Out of his six total matches held here in Manila, Joshua Pacio, the reigning ONE strawweight champion, has remained undefeated through and through. ONE strawweight champion Joshua Pacio (left) and Jarred Brooks (Mark Balmores / MB Photo) And for his seventh bout on his home turf on Dec. 3 at the...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma “One year ago, 58-year-old Harold Lumictin, his wife and their six children were made homeless when their house was destroyed by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Island of Bohol in the Philippines. In total, 222 people died and more than 670,000 families were...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and partner agencies have agreed to resolve the ongoing concerns in the shipping industry, including streamlining of processes and reducing operational costs. At the Logistics Forum 2022 on Tuesday, Nov. 29, ARTA Director General Ernesto V. Perez spearheaded the...
Jeremy “The Juggernaut” Pacatiw Jeremy “The Juggernaut” Pacatiw knows he’s in for another tough task when he takes on Tial Thang in a bantamweight MMA bout at ONE 164: Pacio vs. Brooks this Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. But Pacatiw is hell-bent on...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Almost a quarter century has passed since the clean air act of 1999 promised to reduce harmful emissions and pollutants, but sadly, up until recently at least, it's mostly been a lot of hot air. That was until the new EVIDA law came into play, or the Electric Vehicles...
Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao cannot say anything much about the skills and prowess of his student Kevin Belingon. Kevin Belingon of Team Lakay (right) lands a body shot on the attacking Kim Jae Woong (ONE Championship) For one, Belingon has already proven his caliber being a former...
Confidence would be something that reigning ONE strawweight champion Joshua Pacio had to bring once he steps into the Circle against top-ranked contender Jarred Brooks. ONE Strawweight champion Joshua Pacio of Team Lakay (ONE Championship) Given Brooks' resume in ONE Championship, virtually...
Geje Eustaquio banks on no less than his veteran experience when he takes on a much younger foe in Hu Yong. Geje Eustaquio of Team Lakay (ONE Championship) Eustaquio, who is set to return to mixed martial arts action after two years of hiatus, faces Yong in ONE: 164 at the Mall of Asia Arena in...
Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao has a set of expectations for ONE bantamweight rising star Stephen Loman. Stephen Loman of Team Lakay (ONE Championship) First off, is that he is expecting Loman to take home a sweet victory against former champion Bibiano Fernandes which actually materialized...
If anything, Jhanlo Sangiao, the son of Filipino mixed martial arts legend and Team Lakay patriarch Mark Sangiao, is bracing for a debut-like bout to be held here in Manila. Jhanlo Sangiao of Team Lakay (ONE Championship) The younger Sangiao is set to return to the Circle after an impressive ONE...
Jenelyn Olsim (ONE Championship) Jenelyn Olsim is counting down the days until she gets to fight in front of her compatriots for the first time under the ONE Championship banner. Olsim will compete at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, against Meng Bo in a...
The immediate and well-organized distribution of Covid-19 benefits for health care workers in the Philippines was sought anew. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) President Dr. Jose Rene de Grano called on the national government to speed up...