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FILIPINO-CANADIAN Alex Pagulayan subdued China’s Liu Haitao, 9-6, to win their Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series duel late Saturday at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City.

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Pagulayan trips Liu as Team PH ties Asia

Nagsalpak ng mag­kasu­nod na racks si Filipino Alex ‘The Lion’ Pagulayan pa­ra talunin si Liu Hai Tao ng China, 9-6, patungo sa pagdomina sa Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series noong Sa­bado ng gabi sa Pagcor Air­port Casino sa Paraña­que City.

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Pagulayan tinalo si Tao, 9-6

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino cue artist Alex Pagulayan clustered two straight racks to edge Liu Hai Tao of China, 9-6, in the latest installment of the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face Off Series late Saturday at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City.

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Pagulayan beats Liu in PBB Face Off

The night might have been redundant, to say the least. The setting was a nifty joint in Cubao, curiously (or aptly) named Fred’s Revolucion , where the walls are adorned with pictures of revolutionary icons – Marx , Mao , Che , Ho , along with a quite out-of-place posterized image of Obama with the hammer and sickle in plain sight.

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The revolution can be photographed

To keep the lofty world status of Philippine billiards, a high-ranking official of the Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines is pushing for the development of young players with complete backing from government.

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BMPAP pushing for dev’t of new billiards talents

Commissioner Joaquin “Chito’” Loyzaga of the Philippine Sports Commission resigned yesterday, citing the declining health of his father, two-time Olympian and former Micaa star Carlos Loyzaga, as the main reason for leaving his post.

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PSC’s Loyzaga resigns from post

COMMISSIONER Joaquin “Chito” Loyzaga of the Philippine Sports Commission stepped down yesterday to take care of his ailing father, basketball great Carlos “Caloy” Loyzaga, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Loyzaga quits PSC to take care of ailing Caloy

TAIWANESE cue artist Chang Yu Long defeated Filipino Ronato Alcano in the Philippine Bigtime Billiards Face-Off series in Parañaque City last Saturday.

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Long whips Alcano in PBB Face-Off series

Nakatakas si Taiwane­se cue artist Chang Yu Long kontra kay Filipino Ro­nato Alcano para sa top prize ng Philippine Bigtime Billiards Face-Off series no­ong Sabado ng gabi sa Airport Pagcor Casino sa Pa­rañaque City.

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Alcano pinayukod ni Chang sa 2012 PBB Face-Off Series

TAIWANESE Chang Yu-long proved steadier in the clutch as he downed Filipino Ronnie Alcano, 9-7, Saturday night to give Team Asia a 4-3 lead over the Philippines in the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off series at the Airport Pagcor Casino in Parañaque.

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Chang repels Alcano; Asia leads PH, 4-3