Samantha Catantan and Maxine Esteban show their respective medals after finishing 1-2 in the first leg of the National Open Fencing Championships Sunday, July 4 at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Maxine Esteban Facebook) Southeast Asian (SEA) Games medalist Jylyn Nicanor and fencing rising...
Ormoc City mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) chief Richard Gomez, eighth from right back row, and national team mentor Ronald "Amat" Canlas Jr., fourth from left front row, athletes and coaches prior to the National Open Fencing Championships in Ormoc City. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Now...
Industry thought leaders called for urgent coordinated policy reforms and new development strategies to strengthen the country’s competitiveness through trade and investments. Former BSP Deputy Governor for Monetary and Economics Sector Diwa C. Guinigundo in his keynote address at the recent...
Expect an exciting and action filled event for the next nine days as slots for Philippine Team will be up for grabs in the National Open Fencing Championships starting on Saturday, July 3 at the Ormoc City Superdome. More than 100 fencers from the three weapons – foil, sabre and epee – will...
Employers and government agencies on Wednesday, (June 30) signed a manifesto that seeks to create 1 million jobs by end this year to help address the high unemployment rate in the country and bring it back to pre-pandemic level. The Manifesto on 1 Million Jobs for 2021-Partnership Project with the...
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (left) and IM Paulo Bersamina (Screenshot from PSA Forum) Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and the other Filipino representatives will have their hands full against big names and higher-rated foes right in the first round of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2021. Frayna, the...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan continues with her training at a quarantine facility after arriving from the US recently. She is preparing for the National Open Fencing Championships on July 3 to 11 in Ormoc City. (Photo from Samantha Catantan) After impressive stints in various international...
The Philippine coconut industry is urging the government to act on the long-delayed increase in the coco-biodiesel blend to 5 percent of all diesel sold at the pumps as this is crucial to helping farmers amid hard times wrought by the pandemic. The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) had assured...
Kirill Shevchenko Defending champion Laguna Heroes banked on Ukrainian import Kirill Shevchenko to down the Manila Indios Bravos, 11.5-9.5, in the 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup online tournament over the weekend. Shevchenko bested International Master...
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez was reelected to a second straight term as president of the Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) after the local fencing body met online last Friday. Gomez, the 55-year-old actor-sportsman turned politician,...
Screenshot from PSA Forum Coming off a drastic change in lifestyle, shooter Jayson Valdez is optimistic heading to the Tokyo Olympics 2020 which will unfold next month. The son of three-time SEA Games 1987 gold medalist Julius Valdez said that he has been hitting 630 and 631 in training--scores...
The latest Filipino athlete to officially qualify in the Tokyo Olympics joins Team Philippines Chef De Mission to the Southeast Asian Games Ramon Fernandez in an interesting discussion Tuesday in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum online edition. Air rifle shooter Jayson Valdez...
