Both tears and smiles bring God praise.

Nothing is cast in stone with the heavy logjam atop the standings but Converge wants a strong finishing kick to bolster its twice-to-beat bid against San Miguel Beer in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup today at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo.

Eric Jed Olivarez and Johnny Arcilla leaned on their experience and determination to overpower their respective doubles partners and semifinal rivals, forging another head-to-head showdown – this time for the coveted Governor’s Cup National Open Tennis Championship title at the Iloilo Sports Complex courts.

Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista is stepping up pressure on interested proponents of other airport projects following the successful privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to the Ramon Ang-led San Miguel Corp. consortium, which in a short four months has already implemented and improved the capacity utilization of the country’s premiere gateway.

Scottie Thompson, Jayson Castro and Filipino-Ivorian Olympian Maxine Esteban have found an ally in 1Pacman Party-list in their bid of lending support to potential futures of Philippine sports.

Nothing is cast in stone owing to the logjam atop of the standings but Converge wants a strong finishing kick to bolster its twice-to-beat bid against San Miguel in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Friday at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo.