INDANG, Cavite -- Pangasinan runner Mary Rose Frias shone the brightest as the first gold medalist in the 2nd Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon NCR leg at the Cavite State University (CvSU) track oval here Tuesday, July 30. The 19-year-old Frias clocked 5:07.2 in...
INDANG, Cavite -- Senator Francis Tolentino will be the guest of honor and speaker during the formal opening of the Luzon Qualifying Leg of the 2nd Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games at the Cavite State University (CvSU) here Sunday, July 27. Sen. Tolentino, the “Father of...
Hidilyn Diaz successfully inaugurated her newly built weightlifting academy on the anniversary of her Olympic gold medal win on Friday, July 26. Hidilyn Diaz inaugurates weightlifting academy (Hidilyn Diaz on Instagram) The weightlifter became the first Filipino to lift the...
The Laro’t Saya Program (LSP) in Dumaguete City continues to make an impact, having produced local athletes who have competed in grassroots sports competitions such as the Philippine National Games and the Palarong Pambansa, according to the City’s Sports Development Officer Ike Xavier...
Fil-British swimmer Heather White will continue her athletic career at Duke, she announced Friday, July 5. Fil-British swimmer Heather White (IG post) The 17-year-old White, who is gunning for a spot in the Philippine contingent for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand next year, disclosed...
Wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan and javelin thrower Cendy Asusano booked themselves tickets to the Philippine team that would compete in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, the Philippine Sports Commission announced Friday, June 28. Wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan, left, and javelin thrower Cendy...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – As expected, the Philippine Army grabbed nine golds to dominate the first day of the medal-rich swimming competitions at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex Aquatic Center. Jovaira Valle Ronnie Tayom, Reymond Pelisan, Herjamie Guiao, Jellie S. Somera, and...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino There are enough votes in the upper chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, which seeks to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory for tertiary...
The Philippines is bound to lose outright eight potential gold medals in next year’s 33rd Southeast Asian Games unless host Thailand reconsiders weightlifting, wushu, jiu-jitsu and karate which were scrapped from its 40-sport program. “We already appealed to the Thai hosts the inclusion of...
Archer Agustina Bantiloc became the latest Filipino to earn a ticket to the 2024 Paris Paralympics after qualifying in the women’s compound event. The Philippine Paralympic Committee announced the development on Saturday, June 8, after the 55-year-old Bantiloc qualified through Bipartite...
BACOLOD - Cebu Normal University Army cadet arnis campaigners struck a gold mine with nine, finishing with a flourish on the final day of the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corp Games Visayan qualifying leg here on Friday, May 31. Negros Oriental State University Air Force cadet John Lloyd...
BACOLOD – Navy cadette Carla Mae Ongayo will have a pretty dilemma when she competes in the Philippine ROTC Games national finals in Indang, Cavite in August. Navy cadette Carla Mae Ongayo (PSC) As third placer in the Ms. Philippine ROTC Games Visayas leg, not only will the comely student prepare...
