Filipino darters Christian Perez and Lourence Ilagan once again displayed feathery touches and great poise to rule the final three tournaments of the 2026 PDC Asian Tour at the Forest5 Darts Café in Singapore over the weekend. The 48-year-old Ilagan bested Paolo Nebrida, 5-4, in an all-Filipino...
Naomi Johnson continued to impress after capturing the silver medal in the women’s 400 meters at the first Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China over the weekend. The 21-year-old Johnson timed 52.34 seconds for the runner-up honors behind eventual gold medalist Jonbibi Hukmova of...
Clark Vicera advanced to the semifinals while teammates that include Mark Ashley Fajardo absorbed stinging defeats in the Asian U19 and U23 Boxing Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Vicera, who secured an opening-round bye in the men’s flyweight 50kg U23 division, pounced on Indonesian Fredrick...
Naomi Johnson reset the Philippine record while Hussein Loraña gave Team Philippine a silver medal in their respective events in the 1st Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China on Friday, July 10. The 21-year-old Johnson stormed into the women’s 400-meter final after topping her heat...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Thursday, July 9, appointed Ricky Lim as chef de mission (CdM) to the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games following the resignation of Al Panlilio. POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino made the appointment during the organization’s General Assembly...
Seventeen of the 22 in the Alas Pilipinas Women’s pool are now on their third day of religious training in preparation for the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games in September. Organized under the supervision of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), the pool—coached by Japanese Takayuki...
Eight rising athletes headed by Southeast Asian Games medalists Hussein Loraña and Mariel Abuan are competing in the inaugural Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China that started on Thursday, July 9 until July 12. Loraña will compete in the men’s 800 meters where he won the SEAG gold...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) slashed its Philippine economic growth forecast to 3.8 percent this year, which, if realized, would be the country’s slowest post-pandemic expansion amid delayed investments, higher inflation, and risks from climate shocks. In its Asian Development Outlook (ADO)...
Mark Ashley Fajardo set the pace for Team Philippines after advancing to the quarterfinals of his weight class at the Asian Boxing U19 and U23 Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, July 6. Fajardo, a 2025 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist, made quick work of local bet Putra Laskar after...
The road to a fourth straight FIBA World Cup appearance became significantly tougher for Gilas Pilipinas after going winless in the final two windows of the Asian Qualifiers ' first round. Although the Nationals still advanced to the second round, where they will face the top three teams from...
Olympian and veteran equestrian athlete Toni Leviste bolstered the country 's campaign for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games after qualifying both of her horse-and-rider combinations for the dressage competition in the continental meet slated in Japan. Leviste achieved the required...
Gilas Pilipinas looks to pick up all the positives even after the tough loss against New Zealand when it takes on the powerhouse Australia to avoid a shutout in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers at the RAC Arena in Perth on Monday, July 6. Licking their wounds from the...
