There’s absolutely no problem with the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation in receiving P1 million from members of Congress as a reward for its winning five gold medals and two silvers in last year’s 10th International Dragon Boat Championships in Tampa, Florida. As a matter of fact, even before when PDBF members left for Florida and [...]
The POC election is held every Olympic year. London will play host to the Olympic Games from July 27 to Aug. 12, just like it did when it staged the summer sports spectacle in 1947 to celebrate the end of World War II. Recently, Inquirer sportswriter June Navarro reported that incumbent Philippine Olympic Committee president [...]
With a mind-boggling first-prize paycheck of around P15 million at stake plus a record-breaking number of entries of 300 competing, the 2012 World Slasher Cup gets going starting today at the Big Dome in Cubao. Started by Don Amado Araneta in 1962 and held semi-annually at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, this year’s WSC 8-Cock Derby—ranked [...]
The builders of the 50,000-seat Philippine Arena are confident of completing the billion-peso project by early 2014, the centennial year of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), owner of the multipurpose complex.
Two members of the Philippine Congress—Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao —are batting for the abolition of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the government agency which is tasked to provide funding for the Filipino athletes.
Simple and humble Efren “Bata” Reyes, considered by his peers and legions of sports fans alike as the greatest billiards player on the planet, again lived up to expectations recently when he teamed up with the Philippines’ top lady player, Rubilen Amit, to easily defend their World Mixed Doubles championship in Hangzhou, China. The Reyes-Amit [...]
As a taxpayer, I have always been conscious about the medals our athletes could win in international sporting events chiefly because a big bulk of public funds is spent in these meets. I was therefore terribly disappointed when the Philippines only landed sixth in the overall standings of the recent 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games [...]
The late Fr. Vini, rector of the San Jose seminary who recommended the now popular running priest Robert Reyes for ordination to the priesthood in 1982, is best remembered for his advocacy against boxing, a violent and cruel sport whose main aim is to maim. While still a student working for a doctoral degree in [...]
I dread the day when the Filipino billiards player is no longer king of pool. Still, recent events would show they could be true.
Aimed mainly at getting the youngsters into sports and keeping them away from drugs and other bad habits, the pioneering BEST (Basketball Efficiency and Scientific Training) Center is marking its 33rd anniversary this year. Founded in 1978 by heavyweight (pun intended) Nic Jorge, former national head coach and varsity player of the University of the [...]
The cash-starved Philippine Sports Commission is bent on wielding the axe on non-performing NSAs (national sports associations) starting with the national delegation that will be seeing action in the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia on Nov. 11 to 25. With the games only two months away before the country’s hopefuls participate in this biennial [...]
Multi-awarded Nathaniel “Tac” Padilla and rising shooting star 15-year-old Jayson Valdez are the best representatives of a long and strong Philippine tradition in marksmanship. Their recent records will speak for themselves. Over the weekend, the 47-year-old Padilla captured the silver medal in rapid fire pistol title in the Southeast Asian Shooting Association (Seasa) held in [...]
Playing for charity, billiards great Efren “Bata” Reyes won the recent Villards Cup, nosing out longtime partner Francisco “Django” Bustamante, 11-10, in a well-attended finals at the StarMall Alabang in Muntinlupa City recently.
