Ed Picson The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has voted longtime executive director and secretary-general Ed Picson as its new president during Thursday’s online elections. Outgoing president Ricky Vargas, who now assumes chairmanship, nominated Picson to continue their...
Ricky Gumera The latest photos of Ricky Gumera as a fireman will surely make you sweat and wish you were trapped in this fiery fantasy with him, either as a fellow firefighter or someone wanting to be rescued from a blazing inferno. In his latest snaps, Ricky in stripped over-all’s down to the...
Half-Filipino Ricky Turcios scored a hard-earned split decision win against Brady Hiestand to become The Ultimate Fighter 29 winner of the bantamweight division in the UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday. Aug 28 (Sunday in Manila). Ricky Turcios...
Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio finally got her P5 million incentives from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) in a simple turnover ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Meralco Lighthouse Restaurant in Pasig City. MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second...
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, center, recently met with MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) officials led by its chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second from left. Also in photo are, from left, MVPSF board of trustee member Ricky Vargas, MVPSF president Al Panlilio, and Samahang Weightlifting...
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is expected to open its first professional conference tournament on July 17, organizing president Ricky Palou said Sunday. Palou said matches would be held at the Centennial Arena in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte under a bubble-type setup similar to what the PBA...
As GCash began the virtual launch that would highlight their new and exciting partnership with Air Asia, the other very interesting announcement had to do with the fact that they’ve now topped the 40 million subscribers mark. In their drive to upgrade fintech (financial technology) here in the...
The PBA is lukewarm to the idea of possibly allowing Japanese club Shiga Lakestars to buy out Kiefer Ravena’s live contract with the NLEX Road Warriors. Amid calls that a buyout may be the best solution that could benefit both sides, PBA chairman Ricky Vargas said that the league is not too keen...
Manny Pacquiao (left) and Ricky Hatton (Photo from HBO Boxing) He’s been there and done that and if Ricky Hatton says something about boxing, you better believe it. Now a boxing columnist for British tabloid METRO, Hatton commented about unbeaten welterweight champion Errol Spence and what the...
First Philippine Holdings Corporation bagged a gold award for its maiden entry to the 6th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) held by CSRWorks International, a Singapore-based sustainability services firm. In a statement, First Philippine Holdings said its 2020 Integrated Report earned the...
ABAP president Ricky Vargas Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) are still waiting for the US visas of three Tokyo Olympics-bound boxers training in Thailand while it has given a go for another Olympian in Eumir Marcial to travel from Dubai to Colorado Springs...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza You had a good run, Ricky Lo! Your life’s work put you in the shadow of celebrities and movie stars, trailing them, chatting with them eyeball to eyeball, trying to catch them on a slip-up, drinking and dining with them, angling to pry a secret out of them. In the...
