BUHAY NZ By Mel Fernandez AUCKLAND, North Shore – Excitement was ramping up and ticket sales went through the roof for an exciting m a t c h between Gilas Pilipinas and the Tall Blacks on 30th June <strong>2022</strong> at the EventFinda Stadium. <strong>Filipino</strong> <strong>News</strong> had even arranged w i t h Basketball NZ to allow the Melodika Band (a Kiwi band whose claim to fame is singing OPM songs in Tagalog) to sing both the Philippine and New Zealand national anthems as openers. The Sports Inquirer had forewarned their readers that the Gilas Pilipinas men’s national basketball team, led by coach Nenad Vucinic, was “parading an undermanned squad led by pros Kiefer Ravena and Dwight Ramos against the Tall Blacks”. And to the dismay of the fervent <strong>Filipino</strong> fans in Filipina medical frontliner receives medal from Queen LONDON – A <strong>Filipino</strong> nurse who administered the world’s f i r s t COVID-19 vaccine was among the recent recipients of the George Cross from the British government. Queen Elizabeth II awarded the medal to the National Health Service (NHS) for its work over the past 74 years, including its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. The medal ceremony took place on <strong>July</strong> 12 at Windsor Castle. Health leaders and frontliners across the UK represented the NHS in the ceremony, including May Parsons (pictured second 02 ISSUE <strong>161</strong> MAGANDANG BALITA | www.filipinonews.nz | email: filipinonews@xtra.co.nz | www.pinoynzlife.nz | MOB: 027 495 8477 www.filipinonews.nz : North Island Edition - 22nd Anniversary | www.pinoynzlife.nz : South Island Edition. Print and Online! Pinoys’ raucous support for Gilas Pilipinas team attendance the Tall Blacks dominated and outmatched the Gilas Pilipinas team, claiming a 106-60 victory. Carl Vincent Tamayo had 16 points and 5 rebounds for Gilas from right), a <strong>Filipino</strong> nurse from University Hospital Coventry, who administered the first COVID-19 vaccine in the world in December 2020. Parsons was one of the recipients of the medal. “We’re terribly, terribly proud of the vaccination rollout,” Parsons reportedly told the queen. The George Cross was Pilipinas before leaving the game due to injury, while Rhenz Joseph Abando had 11 and Dwight Ramos had 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Despite a much improved second half for Photo credit: The Royal Family (Facebook) instituted by King George VI on 24th September 1940, during the height of the Blitz, to recognise, “acts of the greatest heroism or the most courage in circumstances of extreme danger”. Photo left: The Melodika Band members with a Gilas Pilipinas player. Photos above: FIFA Basketball the Philippines, they were no match for a powerful Tall Blacks squad – as evidenced by the 106-60 final score. The post-game stats told a tale of dominance for the Kiwis, with 32 points generated from the Philippines 19 turnovers and 19 fast break points scored, compared to only 2 MANILA - Local carriers on welcomed President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr.'s plan to upgrade the airports and build more international airports in the country. Marcos said that doing so would improve connectivity between strategic locations. Furthermore, this would help decongest the bottleneck in the country's main gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. "That's good news for airliness, We look forward to better airports because that will make travel more convenient and enjoyable for passengers," Cebu Pacific (CEB) spokesperson Carmina Romero told the Philippine <strong>News</strong> Agency. Earlier this month, CEB chief commercial officer Xander Lao expressed his hope that the Marcos administration would continue investments in airports, as well as training of air traffic controllers. for the opposition. Although both teams struggled with their outside shooting, the Tall Blacks scored almost half their points in the paint (52, versus 20 for Gilas Filipinas) and registered a generous 51 points off the bench. New Zealand 106 – Prewster 15, Delany 14, Ngatai 12, Rusbatch 12, Webster 11, Ili 10, Vodanovich 8, Britt 7, "We need to increase the capacity so that more flights can be accommodated to and from the country," he said. In a statement, Philippine Airlines chief operations officer Stanley Ng agreed with Marcos that the construction of new international airports will help boost tourism targets, and generate economic growth that will create employment opportunities in the aviation and tourism industries. "New access roads will help these economic benefits to flow into local communities. As industry stakeholders we welcome and support these plans announced by President Marcos," he said. Budget airline AirAsia Cameron 6, Smith-Milner 5, Timmins 4, Harris 2. Philippines 60 – Tamayo 16, Abando 11, Lopez 8, Ramos 6, Ravena 6, Quiambao 4, Belangel 3, Chiu 2, Navarro 2, Abarrientos 2, Ildefonso 0. Quarter scores: 23-13, 47-21, 73- 43, 106-60. They say that size isn’t everything, but when you are confronting a team of much taller and bigger basketball players it can be quite intimidating for comparably diminutive players. New Zealand's size, in particular, was a huge problem for the <strong>Filipino</strong>s, who missed the services of injured big man Ange Kouame and had no player standing taller than 6'8”, reported the Inquirer. "We have injuries, we are short-handed and we have a lack of size," Vucinic emphasized. Airlines welcome Marcos plan to build more int'l airports By Ma. Cristina Arayata Philippines said that it supports the administration's vision for better, reliable and safe air transport through infrastructural development, particularly the improvement of the existing airports and the establishment of new ones. The airline said it will remain aggressive and competitive in domestic and international air travel and cargo as they serve a greater number of <strong>Filipino</strong> travelers and overseas <strong>Filipino</strong> workers, spokesperson Steve Dailisan said. Dailisan said that the airline will complement the administration's vision with strategic collaborations with stakeholders through initiatives like the a-fest (AirAsia Fiesta) which he said actively promotes various festivities nationwide. (PNA)
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