Athletes’ wishes for 2020

Mars G. Alison 01/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The new year always ushers in plans of changing for the better, so  many come up with a New Year’s resolution to guide them. This is also true for athletes who want to continue excelling…

Tokyo Olympic hopefuls get busy early

June Navarro 01/03/2020

Team Philippines has a clear objective of sending more qualifiers to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics than usual, with over 70 Filipino athletes from various sports seeking coveted spots in the first quarter of the year. Weightlifters, headlined…

A Christmas sacrifice of two boy-athletes from Sisters of Mary School Boystown

Immae Lachica 12/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A dream to be someone someday is what kept these young men from spending their Christmas far from home. Jesse Abelgos, 17, from Abuyog Leyte and Gio Beguña, 15 of Surigao del Norte students…

Labella eyes higher cash incentives for Cebu City-based SEAG medal winners

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/17/2019

CEBU CITY — Southeast Asian Games medal winners based in Cebu City can expect higher cash incentives. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella told reporters that he would be looking for other sources to increase cash incentives for…

Cebu City Government to give cash incentives to SEA Games medalists from Cebu City 

Mars G. Alison 12/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A gold medalist from Cebu City in the recently-concluded  30th Southeast Asian Games is set to receive a total cash incentive of P950,000. This after the Cebu City government through the Cebu City Sports Commission…

Cebuanas contribute two golds for PH in Day 8

Mars G. Alison 12/09/2019

PASIG CITY, Philippines – The Philippines breached the 100-gold medal mark Sunday, December 8, 2019, and Cebuano athletes and coaches accounted for two gold medals, four silver and two bronze medals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. …

Philippines clinches SEA Games overall championship

Marc Anthony Reyes - Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/08/2019

NEW CLARK CITY — Team Philippines’ top officials have already called it: Team Philippines is the 30th Southeast Asian Games overall champion once again. Philippine Olympic Committee chair Steve Hontiveros said that with 88 golds early Sunday,…

SEA Games: PH dancesport plucks 4 gold medals so far

Celest Flores-Colina - Inquirer.net 12/01/2019

Dancesport added to the Philippines’ medal haul early, plucking four gold medals so far in different categories in 30th Southeast Asian Games on Sunday. The pair of Mark Jayson Gayon and May Joy Renigen danced their way…

PADS dragonboat team aims to make history again

Mars G. Alison 11/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu’s Philippine Accessible Disability Services Inc. (PADS) Dragonboat Racing Team is setting its sights on another world title.  This time, PADS will be competing in the 12th IDBF Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships 2020,…

A dream come true: PADS paddlers set foot inside Malacañan Palace

Mars G. Alison 11/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Philippine Accessible Disability Services, Inc. (PADS) Dragonboat Racing Team fulfilled another dream on November 6, 2019 after paying a courtesy visit to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malacañan Palace.…

Know some of the Cebuano athletes competing in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games

Mars G. Alison 11/12/2019

(Updated, November 13, 2019) CEBU CITY, Philippines —Cebuano athletes will be among those competing for the Philippines in the upcoming 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), which the country will be hosting from November 30 to December 11,…

6K athletes to gather at Palawan complex for Batang Pinoy games’ August 25 opening

Mars G. Alison 08/24/2019

PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN, Philippines — Close to 6,000 athletes coming from 243 local government units (LGUs) are expected to gather at the Speaker Ramon V. Mitra Sports Complex for the opening of the Batang Pinoy National Championships…

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