The Philippines is bound to lose outright eight potential gold medals in next year’s 33rd Southeast Asian Games unless host Thailand reconsiders weightlifting, wushu, jiu-jitsu and karate which were scrapped from its 40-sport program. “We already appealed to the Thai hosts the inclusion of...
Archer Agustina Bantiloc became the latest Filipino to earn a ticket to the 2024 Paris Paralympics after qualifying in the women’s compound event. The Philippine Paralympic Committee announced the development on Saturday, June 8, after the 55-year-old Bantiloc qualified through Bipartite...
BACOLOD - Cebu Normal University Army cadet arnis campaigners struck a gold mine with nine, finishing with a flourish on the final day of the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corp Games Visayan qualifying leg here on Friday, May 31. Negros Oriental State University Air Force cadet John Lloyd...
BACOLOD – Navy cadette Carla Mae Ongayo will have a pretty dilemma when she competes in the Philippine ROTC Games national finals in Indang, Cavite in August. Navy cadette Carla Mae Ongayo (PSC) As third placer in the Ms. Philippine ROTC Games Visayas leg, not only will the comely student prepare...
BACOLOD – The 2nd Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps Games Visayan qualifying leg gets into full swing on Monday, May 27, with swimming and raiders competition events making their debut in the meet for sports-inclined school cadets in separate venues here. Senate Majority Leader ...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office will deploy a total of 236 policemen to ensure the safety of athletes, guests, and sports officials in two big sports events here slated from May 25 to June 1. THE Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) and the Armed Forces of the...
BACOLOD - The expanded second edition of the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games unfolds Sunday, May 26, with the Visayan qualifying leg ushered in by a simple opening ceremony graced by Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos early morning to be held at the Panaad Park and...
Angel Otom thrived at the Citi Para Swimming World Series 2024 in Singapore recently after scooping one gold and one silver medal. The triple gold medalist at last year’s ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia, who was born without arms, first took a huge splash in the women’s 50-meter butterfly Class...
The local gaming industry has posted a record performance in the first three months of the year, propelled by the electronic games (E-Games) sector. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said the country's gross gaming revenues (GGR) surged 18 percent to P81.7 billion between January...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is preparing for the Philippine Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Games 2024 Visayas Regional Qualifying Leg from May 26 to June 1. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez and Sen. Francis Tolentino pose during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement...
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur – The Caraga Regional Athletic Games 2024 is underway at the DO Plaza Sports Complex in Barangay Patin-ay here. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft has deployed policemen to secure more than 10,000 athletes, coaches, and officials...
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- Malaysia on Friday, March 22, decided against hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of the cost, the government said, in a fresh blow to an event seen as outdated by some. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, follows the...
