EDITORS DESK Now here's good news, and bad news. First, the bad news: Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the toast of Philippine sports, queen of weightlifting, the true definition of Filipina power, and undoubtedly an impetus that broke gender barriers, failed to secure a Paris berth through the qualification...
EDITORS DESK It could have been seven at this point, or maybe eight, a dozen, or more — the numbers never ending like a pile of logs thrown into a pit of fire. The country, longing for the repeat of divine glory at the quadrennial Summer Games, has six Filipinos that are bound for Paris just...
EDITORS DESK There was no suspicion, fear, or the slightest of tactless demeanor from the ultra-sensitive basketball devotees when Tim Cone was announced as the Gilas Pilipinas head coach for the hectic FIBA cycle. Under his impressive portfolio, Cone is a 25-time PBA champion coach and twice the...
EDITORS DESK Honoring athletes for decades has been a true devotion of the Philippine Sportswriters Association. For the past years, the country's oldest media organization was always at its shining best in recognizing sporting excellence through the spaces of print, online, and other digital...
EDITORS DESK There is an abundance of reasons why this year is a banner season for Philippine sports. While Hidilyn Diaz's conquest of the Tokyo Games in 2021 serves as a gem in all of the tales that encapsulated the country's long and painful struggle for Olympic greatness, 2023 was nothing short...
EDITORS DESK No one comes close to Swedish star Armand Duplantis as the world's best pole vaulter. He may be soon dethroned, but now he is the untouchable king. In Asia, there's EJ Obiena. This side of the globe is his own kingdom. He is the continent's icon of the sport with two Asian titles under...
EDITORS DESK How far can we go? One could ask the organizers, or perhaps the men at the helm. Have we turned Manila into a charming host? Is the spirit of fiesta already splashed from the walls of the airport to the linings of the hardcourt? Maybe a curious line for the coaches: have they come up...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla In a unique night of celebration that is comparable to the glitz of the Oscars, with vigor channeled from the Olympic fire, the stars will align for a toast of victory—athletes, men and women, the late legends and the young ones – all named and acknowledged for a...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla It will be a busy year for Filipino athletes. Highlighted by two World Cups of different settings but of the same value, and continental and regional sporting events that should attract the fiercest of competitors, the athletes are all armed and ready to represent the...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla As if the Philippines had distanced itself from the outside festivity, making this island nation a shelter from the pandemonium that is driving the rest of the world crazy, the nearly month-long FIFA World Cup could have been the season we’ve been buzzing around, at...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla The Philippines was once a boxing mecca, a mass producer of pugs whose rags to riches stories became the blueprint for the young and feisty. For decades, Filipino boxers seemed to have followed the path of the old greats, the same route that is from the slums to the steps...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla As President Duterte marches out of Malacañang in less than a month, it is worth noting that for the past six years he had delivered his promises for the athletes. Name it — from spanking new stadiums, eye-dropping budget for training and international exposures, and...
