La Salle escapes pesky St. Clare in FilOil

DeLa Salle University escaped with a close win over St. Clare College, 83-74, at the FilOil EcoOil 16th Preseason Cup, Wednesday afternoon in San Juan City.

The Green Archers and the Saints locked horns throughout the game and were even only separated by two points, 74-72, with the Taft-based squad holding a slim lead with only 2:50 left in the game.

Jonnel Policarpio then took over and scored five straight points as La Salle finally broke away from St. Clare, allowing them to secure their ninth straight win in as many games to secure the top spot in Group B.

Mark Nonoy scored 22 points with two steals to lead the Green Archers, while Kevin Quiambao posted 17 points, five assists, and four rebounds. Policarpio finished with nine mark- ers on 4-of-4 shooting from the field.

Megan Galang led the Saints with 17 points as they fell to 4-2, and Ryan Sual and Drick Acosta contributed 13 and 12, respectively.

Earlier, San Beda University improved to 3-4 after taking care of business against Arellano University, 78-65.

John Bryan Sajonia scored 17 points with six rebounds, while Richi Calimag put up 14 markers and three boards, to shut the door on the Chiefs even with- out the services of Jacob Cortez, Bismarck Lina, Yukien Andrada, and Zane Jalbuena.

Jude Talamlas’ 14 points and six boards, and Troy Valencia’s 11 points and five rebounds were not enough for Arellano however, as they still are winless in seven games.

The Scores:

De La Salle vs. St. Clare

DLSU -- 83 - Nonoy 22, Quiambao 17, Policarpio 9, David 9, M. Phillips 7, Abadam 6, Cortez 4, Manuel 2, Escandor 2, Nwanknwo 2, Gollena 2, Austria

1, Estacio 0, B. Phillips 0

SCC -- 74 - Galang 17, Sual 13, Acosta 12, Estacio 10, Kane 10, Ndong 7, Tapenio 3, Victoriano 2, Decano 0, Angeles 0 San Beda vs. Arellano

SBU -- 78 - Sajonia 17, Calimag 14, Rojo 11, Payosing 11, Alloso 7, Tagle 6, Etulle 6, Tagala 4, Visser 2, Dimaculangan 0, Teruel 0

AU -- 65 - Talampas 14, Valencia 11, Bagay 9, Abastillas 8, Sunga 8, Mallari 4, Villarente 4, Oftana 3, Rosalin 2, Camay 2, Anama 0, Dela Cruz 0, Domingo 0

Yulo to get biggest cash bonus among SEA Games medalists

Carlos Yulo will get the biggest cash bonus for winning two gold and two silver medals in men’s gymnastics at the recent Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games under the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) Athletes’ Incentive Trust Fund.

POC president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said a total of P12.4 million in bonuses will be distributed to the 260 athletes who won medals—58 golds, 85 silvers and 117 bronzes—in Cambodia.

Of the total bonus, P7.2 million will come from the Manuel V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation (MVPSF) and P5.2 million from POC funds.

“The athletes, particularly the medalists, deserve the reward and the POC will always be diligent on that,” said Tolentino, who initiated a trust fund for incentives to athletes winning medals in international competitions.

Under the POC’s incentive program, P100,000 will go to an individual gold medalist,

P50,000 to doubles and relay teams and P30,000 to bigger teams; P50,000 to silver medalist, P30,000 for doubles and P20,000 for relay; and P30,000 to individual silver medalist and P10,000 for doubles and relay.

This means, Yulo stands to receive a total of P300,000.

The amount is from the generosity of MVPSF, Manny V. Pangilinan, through the efforts of [president] Al Panlilio,” Tolentino said.

Pangilinan is the chairman of the board of trustees of the MVPSF, which is headed by its president Panlilio, who is also the POC first vice president.

The POC bonuses are separate from the government incentives given through the Philippine Sports Commission to medal-winning athletes under Republic Act 10699 or National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act.

Under the government incentives act, gold in the SEA Games is worth P300,000, silver P150,000 and bronze