Barili’s community effort leads to Palarong Pambansa breakthrough

Glendale B. Rosal 06/14/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Palarong Pambansa 2026 may have long wrapped up, but its success stories continue to echo, carrying small-town dreams that have turned into inspiration. Not every delegation came home with medals. But for…

OFWs win gold, bronze in Abu Dhabi Open Masters Games

Jelly Musico 02/13/2026

ABU DHABI – A former varsity player and a father inspired by his son to play table tennis again bagged a gold medal in the men’s doubles of the table tennis competition in the Open Masters Games Abu…

How a Liloan flood survivor emerged as UC’s latest Cesafi champion

Glendal G. Rosal 12/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Typhoon Tino turned the lives of many Cebuanos upside down, leaving communities struggling to recover. Yet in the middle of the wreckage, a young table tennis player from the badly hit Villa Lara…

Taiwanese, Cebuano players clash in table tennis tournament at SHS-AdC

Glendale G. Rosal 02/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of nine teams will battle for table tennis supremacy as Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) and Taiwan’s Taoyuan Municipal Yung Feng High School co-host a one-day tournament at the Magis…

UC Webmasters clinch table tennis crown for 24th straight year

Glendale G. Rosal 11/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dominance is an understatement when describing the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters’ reign in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) table tennis arena. Over the weekend, UC once again swept all divisions…

Table tennis tourney in Cebu draws over 1,000 players

Glendale G. Rosal 08/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over a thousand table tennis players from across the Philippines are set to battle for supremacy as the 32nd Erne Jawad Memorial Table Tennis Cup kicks off this Saturday, August 24, at the…

31st Erne Jawad Memorial Table Tennis Cup: Showcase of talent, mini reunion

Dale Rosal 08/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The 31st Erne Jawad Memorial Table Tennis Cup wrapped up successfully last Monday after three days of top-notch competition at the Cebu Coliseum.  According to Jessica Jawad Honoridez, the organizer who is also the athletic…

31st Jawad Cup: Reunion of event’s top luminaries to highlight tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 08/24/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 31st Erne Jawad Memorial Table Tennis Cup will have a mini-reunion of some of its most important figures. The three-day national table tennis tournament will unfold on Saturday, August 26 to…

POC readies SEAG bonuses; table tennis ace set for Asean para wars

06/02/2023

As the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced incentives for the top finishers of the recent Cambodia Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, over at Phnom Penh, the country’s top para-athletes were gearing up for their time to shine. Among…

Niños add 22 gilts to medal tally with 1 day left in CVIRAA games

Glendale G. Rosal 04/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Team Cebu City Niños hauled 22 gold medals in the penultimate day of the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) in Carcar City on Thursday, April 27, 2023.  One of its delegation heads,…

Pogoy relishes experience with Gullas Cup

Glendale G. Rosal 12/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Roger Ray Pogoy, one of Cebu’s brightest basketball stars, considers the annual Gullas Cup basketball tournament as his stepping stone to stardom. The Gullas Cup returns after more than two years of hiatus…

UC Webmasters bag 5 golds, rule Cesafi table tennis

Glendale G. Rosal 12/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters captured five gold medals to rule the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) table tennis competition at the Cebu Coliseum on Wednesday evening, November 30, 2022. This…

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