole of Russia down with him
Vladimir Putin has chosen to continue his bloody war on Ukraine over a more-than-generous peace deal offered to him by Donald Trump. Yet Russia's massed, merciless missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other major cities, while horrific, cause relatively few casualties. And Moscow's summer offensive, slowly steamrollering towards the provincial capital of Sumy in the north and forwards along the line of control in Donbas, is yielding just a few square kilometres of advance at the cost of up to a thousand daily casualties. What, then, can Putin possibly hope to achieve by choosing war over peace? The most likely answer lies inside the information bubble in which Putin and his top cronies dwell. He is continuing the war because his generals and security chiefs have assured him he can win it – or at the least continue to make strategically important gains by fighting on. One such prize would be to take the city of Sumy, tucked in Ukraine's top right corner, which faces the Russian border just 15 kilometres away on both its northern and eastern flank. At the St Petersburg economic forum last week Putin claimed that 'we don't have a task to take Sumy, but I don't rule it out,' behaving as if he could pick and choose which Ukrainian cities to take at his leisure. In May, a Russian advance seemed to be gathering pace, doubling April's rate of conquest to an average of 5.5 square miles a day. But now, Ukrainians say, Russia's assault on Sumy has been fought to a standstill. For the time being. Optimists are declaring Russia's summer offensive over. Realists fear that its only getting started. In western Donetsk last week, Russian forces seized a valuable lithium mine near the village of Shevchenko - a blow to Kyiv's long-term development dreams of Western investment in its post-war reconstruction. Russia's next major push may be in Donbas, forcing Ukraine to redeploy its scarce manpower in a nightmarish game of whack-a-mole along a 1200-km long front line. One mystery is how Putin's war machine continues to function when Russia's forces are so brutally depleted and so appallingly led. Even self-described Russian patriotic military bloggers post daily horror stories of commanders sending troops into bloody 'meat assaults' – and extracting bribes from their men to avoid being sent to their deaths. Soldiers are punished for minor infractions by public beatings, by being thrown into pits or tied to trees for days. Those who dare complain are 'zeroed out' by murder or by being sent on suicide missions. Russian generals make false claims about taking villages, while terrible transport and logistics on the front lines mean the death of far more wounded soldiers than on the Ukrainian side. The Russian army is a horror show. Yet even as they criticise individual commanders they still, for the most part, remain pro-war and avoid criticism of Putin. And while despair, desertion and drug abuse may be rife on the front lines, on the home front Russia's morale remains high. 'The Special Military Operation has become like the weather – something distant that you can't do anything about,' says Alexandra Kuptsova, a software engineer from St Petersburg whose husband signed up for the Russian army last year. 'Yeah, prices are high. A coffee in a fancy cafe costs 800 rubles (£9). Mortgage rates are crazy. But everyone says, this will all be over soon … We just need to finish giving the Ukrainians a kicking, Trump will sign a peace, and we can forget this stupid war ever happened.' The one certainty of this appalling war is that both sides, like exhausted boxers in the ring, continue to pummel one another in the hope that their opponent's strength and resources will be exhausted. And if attrition is the game, then it's Russia's massively larger economy and manpower that have the advantage. And Putin, ignoring all voices of pragmatism and reason, seems determined to fight on till the bitter end regardless of the price in blood and treasure.
GMA Network
18-06-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Surging EAC grabs share of lead with escape vs. Arellano; Mapua, Perpetual gut out wins
Emilio Aguinaldo College narrowly escaped a determined Arellano University with a 66-64 win on Wednesday to extend its winning streak and grab a share of top spot in the 18th Filoil Preseason Cup. The Generals wasted a 12-point lead, but restored order in the endgame thanks to clutch baskets from holdovers Brianne Angeles and Nicole Quinal to surge to their fourth straight wins for a 6-1 card. More importantly, EAC forced a tie at the top with Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Down one in the final minute, Angeles completed a layup off a dish from rookie EJ Castillo, making up for a missed three-pointer in the previous play to give EAC a slim 65-64 lead. Quinal then split his free throws after forcing a foul from King Vinoya to seal it for the Generals. Quinal top-scored EAC with 15 points while Jude Bagay and Ruzzelle Dominguez posted 11 and 10 markers each as the Generals continued to make its case as a title contender ahead of NCAA Season 101. In other games, Mapua University and University of Perpetual Help System DALTA took care of their jobs against Jose Rizal University and San Sebastian College-Recoletos, respectively. The defending champions Cardinals relied on an all-around outing from graduating Clint Escamis to pull off a 76-68 win against the rebuilding Heavy Bombers. Escamis posted 13 points, seven assists, and three rebounds to help Mapua improve to 4-2 while Cyril Gonzales churned out a team-high 21 markers together with four rebounds, two dimes, and two steals. Perpetual, on the other hand, halted a three-game slide by eking out a 75-61 win against the Stags behind near double-double showing from debuting transferee Patrick Sleat. The former FEU star poured in 13 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and two steals while sophomore Mark Gojo Cruz supplied the help with 12 markers, six boards, and two dimes as they hiked their card to 2-4. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
New York Times
17-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Israel Says It Assassinated Iran's Most Senior Military Commander
Israel said it had killed a newly installed senior Iranian military official on Tuesday, just days after his predecessor was slain, further destabilizing Iran's military chain of command as the war entered its fifth day. Since Israel began bombing Iran on Friday, it has killed at least 11 senior generals while striking Iranian nuclear sites and missile launchers, in what it calls an effort to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. On Tuesday morning, the Israeli military said it had killed Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani, describing him as the most senior military commander in Iran. He was appointed to his post four days ago, replacing a general who was killed by Israel on the first day of hostilities. Iran did not immediately comment on Israel's claim about General Shadmani. If confirmed, his death would deal yet another blow to Iran's beleaguered military leadership. A senior Israeli defense official said that the killing of General Shadmani reflected Israel's decades-long effort to infiltrate Iran's intelligence services, as well as the careless mistakes senior Iranian officials have been making as they try to flee Israeli attacks. Later on Tuesday, the Israeli military launched more airstrikes, with dozens of aircraft bombing the Isfahan area of central Iran, targeting missile launchers, according to Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the Israeli military's chief spokesman. He said in a televised briefing that Iran still had 'significant capabilities that could cause serious damage.' President Trump declared on Tuesday that 'we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran' and called for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' amid growing signs that the United States was considering joining Israel's bombing campaign. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
GMA Network
16-06-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
EAC upsets Perpetual for third win in a row in Filoil preseason action
Red-hot Emilio Aguinaldo College claimed another scalp after upsetting University of the Perpetual Help System DALTA with a convincing 77-52 win in the 18th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup on Monday. The Generals rode on the steady shooting of Brianne Angeles, Joshua Tolentino, and Jon Cudiamat to race to their third straight win and hike their record to 5-1, tying De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde at second spot. Angeles top-scored with 12 points laced with four rebounds and one assist while Tolentino and Cudiamat each chipped in 11 markers as the Generals continued to prove that they're a legit title contender come NCAA Season 101. 'Ever since naman, naniniwala kami na kaya naming maging contender. Ang maganda lang is nagde-deliver na yung mga bata sa sistema namin," EAC head coach Jerson Cabiltes said. EAC, which narrowly missed a Final Four spot last Season 100 due to a 9-9 record, was off to a hot start against the struggling Perpetual with Tolentino and other key vets in Kyle Ochavo and Nicole Quinal leading their first quarter barrage, 24-11. It was all EAC since then with Jethro Bacud even sending them to a 26-point cushion after his layup midway in the fourth period, 70-44. The loss, meanwhile, sent the ALTAs to a 1-4 slate. Only Patrick Sleat could come up with a double-digit production after the former FEU standout posted 10 points. Before this game, EAC had also frustrated defending champion Mapua University, 71-64, before pulling off a tight 75-71 escape victory against Jose Rizal University. Scores: EAC 77 - Angeles 12, Tolentino 11, Cudiamat 11, Ochavo 9, Quinal 8, Villarente 7, Shanoda 6, Dominguez 4, Bacud 3, Castillo 2, Bagay 2, Loristo 0, Oftana 0, Omandac 0. Perpetual 52 - Sleat 10, Casinillo 8, Pagulayan 6, Gojo Cruz 5, Tulabut 4, Baldoria 4, Alcantara 3, Boral 2, Duremdes 2, Gelasano 2, Nunez 2, Borja 2, Maglupay 2, Abis 2, Orgo 0, Guibao 0. Quarters: 24-11, 44-33, 63-44, 77-52. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
