6912 Host Vietnam is enforcing a “no vaccine, no participation” policy in the 31 st Southeast Asian Games slated late this year. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced this following an online meeting with the SEAG Federation last Tuesday, saying that the...
Pampanga Governor Dennis Pineda (center) and Bases Conversion and Development Authority Vice President Arrey Perez (right) meet with Philippine National Volleyball Federation President Ramon “Tats” Suzara. (From PNVF) Renovations are already ongoing at the San Fernando Convention Center as the...
Yacine Guermali (From the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association Facebook page) Fil-Morrocan Yacine Guermali surpassed another Philippine record when he finished second in the men’s 1500 meters in the Portland Distance Carnival race in Oregon over the weekend. Guermali, whose mother...
US lawmakers on Tuesday sent an anti-hate bill to President Joe Biden's desk that aims to prevent violence against Asian Americans, following an alarming rise in attacks including murders during the coronavirus pandemic. The House of Representatives passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act with a strong...
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) announced Saturday, May 15, that it has given the Philippines the go signal to host the 21 st Asian Senior Women’s Championships. The top-tier tournament is scheduled Aug. 29 to Sept. 5 with the main venue at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and...
Amid the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines is facing another looming concern on piling medical and plastic waste. In a statement, waste management firm Metro Clark Waste Management (MCWM) has called for improved waste management amid the country’s growing garbage problem. A...
Our Broadway star honored by a child at American pay TV channel Universal Kids for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month A VISION OF THE FUTURE IN THE EYES OF THE YOUNG Lea Salonga, art by Oteph Antipolo I woke up this morning with my phone ringing. It was Ligaya Salonga calling. I answered right...
Photo from PNVF All 16 players who attended last month’s tryouts are included in the women’s national pool following the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc (PNVF) announcement Wednesday, May 13. The list included 2019 Southeast Asian Games team members Mylene Paat, Eya Laure, Aby...
William Ramirez The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has released the list of approved personnel for detailed service to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) as they prepare for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. A total of 117 athletes and coaches from...
International Masters Daniel Quizon and Michael Concio Jr. came through with the needed results to clinch spots to the World Chess Cup 2021 set from Aug. 1 to 28 in Minsk, Belarus. Quizon, 16, drew with Grandmaster Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia in 30 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted while...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to include Filipino athletes as essential workers so they can be part of the government’s priority list to be vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Tolentino noted both of the country’s amateur and...
Filipino blitz king Daniel Quizon dismantled Indonesian International Master Yoseph Theolifus’ rarely used Schliemann Defense of the Ruy Lopez to regain a share of the lead with two others after seven rounds of the Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship Friday, May 7. The 16-year-old Southeast Asian...
