Lapu-Lapu’s Abing is CV’s first gold medalist in Palaro arnis

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/11/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – He felt very scared that he even cried before the arnis competition of Palarong Pambansa started on Thursday morning. But his hard work and determination were enough to make Troy Nathaniel Abing, 12,…

Doce Pares training camp: 50 high rank arnisadors show up, participate in 3-day event

Glendale G. Rosal 10/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Renowned arnisador, Grand Master (GM) Erwin Mosqueda dedicated their recently concluded and highly-successful Doce Pares Training Camp 2023 to the late Supreme Grand Master (SGM) Dionisio “Diony” Cañete. The three-day international Doce Pares…

Annual Yaw-Yan ArDigma Summer Camp starts on June 13

Glendale G. Rosal 06/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebu’s renowned Yaw-Yan ArDigma Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) will officially start with its annual summer camp on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at its main headquarters in downtown Cebu City. Around a hundred enrollees are…

Lapu-Lapu’s SEA Games medalists get incentives, commendations

Futch Anthony Inso 05/26/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Two Lapu-Lapu City athletes who won medals in the recent SEA Games in Cambodia will be commended by the City Council. This was revealed by Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan during the courtesy visit…

Pride of Lapu-Lapu City: Maria Ella Alcoseba wins gold in arnis competition

Glendale G. Rosal 05/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— One of the vaunted arnisadors of Lapu-Lapu Arnis de Abanico, Maria Ella Alcoseba, won the gold medal in the arnis women’s single stick 50-kilogram bantamweight division in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) at…

Mayor Chan : Lapu-Lapu as PH’s ‘arnis capital’

Futch Anthony Inso 04/28/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan wants the city to be known as the “Arnis Capital” in the country. During the celebration of the “Kadaugan sa Mactan” on Thursday, April 27, 2023, the…

Doce Pares Eskrima-Kali-Arnis welcomes 7 new GMs

Dale Rosal 07/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The world renowned Doce Pares Eskrima-Kali-Arnis international federation welcomed seven new Grand Masters (GMs) to its fold.  The new GMs are Elmer Mosqueda, Ashley Lee, Abet Cañete, Scott Slezak, Jose Marquez, Felix Roiles, and, Antonio…

Team Philippines dominates WEKAF C’ships, makes record 418-medal haul

Glendale G. Rosal 07/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Team Philippines banked on homecourt advantage to outperform foreign eskrimadors and dominate the 16th World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) Championships which officially capped off on Friday, July 22, 2022 at the Mandaue…

WEKAF Championships: 400 eskrimadors to compete in Cebu tournament

Glendale G. Rosal 07/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu will be the epicenter of international arnis and eskrima as it hosts the 16th World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) Championships on July 17-21 at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex.…

Milo-DepEd Palarong Pambahay virtual sports meet unfolds on May 21-22

Glendale G. Rosal 05/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 3,000 student-athletes from all over the Philippines will take part in the virtual Milo-DepEd Palarong Pambahay, the biggest interschool multi-sporting meet, slated from May 21 to 22, 2022. A total of…

Russian House marks 10th year with Filipino martial arts training camp in Cebu

Irene R. Sino Cruz 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY — Filipino martial arts take center stage at the ongoing training camp being held in Cebu. “We started with four grandmasters. Now we have become International,” said organizer and guro Alexander Pisarkin of Russian House…

Former lawyer Cañete arrested for cyber libel

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Dionisio Cañete, a former lawyer and arnis grandmaster, has been arrested in his home along Eagle Street, Santo Niño Village, in Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City in the morning of December 10, 2019. Cañete, who…

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