Coach on a wheelchair: Meet Emanuel Digamon of Zamboanga Sibugay

Josh F. Almonte 07/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For Emanuel Digamon, his disability will never be a hindrance to his desire to teach student-athletes how to play table tennis. Digamon of Zamboanga Sibugay has been on a wheelchair for four years…

WATCH: Who is Edsel Vallena?

09/20/2023

CDN Digital takes a closer look at Cebu’s notable coach Edsel Vallena. Why does he love basketball? How far will he go for the sport? What legacy does he want to leave? Learn more about coach Edsel’s…

Edsel Vallena: The Coach

Brian J. Ochoa, Immae Lachica 08/23/2023

LILOAN, Cebu – On a cold Monday morning, Edsel Vallena prepares a cup of coffee on the dining table of his bungalow type house. Behind him, three of his players lie beside each other, still fast asleep,…

NBA: 76ers fire Doc Rivers after 3 seasons

05/18/2023

The Philadelphia 76ers parted ways with head coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday after three seasons. Rivers led the 76ers to the Eastern Conference semifinal series in each of his three seasons at the helm. Third-seeded Philadelphia fell…

NBA: Suns dismiss coach Monty Williams—reports

Reuters 05/14/2023

The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Monty Williams on Saturday night after four seasons, two years removed from an appearance in the NBA Finals, ESPN and The Athletic reported. Williams went 194-115 and won Coach of the Year in…

Magis Eagles coach proud his ward, Suico, being part of NBA Academy in Singapore

Glendale G. Rosal 05/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rommel Rasmo, Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles head coach, feels proud that one of his talents, Henry Kristoffer Suico, has been given the rare opportunity to take part in the…

Sports trainers to runners: Check your body condition first before joining fun runs, marathons

Glendale G. Rosal 02/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Always check yourself before joining a fun run.  This was the most important tip from two of Cebu’s well-known sports trainers in Arvin Loberanis and Roger Potot. The tip for runners was given…

Coach Alocillo: 24 teams to compete in volleyball tourney at SMS-Girlstown

Glendale G. Rosal 11/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Champion basketball coach Kareem Alocillo brings excitement to the Sisters of Mary School-Girlstown in Talisay City by holding the Coach A Volleyball Tournament there on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022.  A total of 24…

Hidilyn Diaz celebrates another golden moment–her engagement

Glendale G. Rosal and Immae Lachica 10/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The country’s first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz gets engaged with her strength and conditioning trainer Julius Naranjo, a few days after Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino started convincing…

Roxas Vanguards tap ex-PBA player Laure as coach for Super Cup campaign

Glendale G. Rosal 05/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Roxas Vanguards hired former pro basketball player Eddie Laure to handle the head coaching job in their upcoming campaign in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup-Mindanao Leg. The 43-year old Laure,…

Ex-Tigers remember coach who was also like a father to them

Musong R. Castillo 03/27/2020

Close to 2,400 kilometers away, Gerard Francisco heard the heartbreaking news. “He was like a second father to me,” the former Sta. Lucia star in the PBA and member of two University of Santo Tomas champion teams…

Cebuano Colina is coach of Kaya FC

Mars G. Alison 02/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Another Cebuano is making Cebu proud after football coach Oliver “Bingbing” Colina has been tapped to helm Kaya FC in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. Colina, a native of Mandaue City, Cebu, is the…

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