LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 16-year-old student-athlete died after he was accidentally hit by a fallen soccer goal post at the oval ground of Northwestern University here on Friday, March 22. SOCCER goal post Police said the victim, a Grade 12 student of Caaocan High School in this city and...
Meagan Co Say, with officers of the Rotary Club of Naga headed by President Jonathan Lao and over 100 students and teachers from Maramba Elementary School (Naga City) joined the Vote4Youth Workshops last Sept. 1. In a few days, on Oct. 30, Filipinos will once again exercise their right to...
CAVITE – A young tennis player from Imus City was recently recognized by the city government for bringing honor to the country through her achievements in two tennis tournaments in Malaysia in August. Jana Jelena Nicole Diaz, 14, clinched the championship title at the Asian Tennis Federation...
There’s still plenty of gas left in the tank for Hidilyn Diaz. More than a year since giving the Philippines its first gold medal in the Olympics, the Filipina weightlifter hasn’t slowed down yet and reached another milestone in her storied career. Hidilyn Diaz will be honored with her third...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has conveyed his sympathy over the death of Filipino sports icon Lydia de Vega. He enjoins the nation to pray for her peace. Lydia De Vega (Photo from Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter via Facebook) "I join the entire nation in mourning the untimely demise of...
Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena on Monday told the Senate that all he wanted is to be able to clear his name and be reinstated as a national athlete. “What I really just want is to be reinstated as a national athlete; to be able to represent the Philippines,” Obiena told the Senate Committee on...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones encouraged youth from different sectors to apply for a scholarship at the National Academy of Sports (NAS) to improve their prior academic and sports skills. (Photo from DepEd) “I am urging all the student-athletes from all sectors of the society,...
Muay thai fighter Philip Delarmino represented the country anew after being nominated as World Games Athlete of the Year. Philip Delarmino (Muaythai Association of the Philippines) Delarmino is among the 24 candidates selected in the world to be named 2021 Athlete of the Year as announced both by...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded schools or associations that intend to offer benefits or incentives to student-athletes that they should be guided by the principle that a “student-athlete is a student first.” (File photo from DepEd) “Such benefits or incentives shall seek to...
Fitness instructor Marilen Concepcion and long jump athlete Marestella Sunang specify how milk is vital to adult health Since the dawn of time, milk has been an essential part of man’s diet. Recognized as complete food, the drink is an excellent source of calcium for bone development and vitamin...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a giant shadow on the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games. With less than a month left, anxiety over the possibility that foreign athletes and journalists could be carriers of the emerging deadly Delta variant has been added to the hosts’ long list of...
The best Strada yet Written by Chris Van Hoven The current-generation Mitsubishi Strada made waves when it launched with its new facelift sometime last year, ranking as one of the best pickup options available in the market on numerous media outlets. With the recent release of the Strada Athlete...
