Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra, second from right, joins officials from the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the distributions of cash and relief assistance to local professional boxers in General Santos City. Also on photo are, from left, DSWD regional...
‘If you want the truth you can ask all my teammates privately,’ tweets Cansino CJ Cansino (UAAP) Looks like the controversy surrounding University of Santo Tomas is far from over. Since the departure of former team captain CJ Cansino from the Tigers’ den last Thursday, the university has...
'I am just wondering why they are practicing when there are no tournaments,' says Mitra Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra said the guidelines included in the Joint Administrative Order for sports activities are very clear – only...
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said Friday that he asked for clarification from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Emerging Infectious Diseases with regards to the government’s order to close gyms even if...
Three-time offenders could risk revocation of professional license Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra says he is excited to see professional athletes return to action – at least in practice sessions – when it is good to go under...
Phoenix Super LPG forward Calvin Abueva (PBA Images) Games and Amusements Board Chairman Baham Mitra is urging Calvin Abueva to get away from antics once his indefinite suspension is lifted by the PBA. Mitra said the government’s regulatory body for professional sports will support whenever...
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra said his agency will adopt ways to improve the guidelines to be implemented by the leagues returning to practice sessions this month. One possibility, Mitra said, is to provide hotline numbers for...
PBA, Chooks 3x3, PFL practice sessions delayed anew PFF president Nonong Araneta, Chooks 3x3 commissioner Eric Altamirano and PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (Handout / PBA Images) The planned return of practices in the professional level suffered a setback after the government imposed Modified...
'Better safe than sorry,' says Mitra Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said that if all professional athletes will cooperate, actual sports competition may soon be allowed by the government. Mitra has called on the sports...
'Concern is on contact sports,' says PSC's nat'l training director Velasco In this file photo, national team boxer Carlo Paalam trains in preparation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. (MB File Photo) The Joint Administrative Order (JAO), made up of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Games...
'New faces, more balanced' -- Commissioner Eric Altamirano From left, Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra, Chooks 3x3 commissioner Eric Altamirano and 3x3 player Alvin Pasaol (Handout photo) Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 commissioner Eric Altamirano said Thursday that movements of players...
In this file photo, the NorthPort Batang Pier practice social distancing during their practice last March before the government implemented the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (Photo from NorthPort's Twitter account) Team practices in the professional ranks could be put on hold...
