PADS paddlers win silver, 2 bronze medals on 3rd day of 16th IDBF tilt in Thailand

Glendale G. Rosal 08/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Accessible Disability Services Inc. (PADS) Dragon Boat Team added three more medals to their medal haul in the 16th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Dragon Boat Racing Championships held in…

Ironman 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu: Change of name gives it ‘homey vibes’

Glendale G. Rosal 07/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —- Paying homage to the Philippines’ first national hero Lapu-Lapu made the Ironman 70.3 to rebrand the race slated on April 24, 2024 in Mactan Island. The 2024 race now has more homey vibes…

Ironman 70.3 returns to Cebu in April 2024

Glendale G. Rosal 07/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines’ biggest and grandest triathlon race, the Ironman 70.3, will return in Cebu on April 24, 2024, after being skipped this year. To make it more local, the race was rebranded as…

5150 race roars off in Panglao, Bohol on Sunday

Glendale G. Rosal 07/08/2023

PANGLAO, Bohol — The Province of Bohol will once again roll its red carpet for the Philippines “race-cation (race vacation),” the Sun Life 5150 & Go For Gold Sprint Triathlon race, which unfolds on Sunday, July 9,…

Sugbo Cycle optimistic to make Medellin Criterium Race a yearly event

Glendale G. Rosal 07/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The long-time dream of cyclists racing through the iconic Aisle of Medellin in northern Cebu finally came true after Sugbo Cycle staged the first First Medellin Criterium last Sunday, July 2, 2023. The race…

Dutch teenager Dilano van ’t Hoff dies after a crash at race in Belgium

Associated Press 07/02/2023

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Dutch teenage driver Dilano van ’t Hoff died after a crash at the Formula Regional European Championship in Belgium, organizers said Saturday. The 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was competing in a morning race at…

Spectrum Runners clinch top three places in All Men’s Ultramarathon

Glendale G. Rosal 06/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Spectrum Runners Club’s elite long-distance runners ruled the grueling 50-kilometer race of the third All Men’s Ultramarathon (AMUM) that started and finished at the SM Consolacion, north Cebu. The top three spots of the…

Man dies after competing in London Marathon

Reuters 04/26/2023

A 45-year-old man died while traveling home after taking part in Sunday’s London Marathon, race organizers said in a statement. Steve Shanks, from Nottingham, was an experienced runner who finished the race in two hours, 53 minutes,…

Wasted talents and squandered wits

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 03/23/2023

One of the biggest wonders of the human race is that its members are endowed with an immense variety of interests and a vast diversity of talents. Do we ever wonder why different persons get interested in…

8 Mandaue City employers fail to remit workers’ SSS contributions

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/22/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least eight employers in Mandaue City who were alleged to be delinquent in remitting their workers’ contributions were visited by the Social Security System Visayas Central 1 Division on Friday morning, July…

FACES OF CEBU: Joel Baring, 54, race director

Glendale G. Rosal 02/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu was once hailed as the running capital of the Philippines, thanks to race directors like Joel Baring. If you’re a regular runner in Cebu, you probably know Baring, or popularly known as “Joebars” in…

Cebuano marathoner Mary Joy Tabal explains her silver finish in SEA Games

Mars G. Alison 12/06/2019

NEW TARLAC CITY, Philippines — “I wasn’t running my race.” This was how Cebu’s Mary Joy Tabal described her stint in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) where she finished with a silver medal, Friday, December 6,…

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