Makati is a city that wakes before you do. By 6:30 a.m ., the streets of Chino Roces are already in motion—delivery trucks pull up to cafés, professionals begin their morning commutes, and the scent of brewed coffee drifts out from small, beloved corners of the neighborhood. But inside Jade...
ALICIA, Isabela – A Grade 2 pupil drowned in a five-foot deep swimming pool for adults during a family gathering in a resort here on Saturday, Oct. 19. Police identified the victim as Rex, 7, of Barangay Paddad here. Investigation said the victim’s father left him behind in the children’s...
Billiards icon Efren “Bata” Reyes was given rockstar treatment recently when he attended the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Widely regarded as the greatest pool player of all time, the 69-year-old cue artist nicknamed “The Magician” was seen being escorted inside the...
Johann Chua came up two wins short of hoisting the 2024 World Pool Championship trophy after losing to Turkey’s Eklent Kaci in the semifinals, 11-6, on Saturday, June 8 (early Sunday in Manila) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Johann Chua finishes in the semifinals of the World Pool Championship....
Johann Chua flashed his brilliance and routed Dang Jing Hu of China, 11-3, to barge into the semifinals and become the last Filipino standing in the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 7 (early Saturday in Manila). Johann Chua inches closer to the World Pool...
Johann Chua, Jeffrey Ignacio and Anton Raga barged into the Last 16 as Filipinos fell like dominoes on Thursday, June 16, in the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Johann Chua celebrates his victory over Max Lechner. (Matchroom Pool) Chua, a multiple Southeast Asian Games...
Nine Filipinos including 2023 World Cup of Pool champions Johann Chua and James Aranas hurdled their respective opponents to advance to the knockout stage of the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, June 5. Johann Chua, left, and James Aranas hurdle their opponents to...
Four other Filipinos including James Aranas dispatched their respective first-round opponents while former champion Carlo Biado crashed out early in the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, June 4. Aranas, who won the 2023 World Cup of Pool crown with Johann Chua, flexed...
Four Filipinos led by multiple Southeast Asian Games medalist Johann Chua toppled their respective rivals on Monday, June 3, to jumpstart their title campaigns in the 2024 World Pool Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Johann Chua opens his campaign in style with a dramatic first-round win over...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, April 7 renewed his push for the mandatory designation of lifeguards in public swimming pools and bathing facilities. Gatchalian noted that during the recent Holy Week alone, there were 37 people, including 12 minors, who died of drowning. In...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A four-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday morning, September 10, in Barangay Pansol, this city. Police said the victim, Darvin Ryco Binza, went missing and was later found in the bottom of the swimming pool at 1:30 a.m. after a thorough search. Binza was...
The Philippine women’s volleyball team slipped past Uzbekistan, 25-14, 13-25, 25-18, 25-18, to finish in the seventh place of the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup in East Java, Indonesia Sunday, June 25. After back-to-back losses that saw them booted out of the semifinals contention, the Filipinas...
