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Filipino titled players headed by Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio on Thursday welcomed the creation of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines as the country’s first pro chess league.

Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra personally visited a workout session of a PBA team Thursday and was satisfied with what he saw, making him more confident the PBA can return to play soon.

Collegiate athletes like in the NCAA and the UAAP would have to wait a little longer despite the announcement of the Inter-Agency Task Force on allowing for the resumption of training for collegiate sports on Monday.

PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is taking the next big step to restarting the stalled Philippine Cup two weeks after the pro league got the green light from the Inter-Agency Task Force to resume limited team practice under strict health and safety protocols.

UST legal counsel Atty Alfonso Verzosa and legal coordinator Atty Elgin Michael Perez represented the school in the said meeting that ran for over three hours.

Former boxing champion turned promoter Gerry Peñalosa said that while he is grateful to the government for allowing the sport to return, he knows it is going to be hard to promote a fight during this period of coronavirus pandemic.

The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) announced Friday that the government has approved the training and competition of professional practitioners of boxing, muay thai, kickboxing and mixed martial arts subject to strict health guidelines in areas covered by the Modified General Community Quarantine.

The Women’s National Basketball League is more intent on promoting talent rather than looks after gaining professional status from the Games and Amusements Board.

The National Basketball League on Wednesday was given the status as a professional league by the Games and Amusements Board but explained that it has no intention of ever competing with the more-established PBA.

The Commission on Higher Education echoed the reminder of the Philippine Sports Commission, Games and Amusement Board and Department of Health which issued the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) on the conduct of physical activities and sports in a virtual meeting held Wednesday regarding the alleged practice of some universities, reminding universities and colleges to follow applicable guidelines.

CJ Cansino cannot help but to respond again to several claims via Twitter regarding the fast UP recruitment process and their life in the training bubble.

Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra said the guidelines included in the Joint Administrative Order for sports activities are very clear – only for professional athletes.

Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said Friday that he asked for clarification from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Emerging Infectious Diseases with regards to the government’s order to close gyms even if Metro Manila is now under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra says he is excited to see professional athletes return to action – at least in practice sessions – when it is good to go under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

The Games and Amusements Board has given embattled Philippines Football League side Global FC 10 days to explain its failure to settle the unpaid wages of players and staff.

Games and Amusements Board Chairman Baham Mitra is urging Calvin Abueva to get away from the antics once his indefinite suspension is lifted by the PBA.

Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said his agency would adopt ways and means to improve the guidelines to be implemented by the leagues returning to practice sessions this month.

The planned return of practices in the professional level suffered a setback after the government imposed Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces beginning Tuesday.