An underdog Far Eastern University bucked all odds as it eked out a top 10 finish in the super strong Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup that was recently done online. Darry Bernardo, a member of the national para chess team that finished fifth in the FIDE Olympiad for People with Disability...
SACRED HEART FENCERS - US-based Filipino fencer Lance Tan, second from left, celebrates with teammates Tomas Koek and Lucas Wetmore, and Sacred Heart University coach Yury Molchan of Russia, in last year’s New England Intercollegiate Conference Championship in the US. (Photo from Lance Tan)...
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...
If you're a sports fan, and an avid user of social media apps then you might want to step back a little because this statement from Kobe Paras is definitely cold. On his Instagram Story update on Thursday, February 4, the UP Fighting Maroon posted a photo of the blue sky captioned: "All social...
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...
BDO Unibank, Inc. and De La Salle University (DLSU) have recently signed an agreement for Bills Payment Service to give DLSU students more options to pay their tuition and other school fees during the pandemic and beyond. “Online payment methods...
Samantha Catantan visits different facilities at Penn State University. (Photo from Samantha Catantan) Samantha Catantan is adjusting well to her tight schedule with the online classes and training session as a member of the fencing team of Penn State University in the US. According to Catantan,...
Sam Catantan reacts after one of her wins in last year’s World Junior Fencing Championship in Poland. (Photo Courtesy of Canlas Fencing Academy) Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan begins her training with teammates as the fencing team of Penn State University formally opens practice Tuesday...
Samantha Catantan at Penn State University. (Photo from Samantha Catantan) Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan has finally moved to a dorm room provided by Penn State University, her new "home" in the US after the fencing powerhouse school added her as a freshman recruit. “Ayos lang naman po ako....
Student-athletes from University of Santo Tomas will reportedly maintain their scholarships despite the cancellation of UAAP Season 83 last month. In Friday's report by the Varsitarian, UST's official student publication, Fr. Rodel Cansancio, OP, director of the Institute of Physical Education and...
Eion Chua encourages other Filipino teens to get into math and similar STEM fields Remember that time last year when Filipinos flooded Facebook with posts pretending that they attended the top-ranked college in the U.S. ? It was definitely one of the weirder quarantine trends. At least Filipino...
Q&A with Carvey Maigue, on fighting climate change with his award-winning invention Carvey Ehren Maigue never imagined that fighting climate change would result in an invention that would change his life. And maybe, even, change the world. The Mapúa University student recently became the...
