The Batang Pilipino Basketball League has now reached the final stage of its inaugural season as the 25 remaining teams, from the original 194 squads, figure in a three-day affair from Jan. 27 and 29 to determine the rightful winner of the championship title. Coach Ron Camara, Region 1...
Expect nothing less than the best from the coaching wits that steered the Letran Knights to three straight championships when coach Bonnie Tan takes a more active role at the NorthPort bench. Coach Bonnie Tan (PBA Images) Although Tan clarified that there is no formal appointment just yet and he is...
After his remarkable feat with the Letran Knights in the NCAA, coach Bonnie Tan is reportedly heading to a bigger and challenging stage. Coach Bonnie Tan (Photo from GMA NCAA) Tan, according to multiple sources, would replace Pido Jarencio as head coach of the Batang Pier as the management is...
Actor-director Coco Martin and the staff of "FPJ’s Batang Quiapo" were among those who joined the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene recently. Despite the absence of the traditional “Traslacion,” “Pahalik” and for the third consecutive time still due to the pandemic, the...
It turned out Allyn Bulanadi’s stint with NorthPort was just a short pitstop. Allyn Bulanadi (left) and Paul Zamar (PBA Images) Just exactly a day after being traded to the Batang Pier, the streaky shooter out of San Sebastian found himself on the move again, this time landing into the laps of an...
Converge is not yet done wheeling and dealing after shipping Allyn Bulanadi to NorthPort in exchange of two-way guard Jerrick Balanza. Allyn Bulanadi (left) and Jerrick Balanza are switching places as Converge and NorthPort agree to a one-on-one trade. (PBA Images) The deal, which was approved by...
The Pasig City local government earned the first runner-up spot for the overall best performing local government unit (LGU) award in the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Competition held in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur last Dec. 17 to 21. The city’s sports delegation ranked second in the PSC’s overall...
ILOCOS SUR—Baguio City’s investment in grassroots sports continues to pay off as it currently clings to the overall lead with a few sports left in the final day of the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships here. Banking heavily in archery, Baguio City amassed 29 gold, 27 silver and 35 bronze...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur—The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is including 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships standouts Leonelyn Compuesto of Masbate and Mico Villaran of Bacolod City in one of its national grassroots developmental programs. Masbate's Leonelyn Compuesto...
ILOCOS SUR—An eagle-eyed archer and a rising sprinter who dreams of becoming the next Lydia De Vega shot their way to stardom with multiple victories Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the close of the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships in various venues here. Miguel Carlos Twelve-year-old Miguel...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur—Leonelyn Compuesto of Masbate ran away with her third gold medal in athletics while Baguio City remained poised to take the overall title in the penultimate day of the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships at the Quirino Stadium here. Leonelyn Compuesto seeks to qualify in...
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur—Baguio City bet Jathniel Caleb Fernandez and Sta. Rosa City’s Adrianna Jessie Magbojos made heads turn in the archery competition Monday, Dec. 19, after reaping five gold medals apiece in the 2022 Batang Pinoy National Championships at the San Ildefonso Central School...