January 10, 2025
Friday
Sa 399 entry na lumahok sa November edition ng World Pitmasters Cup, tanging ang Monarch GF ni Atty. Felix Gatchalian lamang ang nakakuha ng perpektong 9.0 puntos para tanghaling solo champion ng pinakamalaking stagfest ng bansa. Nangibabaw ang pambato ni Gatchalian sa 51 entry na pumasok sa grand finals noong Sabado sa Newport Performing Arts […]
With the country officially pulling back the curtains to welcome everyone to the greatest athletic show in the Southeast Asian region this year – the 30th Southeast Asian Games, I would like to share some thoughts as a 69 year old who has been given the privilege to witness first-hand the, and at times be […]
KILALA ang Dumaguete City bilang “City of Gentle People”, pero sa Sabado, Nobyembre 30, ay daragsain ito ng mga magigiting na mandirigma sa ibabaw ng lona sa pagsambulat ng Mano-Mano: Battle of the Strikers mixed martial arts competiion sa Quezon Park. Magpapakitang gilas ang mga sikat na muay thai champions sa fight card na itinataguyod […]
SA kabila ng mga isyu ukol sa P55 millon halaga ng ‘kaldero’, sports facilities, hotel accommodation at pagkain ng mga atleta, wala nang makapipigil pa sa pag-arangkada ng ika-30 edisyon ng Southeast Asian Games. Makalipas ang 14 na taon, muling idaraos sa Pilipinas ang 11-nation sportsfest. Ito ang ikaapat na pagkakataon na dito sa bansa […]
HOSTILITIES in the 30th Southeast Asian Games has already began even as the official opening ceremony is set this Saturday at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan, but unfortunately our polo team lost its inaugural game to Brunei in a close match but bounced back against defending champion Malaysia. Nobody said winning the gold, even in […]
UPSET-conscious Philippine Cultural College (PCC) looks to capture its second Aspirants (14-under) title in league history and Jubilee Christian Academy (JCA) seeks to lock up its first-ever Developmental (12-under) crown in its second finals stint as Game 2s of the best-of-three finals in both divisions of the 7th Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) basketball […]
THIS Hoopster has been chronicling youth basketball in the Chinese-Filipino community for nearly two decades now and nothing beats covering the games in the multi-sport Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) league that is in its seventh year of operations. I have been attending the PCYAA games in the Developmental (12-U) and Aspirants (14-U) divisions […]
HINDI umano nakakatulong ang pamba-bash sa mga nagaganap sa Southeast Asian Games. Ayon kay House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano kung hindi magtatagumpay ang pagdaraos ng SEAG ay kahihiyan ito ng bansa at hindi ng iilan lamang. “Now, having said that, ‘yung ibang criticism naman, especially ‘yung ibang small problems, hindi ‘yung corruption, may katotohanan naman. […]
HINDI na umano bago ang mga reklamo ng mga atleta kaugnay ng accommodation sa host country ng Southeast Asian Games. Ayon kay 1Pacman Rep. Mikee Romero, isa sa mga atleta ng bansa sa Polo, nararanasan din nila ang mga reklamo ng matagal na sundo at hindi kaagad nakakapasok sa hotel kapag naglalaro sa ibang bansa. […]
HEIGHT is might in basketball, a game best served to tall men and women. Since Canadian physical education instructor Dr. James Naismith invented the game in mid-December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts to keep youthful students in excellent physical shape during the cold months (winter) in the United States, international basketball has been dominated by athletes […]
DON’T look now, but the miracle of 2005 may happen again in the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games slated November 30 to December 11. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chair William “Butch” Ramirez said Thursday night that according to 45 national sports associations, the country, which will be hosting the biennial Games 14 years after winning […]