The only child of celebrity couple Richard Gomez and Lucy Torres recently turned 21. Of course, Richard was among the first to greet his unica hija. "Happy birthday to my beautiful Juliana! I want you to know that you bring so much joy to the family. You are a ray of sunshine every time you show...
The national team for fencing is resuming its ‘bubble’ training in Ormoc City in preparation for the possibility of competing in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam early next year. As approved by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the training is set Sept. 18 to Dec. 5 at the Ormoc...
The Commission on Audit has called the attention of the Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez on the 1,526 sacks of rice worth P3.337 million that could not be accounted for in the rice distribution program for households affected by the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) last year. Mayor Richard...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan expects a tougher second year as a member of the Penn State University fencing team as more competitions are lined up as part of the buildup for the 2022 US NCAA Fencing Championship. Samantha Catantan, right, poses with family, parents Jon and Aileen, and sisters...
Richard Gomez Actor and Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez has recovered after testing positive for COVID-19 recently. This was revealed by popular entertainment columnist Lolit Solis on Instagram on July 30. "Mabuti naman at magaling na si Mayor Richard Gomez ng Ormoc, Salve. Talagang tutok kasi...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan, right, and national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April in Uzbekistan. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) Finally, after a year of waiting, the Tokyo Olympics is set to formally on Friday, July 23. Filipino...
Mayor Richard Gomez of Ormoc City Actor-turned-public servant Richard Gomez recently tested positive for COVID-19. Despite this, the Ormoc City Mayor assured his supporters that he is "okay." “I tested positive for Covid. It could be my exposure from multiple people because of work I do as...
Richard Gomez As soon as Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez got his RT-PCR test result that yielded positive for COVID-19, he coordinated with the personnel that organized last week’s National Open Fencing Championships at the Ormoc City Superdome. Amat Canlas, head coach of the national team, said...
Jylyn Nicanor (Elite Facebook Page) Southeast Asian Games (SEA) gold medalist Jylyn Nicanor proved she is still the No. 1 fencer in women’s saber after bagging her third gold medal in the third and final leg of the National Open Fencing Championship held Saturday, July 10 at the Superdome in...
Samantha Catantan, right, and Maxine Esteban show their medals after they finished 1-2 in the women's foil event in the National Open Fencing Championship last Thursday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Elite Facebook page) Rising star Samantha Catantan and Southeast Asian (SEA) Games...
Samantha Catantan, left, scored a point against Maxine Esteban during their final bout in women's foil in leg 2 of the NationalOpen Fencing Championship Thursday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Elite Facebook Page) Same opponent, same result. Samantha Catantan delivered another solid...
Juliana Gomez, right, talks to fellow fencers Mickyle Bustos, left, and Hanniel Abella prior to the first leg of the National Open Fencing Championships at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Elite Facebook Page) For Richard Gomez, it’s understandable that he aspires for daughter Juliana to...
