Ilocos Sur, PSC sign MOA for Batang Pinoy hosting

Glendale G. Rosal 10/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The resumption of the Batang Pinoy Games 2022 was officially formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala and Ilocos Sur…

Vigan to host Batang Pinoy nat’l finals in December

Glendale G. Rosal 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) will start conducting try-outs tomorrow, Friday, August 12, 2022, for the return of the Batang Pinoy National Championships in December in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. The whole-day try-outs…

Teacher from Cebu arrested in 2018 jailed again in US for child porn

Rosalie Abatayo 11/11/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Remember the Cebu City public school teacher who was arrested for allegedly making sexual advances on a 14-year-old athlete during the Palarong Pambansa in Vigan, Ilocos Sur in April 2018? Read: FIRE THE TEACHER Well,…

DepEd 7 searching for most convenient way to get athletes to Vigan for Palaro

Glendale G. Rosal 03/22/2018

THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) Region VII is busy looking for the most convenient way to get the athletes of Central Visayas to Vigan in Ilocos Sur for the 61st Palarong Pambansa. The annual multi-sporting meet featuring…

Cebu chosen as one of selected areas to benefit from relaunch of Philippine Sports Institute

Calvin D. Cordova 01/17/2017

The rebirth of the Philippine Sports Institute (PSI) has given a renewed hope for the country’s sports program. It is a major undertaking that needed the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to set aside P25 million to fund…

Candidates start to arrive for 65th Miss Universe

Apple Ta-as 01/09/2017

BEAUTIES from all over the world have started to arrive for this year’s Miss Universe pageant, and it seems like the two candidates first to set foot for the international pageant have found comfort in the Philippines.…

Tourism exec welcomes news Cebu may host Miss U-related events

Carmel Loise Matus 07/29/2016

THE Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) was elated by the news that Cebu was named among the six places being considered to host Miss Universe-related events outside Metro Manila. Rowena Montecillo, regional director of DOT-7,…

The Vigan experience

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/03/2015

The 1st Cooperatives Tourism Cluster Congress came to a close Saturday night in Vigan City with some 700 delegates and guests swapping ideas about the potentials of tourism and its prospects for cooperatives. As I mentioned in…

Potential Unesco honor for Boljoon

Marian Z. Codilla 11/21/2014

The defaced limestone mountain called Ili Rock in Boljoon town is not just a  loss of heritage value. Ongoing excavations may  reduce the town’s chances of being named a world heritage site by the UNESCO. “This project…

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