Ando spearheads PHL’s weightlifting team in AWF Olympic qualifiers in Uzbekistan

Glendal G. Rosal 02/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Five of the Philippines’ top weightlifting contenders, including Cebu’s Elreen Ando, are now in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to participate in the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) Senior Championships and Paris Olympic qualifiers, scheduled from February 3…

SEA Games medalists Matthew Hermosa, Kim Remolino share secret to success

Brian J. Ochoa 06/10/2023

CEBU, Philippines—Matthew Justine Hermosa and Andrew Kim Remolino are athletes from Cebu who contributed medals for the Philippines in the recent Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia. The two promising Cebuanos, who are from Talisay City, helped…

POC readies SEAG bonuses; table tennis ace set for Asean para wars

06/02/2023

As the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced incentives for the top finishers of the recent Cambodia Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, over at Phnom Penh, the country’s top para-athletes were gearing up for their time to shine. Among…

Christian Standhardinger retires from Gilas Pilipinas

Denison Rey Dalupang 05/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Christian Standhardinger, the high-IQ and high-motor Ginebra star who broke into the Philippine basketball lore by playing for the national team, has retired from Gilas Pilipinas duty. The Filipino-German forward made the announcement in a lengthy…

Warm welcome for Cebuano triathletes coming from Cambodia SEA Games 

Glendale Rosal 05/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The three Cebuano triathletes who competed in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia had a warm homecoming event on Sunday, May 14, 2023.  Cebuano triathletes Andrew Kim Remolino, Matthew Justine Hermosa, and Raven Faith…

Laxa, taekwondo jin from Cebu, bags SEA Games poomsae gold

Glendale G. Rosal 05/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebuana taekwondo jin Aidaine Krishia Laxa won the gold medal in the women’s recognized poomsae team event of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Cambodia on Friday evening, May 12, 2023.  Laxa, who…

Cebuano basketball personalities weigh in on Philippines-Cambodia game: ‘It was like Gilas vs USA’

Immae Lachica 05/12/2023

CEBU, Philippines—Cebuano coach Gary Cortes is one who doesn’t hold back when he sees something wrong. The multi-titled University of the Visayas (UV) head coach knows his basketball, steering his collegiate squad to several titles in the…

Despite penalty, Cebuano Remolino manages bronze in men’s individual triathlon of SEA Games

Glendale Rosal 05/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebuano ace triathlete Andrew Kim Remolino completed a come-from-behind bronze medal finish in men’s individual triathlon  of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) on Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Kep Beach in…

Team PHL to Cambodia SEAG: 905 athletes and 257 officials

CDN Digital 03/17/2023

    TEAM Philippines will be 1,233-strong—905 athletes and 257 officials—in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) that Cambodia is hosting from May 5 to 17, 2023. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino made…

Ando rules women’s 59 kg category; sets 125 kg PH record in clean and jerk

Glendale G. Rosal 02/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Olympian weightlifter Elreen Ando of Cebu City topped the women’s 59-kilogram category of last Friday’s Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) qualifying tournament in Metro Manila.  The 24-year-old Ando…

Hontiveros proposes financial incentives for Cebuano SEA Games medalists

Wenilyn Sabalo 12/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Councilor Donaldo “Dondon” Hontiveros  proposed a resolution to grant a total of P500,000 financial incentives to eight Cebuano athletes who bagged medals in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games last May 2022 in…

814-strong PH team in Cambodia SEAG

Dale Rosal 10/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippines picked 814 athletes for next year’s 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia through the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). This is after, the POC headed by its president, Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, completed the two…

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