National fencing coach Amat Canlas sees a busy 2021 campaign for the Filipinos fencers with two important international tournaments already lined up in the calendar of events. First is the Asian Fencing Championship in April in South Korea where the Philippines will have six athletes, while the...
IN the absence of collegiate leagues due to the pandemic, the Games and Amusements Board has offered “special guest licenses” for student-athletes who may be allowed to have brief stints in professional leagues. Chairman Abraham Mitra of GAB cited the case involving the Northern Consolidated...
The Premier Volleyball League will discuss to the league members the details of the joint resolution between the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) which sets the parameters of identifying the professional and amateur ranks. Sports Vision president Ricky...
Photo courtesy of Crossfit Games Shattering nearly every major record in the sport, Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey staked their claims as the fittest athletes in CrossFit history with dominant first-place victories in the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games on Monday. Blasting through a three-day final...
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra has called on the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) officials to explain how a PBA game official became a "suspect case" for COVID-19 despite the strict measures being implemented inside the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. The league...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez In an effort to define the professional players from amateur athletes, officials of Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Games and Amusements Board (GAB) issued the guidelines that will give a clearer picture on the matter through a Joint Resolution No. 2020-01. “This...
Photo from Annie Ramirez's Facebook account With a collection of five gold medals from the 30th Southeast Asian Games, jiu jitsu fighters welcome the inclusion of the sport in the calendar of events in the SEA Games in Vietnam next year. Annie Ramirez, a veteran national team campaigner, said this...
PBA Images ANGELES CITY--Phoenix interim head coach Topex Robinson considers the decision of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) to reinstate the license of Calvin Abueva as a victory for the team. "It's a big step for us, a big win for us," Robinson told the Manila Bulletin after the Fuel...
POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and Tagaytay City Rep. Bambol Tolentino sought an additional P510 million budget for the elite sports as the country seeks the elusive first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Tolentino said the...
Four sports disciplines have been added in the calendar of events for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after the SEAG Federation Executive Committee gave its thumb of approval recently. The four sports included for the SEA Games next year are esports, jiu jitsu, triathlon and bowling. Of these...
PBA Images The Games and Amusements Board reinstated the professional license of Calvin Abueva which could finally pave the way for the lifting of his indefinite suspension in the PBA. GAB chairman Baham Mitra confirmed that Abueva has been given a probationary status for six months after the...
Calvin Abueva only needs to attend one last seminar before completing the conditions set by the Games and Amusements Board in order for his professional license to be reinstated. The Phoenix Super LPG star underwent a drug test while inside the PBA bubble in Clark, Pampanga as part of the mandatory...
