Balunan breaks into the WBO world rankings

Glendale G. Rosal 03/31/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unbeaten prospect Christian Balunan is now a world ranked minimumweight of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).  The 24-year-old Cebuano boxer from the municipality of Consolacion in northern Cebu continues to impress the local…

EJ Obiena rises to world No. 2 in men’s pole vault

Lance Agcaoili 07/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena rose to the world No.2 in the men’s pole vault rankings. The Filipino pole vaulter, previously world No.3, surpassed American Chris Nilsen for the second spot as he garnered 1,432 ranking points…

Gwen to reward towns with high rating in Suroy Suroy Sugbo

Rosalie Abatayo 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Northern Escapade of Suroy Suroy Sugbo, slated this January 22 to 24, 2020, may earn merits for its 15 participating towns. Provincial Tourism Officer Maria Lester Ybañez said the guests for three-day…

Actub takes top spot in NBTC rankings

Jonas N. Panerio 10/16/2018

THE UNIVERSITY of the Visayas high-leaping Baby Lancer, Popoy Actub, nabbed the number one spot in Week 7 of the Chooks to Go/NBTC Cesafi 24 rankings, ending the five week run at the top by teammate, Joshua…

Yerro continues to top NBTC rankings

Jonas Rey N. Panerio 10/02/2018

THE UNIVERSITY of the Visayas (UV) Baby Lancers’ standout Joshua Yerro continued to stand head and shoulders above his contemporaries as he topped the Chooks to Go/NBTC Cesafi 24 rankings in Week 5. Yerro gained the nod…

Yerro on top of NBTC-Cesafi rankings anew

JONAS PANERIO 09/18/2018

UNIVERSITY of the Visayas (UV) Baby Lancer forward Joshua Yerro kept his spot at the very top of Week 3 of the Chooks to Go/NBTC Cesafi 24 rankings after stuffing the stat sheet once again against the…

CEC’s Ares is week’s best in NBTC Cesafi rankings

Jonas N. Panerio 09/04/2018

CEBU Eastern College’s (CEC) versatile forward Ivan Ares has emerged as the top player in Week 1 of the Chooks-to-Go/National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) Cesafi 24 rankings. Ares scored 26 points, grabbed six rebounds and had two…

World Bank: PH climbs to 60th place in trade logistics rankings

Inquirer.net 07/25/2018

THE Philippines’ competitiveness in trade logistics improved in the past two years, such that its rank jumped to 60th place among 168 countries in this year’s edition of a biennial World Bank report. The report titled “Connecting…

Azkals fall in FIFA World Rankings

Ray Charlie Diaz 12/22/2017

  THE ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) released the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) world rankings last Thursday with a disappointing result for the Philippine Azkals, dropping to second from being top-ranked last month among Southeast Asian…

IM Yap at 74th place in Dubai

Glendale G. Rosal 04/09/2017

CEBUANO International Master (IM) Kim Steven Yap climbed three places after the sixth round of the 19th Dubai Open International Chess Tournament held at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in Dubai, UAE. IM Yap now has…

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