After 715km and 49 hours, 2 Fil-Canadian brothers conquer ‘world’s toughest paddling race’

Amrie Cruz 07/28/2023

Two brothers conquering what’s dubbed The Race to the Midnight Sun sounds like the stuff of movies, but that’s exactly what Filipino-Canadians John, 28, and Josh, 20, Apostol accomplished last July 7. The brothers are the first…

Paddlers awed by butandings, dolphins, sea turtles in 227km expedition of south Cebu

Glendale G. Rosal 06/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The 13 paddlers who took on a grueling open-sea expedition successfully completed their mission of paddling 227 kilometers of coastal area in the first “Paddle Forward Cebu Expedition” from June 12 to 16, 2021…

Third place finish for Cebu Pink Paddlers in HK’s Stanley Int’l

Mars G. Alison 06/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Pink Paddlers finished in third place in the Ladies category of the Stanley International DB Races 2019 held on Stanley Beach in Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16, 2019.  The team…

A mom’s journey from battling the ‘Big C’ to a ‘champion’ dragon boat paddler

Immae Lachica 03/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Elenor Mercado, 46,  is a mother of two, a breast cancer survivor and a dragon boat paddler. Mercado, who is a member of the Cebu Pink Paddlers that won gold medals in Dragon…

UC-Main paddlers rule team competition

Hendrix Gil Berdin Lato 09/30/2018

THE UNIVERSITY of Cebu (UC)-Main remained the top team in the 2018 Cesafi table tennis tournament, sweeping the team event titles on Sunday at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu. The Webmasters, perennial champions in table tennis, ruled the…

PH paddlers capture two gold medals in ICF world dragon boat championships

PR 09/14/2018

GAINESVILLE, Georgia—The Philippines snatched two gold medals in record-setting fashion during the opener of the prestigious 2018 ICF World Dragon Boat Championships at the Lake Lanier Olympic Park here. The national paddlers from the Philippine Canoe Kayak…

UC table paddlers to vie in Nationals

Glendale Rosal 09/05/2018

THE UNIVERSITY of Cebu (UC) Webmasters will send its best table paddlers to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Batang Pinoy National Finals slated September 15 to 22 in Baguio City. According to UC athletic head Jessica Honoridez,…

Paddlers unite for cleanup activity

PR 06/25/2018

Paddlers across the Cebu province pooled their efforts for the annual “Paddle for the Planet” movement in the mangrove shores of Seagrove, Ayala Land’s leisure estate in Mactan Island, Cebu. Paddle for the Planet is a global…

Cebu Pink Paddlers ready for tougher competition

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon 03/03/2018

The Cebu Pink Paddlers will continue to defy odds as they prepare for a set of challenges in dragon boat competitions this year. The Pink Paddlers, the country’s first breast cancer survivors (BCS) dragon boat team, will…

Visiting Malaysian table paddlers enjoy Cebuano hospitality, food

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon 12/09/2017

DESPITE finishing runners up in the table tennis competition of the Asia Pacific University Games (APUG), members of the Universiti of Teknologi – Mara (UiTM) still enjoyed their brief stint in the queen City of the South.…

UC paddlers still favorites in APUG

James Savellon 12/05/2017

  EVEN with new players, the University of Cebu (UC) table paddlers will remain favorites to win the 2nd Asia Pacific University Games (APUG) table tennis crown when the competition begins on December 7 at the Robinsons…

Cebu Pink Paddlers, PADS win in Naga tilt

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon 10/09/2017

THE PHILIPPINE Accessibility Disability Services Incorporated (PADS) Adaptive Dragon Boat Racing Team and the Cebu Pink Paddlers triumphed in the 1st Naga Invitational Dragon Boat Race at the Naga Baywalk in the City of Naga, southern Cebu,…

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