Robbery suspect: ‘Sky is the limit,’ stolen money spent on women and drinks

Emmariel Ares 12/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of the alleged suspects of a robbery in Barangay Binaliw, a mountain barangay in Cebu City, confessed that he spent the stolen money on women and drinks, citing that he felt like…

General Santos Airport sustains hairline cracks after Sarangani quake

Luisa Cabato 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines —“Hairline cracks” were found on the terminal building of the General Santos Airport after the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Sarangani, Davao Oriental, on Friday afternoon. “Hairline cracks were noted on some of the airport’s columns. The…

All systems go for Paradero vs Mama bout in South Cotabato

Dale Rosal 06/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The battle of ex-world title challengers is officially a go as Jayson “Smasher” Mama and Robert “Kapitan Inggo” Paradero both passed the mandatory weigh-in on Monday at the Sanman Boxing Gym in General Santos City. …

Astrolabio to fight Puerto Rican boxer for IBF world bantamweight belt

Glendale G. Rosal 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Top-ranked bantamweight contender Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio earns a shot for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) world bantamweight title against Emmanuel Rodriguez of Puerto Rico. This was announced this week by the IBF,…

Cataraja’s fight against Heno is a good test if he’s ready for bigger fights, says promoter

Dale Rosal 01/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Sanman Boxing Promotions’ chief JC Manangquil will test the mettle of Cebuano world-ranked prospect Kevin Jake “KJ” Cataraja to check if he’s ready for bigger fights, particularly for a world title. Manangquil and Sanman Boxing…

Dave Apolinario plunges back into action

Dale Rosal 01/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Reigning International Boxing Organization (IBO) world flyweight champion Dave “Dobermann” Apolinario will end a seven-month hiatus with a fitting tune-up bout on February 11, 2023, in General Santos City. The 23-year-old hard-hitting Apolinario, one of…

Petite runner from GenSan emerges as 42K Queen of Cebu City Marathon 2023 

Glendale G. Rosal 01/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— April Rose Diaz might be the smallest runner among the 42-kilometer female contenders, but she ended up making the biggest noise in the Cebu City Marathon 2023 after emerging as champion of the race…

Canoy stops Japan champion in 7th, takes OPBF light flyweight belt

Glendale G. Rosal 12/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world title challenger, Joey Canoy, unseated the reigning Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light flyweight champion Kenichi Horikawa with a resounding technical knockout on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at the EDION Arena…

Paradero, Paras end 10-round bout in a split draw 

Glendale G. Rosal 04/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world title contenders Robert “Super Inggo” Paradero and Vince “J-Vince” Paras ended their 10-rounder minimumweight showdown in Sanman Bubble IX in a split draw last Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in General Santos…

Former world title challengers collide in Sanman Bubble IX

Dale Rosal 04/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Two hard-hitting former world title challengers, Vince Paras and Robert Paradero, will clash in the main event of “Sanman Bubble IX” fight card on April 26, 2022 in General Santos City. Both Paras and Paradero…

Pacquiao wants huge purse for Crawford bout

Marc Anthony Reyes - Reporter / @marcreyesINQ 02/20/2021

Manny Pacquiao’s legacy fight is taking shape as boxing’s only eight-division champion is leaving it to Bob Arum to act on his reported $40-million asking price. The Top Rank boss, Pacquiao’s erstwhile promoter, didn’t immediately reply to…

Head of General Santos City investment scam arrested in Argao, Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/03/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man from General Santos City, who confessed to being the chief executive officer (CEO) of a foreign-exchange company which allegedly duped thousands of investors of P600 million, was arrested by elements…

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