Manny Pacquiao (Top Rank Photo) In the eyes of Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Baham Mitra, Manny Pacquiao should still be the WBA super champion in the welterweight division. Mitra pointed this out in his Feb. 9, 2021 letter to Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, president of the World Boxing...
A product of community-based basketball tournaments, former PBA superstar Dondon Hontiveros believes that these types of leagues should continue as it helps in the development of players. The statement of Hontiveros came after the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) approved the formation of a new...
No vaccine. No games. This continues to apply to non-professional leagues and tournaments after the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) reiterated on this call as the government continues to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The appeal of Mitra is in line with the decision of the Joint...
After a number of sports leagues turned professional last year, expect more to follow the same route in the coming months under strict health guidelines, Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra said Monday. The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak postponed or...
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said Friday that the Supplemental Guidelines to the Joint Agreement Order (JAO) will be distributed to sports organizers aiming to conduct sports meet particularly at the professional level. According to Mitra, a former Palawan governor, the...
Ar-Ar Andales scored a third round technical knockout win over Zandre Padiran in their minimum weight collision that highlighted the return of boxing in Luzon after a successful four-card fight by the Quibor Boxing Promotion last Sunday in Rizal, Laguna. The 21-year-old Andales, the reigning World...
The Games and Amusements Board recently lauded the staging of the first of two tournaments marking the Philippine Golf Tour restart after an eight-month hiatus due to pandemic and endorsed the staging of more pro golf events in the coming year. In a report to GAB chair Abraham Mitra, the...
After separate events in Visayas and Mindanao, it’s now the turn of Luzon to take center stage for a restart with a four-card fight by Quibors Boxing Promotion on Dec. 6 in Rizal, Laguna. Quibors Boxing manager and promoter Gerry Balmes said Wednesday that they already secured permission from the...
Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales scored a second round knockout win against Eden Sonsona as boxing resumed in Mindanao last Saturday with an exciting fight card presented by the Sanman Boxing Promotion at the Sanman Gym in General Santos City. The win of the 28-year-old Tapales in...
Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales (left) and Eden Sonsona during the weigh in on Friday at the Sanman Gym in General Santos City. (Photos courtesy of JC Manangquil) Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales takes on Eden Sonsona Saturday as boxing returns in the South with...
The Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) is considering turning professional in the future with hopes of following the footsteps of the Premier Volleyball League. BVR co-founder Charo Soriano made this announcement in a recent virtual press conference, hoping it would pave the way to lifting the...
Creamline players celebrate after beating PetroGazz in Game 1 of the PVL Open Conference finals Wednesday night at The Arena in San Juan. (Sports Vision Images) The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is turning professional after 16 years. Games and Amusement Board announced the development Thursday...
