Batang Pinoy tryouts set for Cebu Province delegation

Dale Rosal 07/22/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC) has opened its selection tryouts for the Batang Pinoy 2026 National Championships, which will be held this December in Bacolod City, Negros Island Region. This marks Cebu…

Cesafi at 25: What you need to know about the league’s silver anniversary  

Dale Rosal 09/03/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a week-long lineup of side events leading up to the official season tip-off on September 13, 2025…

Mauro channels old winning form, tops SUGBU bowling tournament

Dale Rosal 06/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senior bowler Romy Mauro turned back the clock and outshone the competition in last Sunday’s Sugbuanon Bowlers United (SUGBU) Shootout Tournament held at the SM Seaside Bowling and Leisure Center. Mauro, 80, one…

Pacquiao holds back tears in emotional Hall of Fame speech

Dale Rosal 06/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao delivered an emotional and heartfelt speech as he was officially inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9 (Manila time) in Canastota, New York. Pacquiao,…

Inaugural Copa Cebu to showcase Cebu’s bustling football scene

Dale Rosal 06/09/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A new football tournament, dubbed Copa Cebu, is set to kick off from June 13 to 15 at the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports Complex in Cebu City. The three-day tournament is organized by a…

FACES OF CEBU: Keith DeFiebre, cycling advocate

Dale Rosal 02/16/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines—American cycling advocate and team owner Keith DeFiebre may have been born and raised in Monterey, California, but his heart beats for the Philippines particularly Cebu, which has become his home away from home. The…

The colorful and inspiring life of Cebu’s ‘Duster King’

Dale Rosal 03/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu’s active running scene is filled with individuals who stand out. One of them is Leonecel Arban, popularly known as the “Duster King.” Arban, a native of Alcoy town, south Cebu, is widely known for…

Franklin ‘Ferdie’ Yee, Cebu’s newest multisports hotshot 

Dale Rosal 03/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Rising multisports athlete Franklin Ferdie Yee has been giving everyone a run for their money in recent races.  This 21-year-old lad recently etched his name as one of the best up-and-comers in the world of…

Cebuana Joanneesse Perez likely to play a different position with UP

Dale Rosal 03/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebuana Joanneesse Gabrielle Perez may not be playing as a middle blocker with the University of the Philippines (UP) women’s volleyball team in the UAAP. The 18-year-old Cebuana volleyball standout shared this during her guesting…

FACES OF CEBU: Christian “The Bomb” Araneta, 28, professional boxer

Dale Rosal 02/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu waited for seven years to produce another world title challenger in boxing. Last January 26, 2024, Christian “The Bomb” Araneta, a native of Borbon town, north Cebu ended that drought with a devastating first…

Cebu’s Elreen Ando bags two silver medals in Olympic qualifiers

Dale Rosal 02/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebuana Olympian Elreen Ando claimed two silver medals in the women’s 59-kilogram division of the ongoing 2024 Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) Asian Championships-Olympic Qualifiers on Monday, February 5, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.  Ando, who was accompanied…

Jeslar Uriel Larumbe: Hit-and-run victim was an MVP on and off the court

Dale Rosal 02/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Jeslar Uriel Larumbe, a victim of a hit-and-run incident, will surely be missed by the basketball community in Cebu. Larumbe died on Sunday, February 4, in a reported hit-and-run incident in uptown Cebu City. He…

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