Australian Mark Torcaso named coach of Filipinas

Dale Rosal 08/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Another Australian seasoned football coach will be the successor of Allen Stajcic as coach for the Philippine Women’s National Football Team, popularly known as the Filipinas. Australian Mark Torcaso was officially appointed by the Philippine…

Filipinas hope historic World Cup stint will be game-changer for Philippine football

Agence France Presse 07/19/2023

In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women’s team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation’s World Cup debut this week. Long minnows in the sport, the Philippines…

Christian Standhardinger retires from Gilas Pilipinas

Denison Rey Dalupang 05/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Christian Standhardinger, the high-IQ and high-motor Ginebra star who broke into the Philippine basketball lore by playing for the national team, has retired from Gilas Pilipinas duty. The Filipino-German forward made the announcement in a lengthy…

Alyssa Valdez to captain national team in SEA Games

Lance Agcaoili - @inquirerdotnet 04/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Alyssa Valdez was named skipper of the Philippine women’s volleyball team in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia in May. In her fifth straight SEA Games appearance, Valdez was tasked to captain the national team…

PATAFA, PSC want to reinstate EJ Obiena in national team

Glendale G. Rosal 08/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philipines— Despite the accolades of Filipino pole vault star, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena in the international scene, he is not part of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)…

Fisherman’s son from Danao makes waves in nat’l triathlon

Glendale G. Rosal 03/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A fisherman’s son from Danao City, north Cebu could be the country’s next triathlon phenom after unlocking his huge potential during the National Age Group Triathlon (NAGT) in Subic, Zambales last February 13.…

Dindin aspires for longevity like her Thai idol Pleumjit

Bong Lozada - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ 10/10/2021

MANILA, Philippines—Dindin Santiago-Manabat has been part of the national team program for almost eight years, but she’s not immune to feeling star struck when she plays against her volleyball inspirations. One such case came when she went…

PH karate association releases statement on politicking accusation of Cebuano karateka

Mars G. Alison 11/22/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Karate Pilipinas, Inc. (KPI), the national sports association (NSA) that handles Philippine karate, has issued an official statement regarding allegations of non-inclusion of “deserving” athletes in the Philippine lineup for the upcoming 30th…

Philippines qualifies for Fiba 3×3 Olympic qualifying tournament

Bong Lozada - INQUIRER.net 11/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines took a step closer into the Tokyo Summer Games after it was named as one of the 20 nations that will compete in the 2019 Fiba 3X3 Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The announcement was…

National Team member James delos Santos: Cebuano at heart

Mars G. Alison 05/22/2018

ONCE a Cebuano, always a Cebuano. This seems to be the case of James delos Santos, who has been a member of the Philippine Karatedo team for a decade now since he was drafted back in 2008.…

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