Ormoc City mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) chief Richard Gomez, eighth from right back row, and national team mentor Ronald "Amat" Canlas Jr., fourth from left front row, athletes and coaches prior to the National Open Fencing Championships in Ormoc City. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Now...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan continues with her training at a quarantine facility after arriving from the US recently. She is preparing for the National Open Fencing Championships on July 3 to 11 in Ormoc City. (Photo from Samantha Catantan) After impressive stints in various international...
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez was reelected to a second straight term as president of the Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) after the local fencing body met online last Friday. Gomez, the 55-year-old actor-sportsman turned politician,...
Samantha Catantan takes a selfie as she holds her silver medal she won in the North American Cup Sunday, June 6, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo from Samantha Catantan Facebook) Filipino fencing star Samantha Catantan fell short on her quest for a title as she dropped a 15-5 loss to Eleanor Harvey of...
Samantha Catantan during the US NCAA Fencing Championship in Pennsylvania. (US NCAA Images) Penn State University freshman Samantha Catantan is set to see action in the National American Cup on June 4 to 7 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Virginia, USA. This will be the first tournament...
Samantha Catantan, right, with Philippine fencing team coach Amat Canlas during the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Filipino fencing star Samantha Catantan is set to arrive from the US this month to compete in the national team tryout on July 3...
Photo from Samantha Catantan Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan has been impressive so far despite being a freshman of Penn State University, something that surprises Nittany Lions coach Wes Glon. The 19-year-old Catantan participated in all three invitational tournaments that Penn State attended...
GOOD START - Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan went 3-0 as she won all 3 matches in her debut with Penn State University, scoring 5-0, 5-1 and 5-1 victories against fencers from Duke and University of North Carolina at the start of preliminary tournaments. (Photo courtesy of Sam Catantan) Filipino...
Samantha Catantan celebrated her 19th birthday last Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 with teammates at Penn State University in the US. (Photo from Samantha Catantan) After nearly a month of training, Filipino fencer Sam Catantan gets her acid test when she starts competing as part of the Penn State University...
This is part of a series of profiles on a new generation of leaders, thinkers, creators, innovators, and trailblazers across many fields in the country. The list is drawn under the theme “What’s Now, What’s New, What’s Next” in celebration of Manila Bulletin’s 121st anniversary as an...
Samantha Catantan with her family, parents Rolando Jr. and Ailene, and siblings Kirsten Shannelle Janna Allysah and Sohia Shekinah during the 30th Southeast Asian Games here last December 2019. (Photo from Sam Catantan) A week from now, Filipino fencing sensation Samantha Catantan will fly to...
National fencing coach Amat Canlas sees a busy 2021 campaign for the Filipinos fencers with two important international tournaments already lined up in the calendar of events. First is the Asian Fencing Championship in April in South Korea where the Philippines will have six athletes, while the...
